Box Office Report 6/29-7/01

[Gary Floyd]

1 - Ratatouille Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $47,227,000 $47,227,000 1 3940

 

2 - Live Free or Die Hard 20th Century Fox Distribution $33,150,000 $48,178,000 1 3408

 

3 1 Evan Almighty Universal Pictures $15,089,000 $60,625,000 2 3636

 

4 2 1408 Dimension Films, MGM Distribution Company $10,610,000 $40,389,000 2 2733

 

5 3 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 20th Century Fox Distribution $9,000,000 $114,800,000 3 3424

 

6 5 Knocked Up Universal Pictures Distribution $7,418,000 $122,407,000 5 2678

 

7 4 Ocean's Thirteen Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International $6,050,000 $102,085,000 4 2903

 

8 6 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $5,015,000 $295,758,000 6 2162

 

9 31 Sicko Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company $4,500,000 $4,615,000 2 441

 

10 - Evening Focus Features $3,513,000 $3,513,000 1 977

 

11 8 Shrek the Third Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International $2,745,000 $313,811,000 7 2066

 

12 7 Surf's Up Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International $2,400,000 $53,814,000 4 2503

 

 

 

[4hartthreat]

Is that a disappointing opening for Sicko? I would think that it is.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

Is that a disappointing opening for Sicko? I would think that it is.

It had a $10,000 per screen avg which was better than all but Rat.

[King Kamala]

Yeah, considering it was on less than 500 screens, it's a hell of an opening. Especially for a documentary. It didn't even play in any of the theaters here (It's opening at one theatre downtown on Tuesday)

[RavishingRickRudo]

If people were expecting F911 numbers, then of course it was. However, F911 also had other things going for it, including more theatres carrying it. The reality of it being a documentary, though, and the typical numbers docus make -including Moores own work (Bowling, Roger..)- make it a par for the course number. Since they were probably expecting something close to F911 numbers, or at least breaking the 10 million mark, it would be considered disappointing. Then again, the budget matters too, and docus tend to cost little, so they will prob turn a profit. Since the budget was 9 million, adding in marketing costs, they will probably make money on it. Also, docus tend to open weak and build from there, with word of mouth fueling growth. March of the Penguins, for example, opened with pretty much the same amount in more theatres and ended up grossing over 77 million dollars domestic. An Inconvenient Truth never made more than 3 million on a weekend, even when it was in over 500 theatre. Both films actually saw an increase in box office receipts, rather than the typical decrease after opening weekend. In other words, F911 was the exception to the rule.

[4hartthreat]

Oh I know that F911 was absolutely an exception to the rule. I guess I didn't realize it was on less than 500 screens. The way the movie is being hyped and talked about on every show, I figured it would have a wider release. Not 911 numbers, but at least a wide release. So that's why I thought 4.5 million would be considered disappointing. But knowing now that it was on less than 500 screens makes it a better looking number.

[C Dubya 04]

So, it looks like Knocked Up is going to beat Ocean's 13 at the box office and may hold on to do better than FF. I didn't see that coming.

[Lord of The Curry]

Fuck, Pixar can do no wrong at this point. Least amount of advertising they've ever put into a movie and it still comes out with close to 50 mil.

[RavishingRickRudo]

Yeah, seriously, I have yet to see an ad for it. Really. Maybe they just don't like Southern Ontario.

[Hawk 34]

I can't avoid the ads for that movie.

[Lord of The Curry]

I was thinking today that Pixar could do a movie about a talking piece of shit and it would get a 50 mil opening weekend.

 

The piece of shit in question would, of course, be voiced by John Goodman.

[Black Lushus]

I can't avoid the ads for that movie.

 

same...

 

must just be a Canadian thing?

[bob_barron]

I was thinking today that Pixar could do a movie about a talking piece of shit and it would get a 50 mil opening weekend.

 

The piece of shit in question would, of course, be voiced by John Goodman.

 

Who would John Ratzenberger play?

[Lord of The Curry]

Well, he'd likely be in a cameo but.......toilet brush.

[RavishingRickRudo]

It could be about a turd that managed to stay behind in the bowl and must get back to its family.

[Cheech Tremendous]

I thought Ratatouille was sufficiently advertised and hyped. Couldn't escape it for the last month or so.

[Lord of The Curry]

It could be about a turd that managed to stay behind in the bowl and must get back to its family.

 

It sucks that Flushed Away was already a title for a sewage-based animated movie, otherwise it'd be perfect here.

[Mik]

Being a dog lover I am constantly hoping that Pixar makes a movie about that involves dogs, somehow.

 

Ratatouille was awesome.

[bobobrazil1984]

 

so Pixar's doing the big screen adaptation? Awesome!

[Youth N Asia]

The rat movie doesn't really appeal to me, but I do like that Pixar doesn't keep doing the same thing over and over again. Other than Toy Story they try new things all the time.

 

Way to go, Knocked Up. Love that movie

[King Kamala]

I'm not too surprised at Knocked Up doing so well. I mean it is being nearly universally praised as the "comedy of the summer"

[Vyce]

Man, I would have figured Die Hard would be doing better than it has.

[bob_barron]

Die Hard is doing fine, I'd say almost above expectations.