Weekend Boxoffice report 9/7 - 9/9

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1 N 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF $14,100,000 - 2,652 +2,292 $5,316 $14,100,000 $55 1

2 1 Halloween (2007) MGM/W $10,034,000 -61.9% 3,475 +3 $2,887 $44,230,000 - 2

3 2 Superbad Sony $8,000,000 -35.8% 3,069 +67 $2,606 $103,668,000 $20 4

4 3 Balls of Fury Rog. $5,693,000 -49.9% 3,081 +29 $1,847 $24,281,000 - 2

5 4 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $5,478,000 -47.4% 3,010 -280 $1,819 $210,099,000 $110 6

6 N Shoot 'Em Up NL $5,450,000 - 2,108 - $2,585 $5,450,000 - 1

7 5 Rush Hour 3 NL $5,330,000 -37.8% 2,690 -318 $1,981 $129,168,000 $140 5

8 6 Mr. Bean's Holiday Uni. $3,387,000 -43.4% 1,778 +13 $1,904 $25,063,000 - 3

9 7 The Nanny Diaries MGM/W $3,321,000 -35.3% 2,444 -192 $1,358 $21,004,000 - 3

10 12 Hairspray (2007) NL $1,950,000 -29.6% 1,393 -211 $1,399 $114,881,000 - 8

11 10 Stardust Par. $1,803,000 -41.3% 1,423 -343 $1,267 $34,598,000 $70 5

12 8 Death Sentence Fox $1,600,000 -62.2% 1,823 +1 $877 $7,907,000 - 2

13 11 The Simpsons Movie Fox $1,385,000 -51.0% 1,440 -626 $961 $180,337,000 $75 7

14 9 WAR LGF $1,360,000 -67.5% 1,634 -643 $832 $20,506,000 - 3

15 13 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $1,070,000 -43.5% 775 -242 $1,380 $288,240,000 $150 9

16 16 Becoming Jane Mira. $855,000 -47.0% 968 -194 $883 $16,976,000 - 6

17 17 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Uni. $830,000 -40.0% 830 -246 $1,000 $117,709,000 $85 8

18 14 Underdog BV $708,000 -58.0% 1,121 -481 $631 $40,733,000 - 6

19 21 Death at a Funeral MGM $690,000 -36.0% 316 +52 $2,183 $5,656,000 - 4

20 20 Transformers P/DW $613,000 -46.6% 607 -330 $1,009 $311,389,000 $150 10

21 15 Ladron Que Roba A Ladron LGF $590,000 -63.7% 340 - $1,735 $2,854,000 - 2

22 22 No Reservations WB $570,000 -39.5% 685 -98 $832 $41,505,000 - 7

23 N The Brothers Solomon SGem $525,000 - 700 - $750 $525,000 $10 1

24 18 Ratatouille BV $473,000 -60.6% 620 -448 $762 $201,897,000 $150 11

25 19 The Invasion WB $360,000 -69.1% 530 -845 $679 $14,683,000 $80 4

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I am a little shocked to see Balls of Fury making money, I've heard nothing but awful things about it.

 

Bummer about Shoot Em Up and Death Sentence not doing so well. Haven't seen them, but I plan to this week.

 

And it's looking like Nanny Diaries is eating it a little. That can't be a good number being that Johansen is supposed to be a big deal these days

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Scarlett, for all the hype she gets is not a big box office draw. Nanny Diaries, Scoop, The Island, A Love Song For Bobby Long have all done sub-par numbers. In fact, can anybody name a Scar-Jo movie that actually did well?

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Lost in Translation?

[Youth N Asia 0]

She's 4th billed in The Prestige...does that count?

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Lost in Translation?

 

Reviews-wise, obviously. But did LIT actually make decent money?

[Guest Vitamin X]

In Good Company, also.

[AndrewTS 0]

what the hell is Halloween doing still on there? It made 44 million?!

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The Brothers Solomon joins the sub-$1,000 club making $525,000 for a pathetic per-screen average of $750.

 

It also becomes the third sub-$1,000 movie that I've seen in theatres.

 

Scarlett Johansson is a hot name in the media, but I'll look at her movies post-Lost:

 

Nanny Diaries will probably finish with around 30 million. It was supposed to be released in the spring, but they moved it to the fall to play the Venice Film Festival, but then dumped it in the end of August because it sucked.

 

I don't think she had much to do with the Prestige's 53 million. She was basically a supporting player, and the movie was more about Bale v. Jackman, the concept and director Christopher Nolan.

 

Black Dahlia tanked.

 

Scoop was a Woody Allen movie, and if his movies don't get great reviews, which Scoop didn't, they don't go anywhere.

