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TRON Legacy Designer Opens His Notebooks
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Tags: Tron - Legacy
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The Weekend Report — February 20
Sunday, February 20th, 2011I Am Number?
There was little to salute as the weekend portion of the President’s holiday frame saw movie going once again register box office and admission declines. A trio of new films opened to modest response including the action-thriller Unknown, which led the field (though it could slip to second for the four-day period) with an estimated $21.9 million. Also new were the teen-oriented chiller I Am Number 4 , with $19.4 million to slot third, and the comedy sequel Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son in position five with $16.4 million.
There were also a tsunami of niche and exclusive bows including new Hindi and Telegu movies from India. But neither 7 Khoon Maaf nor Katha Screenplay Darsakakatvam provided more than a ripple of interest. Best of the limited releases was the non-fiction The Last Lions with $49,400 at four venues and Spanish Oscar submission Even the Rain, which grossed $52,600 from eight screens. And the fistful of exclusive bows was largely non-vigorous, though the doc I Am generated an encouraging $10,100 in its solo flight.
The absence of an 11th hour Oscar surge didn’t help the situation, though two contenders — The King’s Speech and Black Swan — managed to pass the $100 million threshold. Still, the failure of most late calendar releases to find Academy favor and the wave of new releases pushing out front-runners trends toward a serious re-thinking in theatrical exploitation for award season movies.
The four-day weekend should generate roughly $175 million and that translates into a 28% drop from President’s weekend 2010. It’s a more modest 4% erosion from the prior weekend. A year ago the trio of freshmen comprised of Valentine’s Day, Percy Jackson and The Wolfman debuted to respective grosses of $63.1 million, $38.7 million and $35.6 million.
Unknown skewed dramatically older with exits indicating 89% of its ticket buyers older than 25-years old. Surprisingly, I Am Number 4 also went slightly older with 53% plus 25s and Big Mommas had a 50/50 split. Also unexpected was Number 4’s 57/43 split that favored men and only 26% of its audience identified as teens.
The past six months has certainly seen a listing toward what the industry views as an older audience. The combination of the majors’ historic slowness at responding to change in the marketplace and decades of reliance on young males to propel special effects movies into the box office stratosphere is about to face a major challenge in May.
If you build it … will they come? Stay tuned.
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Weekend Estimates – February 18-20, 2011
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Unknown | WB | 21.9 (7,190) | NEW | 3043 | 21.9 |
| Gnomeo and Juliet | BV/eOne | 19.6 (6,490) | -23% | 3014 | 50.6 |
| I Am Number 4 | BV | 19.4 (6,160) | NEW | 3154 | 19.4 |
| Just Go With It | Sony | 18.3 (5,150) | -40% | 3548 | 60.8 |
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Fox | 16.4 (5,810) | NEW | 2821 | 16.4 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | Par | 13.6 (4,370) | -54% | 3118 | 48.5 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 6.5 (3,100) | -11% | 2086 | 103.2 |
| The Roommate | Sony | 4.0 (1,870) | -50% | 2160 | 32.6 |
| The Eagle | Focus | 3.4 (1,490) | -61% | 2296 | 14.9 |
| No Strings Attached | Par | 3.1 (1,570) | -47% | 1966 | 66 |
| True Grit | Par | 2.4 (1,660) | -36% | 1465 | 164.2 |
| Sanctum | Uni | 1.5 (1,110) | -73% | 1377 | 21.8 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 1.5 (1,990) | -30% | 759 | 87.9 |
| The Green Hornet | Sony | 1.5 (1,170) | -60% | 1265 | 95.1 |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 1.3 (1,970) | -39% | 656 | 101.5 |
| The Rite | WB | 1.1 (1,030) | -67% | 1048 | 31.3 |
| The Mechanic | CBS | 1.0 (1,090) | -68% | 952 | 27.9 |
