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Sunday, January 15th, 2012Tags: A Better Life, Carnage, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Pt 2, The Ides Of March, The Tree of Life
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Weekend Box Office Report –January 2
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011Haply New Year
True Grit closed the gap with Little Fockers but couldn’t quite overtake the seasonal gag fest. Fockers emerged at the top of the charts with an estimated $26.2 million with Grit a trot behind at $24.5 million.
The closing frame of 2010 provided no new national releases and just two additions to the last gasp of the awards season. The searing drama Blue Valentine provided an opening weekend of $174,000 from four screens while the acclaimed Brit import Another Year bowed on six screens with $117,000.
Estimates for the year peg domestic box office at $10.52 billion, which translates into a 1.5% downturn from 2009. Admissions declined by a more sizable 7% drop largely as a result of premium pricing for 3D and large format movies. Eight of the top 10 top grossing movies of the year fell into that category and 2011 promises even more stereoscopic offerings.
Theater owners are scrambling to convert screens to digital 3D to capitalize in what no one can yet proclaim as either a temporary craze or the future of film going. The enhancements have been a finger in the dike of the eroding audience but with the arrival of 3D home entertainment this year that nagging recession may not abate. And there’s little doubt that the “windows” issue — the time between theatrical and ancillary release — will intensify with exhibition making grudging concessions that can only ramp up bad blood with major suppliers.
This year’s New Year weekend box office experienced a 13% uptick from the Christmas holiday session. However, it was 29% less fulsome than the same period last year when weekend three of Avatar grossed $68.5 million with Sherlock Holmes and Alvin: The Squeakquel adding $36.6 million and $35.2 million respectively.
Adult/awards fare, which includes The Fighter, Black Swan and The King’s Speech — all likely Oscar contenders — held their own with the holiday frivolity. That still leaves seven slots for films as diverse as Toy Story 3 and Blue Valentine in year that most film reviewers have characterized as overall sub-par.
True Grit has already become The Coen Brothers biggest grossing domestic release and actor Jeff Bridges can claim the rare distinction of having two holiday films (Grit, TRON: Legacy) that will gross in excess of $100 million. He’s easily the comeback kid in a year where seemingly more audience-friendly performers (and filmmakers) have taken it on the chin.
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Weekend Estimates – December 31-January 1, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Little Fockers | Uni | 26.2 (7,380) | -15% | 3554 | 103.1 |
| True Grit | Par | 24.5 (7,960) | -1% | 3083 | 86.7 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | 18.4 (5,480) | -4% | 3365 | 131 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | 12.6 (3,580) | 62% | 3515 | 65.7 |
| Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader | Fox | 10.3 (3,500) | 9% | 2948 | 87 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 10.0 (3,960) | 32% | 2534 | 46.4 |
| Tangled | BV | 9.9 (3,820) | 53% | 2582 | 167.9 |
| Gulliver’s Travels | Fox | 9.0 (2,910) | 42% | 3089 | 27.1 |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 8.4 (5,420) | 35% | 1553 | 47.3 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 7.5 (10,760) | 67% | 700 | 22.7 |
| The Tourist | Sony | 6.7 (2,420) | 25% | 2756 | 54.7 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, Part 1* | WB | 4.5 (2,580) | 32% | 1732 | 283.4 |
| How Do You Know | Sony | 4.5 (1,800) | 28% | 2483 | 24.9 |
| Megamind | Par | .57 (750) | 56% | 764 | 144.1 |
| Unstoppable | Fox | .53 (1,180) | 61% | 450 | 79.5 |
| The Social Network | Sony | .47 (1,890) | 71% | 249 | 93.2 |
| Burlesque | Sony | .42 (1,270) | 19% | 330 | 37.8 |
| Due Date | WB | .31 (770) | 10% | 404 | 98.8 |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | .27 (2,620) | 42% | 103 | 10.4 |
