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Sunday, December 19th, 2010
Da 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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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
|
$81.25 |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Year) |
|
-15% |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Week) |
|
-54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Also debuting/expanding |
|
|
|
|
|
| I Love You Phillip Morris |
Roadside |
.11 (18,200) |
|
6 |
0.11 |
| Raktacharitra 2 |
Viva/Happy |
94,200 (4,100) |
|
23 |
0.09 |
| Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey |
Viva |
65,300 (960) |
|
68 |
0.07 |
| Nutcracker 3D |
FreeStyle |
45,700 (1,040) |
-31% |
44 |
0.14 |
| Made in Dagenham |
Sony Classics |
39,600 (3,600) |
-37% |
11 |
0.18 |
| All Good Things |
Magnolia |
37,500 (18,750) |
|
2 |
0.04 |
| Dead Awake |
New Film |
31,400 (570) |
|
55 |
0.03 |
| Mar Jawan Gur Khake |
Punjabi |
18,800 (6,270) |
|
3 |
0.02 |
| Night Catches Us |
Magnolia |
12,100 (3,020) |
|
4 |
0.01 |
| Bhutto |
First Run |
7,800 (3,900) |
|
2 |
0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Dec. 2, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) |
Gross |
Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (27) |
1792.9 |
18.40% |
| Paramount (18) |
1609.2 |
16.50% |
| Fox (18) |
1371.7 |
14.00% |
| Buena Vista (16) |
1252.3 |
12.80% |
| Sony (24) |
1185.4 |
12.10% |
| Universal (18) |
797.2 |
8.20% |
| Summit (11) |
517.9 |
5.30% |
| Lionsgate (15) |
512.4 |
5.20% |
| Fox Searchlight (7) |
84.7 |
0.90% |
| Overture (7) |
81.9 |
0.80% |
| Focus (7) |
75.2 |
0.80% |
| CBS (3) |
64.2 |
0.70% |
| Weinstein Co. (8) |
63.1 |
0.70% |
| Sony Classics (22) |
58.7 |
0.60% |
| MGM (1) |
50.4 |
0.50% |
| Other * (301) |
246.6 |
2.50% |
|
9763.8 |
100.00% |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Global Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Dec. 2, 2010)
| Title |
Distributor |
Gross |
| Avatar * |
Fox |
1,955,694,414 |
| Toy Story 3 |
BV |
1,065,128,004 |
| Alice in Wonderland |
BV |
1,024,537,295 |
| Inception |
WB |
840,550,911 |
| Shrek Forever After |
Par |
738,351,966 |
| Twilight: Eclipse |
Summit |
699,325,617 |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 |
WB |
634,033,738 |
| Iron Man 2 |
Par |
622,718,600 |
| Despicable Me |
Uni |
534,415,944 |
| How to Train Your Dragon |
Par |
495,921,283 |
| Clash of the Titans |
WB |
489,778,913 |
| Sherlock Holmes * |
WB |
367,796,599 |
| The Karate Kid |
Sony |
359,429,551 |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
BV |
335,816,141 |
| The Last Airbender |
Par |
319,062,129 |
| Robin Hood |
Uni |
312,207,159 |
| Shutter Island |
Par |
301,977,955 |
| Sex and the City 2 |
WB |
301,158,934 |
| Salt |
Sony |
293,955,694 |
| Resident Evil: Afterlife |
Sony/Alliance |
292,972,689 |
| The Expendables |
Lionsgate |
272,550,235 |
| Grown Ups |
Sony |
271,417,359 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
Fox |
264,341,533 |
| Knight and Day |
Fox |
261,206,060 |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians |
Fox |
226,497,298 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
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 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
|
$191.50 |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Year) |
|
-25% |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Week) |
|
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Also debuting/expanding |
|
|
|
|
|
| Today’s Special |
Reliance |
88,400 (1,670) |
|
53 |
0.09 |
| Made in Dagenham |
Sony Classics |
39,300 (13,100) |
|
3 |
0.04 |
| White Material |
IFC |
35,800 (11,930) |
|
3 |
0.04 |
| Queen of the Lot |
Rainbow |
16,400 (2,730) |
|
6 |
0.02 |
| Copacabana |
Seville |
14,100 (2,010) |
|
7 |
0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Nov. 18, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) |
Gross |
Market Share |
| Paramount (18) |
1555.1 |
16.80% |
| Warner Bros. (26) |
1538.8 |
16.70% |
| Fox (17) |
1320.7 |
14.30% |
| Buena Vista (15) |
1173.4 |
12.70% |
| Sony (23) |
1160.3 |
12.60% |
| Universal (18) |
790.4 |
8.60% |
