Weekend Box Office Report

[bob_barron]

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #

1 N Burn After Reading Focus $19,404,000 - 2,651 - $7,319 $19,404,000 $37 1

2 N Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys LGF $18,020,000 - 2,070 - $8,705 $18,020,000 - 1

3 N Righteous Kill Over. $16,500,000 - 3,152 - $5,234 $16,500,000 $60 1

4 N The Women (2008) PicH $10,088,000 - 2,962 - $3,405 $10,088,000 $16 1

5 4 The House Bunny Sony $4,300,000 -22.0% 2,763 +27 $1,556 $42,154,000 $25 4

6 2 Tropic Thunder P/DW $4,180,000 -42.2% 2,927 -519 $1,428 $102,971,000 $92 5

7 3 The Dark Knight WB $4,015,000 -27.2% 2,191 -384 $1,832 $517,680,000 $185 9

8 1 Bangkok Dangerous LGF $2,400,000 -69.2% 2,654 +4 $904 $12,531,000 $45 2

9 5 Traitor Over. $2,132,000 -50.1% 2,014 -94 $1,058 $20,735,000 $22 3

10 7 Death Race Uni. $2,017,000 -45.6% 2,007 -579 $1,004 $33,193,000 $45 4

11 6 Babylon A.D. Fox $1,770,000 -57.7% 2,062 -1,363 $858 $20,320,000 $70 3

12 9 Mamma Mia! Uni. $1,745,000 -38.9% 1,517 -387 $1,150 $139,318,000 $52 9

[SuperJerk]

1 N Burn After Reading Focus $19,404,000 - 2,651 - $7,319 $19,404,000 $37 1

 

Despite the star power, I wasn't expecting this to do well. The commericals made it look more confusing than funny.

[bob_barron]

This is a box office upset, for sure.

[bob_barron]

Predictions:

 

Mine:

 

1) Tyler Perry Movie 20-25 mil

2) Righteous Kill 17 mil

3) Burn After Reading 13 mil

4) Woman 8 mil

5) Tropic Thunder 4.55

6) House Bunny 3.7

7) Bangok Dangerous 3.6

8) TDK 3.52

9) Traitor 2.31

10) Death Race 2.18

 

Fantasymoguls-

 

1. Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys Together (Lionsgate) - $18M

2. Righteous Kill (Overture) - $16.1M

3. Burn After Reading (Focus) - $13.6M

4. The Women (Picturehouse) - $7.3M

5. Tropic Thunder (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $5.3M

6. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) - $4.2M

7. Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) - $4.1M

8. The House Bunny (Sony) - $3.5M

9. Traitor (Overture) - $2.1M

10. Babylon A.D. (Fox) - $1.7M

 

Boxofficeguru-

 

Righteous Kill 15 mil

Tyler Perry 13 mil

Burn After Reading 11 mil

The Women 11 mil

Tropic Thunder 4.5

TDK 3.5

Bangkok Dangerous 3.5

[fazzle]

I don't understand. The Tyler Perry movies always pull in bank. So then why do they always have such low theater counts?

[bob_barron]

2,000 is a wide release. There are places that a Tyler Perry movie just isn't going to play, so that's why they don't super-saturate it.

[fazzle]

Tyler Perry movies have gotten into white america enough that they could easily support a 3000+ theater release. They're no longer just "those black people movies"

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins]

I called it with Burn After Reading.

[2GOLD]

 

Why is it so shocking a film with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and directed by the guys who just won the Oscar for Best Picture would be number 1 at the box office?

 

You had a solid cast, a solid trailer and a proven director combination.

[RedJed]

Why is it so shocking a film with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and directed by the guys who just won the Oscar for Best Picture would be number 1 at the box office?

 

You had a solid cast, a solid trailer and a proven director combination.

 

Exactly.

 

Wow, quite the drop for Bangkok Dangerous, eh? Is that some of record for a second week drop (almost 70 percent!)?

 

I'm going to see that movie later today ironically enough (I just watched the original Bangkok Dangerous last night, and apparently the same director/writers and producers actually did the Cage remake of it), more than likely may be the only one in the theater.

