4-Day Estimates (Dec. 23 - 26)

#1 - King Kong - 31.4 million (-37.3%)
It's three day fell over 57%. Not too good for a film the industry hoped would have legs after it's soft opening. It's taken in $118.7 million so far, but much more worldwide.

#2 - Chronicles of Narnia - 30.1 million (-5.5%)
Unbelievable Christmas hold. Already well over $160 million US taken in, and the film keeps chugging.

#3 - Fun With Dick & Jane - 23.5 million ($7,600 PTA)
It's taken in over $31 million since Wednesday. A pretty solid Christmas opening for Jim Carrey.

#4 - Cheaper By The Dozen 2 - 14.7 million ($4,650 PTA)
Pretty soft since it's only taken in $20 million since Wednesday. That's what most of the industry was hoping at least for the 3-day. Keeping in mind the original took in over $27 million in it's first 3 days.

#5 - The Family Stone - 10.8 million (-13.3%)
Good hold. Over $30 million so far.

#6 - Memoirs Of A Geisha - 10.2 million ($6,593 PTA)
Adding 1,500 theatres this week, it's first weekend in expansion was extremely successfull. It's taken in $13.2 mil so far.

#7 - The Ringer - 8.4 million ($4,600 PTA)
Mediocre. Not bad.

#8 - Rumor Has It - 7.4 million ($2,650 PTA)
Off only 2 days. Not bad! Right in line with 'Derailed' for Jennifer Anniston.

#9 - Wolf Creek - 5.9 million ($3,400 PTA)
Surprisingly strong for only 2 days. Could be a cult hit.

#10 - Harry Potter 4 - 5.7 million (-3.9%)
A solid Christmas hold. It's eclipsed HP2 and HP3 and is now sitting pretty at over $262 million alone in the US.

#11 - Munich - 5.7 million ($10,730 PTA)
A solid start for the Steven Spielberg pic. Found a good audience on just over 530 screens.

#13 - The Producers - 3.4 million ($3,580 PTA)
Not bad for it's national expansion and for only 2 days. Now in 975 theatres.

#14 - Brokeback Mountain - 2.6 million ($12,140 PTA)
Went into 217 screens, over doubled last weekend, and saw it's PTA get slashed again huge. Whether it can expand successfully at a national level like 'Memoirs' has will be interesting to see. Still, it's taken in a solid $7.5 million.

#16 - Polar Express IMAX - 1.4 million ($20,800 PTA)
Been the big winner all Holiday season with it's solid PTA's and a cume standing at a sensational $8.0 million.

Hope Narnia will overtake King Kong!

uh, Memoirs Of A Geisha and Brokeback Mountain should have been added to ALL theaters in wide-realease...anyone know why it was ridiculously excluded?

^ Memoirs Of A Geisha is in wide release. Anything over 1,000 = wide.

Brokeback Mountain is too difficult to market nationally. It's only in 200 theatres and the addition of some suburban areas is already hindering it's once sensational PTA.

Not everyone is open to the concept of a film rooted in the development of a homosexual relationship. It's hard to get people accepting of that sort of thing even with 7 Globe nominations.

How much has Syriana taken in?

Look at freakin' Harry Potter. And people said GOF would do the least amount of box office. BWAHAHAHA.

I hope King Kong will do better

Here's the 4 Day weekend officials:

1. King Kong: $33.2 ($9,305 PTA) -33.6%
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: $31.6 ($8,225 PTA) -0.5%
3. Fun with Dick and Jane: $21.3 ($7,045 PTA)
4. Cheaper by the Dozen 2: $15.3 ($4,831 PTA)
5. Memoirs of a Geisha: $10.1 ($6,570 PTA) +680%
6. The Family Stone: $10 ($4,054 PTA) -20%
7. The Ringer: $7.7 ($4,211 PTA)
8. Rumor Has It: $7.4 ($2,653 PTA)
9. Munich: $6.0 ($11,355 PTA)
10. Harry Potter: $5.7 ($2,268 PTA) -3.9%
11. Wolf Creek: $4.9 ($2,806 PTA)
12. Syriana: $4.6 ($2,718 PTA) -16.3%
13. The Producers: $3.3 ($3,388) +2,037%
14. Brokeback Mountain: $2.9 ($13,599 PTA) +17.6%
15. Walk the Line: $2.4 ($2,091 PTA) -32.9%
16. The Polar Express: $1.3 ($20,733) +25.9%

I agree with ADORA and mugshot on Narnia.

However, I am happy for the brokeback success. Plus, guess what? I can finally see it this weekend.

well that's good. are u excited?