By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
How Long Came a Spider
May 13, 2007
Weekend Finals
Weekend Estimates
Domestic Market Share
Spider-Man 3 declined 60% for an estimated $60.2 million weekend. It handily beat out a quartet of new releases that included second and third place finishes for 28 Weeks Later at $10.1 million and Georgia Rule with $5.8 million. The other national freshmen were Delta Farce grossing $3.2 million and The Exeking out $1.4 million.
The frame was also flush with limited and exclusive bows with the retro Brand Upon the Brain reviving the silent film with a single day fury of $13,400 from a single venue.
Expectations of a steep fall for Spider-Man 3 were right on target. However, the drop staved off what would be considered precipitous erosion and its $242 million domestic gross (and counting) has thrust it into the top grossing title of the year. Upcoming and highly anticipated Shrek the Third and Pirates of the Catibbean: At World’s End will spend the season trying to catch up to what appears to be a formidable lead.
The horror sequel 28 Weeks Later had a solid debut elevated by generally laudatory reviews. The kudos and good will generated by the first installment brought in a wider crowd than is normally typical for a zombie movie.
Results for Georgia Rule were softer than anticipated. It had a clear field for the plus 25 audience but clearly proved not to be the picture that demo was waiting to see.
Overall weekend ticket sales topped $105 million for a 46% drop from the record-breaking Spider-Man 3launch. However, the figure still managed a 6% improvement from 2006 when Mission: Impossible III’s second session led with $25 million and the opening of Poseidon set sail with $22.1 million.
Audiences failed to laugh heartily for Delta Farce. It appears that attempts to turn Larry the Cable Guy into the new millennium Ernest are as futile as the search for WMDs. And the oft-delayed The Ex marked its spot with an absence of distinction.
Holdover releases generally experienced 30% to 50% declines with Disturbia and Fracture showing comparatively better strength and Lucky You becoming the season’s first instant casualty with prospects of a $10 million domestic gross a very long shot.
Expansions of both Waitress and Away from Her continued to show muscle in a summer that could well evolve as a hallmark for alternative fare. Still, don’t expect more than a few benefactors as evidenced by the frame’s arrival of a dozen niche entries.
Neither Salon nor Blind Dating displayed much of a commercial pulse and The Hip Hop Project failed to translate positive reviews into box office. Bollywood entry Life in a Metro was a disappointment andProvoked – also from India – fell short of expanding came up short of expanding the appeal of films from that nation.
The mockumentary Chalk was off to a good start on a single screen but the solo highlight shone on Brand Upon the Brain. Filmmaker Guy Maddin’s idiosyncratic oeuvre embraced a true silent film with its first commercial run at Manhattan’s Village East that included a live orchestra, foley crew and narrator. Limited event runs in major centers will be followed by regular engagements with sound on film that recall the successful strategy employed by Napoleon two decades back.
Weekend Finals
| Title |
Distrib
|
Weekend
|
% Change
|
Theaters
|
Cume
|
Wks
|
||
|
1
|
1
|
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony
|
