Weekend Box Office Report

[bob_barron 0]

1 N Twilight Sum. $70,553,000 - 3,419 - $20,636 $70,553,000 $37 1

2 1 Quantum of Solace Sony $27,400,000 -59.4% 3,458 +7 $7,924 $109,483,000 $200 2

3 N Bolt BV $27,000,000 - 3,651 +2,811 $7,395 $27,000,000 - 1

4 2 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $16,000,000 -54.3% 4,007 -58 $3,993 $137,447,000 $150 3

5 3 Role Models Uni. $7,229,000 -35.2% 2,733 -65 $2,645 $48,037,000 $28 3

6 5 Changeling Uni. $2,643,000 -37.9% 1,739 -157 $1,520 $31,613,000 $55 5

7 4 High School Musical 3: Senior Year BV $2,006,000 -64.5% 2,361 -841 $850 $86,821,000 $11 5

8 6 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Wein. $1,700,000 -46.0% 1,220 -990 $1,393 $29,350,000 $24 4

9 19 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Mira. $1,673,000 +252.7% 406 +368 $4,121 $2,653,000 - 3

10 8 The Secret Life of Bees FoxS $1,275,000 -45.5% 1,095 -354 $1,164 $35,649,000 $11 6

11 24 Slumdog Millionaire FoxS $994,000 +176.1% 32 +22 $31,063 $1,616,000 - 2

12 7 Soul Men MGM/W $930,000 -60.4% 814 -1,234 $1,143 $10,918,000 - 3

 

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Wow, Bolt bombed.

[fazzle 0]

I've never even HEARD of #9 or #11.

 

After Twilight's $36 million Friday, I was expecting more for the total weekend. Still a big damn opening weekend though.

[bob_barron 0]

Wow, Bolt bombed.

 

Not really. While the opening weekend is not great, it's going to have a great hold over the Thanksgiving weekend, and probably play well throughout the holiday season.

 

I've never even HEARD of #9 or #11.

 

#9 is a lame Holocaust movie.

 

#11 is this year's indie breakout hit.

[Craig Th 0]

And just think, we could have seen Harry Potter this weekend.

[bob_barron 0]

Yea, that does suck.

 

First time we've had three consecutive 60 mil plus openings since Shrek 2, Day After Tomorrow and HP 3.

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

#9 is a lame Holocaust movie.

 

I liked it

[cabbageboy 0]

I wonder what kind of staying power Twilight will really have? Did the fans go see it this week and no one will care about it after that, or will more people check it out now that it's a big hit?

[haws bah gawd 0]

I wonder what kind of staying power Twilight will really have? Did the fans go see it this week and no one will care about it after that, or will more people check it out now that it's a big hit?

 

According to my girlfriend, who is fanatical over this film and the book series, there are a LOT of people calling for the Director's head. Supposedly the main complaint is that Bella (played by Kristen Stewart), basically lusts after Edward, (Vampire guy) in the book, like a fanatical teenage girl screaming at a boyband concert. While in the film, she comes off as a bored, nothing more than average girl, who is just in love with the guy, and nothing more. Though, I will admit, the 2 actors had amazing chemistry in the movie, and you actually believed they were in love with each other. You're always going to have people that will complain no matter what, if a film doesn't stay 100% true to the source material, though.

 

So, I think most of the people who wanted to see this film, saw it over the weekend. I see it still being in the top 5 this weekend, but not really having much staying power.

[cabbageboy 0]

Hmm...what you describe sounds like something out of Son of Dracula, with a chick that is way into the vampire culture and wants to be one, lusts after it, etc. The thing is, can a film successfully do that storyline with a main female character that is the protagonist?

[Anakin Flair 0]

I wonder what kind of staying power Twilight will really have? Did the fans go see it this week and no one will care about it after that, or will more people check it out now that it's a big hit?

 

 

It's done well enough that the studio grenn lit 'New Moon'. And personally, I think it would be better that the two character fall in love, rather than Bella just lusting after the vampire like a concert groupie. But hey, there are still people that are pissed that S.P.E.W. didn't make it into Goblet of Fire. You can't please all of the people all of the time.