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Max Braden: Reagen said what I was going to say. Though I could see the French gravitating more toward New Moon's pasty, moody love triangle.

Kim Hollis: I'm also going to echo Reagen's sentiments. I think New Moon has it all over 2012 domestically, but worldwide it will be all about the big explosions. The angst of US teenagers - even if a couple of those teenagers are monsters - just isn't going to translate to foreign audiences well at all.

Michael Lynderey: Keeping in mind that I know absolutely nothing about worldwide box office, I'd say 2012 will win. Presumably, a $225 million worldwide opening is going to lead to a total bigger than what Twilight took in then, or the similar number New Moon will take in now. 2012 has obvious international appeal, whereas the vampire fad just seems to be a North American fixation (though for all I know, vampires are still pretty popular in certain parts of Romania). Whatever ends up happening on distant shores, however, New Moon is going to absolutely obliterate 2012 over here, show it who's boss, and so on.

The Boat That Rocked is sooooooo much better of a title

Kim Hollis: Pirate Radio opened to $2.9 million from 882 venues, for a per location average of $3,253. Why didn't the film do better?

Josh Spiegel: Lack of interest would be the chief reason, obviously. I'm also not so sure how much it helped that this movie went through some retooling and a name change before it came to the States. I'm still curious to see the movie, but the marketing was light enough so movies like 2012 and New Moon could steal whatever thunder it may have had from adults who'd be interested in the project. And, also, name-dropping The Who and The Kinks doesn't work wonders with those kids who use the Interwebs.

Sean Collier: I suppose it felt a little too redundant of any number of other rock odes - Almost Famous jumps to mind. It's a shame, because I'd call it one of the best films of the year.

George Rose: I say it's because nobody cares about Philip Seymour Hoffman. And really, who cares about the radio? This seemed like a much less interesting and nudity filled movie than Howard Stern's Private Parts. I'd rather see a movie about the covered-up assassinations that probably took place as a result of the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD war. How the dying medium known as the radio dealt with some pirate doesn't seem like an intersting concept, and Hoffman is hardly a poster boy. It might have failed to a lesser extent and made $10 million if George Glooney had starred in the quirky film, but he was busy staring at goats.

Jason Lee: I think, for one thing, that any movie about heralding the culture of British rock and roll is going to appeal to an extremely OLD audience. For another, I think the whole "the plot really sounds like it should be based on a true story but it's actually a complete piece of fiction" could have been off-putting.

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