| Red | Summit | .26 (860) | 44% | 303 | 89.5 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $153.60 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -29% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 13% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Blue Valentine | Weinstein Co. | .17 (43,500) | 4 | 0.27 | |
| Another Year | Sony Classics | .12 (19,550) | 6 | 0.17 | |
| Somewhere | Focus | .14 (17,870) | 20% | 8 | 0.44 |
| Rabbit Hole | Lionsgate | .13 (3,850) | 52% | 34 | 0.42 |
| Casino Jack | IDP | 79,700 (4,430) | 63% | 18 | 0.23 |
| The Illusionist | Sony Classics | 50,200 (16,730) | 30% | 3 | 0.13 |
| Country Strong | Sony | 42,600 (21,300) | 40% | 2 | 0.12 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 23, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (30) | 1900.7 | 18.30% |
| Paramount (20) | 1684.9 | 16.20% |
| Fox (20) | 1470.5 | 14.10% |
| Buena Vista (17) | 1408.5 | 13.50% |
| Sony (26) | 1258.5 | 12.10% |
| Universal (19) | 844.2 | 8.10% |
| Summit (11) | 522.8 | 5.00% |
| Lionsgate (16) | 519.6 | 5.00% |
| Fox Searchlight (8) | 119.5 | 1.20% |
| Overture (8) | 87.5 | 0.80% |
| Focus (8) | 75.3 | 0.70% |
| CBS (3) | 72.7 | 0.70% |
| Weinstein Co. (9) | 72 | 0.70% |
| Sony Classics (22) | 59.7 | 0.60% |
| MGM (1) | 50.4 | 0.50% |
| Other * (324) | 257.5 | 2.50% |
| 10404.3 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than .04% |
Tags: 127 Hours, Another Year, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Burlesque, Casino Jack, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Country Strong, Due Date, Gulliver's Travels, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, how do you know, Little Fockers, Megamind, Rabbit Hole, Red, Somewhere, Tangled, The Fighter, The Illusionist, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Tourist, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, unstoppable, Yogi Bear
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Weekend Box Office Report — December 26
Sunday, December 26th, 2010Grit and Bear It
Little Fockers and True Grit led the Christmas charge with respective opening debuts estimated at $34 million and $25.5 million that topped weekend movie going. The session also featured a Christmas day bow for the animated Gulliver’s Travels, which netted a two-day gross of $6.9 million.
Bollywood’s seasonal offering Tees Maar Khann rang up an impressive $700,000. However, several other Hindi, Telegu and Tamil releases were non-starters. China’s If You Are the One 2 opened up day-and-date (a first) with its Mainland release and chimed in with a potent $208,000 launch.
The frame also featured a clutch of last-minute releases for award season consideration. Best of the bunch was Venice-prized Somewhere with $148,000 from seven venues. The animated The Illusionist displayed comparable strength with a two-day tally of $52,600 on two screens and a four screen push for Barney’s Version in Canada proved effective with $64,400 (a single U.S. Oscar qualifying run was unreported). Lastly, Country Strong lilted $33,800 from two sneak peeks.
Overall the Christmas session got clobbered with calendar positioning that landed the eve on Friday (expect something similar with New Years). And while an estimated $155 million weekend provided an 11% boost from the prior weekend it translated into a pounding 45% drop from 2009. As the door quickly closes on the year, box office gross has slipped behind the prior year and admissions are approaching close to double digit erosion. A year ago Avatar’s second weekend grossed $75.6 million and debuts of Sherlock Holmes and The Alvin Squeakquel added $62.4 million and $48.9 million respectively.
All that said, tracking wasn’t exactly on target for new entries and holdovers. The third in the Fockers series was expected to render a first weekend of between $40 million and $45 million while the sophomore edition of TRON: Legacy was pegged at $25 million. Conversely True Grit outperformed pundits soothsaying that had it shy of $20 million.
Holiday crowds clearly voted for The Fighter, Black Swan and The King’s Speech as their Oscar favorites. Still there are seven additional slots to fill and the campaigning is apt to intensify in the upcoming weeks.
