[Bad Wolf]

Clint Eastwood a box office hit too!! I figured it would be lower like #3.

[AlejandroH]

I've read very good reviews about Gran Torino.
And The Unborn had a nice opening despite the bad reviews, it will suffer from a big drop-off next week most likely

[.Chad.]

I've seen 4 of the Top 10.

2. Bride Wars (I saw this yesterday. It was a lot better than I expected it to be. Some of the jokes were actually really funny. Like the "House Of Butter" one or however it went.)

3 The Unborn (Also better than I expected, but still not amazing. But I mean compared to like '"One Missed Call" and "Shutter" this one is a freaking classic. Meagan Good was hilarious.)

5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Saw this on Christmas. No Joke, possibly the best movie I've ever seen.)

8. Yes Man (Saw this the day it came out, also hilarious. Zooey Deschanel<333)

[tcatron565]

I found this interesting...

Year/Total Gross*/Change/Ticks Sold/Change/# of Movies/Total Screens/Avg. Ticket Price/Avg. Cost^/#1 Movie
2008 $9,629.4 -0.4% 1,337.4 -4.8% 604 - $7.20 - The Dark Knight
2007 $9,663.7 +4.9% 1,404.6 -0.1% 631 - $6.88 - Spider-Man 3
2006 $9,209.5 +4.2% 1,406.0 +2.0% 608 - $6.55 - Dead Man's Chest
2005 $8,840.5 -5.8% 1,379.2 -8.7% 547 - $6.41 - Revenge of the Sith
2004 $9,380.5 +1.5% 1,510.5 -1.4% 551 - $6.21 - Shrek 2
2003 $9,239.7 +0.9% 1,532.3 -2.8% 507 - $6.03 $63.8 Return of the King
2002 $9,155.0 +8.8% 1,575.7 +6.0% 476 35,592 $5.81 $58.8 Spider-Man
2001 $8,412.5 +9.8% 1,487.3 +4.7% 482 36,764 $5.66 $47.7 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone
2000 $7,661.0 +2.9% 1,420.8 -3.0% 478 37,396 $5.39 $54.8 The Grinch

* In millions. Total Gross is the calendar gross for that year, meaning actual revenues during the time period, including holdovers from previous year.
^ Production cost only.

[Dancefloor]

2005 was a disaster. 2008 is fine considering there were 27 fewer movies than in 2007.

[mariah_4life]

Originally posted by Dancefloor

2005 was a disaster. 2008 is fine considering there were 27 fewer movies than in 2007.

That is true. I knew that it would all come down to the month of December ... 2007 had 3 box office smashes grossing over $200 million. I knew that we didn't really have any strong movies like I Am Legend or National Treasure or Alvin and the Chipmunks. In the end, it all came down to the fact that we didn't have Harry Potter this year. Harry Potter would've taken us over the top, but it might have affected other movies in a negative way. Possibly other movies would've lost revenue due to others going to go see Harry Potter. Overall, we didn't fall by that much in revenue, but we need some help in attendance.

[tcatron565]

So, opening at #1 is [i]Gran Torino[i/], with $29,484,388. It was released nation wide this week and jumped 13 spots. It was played in 2,808 theaters. Bride Wars debuts at #2 with $21,058,173 with 3,226 theaters. Debuting at #3 is The Unborn with $19,810,585 in 2,357 theaters. The only other movie raking in over $10 million is #4 Marley & Me with $11,391,425 in 3,478 theaters. Marley & Me is the movie that is being played in the most theaters this weekend. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was #5 with $9,212,515 in 2,947 theaters. Everything else is pretty much normal. The only other notable debut this week is at #9, Not Easily Broken with $5,314,278 in 724 theaters.

[Lee!!]