| Cedar Rapids | Fox Searchlight | .93 (9,120) | 207% | 102 | 1.3 |
| Barney’s Version | eOne/Sony Classics | .80 (2,850) | 90% | 323 | 4.3 |
| Tangled | BV | .55 (1,410) | -32% | 389 | 194.1 |
| Biutiful | Roadside | .52 (3,640) | -10% | 143 | 3 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | .43 (1,380) | -22% | 312 | 170.4 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | .41 (570) | -47% | 725 | 97.2 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $139.30 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -28% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | -4% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Blue Valentine | Weinstein Co. | .32 (1,370) | -45% | 235 | 8.8 |
| The Company Men | Weinstein Co. | .29 (1,210) | -44% | 242 | 3.5 |
| Another Year | Sony Classics | .22 (1,820) | -33% | 121 | 2.5 |
| 7 Khoon Maaf | UTV | .19 (2,470) | 76 | 0.19 | |
| The Illusionist | Sony Classics | .19 (1,790) | -37% | 106 | 1.5 |
| Even the Rain | Vitagraph | 52,600 (6,570) | 8 | 0.05 | |
| The Last Lions | National Geo | 49,400 (12,350) | 4 | 0.05 | |
| Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam | Supreme | 36,700 (1,930) | 19 | 0.04 | |
| Immigration Tango | Roadside | 14,400 (380) | 30 | 0.01 | |
| En terrains connus | eOne | 12,600 (1,050) | 12 | 0.01 | |
| I Am | Paladin | 10,100 (10,100) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Brotherhood | Phase 4 | 8,800 (8,800) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| The Chaperone | IFC | 6,900 (690) | 10 | 0.01 | |
| Putty Hill | Cinema Guild | 4,500 (4,500) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vanishing on 7th Street | Magnolia | 3,200 (3,200) | 1 | 0.01 |
Domestic Market Share – 2010
| Distributor | Gross | Market Share |
| Paramount (8) | 236.4 | 21.60% |
| Sony (9) | 216.8 | 19.80% |
| Universal (5) | 131.8 | 12.00% |
| Buena Vista (4) | 114.3 | 10.40% |
| Weinstein Co. (3) | 90.6 | 8.30% |
| Warner Bros. (10) | 87.9 | 8.00% |
| Fox Searchlight (3) | 66.6 | 6.10% |
| Fox (4) | 47.4 | 4.30% |
| CBS (2) | 27.4 | 2.50% |
| Relativity (2) | 24.6 | 2.20% |
| Focus (2) | 12.9 | 1.20% |
| Sony Classics (5) | 5.9 | 0.50% |
| Other * (49) | 33.5 | 3.10% |
| 1096.1` | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than 0.45% |
Tags: 7 Khoon Maaf, Another Year, Barney's Version, Big Mommas: Like Father, Biutiful, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Brotherhood, Cedar Rapids, En terrains connus, Even The Rain, Gnomeo and Juliet, I Am, I Am Number 4, Immigration Tango, just go with it, justin bieber: never say never, Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam, Like Son, No Strings Attached, Putty Hill, Sanctum, Tangled, The Chaperone, The Company Men, The Eagle, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The Illusionist, The King's Speech, The Last Lions, The Mechanic, The Rite, the roommate, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Unknown, Vanishing on 7th Street, Yogi Bear
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The Weekend Report – February 13
Sunday, February 13th, 2011Bieber Pitch
By Leonard Klady
It was Sandler by a nose over the teen sensation. The rom-com Just Go With It emerged with an estimated $30.8 million while the 3D concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never was right behind with $30.4 million. In a session energized by new releases the animated Gnomeo and Juliet charted third with $25.3 million and the Gladiator-lite The Eagle slotted in position five with a drab $8.3 million.
The frame also featured a clutch of incoming niche and exclusive debuts. Bollywood entry Patiala House was the best of the newbies with $352,000 at 80 venues and on the Pinoy circuit Bulong had an OK $25,300 at six locales. Testing the waters with 15 screens, the comic Cedar Rapids found the temp conducive with a $302,000 tally.
There was also good response to the Oscar shorts tour with a first stop of $237,000 and the pacifist doc Mooz-lum had an impressive $12,000 per location average of $12,000, The single screen bow of another doc, Vidal Sassoon, looked and dressed good with $13,800.