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Weekend Estimates – December 24-26, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Little Fockers | Uni | 34.0 (9,610) | NEW | 3536 | 48.2 |
| True Grit | Par | 25.5 (8,360) | NEW | 3047 | 36.6 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | 20.6 (5,960) | -53% | 3451 | 88.7 |
| Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader | Fox | 10.9 (3,240) | -12% | 3350 | 63.9 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 8.6 (3,430) | -29% | 2511 | 27.7 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | 8.4 (2,380) | -55% | 3515 | 36.3 |
| Gulliver’s Travels * | Fox | 6.9 (2,700) | NEW | 2546 | 6.9 |
| Tangled | BV | 6.7 (2,590) | -24% | 2582 | 143.8 |
| Fox Searchlight | 6.4 (4,390) | -23% | 1466 | 28.9 | |
| The Tourist | Sony | 5.6 (2,020) | -35% | 2756 | 41.1 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 4.6 (6,530) | 317% | 700 | 8.4 |
| How Do You Know | Sony | 3.7 (1,480) | -51% | 2483 | 15.1 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1* | WB | 3.3 (1,920) | -34% | 1732 | 273.1 |
| Tees Maar Khan | UTV | .70 (6,780) | NEW | 103 | 0.7 |
| Due Date | WB | .37 (910) | -71% | 404 | 98.3 |
| Unstoppable | Fox | .36 (920) | -80% | 393 | 78.5 |
| Megamind | Par | .35 (460) | -49% | 764 | 142.6 |
| Burlesque | Sony | .33 (660) | -77% | 501 | 36.7 |
| The Social Network | Sony | .31 (1,230) | 9% | 249 | 92.3 |
| If You Are the One 2 | China Lion | .21 (9,040) | NEW | 23 | 0.21 |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | .20 (1,720) | -64% | 115 | 9.8 |
| * Christmas Day opening | |||||
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $145.90 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -45% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 11% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Somewhere | Focus | .15 (21,140) | 7 | 0.2 | |
| Rabbit Hole | Lionsgate | 88,700 (2,610) | 65% | 34 | 0.16 |
| Barney’s Version | eOne | 64,400 (16,100) | 4 | 0.06 | |
| Casino Jack | IDP | 60,500 (4,030) | 75% | 15 | 0.11 |
| The Illusionist * | Sony Classics | 52,600 (26,300) | 2 | 0.05 | |
| Country Strong | Sony | 33,800 (16,900) | 2 | 0.05 | |
| The Tempest | Miramax/Maple | 32,700 (2,520) | -44% | 13 | 0.19 |
| Toonpur Ka Superhero | Eros | 9,600 (400) | 24 | 0.01 | |
| Isi Life Mein | Rajshri | 4,500 (250) | 18 | 0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 23, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (30) | 1861 | 18.40% |
| Paramount (19) | 1634.7 | 16.10% |
| Fox (19) | 1442.4 | 14.20% |
| Buena Vista (17) | 1349.1 | 13.30% |
| Sony (26) | 1239.1 | 12.20% |
| Universal (18) | 798.7 | 7.90% |
| Summit (11) | 522.2 | 5.20% |
| Lionsgate (16) | 519.3 | 5.10% |
| Fox Searchlight (8) | 105 | 1.00% |
| Overture (8) | 87.4 | 0.90% |
| Focus (7) | 75.2 | 0.70% |
| CBS (3) | 72.5 | 0.70% |
| Weinstein Co. (9) | 65.5 | 0.60% |
| Sony Classics (22) | 59.5 | 0.60% |
| MGM (1) | 50.4 | 0.50% |
| Other * (317) | 253.5 | 2.50% |
| 10135.5 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Limited Releases * (Jan. 1 – Dec. 23, 2010)
| Title | Distributor | Gross |
| Hubble 3D | WB | 19,359,509 |
| The Ghost Writer | Summit | 15,569,712 |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Music Box/Alliance | 11,287,817 |
| The Young Victoria * | Apparition/Alliance | 11,131,232 |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | 9,321,571 |
| Get Low | Sony Classics | 9,106,802 |
| Fair Game | Summit | 8,650,388 |
| A Single Man * | Weinstein Co. | 7,935,872 |
| The Girl Who Played with Fire | Music Box/Alliance | 7,848,496 |
| Cyrus | Fox Searchlight | 7,461,082 |
| Babies | Focus | 7,444,272 |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | E1/Sony Classics | 7,394,171 |
| Conviction | Fox Searchlight | 6,768,063 |
| City Island | Anchor Bay | 6,671,036 |
| The Last Station | Sony Classics | 6,617,867 |
| Waiting for “Superman” | Par Vantage | 6,410,257 |
| The Secret in Their Eyes | Sony Classics | 6,391,436 |
| It’s Kind of a Funny Story | Focus | 6,362,514 |
| Winter’s Bone | Roadside Attraction | 6,237,371 |
| Under the Sea 3D * | WB | 5,732,362 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
Tags: 127 Hours, A Single Man, Babies, Barney's Version, Black Swan, Burlesque, Casino Jack, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, City Island, Conviction, Country Strong, Cyrus, Due Date, Fair Game, Get Low, Gulliver's Travels, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, how do you know, Hubble 3D, If You Are the One 2, Isi Life Mein, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, Little Fockers, Megamind, Part 1, Rabbit Hole, Somewhere, Tangled, Tees Maar Khan, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Illusionist, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The King's Speech, The Last Station, The Secret In Their Eyes, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tourist, The Young Victoria, Toonpur Ka Superhero, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Under the Sea 3D, unstoppable, Waiting For 'Superman', Winter's Bone, Yogi Bear
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Weekend Box Office Report — December 19
Sunday, December 19th, 2010Da Doo Tron Tron
TRON: Legacy commanded the multiplex with an opening salvo estimated at $43.4 million. The movie stocking was stuffed with two other new releases plus a couple of platform films that went wide to significant response.
