Movie: Box Office Thread - Page 44

Navin

As much as I love Harry Potter, im not opposed to TDKR obliterating its opening weekend record. Its bound to happen in a few years anyways with inflation. After re watching TDK and liking it much more than I did the first 3 times I watched it + being blown away by the trailer, im pretty sure I may just be there at midnight watching it too.

ALA

Early Friday estimates

1. Contraband (Universal) NEW [2,863 Theaters]
Friday $7.7M, 3-Day Weekend $22.9M, 4-Day Holiday $28M

2. Beauty And The Beast 3D (Disney) NEW [2,625 Theaters]
Friday $5.5M, 3-Day Weekend $18.5M, 4-Day Holiday $25.6M

3. Joyful Noise (Warner Bros) NEW [2,863 Theaters]
Friday $3.7M, 3-Day Weekend $12.3M, 4-Day Holiday $14.8M

4. Mission: Impossible 4 (Paramount) Week 5 [3,346 Theaters]
Friday $3.5M, 3-Day Weekend $12.1M, 4-Day Holiday $14.6M, Est Cume $189.9M

5. Sherlock Holmes 2 (Warner Bros) Week 5 [3,155 Theater]
Friday $2.5M, 3-Day Weekend $8.8M, 4-Day Holiday $10.6M, Est Cume $172.2M

6. The Devil Inside (Paramount) Week 2 [2,551 Theaters]
Friday $2.1M, 3-Day Weekend $7.5M (-78%), 4-Day Holiday $8.7M

7. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sony) Week 4 [2,674 Theaters]
Friday $2.1M, 3-Day Weekend $7.3M, 4-Day Holiday $8.8M, Est Cume $90M

8. The Iron Lady (Weinstein Co) Week 3 [802 Theaters]
Friday $1.5M, 3-Day Weekend $5.3M, 4-Day Holiday $6.3M, Est Cume $6.9M

9. War Horse (DreamWorks/Disney) Week 4 [2,856 Theaters]
Friday $1.5M, 3-Day Weekend $5.5M, $6.696 4-Day Holiday $6.7M, Est Cume $66.9M

10. We Bought A Zoo (Fox) Week 4 [2,585 Theaters]
Friday $1.3M, 3-Day Weekend $5.6M, 4-Day Holiday $7.3M, Est Cume $65.8M

78% drop for Devil Inside.

Girl with The Dragon Tattoo.

Nicole

Contraband and Beauty & The Beast both overperformed on Friday, particularly Contraband: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

Nicole

Beauty and the Beast will do ~$25M for the 4 days. Not bad at all

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Beauty and the Beast, coming in No. 2, is anticipating a four day gross of $24.7 million. Its three day gross is $18.5 million, already the best January opening for an animated film. Hoodwinked! was the previous record-holder, grossing $16.9 million over the four-day MLK weekend in 2006.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...y-beast-281942

ALA

Are there really 7 new releases coming out on April 20th? WTF?

iLays

Contraband was pretty cool.
Joyful Noise was HILARIOUS. Randy>>>>>

Nicole

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Originally posted by iLays

Contraband was pretty cool.

I enjoyed Contraband too. Nowhere near as good as The Town but I like Mark Walhberg and Kate Beckinsale ^.^

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Meanwhile, "Beauty and the Beast" has broken the record for best opening of an animated movie in January. The Weinstein Company's "Hoodwinked," which took $16.9 million over the Martin Luther King holiday in 2006, previously had that distinction.

And if Disney's $24.7 million projections for the four-day weekend prove true, "Beauty and the Beast" will be the studio's biggest January opening ever, surpassing the 2002 "Snow Dogs," which opened to $23.7 million.

Most important for Disney, though, is what "Beauty and the Beast's" success means for the future of re-releases.

Last September, the studio released a 3D version of "The Lion King," which went on to gross nearly $95 million.

Since then, Disney announced plans to release 3D versions of other classic animated movies, including "Finding Nemo," "The Little Mermaid" and "Monsters, Inc."

"Beauty and the Beast's" strong performance "shows it's not a one-time phenomenon," Dave Hollis, the studio's distribution chief, told TheWrap Sunday morning. "It's great to see that we can do this magnitude of business -- and it gives us a lot of hope for 'Nemo' and 'Monsters' and 'Mermaid' and whatever else comes down the road."