Following a month of box office declines revenues experienced dramatic upturns that have finally put smiles on the folks in the distribution and exhibition sector.
Pundits were confident that the Sandler – Aniston pairing in Just Go With It would generate a $30 million plus opening salvo that would easily outdistance any threat from Justin Bieber’s concert foray. The latter movie was pegged at $25 million to $28 million and was the clear winner on opening day Friday with close to a $3 million edge of $12.4 million.
However, whereas the pubescent fan base proved to be first day fanatics, the older Valentine romantics were dominant for Saturday date night. The Bieber group declined by 13% while the Gos expanded by 42%. Both films skewed female with the concert crowd comprised of a whopping 84% and 67% under 25 according to exit polls. The comedy crowd was 58% distaff and 60% comprised of plus 25%. Never Say Never also registered a very potent 84% attendance for its stereoscopic playdates.
That still left plenty of room for the family audience that embraced Gnomeo and Juliet. Largely underserved in recent weeks, trackers underestimated its appeal with predictions in the range of $16 million to $20 million. The Eagle was the poor cousin in the mix and largely negative reviews didn’t help improve a lackluster response.
Overall revenues pushed to roughly $150 million for an eye-popping 73% boost from the prior weekend. It was also an impressive 32% improvement from 2010. Last year’s freshmen thrust was provided by first and third ranked Dear John and From Paris with Love with respective opening salvos of $30.5 million and $8.2 million.
Obviously with so much incoming fare the crowd of Oscar contenders – even the most resilient – lost a significant number of screens. And if on-going appeal is any kind of indicator, The King’s Speech contingent would be well advised to brush up on their elocution. It sputtered an insignificant 5% erosion despite the loss of 321 theaters.
| Weekend (estimates) February 11 – 13, 2011 | |||||
| Title | Distributor | Gross (avg) | % chng | Thtrs | Cume |
| Just Go With It | Sony | 30.8 (8,680) | NEW | 3548 | 30.8 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | Par | 30.4 (9,790) | NEW | 3105 | 30.4 |
| Gnomeo and Juliet | BV | 25.3 (8,450) | NEW | 2994 | 25.3 |
| The Roommate | Sony | 8.3 (3,290) | -44% | 2534 | 26 |
| The Eagle | Focus | 8.3 (3,630) | NEW | 2296 | 8.3 |
| The King’s Speech | TWC | 7.3 (3,230) | -5% | 2263 | 93.8 |
| No Strings Attached | Par | 5.6 (2,030) | -30% | 2756 | 59.8 |
| Sanctum | Uni | 5.1 (1,830) | -46% | 2789 | 17.5 |
| True Grit | Par | 3.8 (1,820) | -19% | 2072 | 160.3 |
| The Green Hornet | Sony | 3.6 (1,730) | -39% | 2090 | 92.3 |
| The Rite | WB | 3.1 (1,410) | -44% | 2207 | 28.7 |
| The Mechanic | CBS | 3.1 (1,630) | -42% | 1886 | 25.3 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 2.1 (2,030) | -25% | 1049 | 85.6 |
| Black Swan | FoxSrchlght | 2.1 (1,980) | -37% | 1069 | 99.3 |
| Dilemma | Uni | 1.0 (800) | -70% | 1242 | 47.6 |
| Tangled | BV | .77 (980) | -58% | 784 | 193.3 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | .74 (670) | -67% | 1111 | 96.6 |
| Blue Valentine | TWC | .57 (1,450) | -28% | 393 | 8.2 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | .55 (1,510) | -60% | 364 | 169.7 |
| 127 Hours | FoxSrchlght | .54 (1,500) | -50% | 359 | 16.8 |
| Biutiful | Roadside | .52 (2,740) | -19% | 190 | 2.2 |
| The Company Men | TWC | .51 (1,840) | -7% | 277 | 3 |
| Barney’s Version | eOne/SPC | .44 (4,400) | -11% | 119 | 3.3 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $144.10 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | 32% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 73% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Patiala House | Hari | .35 (4,400) | 80 | 0.35 | |
| Another Year | Sony Classics | .34 (1,970) | -23% | 236 | 2.2 |
