EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13200,00.html "Gigli" Off Year at Box Office by Joal Ryan You know the feeling when you see a super-fine movie and can't wait to tell everyone? Based on the 2003 box office, and all the Gigli screenings that allowed, maybe you don't. "People weren't running to their friends," says Paul Dergarabedian of the tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. As such, box-office receipts dipped for the first time in 12 years, down about 1 percent to an estimated $9.27 billion, according to Exhibitor Relations. Actual attendance--i.e., the number of warm bodies in air-conditioned theaters--was off 4 percent from 2002. Overall, Dergarabedian argues 2003 was "still a good year," with a record 25 films, from Finding Nemo ($339.7 million) to Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle ($100.7 million), crossing the $100 million mark through Sunday. Others, such as Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, currently at $97.4 million, may yet reach the nine-figure milestone. BoxOfficeMojo.com's Brandon Gray says 2003's biggest problem was 2002. "It's not so much that 2003 was off; it's that 2002 was so big," Gray says. Last year was one for the record books. Led by the $400-million-snaring Spider-Man, movies combined to gross $9.37 billion, an all-time high, with audiences snapping up 1.6 billion tickets, the most since the pre-cable, pre-Xbox late 1950s. The 2003 box office was further challenged by dry stretches that failed to produce blockbusters. The fall, for instance, saw just one $100 million-grosser (Scary Movie 3, $109.3 million) released in September and October--a far cry, Gray says, from 2002's autumnal trifecta of The Ring ($129.1 million), Sweet Home Alabama ($127.2 million) and Red Dragon (a relative underachiever with $93.1 million). Even the holiday season was ho-hum--except where elves were concerned. The Will Ferrell comedy Elf charmed its way into the top 10, with $164.6 million through Sunday. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King powered its way into the top five, with $222.3 million--and counting. Dergarabedian says Return of the King just may end up as 2003's top-grosser, ahead of Finding Nemo. "If any film has a chance, it could do it," Dergarabedian says. Last year's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers amassed $339.8 million. If Return of the King merely can keep pace--and it's currently outpacing the first two chapters--it'll be in Finding Nemo neighborhood. Peter Jackson's epic looks to be in major play in theaters at least through last February when the Oscars are held. Other holiday season winners included: Cheaper by the Dozen ($49 million in its first six days, per BoxOfficeMojo.com); Something's Gotta Give ($61.2 million through Tuesday); and Bad Santa (an unlikely $52.6 million through Tuesday). "Bad Santa arguably is the most impressive success of the holiday season because dark comedy is such a hard sell," Gray says. Yuletide movies that received lumps of coal included: Cat in the Hat (which, granted, has made a lot, but not yet enough to cover its $100 million-plus production); The Haunted Mansion (a so-so $66.3 million to date); Stuck on You ($26.1 million); The Missing ($25.9 million); and Looney Tunes: Back in Action ($20.3 million). To that list, Gray also would add The Matrix Revolutions--its top 10 status, and $137.9 million take, notwithstanding. "Not because it's not a profitable movie...but the fact that its [gross is] less than a half of The Matrix Reloaded," Gray says, noting that the trilogy's second installment, released in May, took in $281.6 million. Gray thinks Paycheck will end up in the disappointment column, although its opening Christmas weekend was okay. With $23 million through Tuesday, the sci-fi actioneer has already made four times as much as star Ben Affleck's last film, the punchline subject otherwise known as Gigli. Here's a rundown of 2003's top 10 box-office moneymakers, through Sunday, per Exhibitor Relations: 1. Finding Nemo, $339.7 million 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, $305.4 million 3. The Matrix Reloaded, $281.5 million 4. Bruce Almighty, $242.7 million 5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, $222.3 million 6. X2: X-Men United, $214.9 million 7. Elf, $164.6 million 8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, $150.4 million 9. Bad Boys II, $138.4 million 10. The Matrix Revolutions, $137.9 million Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Maybe it's because not everyone is dying to see sequels (unnecessary ones, at that) like Hollywood thinks we are. The Matrix, LOTR, and X-Men sequels were pretty much a given and essential, but just about all of the other sequels were just to cash in on the name of particular franchise. Hollywood is out of ideas, it would seem, but I think it's more of a case of them not wanting to try anything new, and it shows. Look at that list. How many original titles do you see there? Only a couple aren't sequels of some sort. It's all about sub-par sequels and remakes now. But I'm sure the economy or something equally ridiculous will be blamed here, instead of accepting the obvious truth of their failures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Ditto what Bruiser said. Look at it this way. 1% = 92 million dollars. If T3 even approaches T2 in quality that could have made up that 92 million. Without even taking the 3rd Matrix into account. The year was banking on sequels and the efforts turned out ranged from piss poor to decent, but dissappointing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Carribean were the only big movies that I can think of that weren't a remake or a sequel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Don't forget Elf and Bruce Almighty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Don't forget Elf and Bruce Almighty Elf, I don't believe was supposed to be a huge moneymaker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Oh I thought he meant from the 10 top list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brocklock 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. This year could even be worst for sequels. I mean Son of the Mask and Agent Cody Banks 2. Why God! Why!