High Five for Borat

[Guest NYankees]

Borat opens up at # 1.

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart...d=44&p=.htm

 

1 N Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Fox $26,375,000 - 837 - $31,511 $26,375,000 $18 1

2 N The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause BV $20,000,000 - 3,458 - $5,783 $20,000,000 - 1

3 N Flushed Away P/DW $19,100,000 - 3,707 - $5,152 $19,100,000 - 1

4 1 Saw III LGF $15,500,000 -53.9% 3,167 - $4,894 $60,077,000 $10 2

5 2 The Departed WB $8,000,000 -18.8% 2,785 -166 $2,872 $102,282,000 $90 5

6 3 The Prestige BV $7,784,000 -18.7% 2,305 +24 $3,377 $39,414,000 $40 3

7 4 Flags of Our Fathers P/DW $4,500,000 -29.1% 2,375 +185 $1,894 $26,631,000 $90 3

8 7 Man of the Year Uni. $3,821,000 -19.2% 2,388 -238 $1,600 $34,004,000 - 4

9 5 Open Season Sony $3,100,000 -47.1% 2,458 -601 $1,261 $81,386,000 $85 6

10 14 The Queen Mira. $3,010,000 +57.7% 387 +235 $7,777 $10,087,000 - 6

11 6 Flicka Fox $2,675,000 -43.4% 2,314 -563 $1,156 $17,575,000 $15 3

12 9 Marie Antoinette Sony $2,300,000 -19.2% 870 +11 $2,643 $13,034,000 $40 3

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Nice...probably be in more theaters next week now, eh?

[Downhome 0]

This is fantastic.

 

Take a look at the average also.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

I like! Is nice!

[bob_barron 0]

Wahh wahh wee wah

[razazteca 0]

Employee of the Month $27,447,000

 

The Marine $15,440,515

 

Clearly Dane Cook > Cena

[Epic Reine 0]

Shitty Comedians > Bad wrestlers, obviously.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

What is the reason for this only opening in less than 900 theatres? With as much promotion as its gotten..I figured it would have been in more.

[bob_barron 0]

The movie didn't track well, and they didn't think it would play well in certain areas

[Taker666 0]

Santa Clause 3?!?

 

The fuck?

[Hawk 34 0]

Santa Clause 3?!?

 

The fuck?

 

I remember as a young kid when the first one came out, I stood in the longest line I ever stood in for a movie. The wait was probably 90 minutes and combine that with the typical impatience of a kid, it felt like days.

[Pegasus Kid 0]

Does anyone know if the weekend gross or the average is a record for a limited release?

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Santa Clause 3?!?

 

The fuck?

 

at least its supposedly the last one..unfortunately for Tim Allen's movie career..but anyway..

 

The biggest thing is they are pushing a Christmas movie the weekend after halloween..I guess they figure that it should be able to have legs and keep making money all the way til Christmas BUT that annoys me..

[Downhome 0]

I read that it beat out Fahrenheit 9/11 for the biggest box office total for a flick under 1,000 theaters.

 

Fahrenheit 9/11 had $24,078,959 at 868 theaters with an average of $27,558 for it's opening weekend.

 

Borat has $26,375,000 at 837 theaters with an average of $31,511 for it's opening weekend.

[Hawk 34 0]

I read that it beat out Fahrenheit 9/11 for the biggest box office total for a flick under 1,000 theaters.

 

Fahrenheit 9/11 had $24,078,959 at 868 theaters with an average of $27,558 for it's opening weekend.

 

Borat has $26,375,000 at 837 theaters with an average of $31,511 for it's opening weekend.

 

F 9/11 probably had the most free advertising aside from Passion Of The Christ in the history of movies. I would say Borat is much more impressive.

[Downhome 0]

I've been told that as soon as the promotion for Borat is finished up, they're going to start a Bruno movie done in the same way as Borat. Is there any truth to that?

[Darthtiki 0]

I've been told that as soon as the promotion for Borat is finished up, they're going to start a Bruno movie done in the same way as Borat. Is there any truth to that?

 

Universal paid 42.5 million for the rights to Bruno, with half that going to production budget.

[Gary Floyd 0]

This is awesome. The movie itself is the funniest of the year, so it deserves it's #1 spot.

[Downhome 0]

I've been told that as soon as the promotion for Borat is finished up, they're going to start a Bruno movie done in the same way as Borat. Is there any truth to that?

 

Universal paid 42.5 million for the rights to Bruno, with half that going to production budget.

 

That's fine by my. I agree that he isn't as funny as Ali G and Borat as a whole, but I still laugh my as off at Bruno at times. I'll see it for sure.

 

I loved the bit Bruno did with the Christian pastor, and Bruno was asking him which activities were allowed by God and which ones were not. He asks "Is it ok to be fabulous?" and does that motion with his arms and hands, and then the pastor's response was just simple something like "What exactly does that mean?" Just the way both of them said it was awesome.

 

I think Bruno has plenty of material to work for a flick.

[Red Baron 0]

Man of the Year.

 

Funny as hell.

[Vigo 0]

Man of the Year.

 

Funny as hell.

 

I hope you're not serious.

[Red Baron 0]

No it is.

 

It's smartly written.

[Mik 0]

Borat was insane. If there's any justice in the world it will clear $150M.

[SuperJerk 0]

Employee of the Month $27,447,000

Eat it, Dane Cook.

[LivingLegendGaryColeman 0]

I think Bruno has plenty of material to work for a flick.

 

I agree with all above said about Bruno, but I hadn't heard anything about Bruno. I heard on the radio the other day that Sasha was developing a brand new character and he wasn't releasing any details in advance, so that people would not be aware when he went to film the movie.

[Guest NYankees]

Employee of the Month $27,447,000

Eat it, Dane Cook.

 

 

Cook is eating all the pussy that you wish you could get. He makes alot of money and has every college white girl after him. I am sure he doesn't care about some film not doing well, especially when nobody projected it to be a hit.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Too bad it's not the other Employee of the Month, with Jenna Fischer as a dirty-talking prostitute.

[razazteca 0]

Employee of the Month $27,447,000

Eat it, Dane Cook.

 

 

Cook is eating all the pussy that you wish you could get. He makes alot of money and has every college white girl after him. I am sure he doesn't care about some film not doing well, especially when nobody projected it to be a hit.

Dumb dumb you confusing the movie Served where Dane Cook worked at a restuatant with Employee of the Month where he is works for CostCo/Sam's Warehouse.....

 

You can't see me as a box office success.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

I fucking loved Borat. My girlfriend...not so much. She finds it funnier when we quoted the movie afterwards than when we saw it. Plus,

the added subplot of him falling in love with Pamela Anderson

was a little too much for even me. Overall, fucking hilarious movie, but it doesn't warrant the great ratings it's getting everywhere.

[Downhome 0]

Most of the great reviews just say that it's a "fucking hilarious" movie also.