Gary Floyd Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 1- Meet the Spartans 20th Century Fox Distribution $18,725,000 $18,725,000 1 2605 2 - Rambo Lionsgate $18,150,000 $18,150,000 1 2751 3 2 27 Dresses 20th Century Fox Distribution $13,600,000 $45,347,000 2 3074 4 1 Cloverfield Paramount Pictures $12,700,000 $64,294,000 2 3411 5 - Untraceable Sony Pictures Releasing $11,200,000 $11,200,000 1 2368 6 4 Juno Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox International $10,300,000 $100,152,000 8 2426 7 3 The Bucket List Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $10,210,000 $57,684,000 5 2915 8 11 There Will Be Blood Paramount Vantage, Miramax International $4,887,000 $14,764,000 5 885 9 7 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $4,664,000 $205,421,000 6 2154 10 6 Mad Money Overture Films $4,610,000 $15,284,000 2 2470 11 8 Alvin and the Chipmunks 20th Century Fox Distribution $4,550,000 $204,159,000 7 2430 12 - How She Move Paramount Vantage $4,158,000 $4,158,000 1 1531
The Niggardly King Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 christ, do I hate this shit...
King Kamala Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 I sort of expected this (though I was hoping Rambo might beat it out) but still...damn teenagers!
UZI Suicide Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 What the fuck is wrong with people.
The Niggardly King Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 This is worse than First Sunday beating The Great Debaters... sickening.
Gary Floyd Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Posted January 27, 2008 What the fuck is wrong with people. The movie going public (and by that, I mean teens) would rather watch "comedy" with plenty of vomit and badly done pop culture references than something you know, good. I lend some of the blame on MadTV and Family Guy.
Nighthawk Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 I'm sure we'd all prefer Rambo, but it's not exactly high art either.
Open the Muggy Gate Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 There is no God. Not one. I can't believe we sold out two shows for Meet the Spartans yesterday. Mind numbing. On a positive note, Juno cracks 100 million. Awesome for them.
Slayer Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Friedberg and Seltzer are to parody what Uwe Boll is to video games
treble Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Ha, I didn't think it had a shot to be #1, so I was scanning the list looking for it and laughed that it didn't even make the top 12. I just don't know how someone can see the commercials for it and think, 'Wow, I need to go see that!'
DrVenkman PhD Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Admittedly I went from "I will never watch this" to "Maybe I'll watch this on TV in a year" when I saw Diedrich Bader involved.
treble Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 I can't even blame it all on teenagers, as there was this guy I used to work with (in his 40s) who, for a good week, kept talking about how hilarious Date Movie was.
DrVenkman PhD Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Fun movie going fact in terms of people who should know better: I saw "Kickin' It Old School" in theatres on the SAME NIGHT I saw The Condemned in theatres. This was back when a group of us were going to the movies every Tuesday and taking advantage of the now permanent (originally it was supposed to be only until the end of Summer) $4.20 pricing. We just started going again (those of us still in town) - Rambo this Tuesday!
King Kamala Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 The Condemned was the weirdest movie audience I was a part of. It was me, my friend, and four or five middle aged men all sitting by themselves. I imagine it probably looked like an adult movie theatre audience except nobody was jerking off (At least I hope nobody was jerking off)
DrVenkman PhD Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 One of my friends kept laughing because of how corny the movie was. She apparently pissed off some diehard Condemned fans.
JHawk Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 You guys realize the numbers aren't final because there are still evening shows tonight, right? Why these things are always released on Sunday afternoon continues to boggle my mind.
Mik Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 They are estimates and they are almost always very close to the final numbers. Relax, there, JHawk. Perhaps you'd like to make another "prediction" that is word for word stolen from another website?
The Buzz Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 whats funny is how close the margin is between Rambo and Meet the Spartans its just a couple hundred grand.
Slayer Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Those Sunday night movie-goers really throw off the stats!
The Niggardly King Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I'm sure we'd all prefer Rambo, but it's not exactly high art either. Bah, if the dialogue were better, this motherfucker would be getting mass critical acclaim.
In Credible Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I'm sure we'd all prefer Rambo, but it's not exactly high art either. Bah, if the dialogue were better, this motherfucker would be getting mass critical acclaim. There was dialogue? Eh, I didn't notice (or care).
RepoMan Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I really thought meet the Spartans would bomb. The only ads I saw for it was on Raw, and it looked really retarded even for those types of movies. I at least chuckled when I saw some stuff in the Epic Movie trailers. Norbit getting #1 didn't suprise me as it had a ton of advertising behind it. My respect for the general public continues to spiral downwards.
bob_barron Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 You guys realize the numbers aren't final because there are still evening shows tonight, right? Why these things are always released on Sunday afternoon continues to boggle my mind. You do realise that the estimates are usually 99.9% correct with what the final numbers are right? That's why they're released on Sunday afternoon.
Exslade ZX Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 What the fuck is wrong with people. Does this really need to be said every time a stupid movie does well? Must a movie be GREAT for people to want to see it? Some people can go to the movies and have a good time without having to see a "masterpiece". I actually saw this this weekend, to a packed theater no less. Was it this amazing, comedic, work of art? No. but if for some reason, you were forced to watch it, I can't imagine you just sitting there, staring with a stern look on your face. That's my way of saying, there are funny parts. Even for all the movie goers, who look at these movies and say...'what the fuck is wrong with people' It's exactly what it looks like from the commercials. Which is just stupid fun. Whether it's a 'bad movie' or not. And it's common knowledge by now, that these movies usually don't completely bomb. So I just don't see the point, of every month, comments like 'What's wrong with people', or 'Ive lost faith in the American public' or whatever the usual smart ass comments are.
BifEverchad Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Outside numbers 6 and 7, that's the worst Top 12 I have ever seen.
Exslade ZX Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 u suck True. But the point still remains.
MarvinisaLunatic Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I had never heard of Untraceable (and still know nothing about it) and How She Move (Canadian street dance movie as best I can tell) You know next weekends #1 is going to be worse than Meet the Spartans, the only redeeming thing is it wont be an actual movie but still..
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