58,166,256 | -61% | 4252 | 240,236,828 | 2 |
|
2
|
New
|
28 Weeks Later |
Fox
|
9,807,292 | – | 2303 | 9,807,292 | 1 |
|
3
|
New
|
Georgia Rule |
Uni
|
6,773,870 | – | 2523 | 6,773,870 | 1 |
|
4
|
2
|
Disturbia |
Par
|
4,732,839 | -19% | 3106 | 66,220,865 | 5 |
|
5
|
New
|
Delta Farce |
Lions Gate
|
3,420,645 | – | 1931 | 3,420,645 | 1 |
|
6
|
3
|
Fracture |
New Line
|
2,953,145 | -20% | 2202 | 31,032,946 | 4 |
|
7
|
4
|
The Invisible |
BV
|
2,315,286 | -29% | 1943 | 15,659,122 | 3 |
|
8
|
7
|
Meet the Robinsons |
BV
|
1,802,543 | -31% | 1640 | 94,296,510 | 7 |
|
9
|
5
|
Next |
Par
|
1,738,056 | -40% | 2017 | 14,738,075 | 3 |
|
10
|
9
|
Hot Fuzz |
Focus
|
1,716,670 | -23% | 1236 | 18,991,668 | 4 |
|
11
|
8
|
Blades of Glory |
Par
|
1,450,594 | -40% | 1436 | 113,874,366 | 7 |
|
12
|
New
|
The Ex |
MGM
|
1,394,229 | – | 1009 | 1,394,229 | 1 |
|
13
|
6
|
Lucky You |
WB
|
1,195,342 | -56% | 2525 | 4,818,316 | 2 |
|
14
|
10
|
Are We Done Yet? |
Sony
|
940,504 | -46% | 1010 | 47,342,077 | 6 |
|
15
|
11
|
Vacancy |
Sony
|
817,962 | -47% | 906 | 17,894,639 | 4 |
|
16
|
13
|
Wild Hogs |
BV
|
701,479 | -23% | 717 | 161,049,135 | 11 |
|
17
|
38
|
Waitress |
Fox Searchlight
|
656,688 | 614% | 65 | 808,932 | 2 |
|
18
|
36
|
Away from Her |
Lions Gt/Mongre
|
437,809 | 295% | 77 | 673,473 | 2 |
|
19
|
18
|
The Namesake |
Fox Searchlight
|
418,003 | -14% | 271 | 12,070,226 | 10 |
|
20
|
19
|
Black Book |
Sony Classics
|
370,351 | -14% | 182 | 2,282,722 | 6 |
|
21
|
16
|
Perfect Stranger |
Sony
|
322,969 | -44% | 346 | 23,380,738 | 5 |
|
22
|
12
|
The Condemned |
Lions Gate
|
301,294 | -76% | 508 | 7,070,511 | 3 |
|
23
|
17
|
Ghost Rider |
Sony
|
283,626 | -46% | 304 | 116,655,186 | 13 |
|
24
|
15
|
In the Land of Women |
WB
|
275,289 | -65% | 455 | 10,652,576 | 4 |
|
25
|
20
|
300 |
WB
|
259,552 | -38% | 230 | 208,323,517 | 10 |
|
26
|
14
|
Kickin’ It Old Skool |
FreeStyle
|
215,121 | -73% | 277 | 4,126,874 | 3 |
|
27
|
30
|
The Valet |
Sony Classics
|
197,096 | 60% | 66 | 616,991 | 4 |
|
28
|
32
|
TNMT |
WB
|
191,660 | 61% | 404 | 53,491,142 | 8 |
|
29
|
24
|
The Lives of Others |
Sony Classics
|
185,979 | -16% | 130 | 9,690,825 | 14 |
|
30
|
25
|
Firehouse Dog |
Fox
|
163,553 | -13% | 352 | 13,163,214 | 6 |
|
31
|
23
|
Year of the Dog |
Par Vantage
|
163,101 | -27% | 152 | 1,177,245 | 5 |
|
32
|
22
|
The Hoax |
Miramax
|
139,926 | -44% | 206 | 6,960,360 | 6 |
|
33
|
27
|
Shooter |
Par
|
116,285 | -29% | 152 | 46,411,361 | 8 |
|
34
|
26
|
Night at the Museum |
Fox
|
116,148 | -35% | 200 | 250,603,633 | 21 |
|
35
|
39
|
Deep Sea 3-D |
WB
|
108,372 | 17% | 25 | 27,242,173 | 63 |
|
36
|
35
|
Premonition |
Sony
|
106,815 | -4% | 108 | 48,066,930 | 9 |
|
37
|
31
|
The Last Mimzy |
New Line
|
105,368 | -13% | 205 | 20,812,786 | 8 |
|
38
|
34
|
After the Wedding |
IFC
|
103,870 | -7% | 55 | 881,489 | 7 |
|
39
|
New
|
The Salon |
Bigger Pictures
|
92,362 | – | 210 | 92,362 | 1 |
|
40
|
33
|
Norbit |
Par
|
88,180 | -23% | 151 | 95,594,067 | 14 |
|
41
|
45
|
The Hills Have Eyes II |
Fox
|
81,364 | 49% | 115 | 20,693,511 | 8 |
|
42
|
50
|
Roving Mars |
BV
|
79,351 | 56% | 10 | 7,159,302 | 68 |
|
43
|
40
|
Avenue Montaigne (Orchestra |
Thinkfilm/Seville
|
76,484 | -9% | 50 | 1,909,629 | 32 |
|
44
|
41
|
The Wind That Shakes the B |
IFC/Christal
|
71,841 | -14% | 56 | 1,875,287 | 9 |
|
45
|
37
|
Amazing Grace |
IDP
|
70,800 | -32% | 150 | 20,988,223 | 12 |
|
46
|
60
|
Reign Over Me |
Sony
|
70,586 | 146% | 177 | 19,801,603 | 8 |
|
47
|
29
|
Grindhouse |
Weinstein Co.
