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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Weekend Estimates – December 10-12, 2010
Title |
Distributor |
Gross (average) |
% change * |
Theaters |
Cume |
Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader |
Fox |
24.3 (6,840) |
NEW |
3555 |
24.3 |
The Tourist |
Sony |
16.8 (6,110) |
NEW |
2756 |
16.8 |
Tangled |
BV |
14.4 (4,040) |
-33% |
3565 |
115.5 |
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1* |
WB |
8.6 (2,400) |
-50% |
3577 |
257.8 |
Unstoppable |
Fox |
3.7 (1,260) |
-37% |
2967 |
74.3 |
Black Swan |
Fox Searchlight |
3.4 (37,778) |
134% |
90 |
5.7 |
Burlesque |
Sony |
3.2 (1,120) |
-48% |
2876 |
32.6 |
Love and Other Drugs |
Fox |
3.0 (1,330) |
-48% |
2240 |
27.6 |
Due Date |
WB |
2.5 (1,260) |
-39% |
1990 |
94.9 |
Megamind |
Par |
2.5 (1,020) |
-50% |
2425 |
140.2 |
Faster |
CBS |
1.7 (820) |
-56% |
2106 |
21.3 |
The Next Three Days |
Lionsgate |
1.0 (720) |
-60% |
1426 |
20.3 |
127 Hours |
Fox Searchlight |
1.0 (2,360) |
-39% |
416 |
8.2 |
The Warrior’s Way |
Relativity |
.91 (560) |
-70% |
1622 |
4.9 |
The King’s Speech |
Weinstein Co. |
.58 (30,530) |
78% |
19 |
1.5 |
Fair Game |
Summit |
.55 (1,260) |
-43% |
436 |
8.2 |
Morning Glory |
Par |
.51 (510) |
-70% |
1004 |
30.2 |
Red |
Summit |
.41 (730) |
-45% |
564 |
87.9 |
The Fighter |
Par |
.33 (81,850) |
NEW |
4 |
0.33 |
The Social Network |
Sony |
.27 (1,190) |
-35% |
227 |
91.4 |
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Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
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$88.65 |
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% Change (Last Year) |
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-5% |
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% Change (Last Week) |
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9% |
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Also debuting/expanding |
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No Problem |
Eros |
.20 (2,400) |
|
84 |
0.2 |
I Love You Phillip Morris |
Roadside |
.16 (4,490) |
39% |
35 |
0.31 |
The Tempest |
Miramax |
44,700 (8,940) |
|
5 |
0.04 |
Band Baaja Baaraat |
Yash Raj |
43,700 (1,370) |
|
32 |
0.04 |
Hemingway’s Garden of Eden |
Roadside |
11,600 (830) |
|
14 |
0.01 |
And Everything is Doing Fine |
IFC |
6,400 (6,400) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
You Won’t Miss Me |
Factory 25 |
4,200 (4,200) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
Love, In Between |
CJ Entertainment |
2,600 (2,600) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 9, 2010)
Distributor (releases) |
Gross |
Market Share |
Warner Bros. (28) |
1821.5 |
18.40% |
Paramount (18) |
1617.9 |
16.40% |
Fox (18) |
1387.3 |
14.10% |
Buena Vista (16) |
1277.9 |
12.90% |
Sony (24) |
1193.7 |
12.10% |
Universal (18) |
798.1 |
8.10% |
Summit (11) |
520.3 |
5.30% |
Lionsgate (15) |
517.1 |
5.20% |
Fox Searchlight (8) |
89.3 |
0.90% |
Overture (8) |
85.9 |
0.90% |
Focus (7) |
75.2 |
0.80% |
CBS (3) |
69.6 |
0.70% |
Weinstein Co. (8) |
63.6 |
0.60% |
Sony Classics (22) |
59.1 |
0.60% |
MGM (1) |
50.4 |
0.50% |
Other * (306) |
249.5 |
2.50% |
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9876.4 |
100.00% |
* none greater than .04% |
Tags: 127 Hours, And Everything is Doing Fine, Band Baaja Baaraat, Black Swan, Burlesque, Due Date, Fair Game, Faster, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, Hemingway's Garden of Eden, I Love You Phillip Morris, In Between, Love, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Morning Glory, No Problem, Part 1, Red, Tangled, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Next Three Days, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tourist, the warrior's way, unstoppable, you won't miss me
Posted in MCN Originals, MCN Weekend, Movie City News, The Weekend Report | 3 Comments »
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
The 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 |
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Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
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$81.25 |
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% Change (Last Year) |
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-15% |
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% Change (Last Week) |
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-54% |
