Boner Kawanger Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Lowest numbers I've seen in a long time... BOX OFFICE TOP TEN 1. Hero - $8.8 million ($32.5 million) 2. Without a Paddle - $7 million ($37.8 million) 3. Anacondas - $6.4 million ($22.2 million) 4. Paparazzi - $6.2 million ($6.2 million) 5. The Cookout - $5.6 million ($5.6 million) 6. The Princess Diaries 2 - $5.42 million ($83.3 million) 7. Wicker Park - $5.4 million ($5.4 million) 8. Collateral - $5 million ($87.4 million) 9. Vanity Fair - $4.8 million ($4.8 million) 10. The Bourne Supremacy - $4.1 million ($163.5 million) Attribute it to the holidays and not the lack of any good films, of course. Any other weekend, The Cookout and Paparazzi would have set records. Maybe this means that this Taxi movie will bomb, too. Has anybody seen the trailer for this? Good lord. I'm glad to see Hero on top(with an astonishing $8.8 million) since I saw it Saturday. Very impressive film, with impressive visuals and storytelling. Makes me want that Kurosawa boxset even more. Pity I can't find it.
pochorenella Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Hero still took a 51% hit. That's a shame. Bourne Supremacy only dipped 11%? Damn impressive, good for Matt Damon. I'm happy it's surpassing that I Robot thing. Spider-Man 2 nowhere near the top 20 it seems, but it should be within a week or so of matching Passion of the Christ ($370 million) but still $7 million shy of LOTR3. Will it match it?
LaParkaYourCar Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Wow I didn't know that Bourne Supremacy was still in the top 10.
Downhome Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 I just want to point these two out, which are doing pretty good for "art house" films. Add to the following the #1 film, Hero, and I'm really loving this. 12 13 Garden State FoxS $3,900,000 39.7% 813 +68 $4,797 $16,022,000 $2.5 / - 6 13 14 Napoleon Dynamite FoxS $3,650,000 75.2% 886 +180 $4,119 $27,107,000 $0.4 / $10 13
bob_barron Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Spiderman 2 will top out at #9. Not bad. I'm going to see Napoleon Dynamite on Tuesday. I HATE Hailey Duff but it's the only movie at my arts cinema I'm interested in seeing
Mole Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 I'm going to see Napoleon Dynamite on Tuesday. I HATE Hailey Duff but it's the only movie at my arts cinema I'm interested in seeing This the same Duff that is trying to grab her sister's fame? Ugh, she just isn't pretty. I don't know what it is, but there is something that doesn't do it for me at all.
Guest Smues Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Yay Paparazzi bombed, but I wish it hadn't made 6.7 cents. Die you piece of shit die.
Exslade ZX Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Yay Paparazzi bombed, but I wish it hadn't made 6.7 cents. Die you piece of shit die. ..And where's this hate stemming from? I can't really understand the concept of people wanting...to see movies do badly. I mean whether it does or not hows it affecting you? I personally liked the Paparazzi previews, and actually want to see it. Plus the character just had that Christian Bale look, which makes me want to see it even more.
Mole Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 I can't really understand the concept of people wanting...to see movies do badly. I mean whether it does or not hows it affecting you? I never really got that either.
Downhome Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 People want bad films to do badly, because if a film doesn't do that great then the chances of another one like it being given the greenlight go down a lot.
bob_barron Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 This the same Duff that is trying to grab her sister's fame? The one and only. I hate her- she has no actual talent and is just trying to do anything she can to make some money off Hilary. The two songs she wrote for Metamorphosis are the two worst songs on the album. She needs a nose job badly
pochorenella Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Spiderman 2 will top out at #9. Not bad. I want #8.
Ted the Poster Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 I'm going to see Napoleon Dynamite on Tuesday. Somebody reccomend it to you Bobbo? If you liked the previews, you'll love the movie.
Youth N Asia Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Dynamite sucks, don't believe the hype. Bourne kicks ass! I love that this movie is still doing so well. Vanity Fair just had bomb written all over it. Those movies just never seem to do well. Nothing new this week opened up good.
bob_barron Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Somebody reccomend it to you Bobbo? If you liked the previews, you'll love the movie. I live near an arts theatre and every Tuesday they only charge $6 for a flick so I try and go every Tuesday to see it. Napoleon Dynamite is the only thing I'm interested in. All I know is that it did well at Sundance and it has Hilary's sister. Dynamite sucks, don't believe the hype. Ebert hated it. (Gave it *1/2). So I'm sceptical. But at $6 and only 80 minutes- I don't mind checking it. Bourne kicks ass! I love that this movie is still doing so well. Bourne and Collateral look to be the late summer sleeps. Those were two really good movies so I'm happy to see that. Vanity Fair just had bomb written all over it. Those movies just never seem to do well. Nothing new this week opened up good. I saw Vanity Fair. It was very well done but you just can't turn William Maypeace Thackery's 800 page novel into a 2 hr movie. Character development was very week and the characters never aged. The acting was well done and they did a perfect job of capturing 19th century England- it just had too many problems for me to really like it. Vanity Fair is one of those movies that needs lots of critical acclaim to do well and it didn't get it. It won't make that much money
Ted the Poster Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Napoleon is one of the most polarizing movies in a long time. People either love it or hate it.
cabbageboy Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 The odd thing about Vanity Fair is that it's been made at least 2 other times that I know of, both in the 30s. I think Myrna Loy was in one version under the actual title...and of course the most notable version was the 1935 movie Becky Sharp, which is noted now as being the first film in full blown 3 color Technicolor. Why they would want to remake such a thing now I have no idea, since even Becky Sharp wouldn't rise above **1/2.
AndrewTS Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 "Any other weekend, The Cookout and Paparazzi would have set records." Did I miss the sarcasm? However, The Cookout looks like contender for Worst Movie of the Year. Granted, Super Babies, White Chicks, and Soul Plane (why do studios think black folks like REALLY SHITTY MOVIES?) are tough competition, but I have a lot of faith in it, if only for that.
Downhome Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Wait. You mean black folks DON'T like really shitty movies? I've been led to believe otherwise by Hollywood.
Guest SP-1 Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Don't listen, Bob. Napoleon is hilarious. Easily worth 6 bucks.
Downhome Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 I have a horrible feeling that Bob is going to be one that hates it. I hope I'm wrong though.
AndrewTS Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Wait. You mean black folks DON'T like really shitty movies? I've been led to believe otherwise by Hollywood. Well, there are a lot of shitty movies to go around this summer for everyone. Oh--and while The Cookout is doing a lot better, it has something else in common with Superbabies: 0% at Rotten Tomatoes. I'm glad Hero still tops and that Anacondas is still doing surprisingly well. ....why is Without a Paddle number 2? America, I've lost a lot of faith in you this summer anyway, but seriously...
bob_barron Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Without a Paddle is the only comedy out in the marketplace right now. So people who want a good laugh will just take a flyer on it. Seth Green is a very likeable character so there ya go. I read a profile on Reese Witherspoon and it said Vanity Fair is 800 pages long. You just can't turn that into a 2 hr 20 minute movie and expect it to work. I'd like to see the miniseries version that the BBC did.
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