|
70,427 | -46% | 95 | 24,437,669 | 6 |
|
48
|
28
|
Ta Ra Rum Pum |
Yash Raj
|
65,337 | -60% | 44 | 768,802 | 3 |
|
49
|
New
|
Life in a … Metro |
UTV
|
62,477 | – | 35 | 62,477 | 1 |
|
50
|
New
|
Blind Dating |
IDP
|
61,877 | – | 74 | 61,877 | 1 |
|
51
|
43
|
Pathfinder |
Fox
|
58,362 | -9% | 74 | 9,793,043 | 5 |
|
52
|
46
|
Wild Safari 3-D |
nWave
|
55,178 | 4% | 10 | 13,185,485 | 110 |
|
53
|
21
|
The Reaping |
WB
|
51,616 | -83% | 160 | 24,830,388 | 6 |
|
54
|
New
|
Brand Upon the Brain |
Vitagraph
|
46,412 | – | 1 | 63,837 | 1 |
|
55
|
47
|
Miss Potter |
MGM
|
45,089 | -12% | 62 | 2,731,707 | 20 |
|
56
|
New
|
Brooklyn Rules |
Slow Hand
|
41,811 | – | 1 | 41,811 | 1 |
|
57
|
54
|
Paris je t’aime |
First Look
|
40,494 | 3% | 2 | 101,881 | 2 |
|
58
|
51
|
Bridge to Terabithia |
BV
|
38,336 | -17% | 65 | 81,294,537 | 13 |
|
59
|
81
|
Americanizing Shelley |
Rocky Mountain
|
36,450 | 251% | 4 | 60,975 | 3 |
|
60
|
53
|
Magnificent Desolation |
Imax
|
33,258 | -22% | 7 | 19,043,279 | 85 |
|
61
|
New
|
The Hip Hop Project |
Thinkfilm
|
32,520 | – | 42 | 32,520 | 1 |
|
62
|
73
|
Jindabyne |
Sony Classics
|
31,434 | 64% | 16 | 99,341 | 3 |
|
63
|
48
|
Music and Lyrics |
WB
|
30,607 | -40% | 73 | 50,562,555 | 13 |
|
64
|
52
|
A vos marques … Party |
Christal
|
29,103 | -35% | 42 | 1,644,902 | 7 |
|
65
|
New
|
Home of the Brave |
MGM
|
25,261 | – | 44 | 25,261 | 1 |
|
66
|
49
|
Redline |
Chicago Pics
|
23,754 | -53% | 51 | 6,858,335 | 5 |
|
67
|
62
|
Dead Silence |
Uni
|
20,865 | -22% | 51 | 16,732,800 | 9 |
|
68
|
63
|
Into Great Silence (Die Gross |
Zietgeist/Mongre
|
20,632 | -21% | 16 | 653,495 | 21 |
|
69
|
59
|
Daddy’s Little Girl |
Lions Gate
|
18,661 | -36% | 44 | 31,622,400 | 13 |
|
70
|
61
|
Pan’s Labyrinth |
Picturehouse
|
18,360 | -31% | 37 | 37,541,055 | 20 |
|
71
|
66
|
The Host |
Magnolia
|
17,886 | -19% | 34 | 2,151,913 | 10 |
|
72
|
71
|
The TV Set |
Thinkfilm
|
17,885 | -13% | 12 | 202,436 | 6 |
|
73
|
64
|
Ne le dis a personne |
Seville
|
17,072 | -31% | 14 | 192,700 | 4 |
| Source: Nielsen EDI; MCN | ||||||||
Estimates – May 11-13, 2007
| Title | Distributor | Gross (averag | % change | Theater | Cume |
| Spider-Man 2 | Sony | 60.2 (14,160) | -60% | 4252 | 242.3 |
| 28 Weeks Later | Fox | 10.1 (4,660) | – | 2303 | 10.1 |
| Georgia Rule | Uni | 5.8 (2,280) | – | 2523 | 5.8 |
| Disturbia | Par | 4.7 (1,510) | -20% | 3106 | 66.2 |
| Delta Farce | Lions Gate | 3.2 (1,680) | – | 1931 | 3.2 |
| Fracture | New Line | 2.8 (1,280) | -23% | 2202 | 30.9 |
| The Invisible | BV | 2.2 (1,120) | -33% | 1943 | 15.5 |
| Meet the Robinsons | BV | 1.6 (980) | -39% | 1640 | 94.1 |
| Hot Fuzz | Focus | 1.6 (1,290) | -28% | 1236 | 18.9 |
| Next | Par | 1.5 (760) | -47% | 2017 | 14.5 |
| The Ex | MGM | 1.4 (1,410) | – | 1009 | 1.4 |
| Blades of Glory | Par | 1.4 (960) | -43% | 1436 | 113.8 |