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Also debuting/expanding |
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I Love You Phillip Morris |
Roadside |
.11 (18,200) |
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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) |
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2 |
0.04 |
Dead Awake |
New Film |
31,400 (570) |
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55 |
0.03 |
Mar Jawan Gur Khake |
Punjabi |
18,800 (6,270) |
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3 |
0.02 |
Night Catches Us |
Magnolia |
12,100 (3,020) |
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4 |
0.01 |
Bhutto |
First Run |
7,800 (3,900) |
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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% |
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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 |
Tags: 127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, All Good Things, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Avatar, bhutto, Black Swan, Burlesque, Clash of the Titans, Dead Awake, Despicable Me, Due Date, Fair Game, Faster, For Colored Girls …, Grown Ups, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, How to Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Iron Man 2, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Knight and Day, Lance et compte, Love and Other Drugs, Made in Dagenham, Mar Jawan Gur Khake, Megamind, Morning Glory, night catches us, Nutcracker 3D, Part 1, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Raktacharitra 2, Red, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Robin Hood, Salt, Sex and the City 2, Sherlock Holmes, Shrek Forever After, Shutter Island, skyline, Tangled, The Expendables, The Karate Kid, The King's Speech, The Last Airbender, The Next Three Days, The Social Network, the warrior's way, Toy Story 3, Twilight: Eclipse, unstoppable
Posted in MCN Originals, MCN Weekend, Movie City News, The Weekend Report | Comments Off on Weekend Box Office Report — December 5
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Tangled Up in Blues … and Reds
A quartet of new releases for Thanksgiving failed to topple Harry Potter from the top of the charts during the gobble, gobble fest. The first part of the Potter finale — Deathly Hallows — grossed an estimated $51.2 million for the weekend portion of the holiday frame. Just a cluck behind was the animated Rapunzel of Tangled with $49.2 million ($69.1 million for the 5-days).
The other three wide release freshmen clustered in positions five to seven with indifferent results. The glitzy musical Burlesque crooned $11.4 million, rom-com Love and Other Drugs ingested $9.6 million and Faster added a tortoise-paced $8.2 million.
The big noise of the session proved to be the well positioned awards contender The King’s Speech that amassed a heady $86,000 screen average from just four venues. There was also an impressive $610,000 for local hockey comedy Lance et compte in Quebec, but a dull $212,000 for Bollywood entry Break Ke Baad. And a new seasonal Nutcracker in 3D was virtually D.O.A. with a $62,700 tally from 42 screens.
Adding it all up, Thanksgiving box office was a smidgen less than last year’s result.
Industry trackers generally predicted that Deathly Hallows would prevail at the box office but few anticipated that Tangled would be truly competitive with the Hogwart’s grad. They also generally over estimated the strengths of the remaining trio of new entries; especially Faster, which was given the edge over Love and Other Drugs.
Overall weekend numbers added up to roughly $187 million that translated into a 6% decline from the immediate prior session. It was also a slight 1% decline from Thanksgiving weekend 2009 when The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Blind Side led with respectively $42.9 million and $40.1 million. The top new entry, Old Dogs, ranked fourth with $16.9 million.
The current session also saw expansions for 127 Hours and Fair Game that were encouraging but nonetheless displayed signs of fatigue. Still with critics groups just weeks away from announcements both films could well experience second winds. The potent arrival of The King’s Speech however has put that film in the forefront and its now vying with a real royal wedding as well as a smattering of pictures yet to be seen for late year honors.