| The Illusionist | Sony Classics | .32 (1,540) | 70% | 205 | 1.15 |
| Cedar Rapids | FoxSrchlght | .30 (20,150) | 15 | 0.3 | |
| 2011 Oscar Shorts | Magnolia | .24 (3,880) | 61 | 0.24 | |
| Mooz-lum | Peace-Films | .13 (12,000) | 11 | 0.13 | |
| Gaganam | Big Pictures | 96,700 (6,400) | 16 | 0.1 | |
| Bulong | ABS | 25,300 (4,210) | 6 | 0.03 | |
| Poetry | Kino | 18,300 (6,100) | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Payanam | Big Pictures | 15,400 (1,490) | 9 | 0.02 | |
| Vidal Sassoon: The Movie | Phase 4 | 13,800 (13,800) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Carancho | Strand | 12,900 (4,300) | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Feb. 10, 2011) | |||||
| Distributor (releases) | Gross | Market Share | |||
| Paramount (7) | 184.7 | 20.60% | |||
| Sony (8) | 157.6 | 17.50% | |||
| Universal (5) | 121.9 | 13.60% | |||
| Buena Vista (3) | 83.9 | 9.40% | |||
| Warner Bros. (10) | 81.3 | 9.10% | |||
| Weinstein Co. (3) | 78.8 | 8.80% | |||
| Fox Searchlight (2) | 62.4 | 6.90% | |||
| Fox (4) | 46.6 | 5.20% | |||
| Relativity (2) | 24.5 | 2.70% | |||
| CBS (2) | 22.6 | 2.50% | |||
| Alliance (5) | 5.3 | 0.60% | |||
| Other * (49) | 27.7 | 3.10% | |||
| 897.3 | 100.00% | ||||
Tags: 127 Hours, Barney's Version, Biutiful, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Dilemma, Gnomeo and Juliet, just go with it, justin bieber: never say never, No Strings Attached, Sanctum, Tangled, The Company Men, The Eagle, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The King's Speech, The Mechanic, The Rite, the roommate, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yogi Bear
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The Weekend Report – February 6
Sunday, February 6th, 2011Where Have All the Avids Gone …
Long Time Passing
The debut of The Roommate led an anemic field at the weekend box office with an estimated $15.5 million. Second ranked was another newcomer – the 3D adventure Sanctum – with a disappointing $9.2 million.
Anticipating steep Sunday admission drops from the Super Bowl both national and niche debuts were generally directed to strong single quadrant audiences. Opening day-and-date with Mainland China, the Sino version of What Women Want generated a dull $58,900 at 29 venues; the family oriented The Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec struggled to $51,300 at 27 screens in Quebec; and the inspirational Midway to Heaven was stuck in the middle with $42,400 at 10 playdates. Best of the new exclusives was American indie Cold Weather with a $14,800 tally on a single screen.
Continuing the first quarter cold spell ticket sales experienced double digit declines that have left both the exhibition and distribution sectors in a very blue funk.
The Roommate, a remake in all but name and credit of Single White Female, bucked recent viewing trend with exit polls showing strong younger appeal. Its 65% female crowd was not unexpected and its 61% under 21 makeup was encouraging … at least for an opening weekend gross that was largely predicted by tracking pundits.
Sanctum wasn’t as lucky with, again, a distaff skewing set of viewers, albeit largely plus 25s. The sizzle was all about its stereoscopic qualities and reviewers skewered its artistic elements. Still tracking indicated a bow of $10 million to $12 million that audiences weren’t willing to make come true.
Overall business fell short of $90 million for a 20% decline from the prior weekend. It was a slightly steeper 22% drop from 2010 when the $30.5 million opening of Dear John toppled Avatar’s reign with that film taking the bridesmaid spot with $22.8 million.
The industry is now inured to Super Bowl’s clobber but the more serious concern is the sudden disappearance of the avid audience that falls between ages 17 and 25. Recent movie releases are largely being blamed with no relief in sight for the first quarter of 2011 and certainly no possibility of Oscar fare bringing up the slack.
