Friday Est -> 'Saw II' Brings Back Life to Box Office
Title Daily Total
SAW II 12.3 12.3
LEGEND OF ZORRO, THE 5.5 5.5
PRIME 2.2 2.1
DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY 1.8 13.1
WEATHER MAN, THE 1.4 1.4
DOOM 1.3 20.1
WALLACE & GROMIT MOVIE: CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT, THE 1.2 46.5
NORTH COUNTRY 1.1 9.7
FOG, THE 1.0 23.3
FLIGHTPLAN .8 79.3
- Saw II's enormous Friday opening represents 66% of what the original flick took in it's entire weekend at the same time last year. Unlike the first which was built up on buzz and good word of mouth, this one is extremely front loaded and is playing to a thirsty Halloween audience. Reviews were poor, and drops on Saturday & Sunday are to be expected. REGARDLESS, the films weekend performance could stand at a towering and mind-blowing 30-32 million.
omg i cant wait to watched Saw II here ! i have Saw I in DVD and omg i love it !
i cant wait da 2nd one now cuz i knew this one will be better then da 1st one ! yay
What is Saw? Sadly, I haven't seen the first. I rarely get to see movies anymore. What's it about. I like horror movies, but I've been looking forward to seeing these two. Chainsaw Masacre was good, but is this better.
'Saw II' was #1 for the weekend with 30.3 Million. 'The Legend of Zorro' took in 16.5 million, and 'Prime' hit over 6 mil, 'Weather Man' just over 4 million.
'Doom' fell a horrendous 74%, 'Dreamer' an encouraging 31%.