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Weekend Estimates – November 26-28, 2010
Title |
Distributor |
Gross (average) |
% change * |
Theaters |
Cume |
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, Part 1* |
WB |
51.2 (12,420) |
-59% |
4125 |
221.2 |
Tangled |
BV |
49.2 (13,660) |
NEW |
3603 |
69.1 |
Megamind |
Par |
12.9 (3,770) |
-20% |
3411 |
130.5 |
Unstoppable |
Fox |
11.7 (3,670) |
-10% |
3183 |
60.6 |
Burlesque |
Sony |
11.4 (3,740) |
NEW |
3037 |
16.8 |
Love and Other Drugs |
Fox |
9.6 (3,920) |
NEW |
2455 |
13.8 |
Faster |
CBS |
8.2 (3,360) |
NEW |
2451 |
11.8 |
Due Date |
WB |
7.2 (2,830) |
-19% |
2555 |
84.9 |
The Next Three Days |
Lionsgate |
4.8 (1,860) |
-27% |
2564 |
14.5 |
Morning Glory |
Par |
4.0 (1,630) |
-24% |
2441 |
26.4 |
127 Hours |
Searchlight |
1.7 (5,900) |
89% |
293 |
4.4 |
Fair Game |
Summit |
1.6 (3,960) |
8% |
396 |
6 |
For Colored Girls … |
Lionsgate |
1.4 (2,360) |
-38% |
605 |
36.6 |
Red |
Summit |
1.4 (1,540) |
-43% |
914 |
86.2 |
Skyline |
Uni/Alliance |
1.1 (900) |
-70% |
1189 |
20.1 |
The Social Network |
Sony |
.73 (2,510) |
-22% |
291 |
90.4 |
Secretariat |
BV |
.66 (1.310) |
-32% |
502 |
57.6 |
Lance et compte |
Seville |
.61 (6,930) |
NEW |
88 |
0.61 |
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest |
Music Box/Alliance |
.36 (1,970) |
-10% |
184 |
4.2 |
Despicable Me |
Uni |
.35 (1,320) |
31% |
266 |
249.7 |
The King’s Speech |
Weinstein Co. |
.34 (86,030) |
NEW |
4 |
0.34 |
Inside Job |
Sony Classics |
.31 (2,330) |
-9% |
132 |
2.6 |
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Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
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$179.40 |
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% Change (Last Year) |
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-1% |
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% Change (Last Week) |
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-6% |
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Also debuting/expanding |
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Break Ke Baad |
Reliance |
.21 (2,500) |
|
85 |
0.33 |
Nutcracker 3D |
FreeStyle |
62,700 (1,490) |
|
42 |
0.09 |
Made in Dagenham |
Sony Classics |
62.500 (5,680) |
64% |
11 |
0.12 |
The Legend of Pale Male |
Balcony |
11,400 (11,400) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
The Unjust |
CJ |
7,200 (7,200) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
Tere Ishq Nachaye |
Eros |
4,200 (200) |
|
21 |
0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Nov. 21, 2010)
Distributor (releases) |
Gross |
Market Share |
Warner Bros. (27) |
1674.1 |
17.80% |
Paramount (18) |
1578.1 |
16.70% |
Fox (17) |
1333.8 |
14.10% |
Buena Vista (15) |
1174.6 |
12.50% |
Sony (23) |
1161.6 |
12.30% |
Universal (18) |
793.9 |
8.40% |
Summit (11) |
512.7 |
5.40% |
Lionsgate (15) |
500.4 |
5.30% |
Overture (7) |
81.8 |
0.90% |
Fox Searchlight (7) |
81.4 |
0.90% |
Focus (7) |
75.2 |
0.80% |
Weinstein Co. (7) |
62.6 |
0.70% |
Sony Classics (21) |
57.8 |
0.60% |
MGM (1) |
51.2 |
0.50% |
CBS (2) |
50 |
0.50% |
Other * (296) |
242.7 |
2.60% |
|
9431.9 |
100.00% |
* none greater than .04% |
Top Limited Releases * (Jan. 1 – Nov. 21, 2010)
Title |
Distributor |
Gross |
Hubble 3D |
WB |
18,355,494 |
The Ghost Writer |
Summit |
15,569,712 |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Music Box/Alliance |
11,282,938 |
The Young Victoria * |
Apparition/Alliance |
11,131,232 |
Get Low |
Sony Classics |
9,080,285 |
A Single Man * |
Weinstein Co. |
7,935,872 |
The Girl Who Played with Fire |
Music Box/Alliance |
7,837,823 |
Cyrus |
Fox Searchlight |
7,461,082 |
Babies |
Focus |
7,444,272 |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus * |
E1/Sony Classics |
7,394,171 |
City Island |
Anchor Bay |
6,671,036 |
The Last Station |
Sony Classics |
6,617,867 |
The Secret in Their Eyes |
Sony Classics |
6,391,436 |
It’s Kind of a Funny Story |
Focus |
6,350,058 |
Winter’s Bone |
Roadside Attraction |
6,225,414 |
Waiting for “Superman” |
Par Vantage |
6,130,466 |
Under the Sea 3D * |
WB |
5,504,062 |
Precious |
Lions Gate |
5,085,319 |
I Am Love |
Magnolia |
5,002,411 |
An Education * |
Sony Classics |
4,963,224 |
* does not include 2009 box office |
Tags: 127 Hours, A Single Man, An Education, Babies, break ke baad, Burlesque, City Island, Cyrus, Despicable Me, Due Date, Fair Game, Faster, For Colored Girls …, Get Low, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hubble 3D, I Am Love, Inside Job, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, Lance et compte, Love and Other Drugs, Made in Dagenham, Megamind, Morning Glory, Nutcracker 3D, Part 1, Precious, Red, Secretariat, skyline, Tangled, Tere Ishq Nachaye, The Ghost Writer, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus, The King's Speech, The Last Station, The Legend of Pale Male, The Next Three Days, The Secret In Their Eyes, The Social Network, The Unjust, The Young Victoria, Under the Sea 3D, unstoppable, Waiting For 'Superman', Winter's Bone
