Producer Ryan Kavanaugh On His “Page One” Contributions To The Fighter
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Producer Ryan Kavanaugh On His “Page One” Contributions To The Fighter
Friday, January 14th, 2011Tags: The Fighter
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Critics Roundup — January 13
Friday, January 14th, 2011The Green Hornet|||||Yellow
The Dilemma |||Green||Green
Barney’s Version |||Green|Green|Green
A Somewhat Gentle Man |||Yellow||Green
Black Swan|Green|Green|Green|Green|Green
The Fighter|Green|Green||Green|Green
127 Hours |Green|Green|Green|Green|
The Social Network|Yellow|Green|Green|Yellow|Green
Tags: 127 Hours, a somewhat gentle man, Barney's Version, Black Swan, The Dilemma, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The Social Network
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Real-Life Matriarch Of Fighter Clan “Fighting For Life”
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Tags: The Fighter
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No DGA Nod for Coens … Really?
Monday, January 10th, 2011Aronofsky.
Fincher.
Nolan.
Hooper.
Russell.
Who’s absent from this list? Joel and Ethan Coen. Who would I have booted out to make room for them? Probably Russell. I liked The Fighter fine, for what it is, but it remains a story where the main character is less interesting than his brother or his sister, and that was a directorial choice. I certainly can’t argue with Nolan or Aronofsky, and wouldn’t argue with Fincher given that I seem to be the only person on the planet who isn’t head-over-hells for The Social Network.
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Tags: Black Swan, The Fighter, The Social Network, True Grit
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Friday Estimates: January 8
Saturday, January 8th, 2011True Grit|4.4|3124|-46%|99.8
Little Fockers|4.2|3675|-46%|114.4
Season of the Witch |3.6|2816|NEW|3.6
TRON: Legacy|2.7|3013|-46%|140.8
Country Strong |2.5|1424|NEW|2.7
Black Swan|2.4|1584|24%|55.5
The Fighter |2.1|2528|-21%|52.9
The King’s Speech |1.7|758|-31%|28.2
Yogi Bear|1.3|3288|-69%|70.1
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|1.2|2814|-66%|91.1
Also Debuting
No One Killed Jessica|0.65|67||0.65
* in millions
Tags: Black Swan, Chronicles of Narnia, Country Strong, Little Fockers, Season of the Witch, The Fighter, The King's Speech, TRONL:Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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Critics Roundup: January 6
Friday, January 7th, 2011Country Strong|||||Yellow
Season of the Witch |||||Yellow
True Grit |Green|Green|Green|Green|Green
Black Swan|Green|Green|Green|Green|Green
The Fighter|Green|Green||Green|Green
127 Hours |Green|Green|Green|Green|
The Social Network|Yellow|Green|Green|Yellow|Green
Tags: 127 Hours, Black Swan, Country Strong, Season of the Witch, The Fighter, The Illusionist, The Social Network, True Grit
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Box Office Hell: January 6
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com
Little Fockers |16.8|14.5|14|15|15.5
True Grit|16.6|17.6|15.0|16.0|16.5
TRON: Legacy |10.9|11.4|10.0|11.0|11.5
Season of the Witch|9.3|11.1|12|10.0|7.5
Yogi Bear|7.7|5.8|n/a|n/a|7.2
The Fighter |6.2|6.5|n/a|n/a|7.3
Country Strong |6.2|7.0|9.0|7.5|8.5
Tags: Country Strong, Little Fockers, Season of the Witch, The Fighter, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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Sundance, Top Tens and Critics Groups. Oh. My.
Tuesday, January 4th, 20112010 is a wrap, 2011 is here, but for most of us who write in this industry, until we get past February it’s all about Sundance and Oscar. The publicist letters about Sundance slates start hitting inboxes during the Winter Break (I send them straight to the “Sundance” file until after the new year, because I am getting old and grumpy and more hardcore about guarding family time these days) and don’t stop coming until about midway through the fest.
And of course, because the Academy has a twisted sense of humor, Oscar nominees are announced at the asscrack of dawn during Sundance, when everyone is running around Park City trying not to slip on the ice and break anything or freeze to death at a shuttle stop. Or both.