It's also worth noting that "Beauty and the Beast" has been available in 3D on home video since October.

About 4.8 million American households have screens that can show 3D movies, so "Beauty and the Beast's" strong theatrical numbers show that re-releases, at least, can deliver strong box office numbers even after they are available for home viewing.

But "Beauty" is a different beast than most movies.

The G-rated film stepped into movie theaters already beloved. Its Cinemascore was an "A+," and it drew both families and couples.

Hollis said that 60 percent of the audience was made up of families, 28 percent of couples and 12 percent of teens. As expected, the demographic shifted at 8 p.m., when family audiences fell off and couples on dates came into theaters.

"We're feeling good about what that might mean for a nice, long run," Hollis said.

Disney spent about $10 million converting the movie into 3D. Its original budget was about $25 million.

MrPeanut

Coming to smash $200m lifetime gross.

Flanders

These 3D releases of Disney's classics is really raking in cash for the mouse house

Any word of what's next? I'd love to see 101 Dalmatians but it isn't nearly as universally beloved as Lion King or Beauty.

btw, is Joyful Noise one of those "small town church choir tries to win a national choir competition and does so too, because they just have so much heart, yall" movies?

Nicole

I think The Little Mermaid will do better than Beauty and the Beast, unless the 3D rerelease gimmick wears out by next year. Everyone loves Ariel and has fond childhood memories of her

MrPeanut

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Originally posted by Flanders

These 3D releases of Disney's classics is really raking in cash for the mouse house

Any word of what's next? I'd love to see 101 Dalmatians but it isn't nearly as universally beloved as Lion King or Beauty.

Not for this generation, but it was a huge smash in the 60s/70s. Second biggest animated film ever adjusted for inflation:

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Its 1991 re-release brought in the equivalent $115m (inflation adjusted) and was the most successful re-release ever at the time. First movie I ever saw in theaters.

Nicole

Speaking of 1st times, I saw Beauty and the Beast for the 1st time ever in theatres last night.

But not in 3D. I wanted to see it as originally intended. No one understood the point of not seeing it in 3D but what I say must go.

BTrisc

TDI's drop. What's the highest drop percentage for a movie's 2nd week gross in history?

MrPeanut

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Originally posted by BTrisc

TDI's drop. What's the highest drop percentage for a movie's 2nd week gross in history?

BOM gotta chart for that:

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/drops.htm

MusicTalker

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Originally posted by Nicole

Speaking of 1st times, I saw Beauty and the Beast for the 1st time ever in theatres last night.

But not in 3D. I wanted to see it as originally intended. No one understood the point of not seeing it in 3D but what I say must go.

Beauty & the Beast is the best animated film of all time. I understand.

Beatfreak

Contraband was great.

Nicole

There are no family movies for the next couple weeks. The Lion King had to compete with Dolphin Tale's 3D in its 2nd week.

And why are there so many similar movies opening next week

? Contraband might take a big hit. But the crowd I saw it with liked it and the Cinemascores are good. Nice to see the beautiful and talented (where's LightandDarkness?) Kate Beckinsale back on the screen.

BTrisc

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Originally posted by MrPeanut

BOM gotta chart for that:

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/drops.htm

OMG, TDI making top twenty history.

I forgot about the notoriously abysmal movie that was GIgli.

I could have bet you $1000 that Lawnmower Man 2 was a straight to DVD release. The total gross proves it should have been.

Lonƹ

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Originally posted by MrPeanut

BOM gotta chart for that:

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/drops.htm

Top 20 smash

Lonƹ

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Originally posted by Nicole

There are no family movies for the next couple weeks. The Lion King had to compete with Dolphin Tale's 3D in its 2nd week.

And why are there so many similar movies opening next week

? Contraband might take a big hit. But the crowd I saw it with liked it and the Cinemascores are good. Nice to see the beautiful and talented (where's LightandDarkness?) Kate Beckinsale back on the screen.

Kate Beckinsale

When I was younger and I saw Underworld. Kate Beckinsale in spandex ugh. My affinity for her started then. Definitely going to see Underworld : Awakening in theaters.