| Summit (11) |
508.5 |
5.50% |
| Lionsgate (14) |
490.6 |
5.30% |
| Overture (7) |
81.7 |
0.90% |
| Fox Searchlight (7) |
80.3 |
0.90% |
| Focus (7) |
75.1 |
0.80% |
| Weinstein Co. (7) |
62.5 |
0.70% |
| Sony Classics (21) |
57.3 |
0.60% |
| MGM (1) |
51.2 |
0.50% |
| CBS (2) |
50 |
0.50% |
| Other * (288) |
240.7 |
2.60% |
|
9236.6 |
100.00% |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Domestic Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Nov. 18, 2010)
| Title |
Distributor |
Gross |
| Avatar * |
Fox |
476,883,415 |
| Toy Story 3 |
BV |
414,681,777 |
| Alice in Wonderland |
BV |
334,191,110 |
| Iron Man 2 |
Par |
312,445,596 |
| Twilight: Eclipse |
Summit |
300,551,386 |
| Inception |
WB |
291,914,445 |
| Despicable Me |
Uni |
248,900,040 |
| Shrek Forever After |
Par |
238,667,087 |
| How to Train Your Dragon |
Par |
218,685,707 |
| The Karate Kid |
Sony |
176,797,997 |
| Clash of the Titans |
WB |
163,214,888 |
| Grown Ups |
Sony |
162,147,232 |
| The Last Airbender |
Par |
131,733,601 |
| Shutter Island |
Par |
128,051,522 |
| The Other Guy |
Sony |
119,256,755 |
| Salt |
Sony |
118,485,665 |
| Jackass 3D |
Par |
115,357,091 |
| Valentine’s Day |
WB |
110,509,442 |
| Sherlock Holmes * |
WB |
106,967,985 |
| Robin Hood |
Uni |
105,425,146 |
|
| * does not include 2009 box office |
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Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Back to Paranormal
Paranormal Activity 2 exceeded pundit expectation (though not necessarily fans) with an estimated $41.6 million to lead weekend movie ticket sales. The session’s only other national bow was Hereafter, which shot up to $11.9 million following last weekend’s limited opener.
Niche and regional bows included a solid $212,000 (in Hindi and Telegu versions) bow for the Indian crime saga Rakhtcharitra. Fans won’t have to wait long for its second part conclusion that’s scheduled for late November. Meanwhile up in Canada the Toronto fest curtain raiser Score: A Hockey Musical failed to live up to its name with a discordant $143,000 from 127 rinks.
Exclusives included good though unsensational debuts that included non-fiction Boxing Gym with a $6,100 TKO in its solo bout and Taqwacores — the tale of an Islamic rock band — grossing $5,500 also in a single outing.
Though there was a marginal dip from last weekend’s box office, the frame saw its first uptick from 2009 in a month with industry mavens already predicting expanded revenues through the end of the year.
Critical response to sleeper sensation Paranormal Activity 2 was at best tepid with the more negative reviews viewing it as a cynical rehash of its inspiration. Nonetheless avids were cueing up to provide Thursday midnight shows a record preview for an R-rated film. It lost traction as the weekend proceeded but the fast start was sufficient to speed past tracking that suggested an opening salvo of not much more than $30 million.
Exit polls for both Paranormal Activity 2 and Hereafter were disappointing. The latter film pretty much brought in the anticipated older crowd and filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s films have a history of hanging in for longer than typical runs and much higher multiples than is the industry norm. Still, this yarn could well stray from that trend.
Weekend revenues amassed roughly $130 million in torn ducats. It represented a slight 2% dip from seven days back but the unexpected Paranormal Activity 2 and overall strong holdovers translated into a 13% box office boost from 2009. A year ago the first Paranormal Activity (in its initial wide weekend) led with $21.1 million followed by Saw VI and Where the Wild Things Are with respective tallies of $14.1 million and $14 million.
With the exception of Waiting for “Superman” it’s been a brutal season for Oscar hopefuls trying to set an early footprint on the awards landscape. Granted, very few have received a wholehearted critical embrace, but even by niche standards the likes of Nowhere Boy, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Jack Goes Boating among others have been comparative under-performers when measured against past films that have employed this tactic.
