Box Office Report 12/21-12/23

[King Kamala]

1 N National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $45,500,000 - 3,832 - $11,873 $45,500,000 - 1

2 1 I Am Legend WB $34,225,000 -55.7% 3,620 +14 $9,454 $137,490,000 - 2

3 2 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox $29,000,000 -34.5% 3,499 +24 $8,288 $84,867,000 $60 2

4 N Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $9,618,000 - 2,575 - $3,735 $9,618,000 $75 1

5 N Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street P/DW $9,350,000 - 1,249 - $7,485 $9,350,000 $50 1

6 N P.S. I Love You WB $6,505,000 - 2,454 - $2,650 $6,505,000 - 1

7 4 Enchanted BV $4,152,000 -25.0% 2,752 -314 $1,508 $98,351,000 - 5

8 N Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Sony $4,100,000 - 2,650 - $1,547 $4,100,000 $35 1

9 3 The Golden Compass NL $3,980,000 -54.9% 2,953 -575 $1,347 $48,418,000 $180 3

10 11 Juno FoxS $3,400,000 +138.2% 304 +264 $11,184 $6,385,000 - 3

11 9 Atonement Focus $1,974,000 +9.3% 297 +180 $6,646 $5,787,000 - 3

12 5 No Country for Old Men Mira. $1,698,000 -39.9% 1,222 -126 $1,389 $36,715,000 - 7

13 19 The Kite Runner ParV $1,166,000 +147.2% 377 +342 $3,092 $1,867,000 - 2

14 6 The Perfect Holiday YFG $1,012,000 -55.7% 1,247 -60 $811 $4,533,000 - 2

15 7 This Christmas SGem $925,000 -59.1% 879 -1,042 $1,052 $47,739,000 $13 5

16 8 Fred Claus WB $755,000 -66.0% 1,155 -1,595 $653 $70,536,000 - 7

17 10 August Rush WB $455,000 -74.2% 701 -1,306 $649 $29,477,000 - 5

18 16 Bee Movie P/DW $379,000 -50.1% 539 -1,070 $703 $123,031,000 $150 8

19 12 Beowulf Par. $358,000 -74.1% 352 -1,307 $1,017 $80,404,000 $150 6

20 14 American Gangster Uni. $324,000 -70.0% 459 -756 $705 $128,459,000 $100 8

21 22 The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2007) WB $315,000 +0.4% 32 - $9,843 $1,686,000 - 12

22 31 The Savages FoxS $230,000 +137.3% 60 +50 $3,833 $807,000 - 4

[treble]

Ouch. That's too bad, it's really good.

[Hawk 34]

That's not a surprise. Depp's box office clout (which doesn't really exist outside of POTC) taking a hit with a poor showing for Sweeny Todd is what I took more notice of. Kudos for Juno, which should grow as they expand to more screens next week.

[Gary Floyd]

I take it due to it's box office, there won't be a sequel to Golden Compass.

 

Shame about "Walk Hard."

[Brocklock]

Uh, Sweeney Todd was only in a little over 1,000 theaters. I think making 9 million is a decent number for it and it will probably make a lot more when it opens wide on Christmas Day. In comparison, Charlie Wilson's War was in 1000 more theaters than Sweeney and it made about the same amount of money.

[Vigo]

Uh, Sweeney Todd was only in a little over 1,000 theaters. I think making 9 million is a decent number for it and it will probably make a lot more when it opens wide on Christmas Day. In comparison, Charlie Wilson's War was in 1000 more theaters than Sweeney and it made about the same amount of money.

 

Yeah, in a case like Sweeney Todd you don't look at the gross instead you look at the per screen average, which was $7,845. A decent amount for a R-rated musical.

 

[King Kamala]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

 

Here's a better BO report for the weekend

[Red Baron]

Probably next week I'll go see Charlie's Wilson War.

[bob_barron]

That's not a surprise. Depp's box office clout (which doesn't really exist outside of POTC) taking a hit with a poor showing for Sweeny Todd is what I took more notice of. Kudos for Juno, which should grow as they expand to more screens next week.

 

Absolutely not. Sweeney Todd had an excellent showing, given its screen count and dark subject matter. It did better than expectations if anything, especially since adults have plenty to choose from.

 

The one thing to be concerned about is the Friday to Saturday drop, but that was probably from the musical's built in audience. It should be able to sustain momentum. If anything, this speaks highly of Depp's BO clout.

[Lord of The Curry]

I'm honestly not surprised that Walk Hard did poorly, it looks like most of the funny moments are in the trailers and in terms of what people expect from Apatow and Co. nowadays it doesn't look like it fits the mold.

[King Kamala]

I can't think of a more loaded week than this one for me in a long time. This week alone, I'm seeing Juno, Walk Hard, and Sweeney Todd. I'm also checking out Before The Devil Knows You're Dead this week. I can't remember the last time I planned on seeing four movies in a week.