Yogi Bear filched $16.6 million to rank second in the marketplace while the star-laden romantic comedy How Do You Know struggled to position eight with $7.5 million.
The Fighter proved itself a contender with a $12.1 gross and Black Swan spread its wings with an impressive $7.9 million. Meanwhile there were two freshmen titles tossing their hat into the ring for award season. The starkly dramatic Rabbit Hole had an encouraging $51,700 from five venues while Casino Jack failed to beat bank with $32,100 at seven tables. In Quebec, local action comedy L’Appat had a soft debut of close to $170,000.
Overall weekend revenues saw a significant boost from the early December doldrums, but couldn’t quite overtake 2009 box office when Avatar arrived at the multiplex. Friday domestic box office inched past $10 billion (4 days faster than last year) and through the weekend it stands just 1% better than at this point last year.
The current session promised an even better result than transpired with new entries appealing to different demographics. Only TRON: Legacy conformed to tracking that predicted a result between $40 million and $45 million. The 28-year hiatus from the original has allowed the 1982 movie to accrue a cult status and brought out an avid young male audience. Stereoscopic engagements accounted for an unusually strong 80% plus, though their numbers accounted for 55% of its screen count. Its ultimate potency will be determined by building a wider audience.
The animated-live action Yogi Bear was expected to gross in the low $20 million but came up short several pic-a-nic baskets. It won’t expand beyond the family market and should limp through the holiday season. How Do You Know is already hobbled and while there were low expectations of $10 million to $12 million it failed to meet an already low bar.
The session generated roughly $135 million for a 47% bump from the prior weekend but dipped 4% from 2009. Last year’s Avatar bow of $77 million led the frame with The Princess and the Frog trailing behind with $12.2 million and Did You Hear About the Morgans? limping into theaters with $6.6 million.
Black Swan shows early signs of becoming the season’s adult hit. Though the film has divided critics and the public, it has generated fierce debate that’s translated into sales … an asset in short supply for the likes of such films as 127 Hours and Fair Game. The Fighter, while not a knockout, looks likely to get traction from awards season recognition in a race that seems — despite already announced critics awards and the Golden Globe announcement — a bit amorphous.
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Weekend Estimates – December 17-19, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume | |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | 43.4 (12,580) | NEW | 3451 | 43.4 | |
| Yogi Bear | WB | 16.6 (4,710) | NEW | 3515 | 16.6 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Fox | 12.5 (3,530) | -48% | 3555 | 42.9 | |
| The Fighter | Par | 12.1 (4,850) | 2503 | 12.6 | ||
| Tangled | BV | 8.7 (2,720) | -39% | 3201 | 127.9 | |
| The Tourist | Sony | 8.4 (3,040) | -49% | 2756 | 30.5 | |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 7.9 (8,260) | 140% | 959 | 15.3 | |
| How Do You Know | Sony | 7.5 (3,030) | NEW | 2483 | 7.5 | |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1* | WB | 4.8 (1,690) | -43% | 2860 | 265.5 | |
| Unstoppable | Fox | 1.8 (980) | -51% | 1874 | 77.4 | |
| Burlesque | Sony | 1.3 (880) | -58% | 1510 | 35.4 | |
| Due Date | WB | 1.2 (1,060) | -52% | 1157 | 97.3 | |
| Love and Other Drugs | Fox | 1.1 (970) | -64% | 1093 | 30.2 | |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 1.1 (24,880) | 81% | 43 | 2.9 | |
| Megamind | Par | .69 (680) | -73% | 1025 | 141.6 | |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | .51 (1,660) | -49% | 307 | 9.3 | |
| Faster | CBS | .41 (620) | -76% | 660 | 22.5 | |
| Red | Summit | .31 (710) | -28% | 439 | 88.4 | |
| The Social Network | Sony | .29 (1,270) | 2% | 228 | 91.9 | |
