Box Office Report 4/11-4/13

[Gary Floyd]

1. "Prom Night," $22.7 million.

 

2. "Street Kings," $12 million.

 

3. "21," $11 million.

 

4. "Nim's Island," $9 million.

 

5. "Leatherheads," $6.2 million.

 

6. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!", $6 million.

 

7. "Smart People," $4.2 million.

 

8. "The Ruins," $3.3 million.

 

9. "Superhero Movie," $3.1 million.

 

10. "Drillbit Taylor," $2.1 million

 

11. "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns," $1,570 Million

 

12. "10,000 B.C." 1,510 Million

 

I'm really suprised "Prom Night" did as well as it did. I expected it to tank.

[Craig Th]

Where is the overall totals?

[bob_barron]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart...d=15&p=.htm

 

Right there!

 

Prom Night fell 13 percent from Friday to Saturday, so long-term prospects are not good

[Lil' Bitch]

I can't believe Prom Night outdid Street Kings.

[fazzle]

I can. Street Kings was HORRIBLY advertised. I think I only saw 1 or 2 commercials for it.

 

(internet banner ads were all over the fucking place, but I think it's been well established by now that net ads don't do a DAMN thing for a movie)

[bob_barron]

I can't believe Prom Night outdid Street Kings.

 

Why?

 

Horror remakes generally open well, with Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Aminityville Horror and When a Stranger Calls all opening to at least 20 million.

 

Prom Night also opened when the marketplace had no movies out there for the teen crowd, with 21 entering into its third week. It also had an accessible PG-13 rating.

 

Movies like Street Kings generally open in that range. Boxofficeguru used 16 Blocks as an example, which had a similiar opening.

 

The box office is just dead right now basically.

[Youth N Asia]

I know horror movies with the PG13 ratings do better...but they usually suck

[Craig Th]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart...d=15&p=.htm

 

Right there!

 

Prom Night fell 13 percent from Friday to Saturday, so long-term prospects are not good

Oh you know what I mean.