The official line is that the avids will return but somewhere in the dark recesses are concerns that a significant portion of that audience has opted out of the theatrical experience in favor of new technologies and platforms. Theater owners are buckling down for additional experimentation in “windows” that will cut into their bottom line.
Historically the majors have been slow to respond to change and if logically an aging population would suggest adopting more mature content, don’t expect that penny to drop for three to five years. Independents could move in to fill the gap though one can be certain their deep pocket brethren will out spend them to ensure market share dominance rather than address real business issues.
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Weekend Estimates – February 4-6, 2011
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| The Roommate | Sony | 15.5 (6,130) | NEW | 2534 | 15.5 |
| Sanctum | Uni | 9.2 (3,300) | NEW | 2787 | 9.2 |
| No Strings Attached | Par | 8.3 (2,730) | -38% | 3050 | 51.7 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 8.1 (3,150) | -27% | 2584 | 83.9 |
| The Green Hornet | Sony | 6.3 (2,070) | -44% | 3033 | 87.4 |
| The Rite | WB | 5.6 (1,880) | -62% | 2985 | 23.7 |
| The Mechanic | CBS | 5.3 (1,970) | -53% | 2704 | 20 |
| True Grit | Par | 4.8 (1,650) | -36% | 2902 | 155 |
| Dilemma | Uni | 3.4 (1,340) | -40% | 2545 | 45.7 |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 3.4 (1,710) | -34% | 1977 | 95.9 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 2.9 (1,730) | -27% | 1662 | 82.4 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | 2.3 (1,260) | -28% | 1807 | 95.4 |
| Tangled | BV | 1.8 (1,330) | -28% | 1369 | 192 |
| 127 Hours | Fox Searchlight | 1.4 (1,510) | -36% | 899 | 15.7 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | 1.4 (1,320) | -46% | 1040 | 168.8 |
| Little Fockers | Uni | 1.2 (910) | -52% | 1355 | 146.5 |
| Blue Valentine | Weinstein Co. | .79 (1,760) | -33% | 450 | 7.3 |
| From Prada to Nada | Lionsgate | .69 (2,640) | -38% | 261 | 2 |
| Biutiful | Roadside | .63 (3,560) | 38% | 177 | 1.4 |
| Country Strong | Sony | .61 (640) | -52% | 948 | 19.8 |
| The Company Men | Weinstein Co. | .55 (2,380) | -17% | 231 | 2.3 |
| Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader | Fox | .53 (1,030) | -40% | 514 | 102.6 |
| Gulliver’s Travels | Fox | .67 (1,030) | -42% | 495 | 41.14 |
| Another Year | Sony Classics | .48 (2,030) | 55% | 236 | 1.7 |
| Barney’s Version | eOne/Sony Classics | .43 (3,570) | -13% | 119 | 2.7 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $84.70 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -22% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | -20% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| The Illusionist | Sony Classics | .19 (2,850) | 46% | 68 | 0.77 |
| Incendies | eOne/Seville | .14 (3,050) | 30% | 47 | 2.8 |
| Rabbit Hole | Lionsgate | .12 (890) | -32% | 131 | 1.7 |
| What Women Want | China Lion | 58,900 (2,030) | 29 | 0.06 | |
| Adele Blanc-Sec | Seville | 51,300 (1,900) | 27 | 0.05 | |
| Midway to Heaven | Excel | 42,400 (4,240) | 10 | 0.04 | |
| Cold Weather | IFC | 14,800 (14,800) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Troubadours | PBS | 13,200 (4,400) | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Waiting Forever | FreeStyle | 8,700 (2,900) | 3 | 0.01 | |
| The Other Woman | IFC | 5,800 (2,900) | 2 | 0.01 |
Top Domestic Grossers – 2010
| Distributor | Gross | Market Share |
| Paramount (7) | 163.5 | 20.90% |
| Sony (7) | 130.7 | 16.70% |
| Universal (4) | 103.7 | 13.30% |
| Buena Vista (3) | 79.6 | 10.20% |