| Lucky You | WB | 1.1 (440) | -59% | 2525 | 4.7 |
| Are We Done Yet? | Sony | 1.0 (970) | -44% | 1010 | 47.4 |
| Vacancy | Sony | .79 (870) | -49% | 906 | 17.9 |
| Waitress | Searchlight | .63 (9,690) | 586% | 65 | 0.78 |
| Wild Hogs | BV | .58 (810) | -36% | 717 | 160.9 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $100.60 | – | – | – | |
| % Change (Last Year) | – | 6% | – | – | – |
| % Change (Last Week) | –– | -46% | – | – | – |
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Away from Her | Mongrel/Lions | .31 (5,500) | 180% | 56 | 0.47 |
| Years of the Dog | Par Vantage | .15 (1,010) | -31% | 152 | 1.16 |
| The Salon | Bigger Pics | 79,900 (3,810) | – | 210 | 0.08 |
| Blind Dating | IDP | 63,200 (900) | – | 70 | 0.06 |
| Life in a Metro | UTV | 51,600 (1,470) | – | 35 | 0.05 |
| The Hip Hop Project | Thinkfilm | 34,300 (820) | – | 42 | 0.03 |
| Provoked | Eros | 13,500 (1,230) | – | 11 | 0.01 |
| Brand Upon the Brain | Vitagraph | 13,400 (13,400) | – | 1 | 0.03 |
| Chalk | Hart Sharp | 7,850 (7,850) | – | 1 | 0.01 |
| Show Business | Regent | 6,730 (6,730) | – | 1 | 0.01 |
| Day Night Day Night | IFC | 5,840 (5,840) | – | 1 | 0.01 |
| I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone | Strand | 4,320 (4,320) | – | 1 | 0.01 |
Domestic Grosses: To May 10, 2007
| Title |
Distributor
|
Gross
|
| 300 |
WB
|
208,063,965
|
| Spider-Man 3 |
Sony
|
182,070,572
|
| Wild Hogs |
BV
|
160,347,656
|
| Night at the Museum * |
Fox
|
134,665,331
|
| Ghost Rider |
Sony
|
116,371,560
|
| Blades of Glory |
Par
|
112,423,772
|
| Norbit |
Par
|
95,505,887
|
| Meet the Robinsons |
BV
|
92,493,967
|
| Bridge to Terabithia |
BV
|
81,256,201
|
| Dreamgirls * |
Par
|
66,370,036
|
| The Pursuit of Happyness * |
Sony
|
65,771,807
|
| Stomp the Yard |
Sony
|
61,591,536
|
| Disturbia |
Par
|
61,488,026
|
| TMNT |
WB
|
53,299,482
|
| Music and Lyrics |
WB
|
50,531,948
|
| Premonition |
Sony
|
48,066,930
|
| Are We Done Yet? |
Sony
|
46,401,573
|
| Shooter |
Par
|
46,295,077
|
| Because I Said So |
Uni/Seville
|
42,861,457
|
| Epic Movie |
Fox
|
39,739,367
|
Domestic Market Share: To May 10, 2007
| Distributor (releases) |
Gross
|
Mrkt Share |
| Sony (16) |
661.5
|
21.80% |
| Paramount (12) |
500.6
|
16.50% |
| Warner Bros. (17) |
457.2
|
15.10% |
| Buena Vista (12) |
372.1
|
12.30% |
| Fox (12) |
260.2
|
8.60% |
| Universal (8) |
202.4
|
6.70% |
| New Line (6) |
97.2
|
3.20% |
| MGM (10) |
78.6
|
2.60% |
| Lions Gate (7) |
63.6
|
2.10% |
| Fox Searchlight (7) |
56.4
|
1.80% |
| Miramax (4) |
42.9
|
1.40% |
| Picturehouse (2) |
37.2
|
1.20% |
| Focus (2) |
33.7
|
1.10% |
| Weinstein Co. (5) |
25.8
|
0.90% |
| Sony Classics (8) |
25.7
|
0.90% |
| Paramount Vantage (3) |
24.9
|
0.80% |
| IDP (4) |
21.6
|
0.70% |
| Other * (96) |
69.9
|
2.30% |
| – |
3031.5
|
100.00% |