| Fair Game | Summit | .23 (860) | -59% | 268 | 8.7 | |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $129.60 | |||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -4% | |||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 47% | |||||
| Also debuting/expanding | ||||||
| L’Appat | Alliance | .17 (2,350) | 72 | 0.17 | ||
| I Love You Phillip Morris | Roadside | .14 (2,830) | -10% | 49 | 0.51 | |
| The Tempest | Miramax/Maple | 52,400 (2,490) | 22% | 21 | 0.12 | |
| Rabbit Hole | Lionsgate | 51,700 (10,320) | 5 | 0.05 | ||
| Casino Jack | IDP | 32,100 (4,440) | 7 | 0.03 | ||
| La Rafle | Seville | 28,200 (2,170) | 13 | 0.03 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 16, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (29) | 1837.8 | 18.40% |
| Paramount (19) | 1622.6 | 16.20% |
| Fox (19) | 1427.1 | 14.30% |
| Buena Vista (16) | 1296.2 | 13.00% |
| Sony (25) | 1221.2 | 12.20% |
| Universal (18) | 798.5 | 8.00% |
| Summit (11) | 521.7 | 5.20% |
| Lionsgate (15) | 518.9 | 5.20% |
| Fox Searchlight (8) | 96.1 | 1.00% |
| Overture (8) | 87.3 | 0.90% |
| Focus (7) | 75.2 | 0.70% |
| CBS (3) | 72.1 | 0.70% |
| Weinstein Co. (9) | 64.5 | 0.60% |
| Sony Classics (22) | 59.4 | 0.60% |
| MGM (1) | 50.4 | 0.50% |
| Other * (315) | 251.4 | 2.50% |
| 10000.4 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Domestic Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Dec. 16, 2010)
| Title | Distributor | Gross |
| Avatar * | Fox | 476,899,300 |
| Toy Story 3 | BV | 415,071,937 |
| Alice in Wonderland | BV | 334,191,110 |
| Iron Man 2 | Par | 312,445,596 |
| Twilight: Eclipse | Summit | 300,551,386 |
| Inception | WB | 292,485,544 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 | WB | 260,701,257 |
| Despicable Me | Uni | 250,322,315 |
| Shrek Forever After | Par | 238,667,087 |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Par | 218,685,707 |
| The Karate Kid | Sony | 176,797,997 |
| Clash of the Titans | WB | 163,214,888 |
| Grown Ups | Sony | 162,171,789 |
| Megamind | Par | 140,950,962 |
| The Last Airbender | Par | 131,733,601 |
| Shutter Island | Par | 128,051,522 |
| The Other Guy | Sony | 119,534,389 |
| Tangled | BV | 119,142,932 |
| Salt | Sony | 118,485,665 |
| Jackass 3D | Par | 116,857,736 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
Tags: 127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Black Swan, Burlesque, Casino Jack, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Clash of the Titans, Despicable Me, Due Date, Fair Game, Faster, Grown Ups, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, how do you know, How to Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Iron Man 2, Jackass 3D, L'Appat, La Rafle, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Part 1, Rabbit Hole, Red, Salt, Shrek Forever After, Shutter Island, Tangled, The Fighter, The Karate Kid, The King's Speech, The Last Airbender, The Other Guy, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tourist, Toy Story 3, Tron - Legacy, Twilight: Eclipse, unstoppable, Yogi Bear
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Weekend Estimates — December 12
Sunday, December 12th, 2010Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|24.3|NEW|24.3
The Tourist|16.8|NEW |16.8
Tangled|14.4|-33%|115.5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1|8.6|-50%|257.8
Unstoppable|6.1|-47%|68.9
Black Swan|3.4|134%|5.7
Burlesque|3.2|-48%|32.6
Love and Other Drugs|3.0|-48%|27.6
Due Date|2.5|-39%|94.9
Megamind|2.5|-50%|140.2
Tags: Black Swan, Burlesque, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Due Date, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Part 1, Tangled, The Tourist, unstoppable
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Weekend Box Office Report — December 5
Sunday, December 5th, 2010The Warrior’s Weigh
The first weekend of December has the ignominious tradition of being one of the lowest moviegoing periods of the year. This year is no exception with but a single new wide release and holdover titles generally experiencing declines of more than 50%.