Posted in MCN Originals, MCN Weekend, Movie City News, The Weekend Report | Comments Off on Weekend Box Office Report — November 28
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1|51.2|-59%|221.2
Tangled|49.2|New|69.1
Megamind|12.9|-20%|130.5
Unstoppable|11.7|-10%|60.6
Burlesque|11.4|New|16.8
Love and Other Drugs|9.6|New|13.8
Faster|8.2|New|11.8
Due Date|7.2|-19%|84.9
The Next Three Days|4.8|-27%|14.5
Morning Glory|4.0|-24% |26.4
Tags: Burlesque, Due Date, Faster, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Morning Glory, Tangled, The Next Three Days, unstoppable
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Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1|20.8|4125|-45%|190.8
Tangled|19.9|3603|New|40.3
Megamind|5.3|3411|43%|123
Unstoppable|4.5|3261|12%|53.5
Burlesque|4.4|3037|New|9.8
Love and Other Drugs|3.7|2455|New|7.9
Faster|3.2|2451|New|6.8
Due Date |2.8|2555|-3%|77.7
The Next Three Days |1.9|2564|-15%|11.7
Morning Glory |1.6|2441|-1%|24
Also Debuting
Lance et compte|0.25|88||0.25
The King’s Speech|0.12|4||0.12
Break Ke Baad|70,400|85||70,400
Nutcracker 3D|25,100|44||25,100
The Legend of Pale Male|3,300|1||3,300
The Unjust|1,900|1||1,900
Tags: break ke baad, Burlesque, Due Date, Faster, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1, Lance et compte, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Morning Glory, Nutcracker 3D, Tangled, The King's Speech, The Legend of Pale Male, The Next Three Days, The Unjust, unstoppable
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Harry 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 |
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Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
|
$191.50 |
|
|
|
% Change (Last Year) |
|
-25% |
|
|
|
% Change (Last Week) |
|
64% |
|
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Also debuting/expanding |
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|
|
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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 |
Tags: 127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Clash of the Titans, copacabana, Despicable Me, Due Date, Fair Game, For Colored Girls …, Grown Ups, Guzaarish, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, How to Train Your Dragon, Inception, Inside Job, Iron Man 2, Jackass 3D, Life As We Know It, Made in Dagenham, Megamind, Morning Glory, Paranormal Activity 2, Part 1, Queen of the Lot, Red, Robin Hood, Salt, Saw 3D, Secretariat, Sherlock Holmes, Shrek Forever After, Shutter Island, skyline, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, The Karate Kid, The Last Airbender, The Next Three Days, The Other Guy, The Social Network, Today's Special, Toy Story 3, Twilight: Eclipse, unstoppable, Valentine's Day, White Material
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1|126.2|New|126.2
Megamind|16.2|-45%|109.5
Unstoppable|13|-43%|13
Due Date|8.9|-42%|72.4
The Next Three Days|6.7|New|6.7
Morning Glory|5.2|-43%|19.8
Skyline|3.4|-71%|17.6
For Colored Girls|6.6|-64%|30.8
Red|2.4|-51% |83.5
Paranormal Activity 2|2.3|-64%|34.5
Tags: Due Date, For Colored Girls, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Megamind, Morning Glory, Paranormal Activity 2, Pt. 1, Red, skyline, The Next Three Days, unstoppable
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1|60.6**|4125|New|60.6
Megamind|3.7|3779|-52%|97
Unstoppable|4.1|3207|-49%|32.9
Due Date|2.9|3229|-48%|66.4
The Next Three Days|2.2|2564|New|2.2
Morning Glory|1.6|2544|-49%|16.2
Skyline|1|2883|-78%|15.2
Red |0.7|2034|-56%|81.8
For Colored Girls … |0.65|1216|-67%|32.8
Fair Game |0.35|386|29%|2.6
Also Debuting
Guzaarish|0.11|108||0.11
Tiny Furniture|9,900|3||9,900
* in millions
** includes Thursday previews
Tags: Due Date, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, Guzaarish, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Made in Dagenham, Megamind, Morning Glory, Red, skyline, The Next Three Days, unstoppable
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Unstoppable|8|3207||8
Megamind|7.9|3949|-37%|67.6
Due Date|5.5|3365|-55%|49
Skyline|4.7|2880||4.7
Morning Glory|3.1|2518||5.7
For Colored Girls |2|2127|-73%|26.2
Red |1.6|2878|-39%|76.3
Paranormal Activity 2|1|2403|-56%|80
Saw 3D|0.95|1976|-63%|41.7
Jackass 3D|0.8|1607|-52%|113.2
Also Debuting
Cool It|8500|41||8500
Tiny Furniture|6700|1||6700
* in millions
Tags: Boxoffice, Morning Glory, skyline, unstoppable
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
It’s okay.