 

 

[Boner Kawanger]

I meant to ask last week, but when's the last time a Pitt or Clooney had a non-action/action-comedy blockbuster?

[bob_barron]

Wow, quite the drop for Bangkok Dangerous, eh? Is that some of record for a second week drop (almost 70 percent!)?

 

I'm going to see that movie later today ironically enough (I just watched the original Bangkok Dangerous last night, and apparently the same director/writers and producers actually did the Cage remake of it), more than likely may be the only one in the theater.

 

Bangkok Dangerous' second weekend drop is 52nd all time.

 

I meant to ask last week, but when's the last time a Pitt or Clooney had a non-action/action-comedy blockbuster?

 

I guess you're not counting the Ocean movies. Clooney's never really had one. Pitt had 100 mil grosses with Seven and Interview with a Vampire.

[Gary Floyd]

Great to see "Burn After Reading" take the top spot. I saw it yesterday, and it's hilarious.

 

 

[Youth N Asia]

I figured Burn and Perry would change spots...I figure any Tyler Perry movie opening at a weak time is for sure #1.

Holy Bangkok Dangerous bomb Batman.

Dunno what to think about the new Deniro/Pacino movie. I like both guys a lot, but I can't help but think the movie will disapoint me

[bob_barron]

Righteous Kill sucked. Hard.

[Guest Smues]

I had no idea that another Tyler Perry movie was coming out this weekend. But I'm white, so I guess that's to be expected.

[King Kamala]

Color me surprised that Burn After Reading got #1 as well. Yes, it had Clooney, Pitt, and the directors of last year's Best Picture (and a solid trailer). But as Bob pointed out, Clooney and Pitt are huge stars but not exactly huge box office draws (if that makes sense) and it's not like Coen Brothers movies pack 'em in either.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

Righteous Kill sucked. Hard.

 

Every review I read mentioned something to the effect of it "feeling like an extended episode of Law and Order" which tempered my enthusiasm about it greatly.

[bob_barron]

I'll write more about this tomorrow after I see it, but Proud American had the worst wide release opening of all time.

 

The movie averaged approx 1.69 people per show.

[King Kamala]

*looks up movie on IMDb*

 

Wow...wow...that sounds awful. Proudly boasts the fact that Wal Mart helped fund it and has a vignette about the founding of the chain. Yakov Smirnoff in a cameo as himself. Mr. Belding and The White Shadow make appearances. I'm going to add this to my NetFlix queue the minute it comes out on DVD!

 

New York Times review

[King Kamala]

 

And here's a trailer! Wow, I can't believe they expected people to pay money to watch what looks like an afterschool special. What a country!

[bob_barron]

Wait, Mr. Belding is in it? Fuck yes! Ken Howard is in it too!

 

I'm so excited

[bob_barron]

Kamala,

 

Man up and see it on the big screen like me.

[bob_barron]

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What's a substantial portion of $0?

 

Ruthie from 7th Heaven and the backup running back from the Friday Night Lights movie is in it too.

 

[Lil' Bitch]

Righteous Kill was pretty decent, but it's nothing compared to Heat.

[King Kamala]

Thanks for that astute observation, Deon.

 

Bob- I would so see Proud American in theaters if it wasn't for the fact that the nearest theater playing it is a good ninety minutes away and I don't have a car right now.

[Lil' Bitch]

Why do you have to be a smartass? I was clearly stating it because people haven't seen the film yet and are going to compare the films given the leads. Unlike Bob's assessment, I didn't think RK sucked.

[King Kamala]

If you knew what the word 'astute' meant, you would know that I was not being a smartass!

[Lil' Bitch]

It was unbeknownst to me!

[bob_barron]

Thanks for that astute observation, Deon.

 

Bob- I would so see Proud American in theaters if it wasn't for the fact that the nearest theater playing it is a good ninety minutes away and I don't have a car right now.

 

Who has two thumbs and saw Proud American in theatres today? This guy!