The newcomer arrived from the re-constituted Relativity Media with the martial arts actioner The Warrior’s Way. It barely squeaked into the top 10 with an estimated $3 million. Industry trackers hadn’t expected much for the picture but even their estimates were pegged significantly higher at roughly $5 million.
The frame leader was the animated Tangled with an estimated $21.5 million with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 taking the consolation prize with $16.9 million. The rest of the holdovers were indeed the deathly hallows.
However, there were a couple of spectacular exclusive debuts. The controversial and intense drama Black Swan bowed to $1.4 million, which translated into a jaw dropping per engagement average of $76,670. And the left-for-dead black comedy I Love You Phillip Morris hit the target with $109,000 from six locations and an $18,200 average. Also encouraging was the two-screen bow of the ironically titled All Good Things with $37,500.
The rest of the new niche crowd ranged from fair to poor including several new films on the Indian circuit, the independent Night Catches Us and the documentary Bhutto.
All added up, revenues amounted to about $86 million and a 54% drop from the weekend slice of Thanksgiving. It was also off 15% from the 2009 edition when the top new entry was third-ranked Brothers with $9.5 million. The 2009 leader with $20 million was The Blind Side.
Domestic box office should push past $10 billion next weekend and register a slight gain for the year when the dust settles in 26 days. It also unquestionably marks another year of theatrical admission declines; likely between 5% and 7%.
As to award’s contenders, it remains anyone’s game and last week’s announcement of honors from the National Board of Review provided scant indication of what’s to follow from major critical groups or the Hollywood Foreign Press. Apart from James L. Brooks’ How Do You Know, the anticipated upcoming releases have been seen and left prognosticators fumbling to identify leaders in any of the talent categories.
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Weekend Estimates – December 3-5, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Tangled | BV | 21.5 (5,970) | -56% | 3603 | 96.5 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, Part 1* | WB | 16.9 (4,090) | -66% | 4125 | 244.4 |
| Burlesque | Sony | 6.1 (2,020) | -49% | 3037 | 27 |
| Unstoppable | Fox | 6.1 (1,930) | -47% | 3152 | 68.9 |
| Love and Other Drugs | Fox | 5.7 (2,310) | -42% | 2458 | 22.6 |
| Megamind | Par | 4.9 (1,550) | -61% | 3173 | 136.6 |
| Due Date | WB | 4.2 (1,720) | -41% | 2450 | 91 |
| Faster | CBS | 3.8 (1,550) | -55% | 2470 | 18.1 |
| The Warrior’s Way | Relativity | 3.0 (1,870) | NEW | 1622 | 3 |
| The Next Three Days | Lionsgate | 2.6 (1,150) | -45% | 2236 | 18.3 |
| Morning Glory | Par | 1.7 (760) | -56% | 2263 | 29.1 |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | 1.6 (3,790) | -4% | 433 | 6.6 |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 1.4 (76,670) | NEW | 18 | 1.4 |
| Fair Game | Summit | 1.0 (2,320) | -27% | 436 | 7.3 |
| Red | Summit | .75 (960) | -45% | 779 | 87.2 |
| For Colored Girls … | Lionsgate | .45 (930) | -67% | 485 | 37.3 |
| Lance et compte | Seville | .43 (4,480) | -31% | 96 | 1.3 |
| Skyline | Uni/Alliance | .42 (730) | -63% | 578 | 20.9 |
| The Social Network | Sony | .41 (1,580) | -42% | 260 | 91 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | .32 (53,000) | -10% | 6 | 0.8 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $81.25 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -15% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | -54% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| I Love You Phillip Morris | Roadside | .11 (18,200) | 6 | 0.11 | |
| Raktacharitra 2 | Viva/Happy | 94,200 (4,100) | 23 | 0.09 | |
| Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | Viva | 65,300 (960) | 68 | 0.07 | |
| Nutcracker 3D | FreeStyle | 45,700 (1,040) | -31% | 44 | 0.14 |
| Made in Dagenham | Sony Classics | 39,600 (3,600) | -37% | 11 | 0.18 |
| All Good Things | Magnolia | 37,500 (18,750) | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Dead Awake | New Film | 31,400 (570) | 55 | 0.03 | |
| Mar Jawan Gur Khake | Punjabi | 18,800 (6,270) | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Night Catches Us | Magnolia | 12,100 (3,020) | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Bhutto | First Run | 7,800 (3,900) | 2 | 0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 2, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (27) | 1792.9 | 18.40% |
