Weekend Box Office Report: 1/17/02 - 1/19/02

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

Yeah, I'm back on the Report.

 

New Releases:

 

"Kangaroo Jack" (Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson)

"National Security" (Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn)

"A Guy Thing" (Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair)

 

Box Office Top 10:

 

1 Kangaroo Jack $17,675,000/$17,675,000

 

2 National Security $15,700,000/$15,700,000

 

3 Just Married $12,450,000/$34,000,000

 

4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $11,375,000/$298,993,000

 

5 Catch Me If You Can $11,300,000/$135,000,000

 

6 Chicago $8,000,000/$27,700,000

 

7 A Guy Thing $7,100,000/$7,100,000

 

8 About Schmidt $6,275,000/$30,142,000

 

9 The Hours $4,725,000/$7,415,000

 

10 Two Weeks Notice $4,100,000/$85,085,000

 

 

I will not comment on the other 2 New Releases, but I just want to know Why...The...Hell Is Kangaroo Jack #1 ?

 

 

Next Week's New Releases:

 

"Darkness Falls" (Emma Caufield)

[Guest The Hamburglar]

Hey, didn't City of God come out over in the US this week-end? Its been out a few weeks over here in the UK, and I urge absolutely everyone to go and see this fantastic Brazilian film. A true masterpiece, and better than anything I saw last year. If its playing near you, run to the cinemas. This is not hyperbole.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

I will not comment on the other 2 New Releases, but I just want to know Why...The...Hell Is Kangaroo Jack #1 ?

 

Look at the rest of the movies in the top ten. Is a parent going to take a 6-year old kid to see anything else on there? Maybe Two Towers, but that's been out for over a month now.

 

It fills a hole in the market, and people thus flock to it like...things that flock.

[Guest wwF1587]

Kangaroo Jack is absolute crap.. i went to it only because someone gave me tickets free... my 10 year old borther liked it but... oh well

[Guest Lethargic]

Yeah, I'm back on the Report.

 

New Releases:

 

"Kangaroo Jack" (Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson)

"National Security" (Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn)

"A Guy Thing" (Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair)

 

Box Office Top 10:

 

1 Kangaroo Jack $17,675,000/$17,675,000

 

2 National Security $15,700,000/$15,700,000

 

3 Just Married $12,450,000/$34,000,000

 

4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $11,375,000/$298,993,000

 

5 Catch Me If You Can $11,300,000/$135,000,000

 

6 Chicago $8,000,000/$27,700,000

 

7 A Guy Thing $7,100,000/$7,100,000

 

8 About Schmidt $6,275,000/$30,142,000

 

9 The Hours $4,725,000/$7,415,000

 

10 Two Weeks Notice $4,100,000/$85,085,000

 

 

I will not comment on the other 2 New Releases, but I just want to know Why...The...Hell Is Kangaroo Jack #1 ?

 

 

Next Week's New Releases:

 

"Darkness Falls" (Emma Caufield)

Why are you shocked! Didn't I tell you this would happen in last week's box office thread? I think I did! haha

[Guest Youth N Asia]

UGH...the thoughts of a rapping Kangaroo and Martain "I hate whitey" Lawrence topping the box office suddenly gives me the urge to shit blood

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

Um..I still want to know just how in the hell Kangaroo Jack made 17 Million.

[Guest CanadianChris]

Box Office Top 10:

 

1 Kangaroo Jack $17,675,000/$17,675,000

Dat's fucked up.

[Guest El Satanico]

I figured it would do good so no surprises here.

 

Like someone said it fills the family movie void that we've had for over a month. I can't remember the last family friendly movie, but i know it's been awhile.

[Guest Vyce]

Can someone please explain to my how it is the kangaroo can talk and / or rap?

[Guest Mattdotcom]

According to every BAD review I've read of that movie, the kangaroo only talks/raps in the trailers. So people went to see a movie about a talking/rapping kangaroo and got a NON-talking/rapping kangaroo. Too bad that's all they got...

[Guest Mole]

I just noticed that Gangs if out of the top ten.