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Tags: Exit Through The Gift Shop, Get Low, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Kick-Ass, Knight and Day, Made in Dagenham, Pt. 1, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The Fighter, The Social Network, Toy Story 3
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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 Estimates — January 2
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011Little Fockers|26.2|-15%|103.1
True Grit|24.5|-1%|86.7
TRON: Legacy|18.4|-4%|131
Yogi Bear|12.6|62%|65.7
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|10.3|9%|87
The Fighter|10.0|32% |46.4
Tangled|9.9|53%|167.9
Gulliver’s Travels |9.0|42%|27.1
Black Swan|8.4|35%|47.3
The King’s Speech|7.5|67%|22.7
Tags: Black Swan, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Gulliver's Travels, Little Fockers, Tangled, The Fighter, The King's Speech, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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Friday Estimates — January 1
Saturday, January 1st, 2011True Grit|8.3|3083|74%|70.4
Little Fockers|7.7|3554|56%|84.6
TRON: Legacy|5.0|3365|26%|117.6
Yogi Bear|4.1|3515|92%|57.2
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|3.4|2948|58%|80.1
Tangled |3.4|2582|96%|161.4
Gulliver’s Travels |2.9|3089|NEW|21
The Fighter |2.7|2534|105%|39.2
The King’s Speech |2.5|700|712%|15.16
The Tourist |2.0|2756|127%|49.9
Black Swan|1.9|1553|81%|40.8
Also Debuting
Blue Valentine|42,400|4||42,400
Another Year|33,200|6||33,200
* in millions
Tags: Another Year, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Trader, Gulliver's Travels, Little Fockers, Tangled, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Tourist, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, 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 Estimates — December 26
Sunday, December 26th, 2010Little Fockers|34.0|NEW|48.2
True Grit|25.5|NEW|36.6
TRON: Legacy|20.6|-53%|88.7
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|10.9|-12%|63.9
The Fighter|8.6|-29% |27.7
Yogi Bear|8.4|-55%|36.3
Gulliver’s Travels *|6.9|NEW|6.9
Tangled|6.7|-24%|143.8
Black Swan|6.4|-23%|28.9
The Tourist|5.6|-35%|41.1
* Christmas Day opening
Tags: Black Swan, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Gulliver's Travels, Little Fockers, Tangled, The Fighter, The Tourist, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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Friday Estimates — December 25
Saturday, December 25th, 2010Little Fockers|5.0|3536|NEW|19.3
True Grit|4.8|3047|NEW|15.9
TRON: Legacy|4.0|3451|-77%|72.2
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader|2.2|3350|-38%|55.3
Yogi Bear|2.1|3515|-54%|30.1
Tangled |1.8|2582|-17%|139.1
The Fighter |1.3|2511|-68%|20.3
Black Swan|1.1|1457|-58%|23.5
The Tourist |0.85|2756|-67%|36.3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1 |0.75|1732|-45%|270.6
Also Debuting
Tees Mar Khann|0.17|104||0.17
Somewhere|28,300|7||28,300
Barney’s Version|14,200|4||14,200
Country Strong|3,300|2||3,300
Toonpur Ka Superhero|2,100|24||2,100
Isi Life Mein|1,100|18||1,100
* in millions
Tags: Barney's Version, Black Swan, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Trader, Country Strong, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows 1, Isi Life Mein, Little Fockers, Somewhere, Tangled, Tees Mar Khann, The Fighter, The Tourist, Toonpur Ka Superhero, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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Box Office Hell — December 23
Friday, December 24th, 2010Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com
Little Fockers |42.6|46.5|50|n/a|n/a
TRON: Legacy |24.3|20.4|26|n/a|n/a
True Grit|19.0|21.1|24|n/a|n/a
Gulliver’s Travels |13.0|14.9|11|n/a|n/a
Yogi Bear|10.7|9.6|11|n/a|n/a
The Fighter |8.0|7.9|9|n/a|n/a
The King’s Speech |4.0|5.7|9|n/a|n/a
*5 day
Tags: Gulliver's Travels, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The King's Speech, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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David O. Russell Is Feeling Better About Himself And His Writing, Thanks For Asking
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Tags: The Fighter
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Here’s The Dicky Edlund HBO Doc, As Seen In The Fighter
Monday, December 20th, 2010Tags: The Fighter
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Vognar On Melodrama In Movies Like Black Swan And The Fighter
Monday, December 20th, 2010Tags: Black Swan, The Fighter
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Micky Ward To Donate Brain To Science
Monday, December 20th, 2010Tags: The Fighter
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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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