| Paramount (18) | 1609.2 | 16.50% |
| Fox (18) | 1371.7 | 14.00% |
| Buena Vista (16) | 1252.3 | 12.80% |
| Sony (24) | 1185.4 | 12.10% |
| Universal (18) | 797.2 | 8.20% |
| Summit (11) | 517.9 | 5.30% |
| Lionsgate (15) | 512.4 | 5.20% |
| Fox Searchlight (7) | 84.7 | 0.90% |
| Overture (7) | 81.9 | 0.80% |
| Focus (7) | 75.2 | 0.80% |
| CBS (3) | 64.2 | 0.70% |
| Weinstein Co. (8) | 63.1 | 0.70% |
| Sony Classics (22) | 58.7 | 0.60% |
| MGM (1) | 50.4 | 0.50% |
| Other * (301) | 246.6 | 2.50% |
| 9763.8 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Global Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Dec. 2, 2010)
| Title | Distributor | Gross |
| Avatar * | Fox | 1,955,694,414 |
| Toy Story 3 | BV | 1,065,128,004 |
| Alice in Wonderland | BV | 1,024,537,295 |
| Inception | WB | 840,550,911 |
| Shrek Forever After | Par | 738,351,966 |
| Twilight: Eclipse | Summit | 699,325,617 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 | WB | 634,033,738 |
| Iron Man 2 | Par | 622,718,600 |
| Despicable Me | Uni | 534,415,944 |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Par | 495,921,283 |
| Clash of the Titans | WB | 489,778,913 |
| Sherlock Holmes * | WB | 367,796,599 |
| The Karate Kid | Sony | 359,429,551 |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | BV | 335,816,141 |
| The Last Airbender | Par | 319,062,129 |
| Robin Hood | Uni | 312,207,159 |
| Shutter Island | Par | 301,977,955 |
| Sex and the City 2 | WB | 301,158,934 |
| Salt | Sony | 293,955,694 |
| Resident Evil: Afterlife | Sony/Alliance | 292,972,689 |
| The Expendables | Lionsgate | 272,550,235 |
| Grown Ups | Sony | 271,417,359 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Fox | 264,341,533 |
| Knight and Day | Fox | 261,206,060 |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians | Fox | 226,497,298 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
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Weekend Box Office Report — November 21
Sunday, November 21st, 2010Harry and the Deathly Swallows … Gulp!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 ascended to an estimated $126.2 million and corralled more than 60% of weekend ticket sales. Comparatively speaking the remaining films in the multiplex had to settle for chump change, including the bow of the thriller The Next Three Days which slotted fifth with $6.7 million.
The session also included the new Bollywood release Guzaarish, which garnered a better than respectable $423,000 at 108 venues. Among the few exclusive bows both the British import Made in Dagenham and France’s White Material were just OK with respective openings of $39,300 and $35,800, each playing on three screens.
It was the biggest opening yet for a Harry Potter film but while the juggernaut provided a big box office boost from last weekend it was insufficient to stave off a decline from 2009.
Expectations were high for the first installment of the last chapter of the Potter franchise. Advance sales and online tracking anticipated a $100 million debut and that number expanded following word of advance Thursday midnight screenings estimated at $24 million. Large format engagements were estimated at $12.4 million and if that number holds up it will be a record.
Internationally the early estimates are roughly $205 million from 54 markets. It includes all-time records in the U.K. and Russia and otherwise just sensational debuts elsewhere. The final, final Potter putter is schedule for July 2011.
On a decidedly downbeat note, The Next Three Days came in well below tracking that suggested a $10 million launch. The film also received a drubbing from critics.
Weekend revenues lurched toward $200 million, which translated into a 64% hike from seven days back. It was however 25% behind the 2009 slate led by the second installment of Twilight (New Moon), which bowed bitingly to $142.8 million with the unexpectedly $34.1 million potency of The Blind Side right behind it.
The contender’s roster failed to see any additional dynamos this weekend and the titles already in the marketplace were finding the Darwinian aspect of the exercise unrelenting. Both Fair Game and 127 Hours added a significant number of playdates with the latter continuing to maintain a hefty $8,330 engagement average. The other surprise in the mix is the continuing stamina of the non-fiction Inside Job that’s racked up $2.2 million to date.