| Warner Bros. (10) | 70.1 | 9.00% |
| Weinstein Co. (3) | 66.2 | 8.50% |
| Fox Searchlight (2) | 55.7 | 7.10% |
| Fox (4) | 45.1 | 5.80% |
| Relativity (2) | 24.1 | 3.10% |
| CBS (2) | 15.1 | 1.90% |
| Alliance (5) | 4.9 | 0.60% |
| Other * (46) | 22.3 | 2.90% |
| 781 | 100.00% | |
| * none greater than 0.4% |
Tags: 127 Hours, Adele Blanc-Sec, Another Year, Barney's Version, Biutiful, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Cold Weather, Country Strong, Dilemma, From Prada to Nada, Gulliver's Travels, incendies, Little Fockers, Midway to Heaven, No Strings Attached, Rabbit Hole, Sanctum, Tangled, The Company Men, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The Illusionist, The King's Speech, The Mechanic, The Other Woman, The Rite, the roommate, Tron - Legacy, Troubadours, True Grit, Waiting Forever, What Women Want, Yogi Bear
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Friday Estimates — January 22
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011No Strings Attached|7.2|3018|NEW|7.2
The Green Hornet|5|3584|-55%|50.4
The Dilemma|3|2943|-52%|26.6
The King’s Speech |2.1|1680|-43%|51.6
True Grit|2.1|3464|-37%|132.7
Black Swan|1.7|2407|-28%|79.1
Little Fockers|1.2|2979|-41%|138
The Fighter |1.2|2275|-20%|69.7
Tron: Legacy|0.9|2018|-35%|160.5
Yogi Bear |0.75|2510|-29%|85.6
Also Debuting
The Way Back|0.39|659||0.39
The Company Men|0.17|106||0.17
Dhobi Ghat|0.13|79||0.13
Evangelion: 2.0|7,950|15||7,950
Un Vie Qui Commence|4,700|13||4,700
L’Autre Dumas|3,800|8||3,800
The Woodmans|1,800|1||1,800
* in millions
Tags: Black Swan, Dhobi Ghat, Dilemma, Evangelion: 2.0, L'Autre Dumas, Little Fockers, No Strings Attached, The Company Men, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The King's Speech, the way back, The Woodmans, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Un Vie Qui Commence, Yogi Bear
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The Weekend Report — January 16
Sunday, January 16th, 2011Weekend Estimates – January 14-16, 2010
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| The Green Hornet | Sony | 33.2 (9,270) | NEW | 3115 | 33.2 |
| Dilemma | Uni | 17.4 (5,910) | NEW | 2940 | 17.4 |
| True Grit | Par | 10.8 (3,130) | -26% | 3459 | 126 |
| The King’s Speech | Weinstein Co. | 9.0 (5,810) | 40% | 1543 | 44.5 |
| Black Swan | Fox Searchlight | 8.0 (3,450) | -1% | 2328 | 72.9 |
| Little Fockers | Uni | 7.3 (2,140) | -46% | 3394 | 134.4 |
| Tron: Legacy | BV | 5.7 (2,350) | -43% | 2439 | 157 |
| Yogi Bear | WB | 5.3 (1,950) | -21% | 2702 | 82 |
| The Fighter | Par/Alliance | 5.1 (2,100) | -28% | 2414 | 65.7 |
| Season of the Witch | Relativity | 4.5 (1,600) | -57% | 2827 | 18 |
| Tangled | BV | 4.0 (1,940) | -22% | 2048 | 181 |
| Country Strong | Sony | 3.6 (2,550) | -51% | 1424 | 13.2 |
| Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader | Fox | 2.3 (1,340) | -51% | 1704 | 98 |
| Gulliver’s Travels | Fox | 2.0 (1,220) | -56% | 1666 | 37.6 |
| The Tourist | Sony | 1.6 (1,150) | -57% | 1420 | 64.2 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, Part 1* | WB | 1.4 (1,460) | -42% | 1507 | 289.8 |
| Blue Valentine | Weinstein Co. | 1.4 (5,910) | 93% | 230 | 2.8 |
| Megamind | Par | .62 (1,820) | 125% | 341 | 145.4 |
| The Heart Specialist | FreeStyle | .48 (1,140) | NEW | 422 | 0.48 |
| Yamla Pagla Deewana | Eros | .43 (5,270) | NEW | 82 | 0.43 |
| How Do You Know | Sony | .41 (660) | -78% | 615 | 29.9 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $123.70 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -27% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 15% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Barney’s Version * | Sony Class/eOne | .37 (8,270) | 259% | 45 | 0.8 |