 

I'd say Match Point racking up 23 mil on only 500 screens is a success, though that was more about the reviews and the Woody Allen name. Scarlett deserves some credit.

 

The Island tanked.

 

In Good Company was another movie where she really had third billing behind Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace. 45 million on less then 2,000 screens is impressive.

 

Perfect Score was a Janaury dump that really had nothing to do with her.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Don't forget "Girl with a Pearl Earing" which got great reviews. Not sure how it did in the box office.

 

 

Lets also not forget "Home Alone 3"

[bob_barron 0]

I only wanted to focus on movies that came out post-Lost.

 

Also, Shoot 'Em Up bombing is another sign that adrenaline simple plot action movies just don't do well. Shame, since I love those movies

[Youth N Asia 0]

not to mention that Clive Owen is the man...I'd better see it before it's gone

[cabbageboy 0]

The Island actually did make about 163 million worldwide, but the budget was 126 so unless it did massive DVD business then it probably lost money.

[Ginger Snaps 0]

Wow, Clive's movie tanked.

[Craig Th 0]

I read it's a parody, but it doesn't come off like one in the previews.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

I only wanted to focus on movies that came out post-Lost.

 

Also, Shoot 'Em Up bombing is another sign that adrenaline simple plot action movies just don't do well. Shame, since I love those movies

 

 

Didn't Pearl Earing come out after LIT?

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I know this is about money not quality but I loved ScarJo in "Match Point."

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It came out about the same time as Lost in Translation.

 

Shoot 'Em Up is just supposed to be the most over the top action movie ever, which of course will be seen as a parody.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

If they purposely tried to go over the top to reflect other action films, it is a parody.

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I'm just wating to go see the Jodie Foster Punisher movie.

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Damn, Bourne Ultimatum still has legs. It's been out, what, two months almost?

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14 mil was the top spot? Goddamn.

 

Did college football kill the box office?

 

I mean alot of MAN MOVIES came out this weekend and maybe thats why they didn't make money.

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This is always a slow week for the box office

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Damn, that is right about Bourne, that film has some of the strongest sustainability I've seen in a good while - it came out in early July, IIRC, and its still in the top 5. Not too shabby, although competition this time of year is few and far between. But still, just as impressive.

 

310 to Yuma I saw on Sat night, definately highly recommended. The character development in this film is ridiculously great, and it has a tremendous flow and feel to it. One of a very few western-type films I have actually completely enjoyed. The per-screen average for that film is pretty high there. I would expect a more substantial release of it next week possibly. It should get a great amount of word of mouth.

 

Brothers Solomon REALLY bombed badly - wow. Didnt think it looked that bad from the previews, but the star power just isnt there, although it seemed like they put a decent amount of advertising behind it.

 

Bummed about Shoot Em Up, going to see that before it probably leaves by next Friday.

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310 to Yuma definitely looks interesting. I may have to give it a watch, and I'm not even a fan of westerns. I'm also glad beyond words that The Brothers Solomon tanked. Looked like a streaming pile to me. I honestly can't believe how well Transformers has done. I figured it would take, but 300+ Million is nothing to sneeze at.

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Wow, I can't remember the last time a Western got the number one spot at the box office. Unforgiven?

 

Glad to see Shoot 'Em Up tanked. I like Clive Owen, but that movie sucked.

 

I'm just wating to go see the Jodie Foster Punisher movie.

 

Jodie Foster's gangsta!

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Damn, that is right about Bourne, that film has some of the strongest sustainability I've seen in a good while - it came out in early July, IIRC, and its still in the top 5. Not too shabby, although competition this time of year is few and far between. But still, just as impressive.

 

If that was true, that'd be very fucking impressive. As it is, it actually opened in August.

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I'm just wating to go see the Jodie Foster Punisher movie.

 

Jodie Foster's gangsta!

 

 

Yeah, I've been pretty indifferent to the previews for that movie, but the other day there was one that showed Jodie Foster getting weapons together while DMX's "X Gonna Give It To You" was playing in the background... I laughed.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

310 to Yuma definitely looks interesting. I may have to give it a watch, and I'm not even a fan of westerns. I'm also glad beyond words that The Brothers Solomon tanked. Looked like a streaming pile to me. I honestly can't believe how well Transformers has done. I figured it would take, but 300+ Million is nothing to sneeze at.

And it's probably gonna get even more, since it's coming to IMAX later this month.

 

Which, personally, I think that they should have done from the beginning.

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I saw 3:10 to Yuma. It was quite good.

 

Christian Bale is a great fuckin actor. Great job all around. Russell Crowe was good also, though a little too "charming badass anti-hero" cliche.