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Weekend Estimates – October 22-24, 2010
| Title |
Distributor |
Gross (average) |
% change * |
Theaters |
Cume |
| Paranormal Activity 2 |
Par |
41.6 (12,930) |
New |
3216 |
41.6 |
| Jackass 3D |
Par |
21.5 (6,920) |
-57% |
3111 |
87.1 |
| Red |
Summit |
15.1 (4,620) |
-31% |
3273 |
43.6 |
| Hereafter |
WB |
11.9 (5,450) |
|
2175 |
12.2 |
| The Social Network |
Sony |
7.2 (2,450) |
-31% |
2921 |
72.8 |
| Secretariat |
BV |
6.9 (2,210) |
-26% |
3108 |
37.3 |
| Life As We Know It |
WB |
6.1 (2,010) |
-32% |
3019 |
37.5 |
| Legend of the Guardians |
WB |
3.1 (1,390) |
-26% |
2236 |
50.1 |
| The Town |
WB |
2.7 (1,390) |
-33% |
1918 |
84.6 |
| Easy A |
Sony |
1.7 (1,050) |
-35% |
1632 |
54.7 |
| Wal Street: Money Never Sleeps |
Fox |
1.2 (960) |
-49% |
1255 |
50 |
| My Soul to Take |
Uni/Alliance |
1.0 (600) |
-68% |
1689 |
13.9 |
| Waiting for “Superman” |
Par Vantage |
.76 (2,620) |
2% |
290 |
3.7 |
| Alpha and Omega |
Lionsgate |
.71 (980) |
-14% |
727 |
23.5 |
| It’s Kind of a Funny Story |
Focus |
.66 (1,180) |
-46% |
560 |
5.1 |
| Devil |
Uni |
.63 (980) |
-35% |
642 |
32.4 |
| You Again |
BV |
.61 (680) |
-50% |
901 |
24 |
| N Secure |
FreeStyle |
.53 (1,190) |
-55% |
445 |
1.9 |
| Toy Story 3 |
BV |
.42 (1,211) |
-21% |
350 |
413.4 |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger |
Sony Classics |
.40 (1,060) |
46% |
381 |
1.8 |
| Case 39 |
Par Vantage |
.38 (530) |
-69% |
721 |
12.7 |
|
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|
|
|
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) |
|
$123.90 |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Year) |
|
13% |
|
|
|
| % Change (Last Week) |
|
-2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Also debuting/expanding |
|
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|
|
| Stone |
Overture |
.34 (3,030) |
49% |
113 |
0.76 |
| Conviction |
Fox Searchlight |
.30 (5,420) |
192% |
55 |
0.34 |
| Rakhtcharitra |
Viva/Happy |
.21 (6,230) |
|
34 |
0.21 |
| Nowhere Boy |
Weinstein Co. |
.21 (870) |
-39% |
215 |
0.76 |
| Score: A Hockey Musical |
Mongrel |
.14 (1,130) |
|
127 |
0.14 |
| Jhootha Hi Sahi |
Viva |
64,700 (1,350) |
|
48 |
0.06 |
| My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend |
Fiftyfilms |
10,300 (5,150) |
|
2 |
0.01 |
| Boxing Gym |
Zipporah |
6,100 (6,100) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
| Taqwacores |
Rumanni |
5,500 (5,500) |
|
1 |
0.01 |
| Inhale |
IFC |
5,600 (2,800) |
|
2 |
0.01 |
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – Oct. 21, 2010)
| Distributor (releases) |
Gross |
Market Share |
| Warner Bros. (25) |
1403.9 |
16.30% |
| Paramount (15) |
1310.6 |
15.30% |
| Fox (16) |
1287.9 |
15.00% |
| Buena Vista (15) |
1144.7 |
13.30% |
| Sony (23) |
1129.9 |
13.20% |
| Universal (17) |
771.4 |
9.00% |
| Summit (10) |
453.6 |
5.30% |
| Lionsgate (12) |
411.5 |
4.80% |
| Overture (7) |
79.7 |
0.90% |
| Focus (7) |
73.2 |
0.90% |
| Fox Searchlight (6) |
72.7 |
0.80% |
| Weinstein Co. (7) |
61.6 |
0.70% |
| Sony Classics (21) |
53.7 |
0.60% |
| MGM (1) |
50.4 |
0.60% |
| CBS (2) |
50 |
0.60% |
| Other * (271) |
226.9 |
2.70% |
|
8581.7 |
100.00% |
| * none greater than .04% |
Top Domestic Grossers * (Jan. 1 – Oct. 21, 2010)
| Title |
Distributor |
Gross |
| Avatar * |
Fox |
476,726,209 |
| Toy Story 3 |
BV |
413,013,123 |
| Alice in Wonderland |
BV |
334,191,110 |
| Iron Man 2 |
Par |
312,445,596 |
| Twilight: Eclipse |
Summit |
300,531,751 |
| Inception |
WB |
289,881,124 |
| Despicable Me |
Uni |
247,148,995 |
| 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 |
161,942,598 |
| The Last Airbender |
Par |
131,733,601 |
| Shutter Island |
Par |
128,051,522 |
| The Other Guy |
Sony |
118,236,912 |
| Salt |
Sony |
118,229,865 |
| Valentine’s Day |
WB |
110,509,442 |
| Sherlock Holmes * |
WB |
106,967,985 |
| Robin Hood |
Uni |
105,425,146 |
| The Expendables |
Lions Gate |
103,068,524 |
| * does not include 2009 box office |
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