| Rabbit Hole | Lions gate | .26 (2,620) | 138% | 100 | 0.9 |
| Somewhere | Focus | .25 (4,680) | 52% | 53 | 0.73 |
| Mirapakaya | Bharat | .23 (8,820 | 26 | 0.13 | |
| Another Year | Sony Classics | .12 (9,380) | 40% | 13 | 0.34 |
| Anaganga o Dheerudu | Blue Sky | 66,500 (2,290) | 29 | 0.07 | |
| The Illusionist | Sony Classics | 63,400 (9,060) | 92% | 7 | 0.25 |
| Aadukalam | Big Cinemas | 25,600 (4,270) | 6 | 0.03 | |
| Kaavalan | Big Cinemas | 21,800 (1,680) | 13 | 0.02 | |
| Siruthai | Bharat | 18,200 (2,020) | 9 | 0.02 | |
| Every Day | Image | 8,800 (2,930) | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Ong Bak 3 | Magnolia | 5,500 (1,830) | 3 | 0.01 | |
| A Somewhat Gentle Man | Strand | 5,100 (5,100) | 1 | 0.01 |
Tags: a somewhat gentle man, Aadukalam, Anaganga o Dheerudu, Another Year, Barney's Version, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Country Strong, Dilemma, Every Day, Gulliver's Travels, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows, how do you know, Kaavalan, Little Fockers, Megamind, Mirapakaya, Ong Bak 3, Part 1, Rabbit Hole, Season of the Witch, Siruthai, Somewhere, Tangled, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The Heart Specialist, The Illusionist, The King's Speech, The Tourist, Tron - Legacy, True Grit, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Yogi Bear
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Friday Estimates — January 15
Saturday, January 15th, 2011The Green Hornet|10.8|3584|NEW|10.8
The Dilemma|6.0|2940|NEW|6.0
True Grit|3.1|3459|-29%|118.3
The King’s Speech |2.4|1543|35%|37.9
Black Swan|2.3|2328|-4%|67.2
Little Fockers|2|2414|-33%|62.1
The Fighter |2.1|2528|-21%|52.9
TRON: Legacy|1.4|2439|-50%|152.6
Season of the Witch |1.2|2827|-67%|14.7
Country Strong |1.1|1424|-58%|10.7
Also Debuting
The Heart Specialist|0.35|422||0.35
Yamla Pagla Deewana|0.12|82||0.12
Barney’s Version *|0.09|45||0.09
Every Day|3,501|3||3,501
* in millions
Tags: Black Swan, Country Strong, Little Fockers, Season of the Witch, The Dilemma, The Fighter, The Green Hornet, The King's Speech, Tron - Legacy, 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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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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Box Office Hell: December 30
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com
Little Fockers |n/a|23|n/a|n/a|26
TRON: Legacy |n/a|14|n/a|n/a|21
True Grit|n/a|26|n/a|n/a|24.5
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader |n/a|10.5|n/a|n/a|11.8
Yogi Bear|n/a|8.5|n/a|n/a|10.5
Black Swan |n/a|7.0|n/a|n/a|7.7
Tags: Black Swan, Little Fockers, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 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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SFX Guy Eric Barba Talks Tron: Legacy
Saturday, December 25th, 2010Tags: Tron - Legacy
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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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Lisberger On His Tron Heritage
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Tags: Tron, Tron - Legacy
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Tron: Legacy Screenwriters Talk Upcoming Spinoffs
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Tags: Tron - Legacy
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Original Tron Reported As Part Of Lead-Up To Tron: Legacy Vid Release And Bonus Combo Multi Packs
Sunday, December 19th, 2010Tags: Tron, Tron - Legacy
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