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Weekend Estimates – November 19-21, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1* | WB | 126.2 (30,600) | NEW | 4125 | 126.2 |
| Megamind | Par | 16.2 (4,280) | -45% | 3779 | 109.5 |
| Unstoppable | Fox | 13.0 (4,060) | -43% | 3207 | 41.9 |
| Due Date | WB | 8.9 (2,760) | -42% | 3229 | 72.4 |
| The Next Three Days | Lionsgate | 6.7 (2,590) | NEW | 2564 | 6.7 |
| Morning Glory | Par | 5.2 (2,050) | -43% | 2544 | 19.8 |
| Skyline | Uni/Alliance | 3.4 (1,170) | -71% | 2883 | 17.6 |
| Summit | 2.4 (1,190) | -51% | 2034 | 83.5 | |
| For Colored Girls … | Lionsgate | 2.3 (1,920) | -64% | 1216 | 34.5 |
| Fair Game | Summit | 1.4 (3,730) | 41% | 386 | 3.7 |
| Secretariat | BV | 1.0 (970) | -56% | 1010 | 56.4 |
| Paranormal Activity 2 | Par | .93 (840) | -69% | 1101 | 83.6 |
| The Social Network | Sony | .91 (1,590) | -49% | 571 | 89.2 |
| 127 Hours | Searchlight | .90 (8,330) | 104% | 108 | 1.9 |
| Saw 3D | Lionsgate | .82 (1,020) | -71% | 806 | 45.3 |
| Jackass 3D | Par | .72 (1,050) | -68% | 687 | 116.1 |
| Life As We Know It | WB | .52 (930) | -50% | 558 | 51.6 |
| Guzaarish | UTV | .42 (3,910) | NEW | 108 | 0.42 |
| The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest | Music Box/Alliance | .41 (2,180) | -22% | 188 | 3.5 |
| Inside Job | Sony Classics | .37 (1,770) | -22% | 211 | 2.2 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $191.50 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -25% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 64% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Today’s Special | Reliance | 88,400 (1,670) | 53 | 0.09 | |
| Made in Dagenham | Sony Classics | 39,300 (13,100) | 3 | 0.04 | |
| White Material | IFC | 35,800 (11,930) | 3 | 0.04 | |
| Queen of the Lot | Rainbow | 16,400 (2,730) | 6 | 0.02 | |
| Copacabana | Seville | 14,100 (2,010) | 7 | 0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Nov. 18, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share |
| Paramount (18) | 1555.1 | 16.80% |
| Warner Bros. (26) | 1538.8 | 16.70% |
| Fox (17) | 1320.7 | 14.30% |
| Buena Vista (15) | 1173.4 | 12.70% |
| Sony (23) | 1160.3 | 12.60% |
| Universal (18) | 790.4 | 8.60% |
| Summit (11) | 508.5 | 5.50% |
| Lionsgate (14) | 490.6 | 5.30% |
| Overture (7) | 81.7 | 0.90% |
| Fox Searchlight (7) | 80.3 | 0.90% |
| Focus (7) | 75.1 | 0.80% |
| Weinstein Co. (7) | 62.5 | 0.70% |
| Sony Classics (21) | 57.3 | 0.60% |
| MGM (1) | 51.2 | 0.50% |
| CBS (2) | 50 | 0.50% |
| Other * (288) | 240.7 | 2.60% |
| 9236.6 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Domestic Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Nov. 18, 2010)
| Title | Distributor | Gross |
| Avatar * | Fox | 476,883,415 |
| Toy Story 3 | BV | 414,681,777 |
| Alice in Wonderland | BV | 334,191,110 |
| Iron Man 2 | Par | 312,445,596 |
| Twilight: Eclipse | Summit | 300,551,386 |
| Inception | WB | 291,914,445 |
| Despicable Me | Uni | 248,900,040 |
| Shrek Forever After | Par | 238,667,087 |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Par | 218,685,707 |
| The Karate Kid | Sony | 176,797,997 |
| Clash of the Titans | WB | 163,214,888 |
| Grown Ups | Sony | 162,147,232 |
| The Last Airbender | Par | 131,733,601 |
| Shutter Island | Par | 128,051,522 |
| The Other Guy | Sony | 119,256,755 |
| Salt | Sony | 118,485,665 |
| Jackass 3D | Par | 115,357,091 |
| Valentine’s Day | WB | 110,509,442 |
| Sherlock Holmes * | WB | 106,967,985 |
| Robin Hood | Uni | 105,425,146 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
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