 

No more defending that movie, looks like a disappointment.

[Guest The Electrifyer]

According to every BAD review I've read of that movie, the kangaroo only talks/raps in the trailers. So people went to see a movie about a talking/rapping kangaroo and got a NON-talking/rapping kangaroo. Too bad that's all they got...

From watching Letterman, it seems that the Kangaroo only raps in a dream sequence.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

I just noticed that Gangs if out of the top ten.

 

No more defending that movie, looks like a disappointment.

two more cents

 

11 (8) Gangs of New York M'MAX $4,100,000 $61,000,000

12 (7) Maid In Manhattan SONY $3,100,000 $88,356,000

 

Gangs dropped 3 spots and Main in Manhatted dropped 5.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

I wish Ashton Kucher or however you spell his name would drop off of the face of the Earth. He's really not entertaining in anything, and is really just around to fill the "hot guy who has an artificially goofy side" niche.

 

And, for the record, "I hate whitey" humor RULES. To quote Mr. Simpson, "It's funny because it's true!"

[Guest Lethargic]

I just noticed that Gangs if out of the top ten.

 

No more defending that movie, looks like a disappointment.

The scary thing is that it's still in over 2000 theaters. While Chicago is in a little over 500, Schmidt is 900 something and the Hours is in 400 and they all made more money somehow.

 

I just hope Confessions of a Dangerous Mind does well this week. God, I've waited for that movie for years and years and it's finally only 4 days a way. Of course, I tend to doubt it will actually play near me so I'll probably be forced to download it.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

And, for the record, "I hate whitey" humor RULES. To quote Mr. Simpson, "It's funny because it's true!"

Sure, in small doses, like Chris Rock does...but that's all Lawrence seems to have going for him these days. (at least Rock's funny)

[Guest jimmy no nose]

Weren't people predicting very, very low numbers for Kangaroo Jack in the thread last week? I wasn't even sure which movie it was, but from hearing about it in here, I do remember seeing a commercial once or twice. It looked really dumb.

[Guest Maven's Eyebrows]

From what I've seen of the trailers, Kangaroo Jack could very well be the best movie ever made...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(You know what's coming)...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...for me to poop on!

[Guest Ravenbomb]

it sucks that Gangs isn't doing good. WHY AREN'T YOU PEOPLE WATCHING THAT MOVIE YOU TASTELESS BASTARDS?!?!

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

And, for the record, "I hate whitey" humor RULES. To quote Mr. Simpson, "It's funny because it's true!"

Sure, in small doses, like Chris Rock does...but that's all Lawrence seems to have going for him these days. (at least Rock's funny)

Thing about Chris Rock is he makes fun of Black people just as much.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

Um..I still want to know just how in the hell Kangaroo Jack made 17 Million.

I'm no longer suprised by the mindless stupidity of the american public.

[Guest Mattdotcom]

From watching Letterman, it seems that the Kangaroo only raps in a dream sequence.

 

Yeah, I saw that too and IMO, Letterman>Entertainment Weekly.

[Guest What?]

it sucks that Gangs isn't doing good. WHY AREN'T YOU PEOPLE WATCHING THAT MOVIE YOU TASTELESS BASTARDS?!?!

I agree fully, my friend...

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

There hasn't been a movie to come out in a while that I wanted to see...

 

and this week I get two!

 

Confessions of a Dangreous Mind and Darkness Falls (leave me alone. I like my bad horror films dammit)

[Guest Lethargic]

I've waited all these years for Confessions of a Dangerous mind, it finally comes out tomorrow and I can't go because for the first time in about 5 years I'm actually snowed in. God is always punishing me.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

"According to every BAD review I've read of that movie, the kangaroo only talks/raps in the trailers. So people went to see a movie about a talking/rapping kangaroo and got a NON-talking/rapping kangaroo. Too bad that's all they got..."

 

Seriously, Jack doesn't rhyme? That's all they showed on TV. Damn, that misleading trailer is approaching WWE levels for disappointing payoffs...