America's Funniest Home Videos 8.016 million viewers
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 10.285 million viewers
Desperate Housewives 13.787 million viewers
Brothers & Sisters 8.968 million viewers
ABC Analysis: Lower numbers, along with the whole network in general

NFL Playoffs: San Diego at Pittsburgh 34.106 million viewers
60 Minutes 15.032 million viewers
Cold Case 12.300 million viewers
The Unit 10.162 million viewers
CBS Analysis: Football. Everything else is still strong, Unit could be doing better

Golden Globes Red Carpet 7.779 million viewers
Golden Globes 14.860 million viewers
NBC Analysis: Numbers down from last time aired (2 years ago)

The Simpsons (R) 3.074 million viewers
The Simpsons (R) 4.585 million viewers
24 12.612 million viewers
FOX Analysis: Nice numbers but down from last aired (2 years ago)

Jericho (R) 0.779 million viewers
Carrie (movie) 1.326 million viewers
CW Analysis: Oh CW you can do better than this

All I have to say is DAMN YOU WRITERS STRIKE

[Lee!!]

The Bachelor 9.060 million viewers
True Beauty 6.463 million viewers
ABC Analysis: Bachelor still doing well, True Beauty is just a placeholder nothing more

Big Bang Theory 11.807 million viewers
How I Met Your Mother 11.761 million viewers
Two and a Half Men 17.102 million viewers
Worst Week 10.361 million viewers
CSI: Miami 15.830 million viewers
CBS Analysis: New season (HIMYM) and series (BBT) highs. Rightfully so too. HIMYM is my new obsession and I just got BBT and need to watch that too. WW is doing horrible. It cant even retain a good portion of THM. Demo was horrible too.

Superstars of Dance 7.190 million viewers
Momma's Boys 4.638 million viewers
NBC Analysis: Horrible night. Both are pure duds.

24 12.307 million viewers
FOX Analysis: Strong hold from the night before. GREAT season so far

Gossip Girl 2.852 million viewers
One Tree Hill 3.055 million viewers
CW Analysis: GG is being hurt bad by Secret Life of the American Teenager

BONUS:
The Secret Life of the American Teenager 3.1 million viewers (Down 20% from last week)
Kyle XY 1.5 million viewers (Down 33% from last season premiere)

Real Chance of Love (Finale) 4.2 million viewers

[Reeces]

Originally posted by Lee!!

Real Chance of Love (Finale) 4.2 million viewers

Can you post ratings from cable shows daily (VH1), please?

[ALI☊]

OMG @ SECRET LIFE!
Still really good ratings!

[Anthony K.]

DH and B&S

[tcatron565]

CBS's numbers!

[Lee!!]

Originally posted by Reeces

Can you post ratings from cable shows daily (VH1), please?

I'll try.... those numbers dont come out til very late and if they are not top 5 cable shows of the day they dont report those until even later
So i'lll do the best I can

[danitykanelover]

24 is running my life! this season is incredible so farrrrrrrrr.
im kinda glad that they got a year off to revamp the show.
its obviously turned out really well and this season is gonna be amazinggggggg!

[Adr]

how about american idol premiere yesterday?

[Reeces]

Originally posted by Lee!!

I'll try.... those numbers dont come out til very late and if they are not top 5 cable shows of the day they dont report those until even later
So i'lll do the best I can

Thank you <333

It doesn't have to be every day, just once in a while whenever you get the chance.

[xoxokely]

GG going down

[cooksgenes]

American Idol premiere dropped 10% compared to last year

[Lee!!]

Homeland Security USA 6.040 million viewers
Scrubs 4.613 million viewers
Scrubs 4.334 million viewers
Primetime: What Would You Do? 7.300 million viewers
ABC Analysis: HSUSA down from its premiere. Scrubs hurt bad by American Idol but still strong in the demo. Nice pickup for Primteime.

NCIS 18.620 million viewers
The Mentalist 18.069 million viewers
Without a Trace 12.419 million viewers
CBS Analysis: AMAZING HOLD UP AGAINST IDOL for NCIS and Mentalist. WAT is still the weakest link of the night

The Biggest Loser 8.857 million viewers
Law & Order: SVU 9.771 million viewers
NBC Analysis: BL held up strong against Idol. SVU Down about 3 mil from last year this time

American Idol 30.424 million viewers
FOX Analysis: This show will be on forever. Down from last year but being able to get 30 mil is a WIN.

90210 2.179 million viewers
Privileged 1.124 million viewers
CW Analysis: These will struggle against idol