3D Month Continues! Jim's 2012 Top Ten 3D Movies Vs. The Results Of Our Reader's Poll!

Ok, so my list has no bearing on who is going to win awards at the 3D Creative Arts Awards for 2012 (only 2 weeks away - can't wait!), but I do have my opinion and where better else to voice it than right here?

Keep in mind my ratings combine my feelings for not only how good the 3D was but also the movie itself (which is different than what I did last year).

Without further ado, here are my selections - have at it! Let me know how yours differs or how much you perfectly agree with me :-)

Top Five 3D Conversions - Re-release:
1. TITANIC 3D
2. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
3. FINDING NEMO
4. MONSTERS INC
5. STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE 

Top Five 3D Conversions:
1. THE AVENGERS
2. JOHN CARTER
3. WRATH OF THE TITANS
4. MEN IN BLACK 3
5. FRANKENWEENIE

Top Five Native 3D Movies:
1. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
2. LIFE OF PI
3. PROMETHEUS
4. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
5. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY 

Top Five 3D Animations:
1. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
2. BRAVE
3. ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT
4. THE LORAX
5. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA

Top Ten Combined:
10. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
9. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY
8. WRATH OF THE TITANS
7. JOHN CARTER
6. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
5. TITANIC 3D
4. THE AVENGERS
3. PROMETHEUS
2. LIFE OF PI
1. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Ang Lee's LIFE OF PI was absolutely brilliant and on any other year would have easily took top place for me, but wow - Peter Jackson's HFR 3D was spellbinding! My jaw hadn't been locked open like that since AVATAR. Congratulations to all of my top ten list and more for an outstanding year in 2012. And 2013 promises us even more excitement!

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And here are the results of the MarketSaw Reader's Poll asking the question: "What was your favorite 3D movies of 2012?"

It looks like we were in agreement on THE HOBBIT but you guys have PROMETHEUS in second spot ahead of LIFE OF PI. While I thoroughly enjoyed Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi, Pi's adventure was enough for me to move it ahead. To each there own - you can't go wrong with any of these top ten movies!

It was surprising to me is how well DREDD fared with you though. I found the 3D was headache inducing but perhaps that was my particular screening. In retrospect though, the CG shots were spectacular in 3D and then when we flipped back to native 3D, it went back to mundane for me. I enjoyed JOHN CARTER and WRATH OF THE TITANS so much more. Do I want more of Karl Urban's Dredd though? Darn right. I want better 3D next time too. DREDD didn't make my top ten.

Stay tuned for our annual MOST ANTICIPATED list of movies for 2013 coming up soon!

POLL: 71 Percent Agree That 3D Is Better Than 2D And 31 Percent Say It's "INCREDIBLE"!

Jim Chabin, President, International 3D Society

American moviegoers continue to find 3D movies exciting, according to a study released today by the International 3D Society. 

In a poll conducted by the organization, 52% of those surveyed had seen at least one 3D movie in the last three years. Asked to describe their experience, 71% said that their 3D experience surpassed watching conventional 2D movies, 31% reporting that their 3D experience was “incredible.”

“Moviegoers continue to enjoy quality 3D movies,” said Society President Jim Chabin. “Consumers are savvy in selecting what movies to watch in 3D, but according to our results, they feel it is clearly a more fun, more exciting, and a more valuable experience.” 

The poll was conducted for the Society by Opinion Research Corporation and Seidmon Associates from interviews of 1,011 Americans ages 18+ between April 5th - 8th, 2012.

Upcoming 3D movies announced for 2012 include: ‘Men in Black 3,’ ‘The Amazing Spiderman,’ ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me,’ ‘Finding Nemo,’ and ‘The Great Gatsby.’

About the International 3D Society: The International 3D Society was founded to advance the art and technologies of stereoscopic 3D content and its professional innovators through education, hands on demonstration and recognition. For more information please visit: www.International3DSociety.com.

International 3D Society sponsors include Signature Sponsors: Panasonic and Korea Telecom, as well as Founding Sponsors: 3ality Technica, Dolby, DreamWorks Animation (DWA), IMAX, MasterImage 3D, PIXAR, RealD, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, Vizio, The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and XPAND 3D.

Not all that surprising to me of course! 3D has been growing in influence year after year - all you have to do is look at the top movies this year and see that most of them are in three dimensions. Onward and upward!!

TITANIC 3D: The Phenomenon Continues!

Here are the results from our latest poll and despite TITANIC being one of the most watched movies ever produced on the planet, 53% of you have already gone or want to go see it in 3D.

With those kind of numbers it's pretty clear why TITANIC 3D has raked up the numbers it has since it's release here as well as overseas. In fact, the movie made $157m in foreign box office and just this past weekend it hauled in $98m where two thirds of that was China ($67m) which is the highest opening EVER in the populous country.

TITANIC 3D has indeed passed the $2b mark. Yes, that b for billions - the new standard for Cameron films it seems. Only AVATAR with it's staggering $2.782b is higher.

If you haven't seen it yet, get out and do so while it's still on the big screen! Time is running out. Sure you can watch on your TV, but we all know the experience is not the same.

Poll Closed: TINTIN Is The Resounding Winner In This Season's Anticipation For 3D Movies!

Nice results for Spielberg & Jackson, but who is really surprised? Not me. A majority 51% listed TINTIN as one of their top choices to see this season.

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I think you made a wise choice too - how does $56 million sound? Sounds pretty good to Paramount right about now as TINTIN has been slapping around the competition in Europe for a few days now! Wait until the doors open in North America - this thing will go ballistic. Easily $1 billion plus. Easily.

PUSS IN BOOTS charmed its way into second place with 26% in our poll - Dreamworks Animation has been filled its channels with marketing for a long time now and it is paying off in the theaters. PIB has clawed in $34 million thus far and is still in its first week's framework. Of course the inclement weather in the northeast of the US has certainly put a damper on Puss' performance.

Now it gets interesting. IMMORTALS (21%) has topped out Scorsese's HUGO (18%) for third spot! I find this remarkable as Tarsem Singh has had some success but is not proven with a large budget yet. I am hoping for the best, but in my books HUGO must be a must see.

I'll have a new poll soon for you guys - enjoy the new 3D releases this season and let me know what you think of them!

"Fly Me To The Moon" 3D Is Tracking VERY Nicely!

It seems that the nWave Picture's "Fly Me To The Moon" (awesome official movie website!) could have a box office out of this world.

The 3D animation features the voices of Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Nicollette Sheridan, Kelly Ripa and "Buzz" Aldrin as himself! We polled MarketSaw readers this month and here are the results of the question:

"What is the 3D movie you are looking forward to the most for the remainder of 2008?"























We are not the only site tracking the orbit of this movie. Check out the results of a SliceOfSciFi poll on their website - they have "Fly Me To The Moon" winning their Fantasy and Animation category.

Poll Closed: How much did you pay for your Beowulf Ticket?

I just closed the recent poll "How much to you pay to see Beowulf?". Here are the results:

It is interesting to see of the 662 respondents it was fairly even right across the board for all ticket dollar amounts. So almost as many people paid $15 for a seat as did $7 to see Beowulf (see my review here). That tells me that the 3D seats at a premium certainly has boosted box office returns for Beowulf.

That is not really a surprise now is it? We knew that was going to happen. But what is a surprise is that 185 people that have at least a passing interest in 3D movies (or they wouldn't be on this blog!) still haven't seen Beowulf and may yet see it. Might explain why the movie still has some legs left - see the current box office take for Beowulf here.

Of course it is not all that scientific now is it? Just fun to see the results...