[bob_barron]

I think the teenage market that saw Superbad didn't want to see a music spoof biopic of the 60s and 70s, and adults didn't want to see a movie that relied on Cox jokes. Plus, it's John C. Reilly

[King Kamala]

Plus it came out in a really competitive week. And I can't imagine Christmas being a good time for raunchy comedies to be released.

[Lord of The Curry]

Ease up Barron, JC has proven to be one of the more talented actors in a long fuckin' time.

 

Just not in this movie that's all.

[King Kamala]

I don't think Bob is saying JC is a bad actor, just that he's not a box office draw.

[Brett Favre]

I don't think people really know that Walk Hard came out this weekend. It says Christmas on the posters.

[Hawk 34]

I thought Sweeney was a wider release this weekend, which is why I thought the numbers were a let-down but since that isn't the case, I'm glad to see it's being so well received.

[cabbageboy]

Yeah Sweeney just wasn't on that many places but I did go see it this weekend and it rules. This movie will have legs I think and keep doing that same amount for a while. If I recall Chicago never really had a big week but just that steady 10 million or so for a long time.

[haws bah gawd]

It pleases me to no end that Fred Claus has finally plummeted from the Top 10. I'm really not too surprised about the money taken-in by Dewey Cox.

 

[MarvinisaLunatic]

I was mad ST wasn't out here over the weekend but if it opens wide, I have a $1 movie ticket from fandango with its name on it..I just checked fandango and no go..so..yeah...BOO! Youd think with 16 screens they'd be able to show it but NO!

 

Will there be a 3rd National Treasure movie? The first one was all kinds of stupid but it made money, its from Disney and the sequel opened well. Cage must be begging for it..

[bob_barron]

Ease up Barron, JC has proven to be one of the more talented actors in a long fuckin' time.

 

Just not in this movie that's all.

 

I was pointing out that John C. Reilly is not a box office draw, I have no complaints on his acting ability.

[At Home]

No surprise that Walk Hard only scored $4 million. Sweeney Todd was actually a pretty good movie. Probably one of Tim Burton's best. A little cheesy, but Tim Burton and cheesy go hand in hand, along with Helena Bonham Carter.

 

Also, glad to see that NCFOM is still up there.

[AntiLeaf33]

Can't say I agree with the release date of Walk Hard, but even in an ideal situation, I can't see if making a hell of a lot of money. It will probably have a lot of jokes from ear's that the majority of the people watching it will not get at all since they weren't even born. I may see it in theatres after Christmas, but a DVD renter seems more likely.

[haws bah gawd]

Not trying to stray too far from the topic here, but here's something I've wondered for a while. Does Helena Bonham Carter have to audition for Tim Burton's films, or does he just find some place to stick her in, since she's his wife and all?

[Black Lushus]

well considering her ability to play strange characters, I'd say she's an automatic casting call regardless.

[haws bah gawd]

True.

[Jingus]

Regarding Walk Hard: apparently it's actually a really good flick, considering its astonishingly high 78% rating over at Rottentomatoes. Personally, I think the lame commercials killed this movie's potential right from the start. I see a lousy trailer for what looks like another dumbass spoof "comedy" with a dick joke in the title, it doesn't make me want to see that movie. When I heard that it was directed by Judd Apatow, I literally couldn't believe it, it just didn't seem possible for those ads and that person to be involved in the same film. The spoof genre has raped the moviegoing public over and over in the last decade, going from bad (Scary Movie sequels) to worse (Date/Epic Movie), and I think even the casual public has started to figure out that there's no surefire way to watch a crappy flick than to go see a movie that makes fun of other movies.

[ZGangsta]

Regarding Walk Hard: apparently it's actually a really good flick, considering its astonishingly high 78% rating over at Rottentomatoes. Personally, I think the lame commercials killed this movie's potential right from the start. I see a lousy trailer for what looks like another dumbass spoof "comedy" with a dick joke in the title, it doesn't make me want to see that movie. When I heard that it was directed by Judd Apatow, I literally couldn't believe it, it just didn't seem possible for those ads and that person to be involved in the same film. The spoof genre has raped the moviegoing public over and over in the last decade, going from bad (Scary Movie sequels) to worse (Date/Epic Movie), and I think even the casual public has started to figure out that there's no surefire way to watch a crappy flick than to go see a movie that makes fun of other movies.

It wasn't directed by Apatow, he was one of the writers and producers.

But you're right on in that the trailers didn't make it look like one of the Apatow movies (40YO Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) but rather more along the lines of Dodgeball or Blades of Glory. Which, without Will Ferrell, is not going to be nearly as successful as one of the other Apatow ones. In fact, I'll bet anything that if WIll Ferrell was there instead of John C it would have made #1.

 

Edit: Shit it's Rated R? Well there's your answer right there.

[Craig Th]

Not just that, the movie just doesn't look good.

[King Kamala]

Not just that, the movie just doesn't look good.

 

 

Didn't stop Epic Movie from making like $20 million on its opening weekend back in January.