So here is the thing about Morning Glory… the script is a muddled mess. But there are strong indications that the muddle came from development and more specifically, from choices made after casting.
Rachel McAdams takes a movie star role for a change. I see a lot of stuff that she built into a vanilla character. She took the star vehicle and made it into a character role. Excellent. (And by the way, Ms McAdams now has a grown woman’s ass, throws it around uncovered in the film a few times, and is a sexier adult than she was a kid… even though the film seems to want to objectify Patrick Wilson more than her.) Roger Michell shoots rom-com as though it is more than rom-com. Excellent. Performances are uniformly very good, particularly Jeff Goldblum’s near-cameo.
But when you finally – and God, it takes a long while – get to the third act, you discover either what the movie was originally designed as… or what it could have been had the direction that was taken in the third act actually been in play through the entire film. Essentially, it’s Harrison Ford as the father figure to this hard-charging, ever ready with a pep talk, upbeat girl with a dream. And instead of allowing the first act to be the set up and then to play with this relationship through the second and third acts, the film tries to fit everything in… everything.
Diane Keaton is terrific in this role… but you get the feeling that she was the last piece of casting, a great female star who would add to the marquee… but the character she plays is not nearly as important to the story as McAdams or Ford… and there is nothing she can do about that. However, my guess is that they built her character up a bit and this left the film unbalanced. The alternate scenario is that is was a 3-person piece and that Harrison Ford’s rewrite ideas – he always has them – unbalanced the ship. But either way, the movie meanders for a long time, often in some very funny and/or charming moments.
You see, the movie is not about McAdams and her budding relationship with studly Patrick Wilson. It’s not about the frustrated female anchor of the morning show who just wants to have a chance to feel good about the job for a change. It’s not about a team of supporting players who finally come together to make the show a success in spite of the obnoxious anchors.
(more…)
Tags: Morning Glory
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
BEST PICTURE
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Picture
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Studio
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Director
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Stars |
Comment
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The Ten, If I Had To Pick Today |
Dec 25
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True Grit |
Par
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Coens
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Bridges
Brolin
Damon
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Nov
24
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The King’s Speech |
TWC
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Marshall
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Firth
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Dec 1
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Black Swan |
FxSch
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Aronofsky
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Portman
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Oct 1
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The Social Network |
Sony
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Fincher
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Eisenberg
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Dec 10
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The Fighter |
Par/Rel
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O. Russell
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Wahlberg
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Nov 5
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127 Hours |
FxSch
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Boyle
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Franco
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Oct 22
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Hereafter |
WB
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Eastwood
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Damon
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June 18
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Toy Story 3 |
Disney
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Unkrich
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–
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July 16
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Inception |
WB
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Nolan
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DiCaprio
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July 9
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The Kids Are All Right |
Focus
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Cholodenko
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Bening
Moore
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The Next Tiers Of Likely |
Dec 17
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Everything You’ve Got |
Sony
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Brooks
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Witherspoon
Nicholson
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Nov 24
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Love & Other Drugs |
Fox
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Zwick |
Hathaway |
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Dec 29
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Another Year |
SPC
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Leigh
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Broadbent
Staunton
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June 11 |
Winter’s Bone |
RdAtt
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Granik
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Lawrence
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Feb 19
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Shutter Island |
Par
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Scorsese
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DiCaprio
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July 30
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Get Low |
SPC
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Schneider
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Duvall
Spacek
Murray
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Sept 15
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Never Let Me Go |
FxSch
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Romanek
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Knightley
Mulligan
Garfield
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Sept 17
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The Town |
WB
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Affleck
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Nov 19
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Made In Dagenham |
SPC
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Cole
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Hawkins
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Oct 8
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Secretariat |
Dis
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Wallace
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Lane
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Dec 25
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Somewhere |
Focus
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Coppola
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Dec 10
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The Tempest |
Mir
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Taymor
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Mirren
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Dec 31
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Blue Valentine |
TWC
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Cianfrance
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Gosling
Williams
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Dec 29
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Biutiful |
RdAtt
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Gonzalez-
Inarritu
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Bardem
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Dec 29
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The Way Home |
NewMkt
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Weir
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Farrell
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