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Wknd Estimates -> Box Office Keeps Improving
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Wknd Estimates -> Box Office Keeps Improving
1 1 Chicken Little BV $32,026,000 -20.0% 3,658 +4 $8,755 $80,774,000 - 2
2 N Zathura Sony $14,000,000 - 3,223 +2,687 $4,343 $14,000,000 - 1
3 N Derailed Wein. $12,800,000 - 2,441 - $5,243 $12,800,000 - 1
4 N Get Rich or Die Tryin' Par. $12,500,000 - 1,652 - $7,566 $18,203,000 $40 1
5 2 Jarhead Uni. $12,264,000 -55.8% 2,448 +37 $5,009 $47,065,000 $72 2
6 3 Saw II Lions $9,400,000 -44.2% 2,949 - $3,187 $74,151,000 $4 3
7 4 The Legend of Zorro Sony $6,600,000 -34.2% 3,053 -467 $2,161 $39,489,000 $75 3
8 5 Prime Uni. $3,954,000 -23.1% 1,781 -56 $2,220 $18,998,000 $22 3
9 6 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story DW $3,800,000 -20.7% 2,735 +118 $1,389 $28,925,000 $32 4
10 N Pride and Prejudice Focus $2,804,000 - 215 - $13,041 $2,804,000 - 1
11 7 Good Night, and Good Luck. WIP $2,645,000 -13.7% 668 +11 $3,959 $14,633,000 $7 6
12 9 Shopgirl BV $1,825,000 -27.6% 493 - $3,701 $6,141,000 - 4
- With the help of a Friday holiday, Disney's 'Chicken Little' was able to manage a spectacular 20% drop and is trying to take in as much money as possible before the WB Behemoth 'Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire' storms theatres next week.
- Three debuts ranged from moderate to solid. 'Zathura' posed a good opening weekend on target with industry expectations, the Anniston-Owen thriller 'Derailed' went a bit higher than expected with a solid $5,200 PTA, and 50's acting debut soared in only 1,652 theatres with one of the higher PTA's in the top 10. Combined with Wed-Thu, the film has taken in just under 20 million.
- Holdovers, minus 'Jarhead (-55%), were exceptional. The $4 million film that could, 'Saw II', continues to sizzle dropping 44%, uncharacteristic for a horror flick. With another Holiday on the loom, the film could still reach anywhere between 90-100 Million. 'Zorro' drops a commendable 34%, while 'Dreamer' and 'Prime' continue to build solid word of mouth and are still lurking around respectively.
- UK juggernaut and Jane Austin masterpiece, 'Pride & Prejudice' starring Keira Knightely, does wonderful in just 200 theatres averaging a sensational $13,000 per theatre.
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Member Since: 7/1/2002
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nice debut for Jennifer Aniston. I thought it was gonna do better, but thats still respectable.
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I'm so glad 50's movie flopped.
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^ LOL. Do you not read any of the commentary?
The movie did very well.
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Member Since: 12/3/2004
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ya definately not a flop but definately not a big hit or anything. It won't be the next "8 Mile" or something.
I'm glad that Derailed didn't flop... it's doing well.
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Member Since: 10/9/2003
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OK. I saw Zathura and Derailed today. Let see, Zathura, it stupid that made me laugh. There are so many things are wrong in that movie, but anyway, I grade it C-. And Derailed, has some story line going, but the directing is kinna floppy. First, it started out main character is kinna weak, then at the end his character began strong, unrealistic for me. I give this movie a B.
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*kills everyone that saw fiddy's flick*
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How well do you think "Harry Potter" will do next week?
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