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Tim Briody: It was never going to build off of Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, and based on the trailer everyone involved realized a third movie was a stretch, so they totally ran with it. This is fine. It'll be profitable by next weekend, enjoy a cult following on DVD and we can still be amused that when Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle was released, Neil Patrick Harris was in the "wow, what happened to him?" stage of his career, and now he's by far the biggest name among the cast.

Matthew Huntley: It's disappointing, in my opinion, for all the reasons listed elsewhere in this thread (3D surcharges, ticket price inflation, growing popularity of franchise, etc.). I was hoping it would open closer to $20 million to help give the overall box-office a much needed boost going into November, not that I hold this movie completely responsible, but I expected greater numbers from it (and its Friday to Saturday dip is a little unnerving). Still, at least we can consider it a success already and, who knows, with its holiday theme, maybe it'll pull a Santa Claus 2 or Polar Express and show remarkable legs through the season. Not likely, but stranger things have happened.

Jim Van Nest: While this obviously isn't your typical holiday film, I'm wondering if it wasn't a tad early to release a movie with Christmas in the title. All over the place there seems to be a backlash to stores having Christmas decorations out in October and maybe people just weren't ready to see a Christmas movie yet. Or, they could just be done with the series.

David Mumpower: Everyone here is absolutely correct when they point out that with decline in opening weekend revenue as well as the 3D ticket price inflation, the number of actual tickets sold is way down for the third Harold & Kumar film. I have three avenues to explore with my evaluation. The first is whether people who made the movie are disappointed with the first three days of numbers. My answer is that yes, they almost assuredly perceive this as a soft debut. The second is whether they believe that the capital expenditure on this project was worthwhile and my suspicion is that unless it falls off the table next weekend, the answer is again yes. Everyone will wind up relatively satisfied with the return on investment, as long as it doesn't suffer a harsh second weekend drop. And the third is whether anyone expected Harold & Kumar to become a three film franchise (and counting). Let's be totally honest about the fact that the answer to this question is HELL NO!!! Given that perspective, I consider this to be an acceptable result, all things considered.

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