Box Office Report...

[Craig Th 0]

1 N Happy Feet WB $42,320,000 - 3,804 - $11,125 $42,320,000 $100 1

2 N Casino Royale Sony $40,600,000 - 3,434 - $11,822 $40,600,000 $150 1

3 1 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Fox $14,350,000 -49.2% 2,611 +45 $5,495 $90,504,000 $18 3

4 2 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause BV $8,218,000 -51.5% 3,359 -99 $2,446 $51,620,000 - 3

5 3 Flushed Away P/DW $6,812,000 -59.0% 3,307 -400 $2,059 $48,803,000 $149 3

6 4 Stranger Than Fiction Sony $6,600,000 -50.8% 2,270 +6 $2,907 $22,900,000 $30 2

7 6 Babel ParV $2,902,000 -47.8% 1,251 - $2,319 $12,013,000 - 4

8 5 Saw III LGF $2,800,000 -59.9% 1,942 -1,071 $1,441 $74,852,000 $10 4

9 7 The Departed WB $2,605,000 -49.6% 1,611 -599 $1,617 $113,861,000 $90 7

10 N After Dark's Horror Fest: 8 Films to Die For Free $2,482,000 - 488 - $5,086 $2,482,000 - 1

11 12 The Queen Mira. $2,300,000 -15.3% 606 +122 $3,795 $17,291,000 - 8

12 N Let's Go to Prison Uni. $2,108,000 - 1,495 - $1,410 $2,108,000 - 1

[Guest NYankees]

Does Borat have the legs to make it to $150 million? I dont even know what Happy Feet is.

[Pegasus Kid 0]

Wow I didn't see Happy Feet pulling down that kind of scratch. Never underestimate the CG animated family movie. When you get kids, you get at least one parent.

 

I can't see Borat making $150. It'll probably top out around $125. The DVD sales for that flick will be through the roof though.

[2GOLD 0]

People love penguins. Ever CGI penguins with Robin Williams acting like a jackass.

[Youth N Asia 0]

Better opening for Bond than I expected. Daniel Craig opened higher than 3 out of the 4 Pierce Bonds movies.

 

Saw sucked, just let it fall away already.

 

Still glad to see the Departed doing well.

 

I'm going to have to see Borat to see what the big deal is

[Gary Floyd 0]

Suprised to see After Dark Horrorfest made the top ten.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I'm going to see Borat and Saw III tonight, so there's $8 for each.

[Youth N Asia 0]

I'm not trying to talk you out of a movie, but Saw 3 sucked, there was nothing to be scared about...post what you think though

[cabbageboy 0]

What has the world come to when another animated animals flick actually can outgross a Bond movie? It used to take stuff like, oh, TITANIC to outgross Bond in the opening week.

[Mik 0]

I want to see Happy Feet. Seems like it would leave me with a smile on my face.

[Hawk 34 0]

What has the world come to when another animated animals flick actually can outgross a Bond movie? It used to take stuff like, oh, TITANIC to outgross Bond in the opening week.

 

Animated movies with animals have been gold for decades.

[bobobrazil1984 0]

Wow its not every day that making $40 million in a weekend puts you in 2nd place. Still, "top movie" bragging rights aside, I'm glad Casino Royale had a good opening. Was one of the better Bond movies.

[Red Baron 0]

Wow, Lets Go To Prison bombed, despite for some reason I want to see the movie.

 

Oh and I did see Borat.

 

It's good, and there are some good lines, but its not the funniest movie of all time.

[In Credible 0]

I'm not trying to talk you out of a movie, but Saw 3 sucked, there was nothing to be scared about...post what you think though

 

 

You were scared by the first 2? It's just gore, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two, but it didn't suck.

[Black Lushus 0]

What has the world come to when another animated animals flick actually can outgross a Bond movie? It used to take stuff like, oh, TITANIC to outgross Bond in the opening week.

 

Animated movies with animals have been gold for decades.

 

I've said it over and over again...never underestimate the power of animated talking animals and normally inanimate objects.

[Youth N Asia 0]

I'm not trying to talk you out of a movie, but Saw 3 sucked, there was nothing to be scared about...post what you think though

 

 

You were scared by the first 2? It's just gore, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two, but it didn't suck.

 

I wasn't scared, but I didn't fear for anyone's safety, I didn't care if anyone made it. I didn't like Saw 2 either. The third one just wasn't any fun for me.

[Cartman 0]

I just like the storyline. Seeing people get tortured/killed is just fun

[Gary Floyd 0]

Wow, Lets Go To Prison bombed, despite for some reason I want to see the movie.

 

Oh and I did see Borat.

 

It's good, and there are some good lines, but its not the funniest movie of all time.

While I loved Borat, I do think it's overhyped.

 

I was unable to see Horrorfest. Anyone here get to?

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Happy Feet had something helping it out...

 

It was in IMAX.

 

At least at the IMAX near me, tickets are $14 a pop.

[cd213 0]

Saw III was a very good movie. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it sucks. That statement sounds like EVERY movie critic out there. There is a difference between films you like and good films, and bad films and films you don't like.

 

Saw III was well written and tied up the entire series. It would have been a great ending if that's where they wanted to end it.