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. This year could even be worst for sequels. I mean Son of the Mask and Agent Cody Banks 2. Why God! Why!! I will only see an Agent Cody Banks film when Bob Barron is playing the lead. He'd be the Timothy Dalton of Cody Banks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. This year could even be worst for sequels. I mean Son of the Mask and Agent Cody Banks 2. Why God! Why!! I dunno. Hilary Duff is legal in about 20 states now, so Agent Cody Banks has potential for the pedophiles of the world (and there are many). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I dunno. Hilary Duff is legal in about 20 states now, so Agent Cody Banks has potential for the pedophiles of the world (and there are many). Last I read Duff wasn't going to be in 2 because they're going to make the Cody Banks movies like Bond with a new leading lady each film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fazzle 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 It's like an all you can eat jailbait buffet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. This year could even be worst for sequels. I mean Son of the Mask and Agent Cody Banks 2. Why God! Why!! don't forget Dirty Dancing 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 don't forget Dirty Dancing 2 Really? Last I heard the studio execs were thinking about making a Dirty Dancing remake with J-Lo after she came out with her video were she was doing scenes from the movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 http://imdb.com/title/tt0338096/ I feel I should make a Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo joke, but one isn't coming to mind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Bah, shitty movies = bad box office. It's simple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
{''({o..o})''} 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Ever since those anti-piracy ads started I've gone to the movies about a third as often as I used to. So the're causing their own problems as far as I'm concerned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boner Kawanger 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I dunno. Hilary Duff is legal in about 20 states now, so Agent Cody Banks has potential for the pedophiles of the world (and there are many). Last I read Duff wasn't going to be in 2 because they're going to make the Cody Banks movies like Bond with a new leading lady each film. Amanda Bynes or Lindsay Lohan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 3. The Matrix Reloaded, $281.5 million 10. The Matrix Revolutions, $137.9 million hmm...nearly 150 million difference there. I wonder if people...didn't...like...them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Ever since those anti-piracy ads started I've gone to the movies about a third as often as I used to. So the're causing their own problems as far as I'm concerned. I haven't gone as much but I think it's more due to their being one good movie out in the last few months more than anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. Anything is better then that fucking movie. I could throw my camera out a window and get a better movie then that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Didn't think the Tomb Raider movies were THAT bad. And hearing the words "Agent Cody Banks 2" just sent shivers up and down my spine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Cody Banks 2 will star Hannah Spearritt from S Club 7. http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=18085...=501182&intl=us Synopsis: A rogue CIA agent (and Cody’s own trainer) has stolen a top secret mind-control device, and Cody has to go undercover in London to get it back. Posing as a student at an elite music boarding school, Cody has to keep other kids from discovering his true identity while infiltrating covert hideouts, tracking his target – and practicing the violin. With all-new gadgets, a wisecracking new handler (Anthony Anderson), and a hip British Secret Service counterpart (Hannah Spearrit), Cody has to fight the toughest enemy possible – the very man who taught him everything he knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I thought the Tomb Raider sequel was better than the 1st movie. And then there are the pointless sequels like Charlies Angles and Dumb & Dumbererererer which nobody wanted to see. This year could even be worst for sequels. I mean Son of the Mask and Agent Cody Banks 2. Why God! Why!! I will only see an Agent Cody Banks film when Bob Barron is playing the lead. He'd be the Timothy Dalton of Cody Banks. Although if it has Regal in it, I just might see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Why the fuck did Bruce Almighty make so much damn money? It was average, at best. I'm also happy T3 made a substantial amount, the movie was fun as hell to watch, despite a few glaring plot holes here or there. UYI P.S Speaking of sequels, add Spidey Part II to that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 I'm a little confused on one thing; does Kill Bill 2 count as a sequil? I mean, it's a separate movie, it takes place after Kill Bill 1 kinda, but they were originally 1 movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2004 I'm a little confused on one thing; does Kill Bill 2 count as a sequil? I mean, it's a separate movie, it takes place after Kill Bill 1 kinda, but they were originally 1 movie. I was thinking the same thing... why not just call it a sequel so it can add to the already long list of sequels awaiting our attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cerebus Report post Posted January 5, 2004 If you remove the sequals you get Finding Nemo, Pirates, Elf, and Bruce Almighty. Nemo and Elf were funny and cute kid films, Pirates might as well have been called Johnny Depp Plays a Pirate, and the less said about Bruce Almighty the better. Well at least we can look forwards to the Chronicles of Roddrick or whatever. And isn't Episode 3 supposed to come out too? *sigh* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2004 Elf were funny and cute kid films Elf got kiddy at the end, but it was NOT a kiddy movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
