Apr. 20-22, Weekend Box Office, Shia LaBeouf... Two!!

[Minnesota]

The new kid is at it again this week, as Disturbia once again owns every movie at the box office. Coming in at number two is the new and soon to be forgoten Anthony Hopkins borefest Fracture, while Will Ferell took the third spot taking Blades of Glory past the 100 million marker. The new horror film Vacancy opened in a respectable fourth place and Disney rounds out the top five with their Meet the Robinsons... As per usual with thread, make a face ( ,  ,  :- ) then feel free to discus with fellow roundtable members.




Weekend Box Office Report
Shia LaBeouf enjoyed his first back-to-back stint in the top spot with the suspense hit Disturbia which held up well in its sophomore frame grossing $13M, according to final studio figures. Off only 42%, the Paramount release of a DreamWorks production averaged a solid $4,315 from 3,015 sites. Teen-oriented thrillers typically fall by more than 50% on the second session. Produced for a mere $23M, Disturbia has grossed an impressive $40.2M in its first ten days and could be headed for a $65-70M finish.

Leading the weekend's crop of new movies was the murder thriller Fracture as ticket buyers spent $11M watching Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling go at it. The R-rated film from New Line averaged a solid $4,509 per theater from 2,443 sites. Reviews were mostly good which helped since the film skewed to a mature adult audience.

Will Ferrell scored the third $100M blockbuster of his career, and second in nine months, with Blades of Glory which ranked third in its fourth weekend with $7.7M. Down 45%, the Paramount title is still the widest release in the marketplace with 3,459 locations and the cume has hit $101M. The comedy star's other trips to the century club in a lead role were with 2003's Elf ($173.4M) and last summer's Talladega Nights ($148M).

Opening weaker than expected in the fourth slot was the horror entry Vacancy with only $7.6M. The R-rated pic about a couple stranded in a motel where videotaped killings take place averaged a mild $2,982 from 2,551 playdates. Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale star in the Sony release. Fright fatigue may have hurt Vacancy's opening as the $19M-budgeted film was the fourth scary flick this month to be aimed at moviegoers. Young adults made up most of the audience as studio research showed that 66% of the crowd was under the age of 25 and 52% was female. Disturbia's better-than-expected hold also made an impact.

Disney followed in fifth with the animated hit Meet the Robinsons which grossed $7M in its fourth frame, down 44%, for a total of $82.1M.

Shooting up the best average among all wide releases in the marketplace was the new British action-comedy Hot Fuzz which premiered to $5.8M from 825 theaters for a potent $7,089 per venue. The R-rated buddy cop flick from the creative team behind 2004's cult hit Shaun of the Dead earned glowing reviews and tapped into a built-in audience of fans. Fuzz outgunned Shaun in all ways beating the latter's September 2004 bow which delivered $3.3M from 607 theaters for a $5,487 average. Produced for $16M, Hot Fuzz has already grossed an impressive $48.5M overseas including $41M from the United Kingdom.

The Ice Cube comedy sequel Are We Done Yet? dropped two spots to seventh with $5.2M in its third weekend. Sony's family pic fell 42% and raised its sum to $39.6M.

Close behind in eighth was the new chick flick In the Land of Women which opened poorly with $4.7M from 2,155 theaters. Averaging a weak $2,187 per location, the PG-13 film stars Adam Brody as a young man who meets a houseful of women when caring for his sick grandmother. Women was the fifth wide opener of the past two weeks to fail to reach a $3,000 average in its debut frame.

Rounding out the top ten were two films that that have been showing how differently starpower can affect the box office. The Halle Berry-Bruce Willis thriller Perfect Stranger collapsed in its second weekend and tumbled 63% to $4.1M. With only $18.1M locked up in ten days, Sony should find its way to roughly $25M followed by a quick trip to DVD. On the other hand, Buena Vista's blockbuster comedy Wild Hogs starring Tim Allen and John Travolta remained in the top ten for the eighth consecutive weekend with $2.8M, off 40%, boosting the cume to $156.2M.

Source: http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm


Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)
Apr 20 - 22 weekend

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Last Wk -1 (new) -2 (new) -3 (new) -5 (new) -4 -7 -9 -6 -8 -10 -12 -11 -16 -13 -15 -14 -17 -18 -21 -22 -23 -26 -27 -45 -24 -19 -25 -30 -37 -20 -20 -36 -34 -29 -33 -39 -31 (new) -44 -51 -38 -32 -28 -40 -52 -43 -111 -41 -61 -54 -47 -59 -58 -49 (new) -50 -65 -62 -56 -55 -60 -70 -63 -67 -71 -69 -92 -66 -72 -73 -86 -64 -68 -75 (new) (re-entry) -106 -78 -89 -76 (new) -81 -88 -94 (new) -90 -93 -91 -97 -100 -114 -79 -109 (re-entry) -103 -96 (re-entry) -108 -110 -115

Movie Disturbia Fracture Blades of Glory Vacancy Meet the Robinsons Hot Fuzz Are We Done Yet? In the Land of Women Perfect Stranger Wild Hogs 300 Pathfinder The Reaping Grindhouse Shooter Redline The Hoax Firehouse Dog TMNT Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Namesake Premonition Night at the Museum The Lives of Others Amazing Grace Ghost Rider Black Book Norbit The Last Mimzy Reign Over Me The Hills Have Eyes II Deep Sea 3-D Year of the Dog Slow Burn Slow Burn Avenue Montaigne After the Wedding Music and Lyrics Miss Potter Bridge to Terabithia The Wind That Shakes... The Valet Magnificent Desolation Roving Mars The Host Pride The Lookout Pan's Labyrinth Wild Safari 3D Lonely Hearts Hannibal Rising Zodiac The TV Set The Queen The Astronaut Farmer Into Great Silence The Last King of Scotland Happy Feet The Tripper I Think I Love My Wife Red Road The Painted Veil Black Snake Moan First Snow Boy Culture Galapagos The Italian Arthur and the Invisibles Private Fears in Public... Killer of Sheep An Unreasonable Man The Page Turner Mafioso Epic Movie Offside Notes on a Scandal Letters from Iwo Jima Sweet Land A dios momo T-Rex: Back to the... Army of Shadows Volver Space Station Reno 911!: Miami Stephanie Daley Days of Glory Aliens of the Deep Iraq in Fragments Believe Everything's Gone Green 2006 Academy... Breaking and Entering Old Joy Nomad Climates Dreaming Lhasa Maxed Out: Hard Times... Colour Me Kubrick The Glamorous Life of... Unconscious In the Pit Tears of the Black Tiger Flannel Pajamas Verdict on Auschwitz

Gross $13,010,778 $11,014,657 $7,677,569 $7,603,376 $6,967,089 $5,848,464 $5,181,426 $4,712,341 $4,104,808 $2,820,440 $2,252,234 $1,858,237 $1,651,442 $1,401,345 $1,388,566 $1,306,443 $1,229,781 $1,023,839 $965,401 $854,198 $755,540 $413,936 $390,653 $311,055 $255,199 $239,799 $232,753 $201,685 $184,956 $181,171 $143,257 $138,807 $133,335 $120,000 $119,150 $116,059 $113,181 $103,707 $90,760 $90,714 $83,337 $67,552 $53,784 $51,820 $51,444 $49,768 $48,999 $48,777 $47,500 $40,845 $37,578 $29,436 $27,930 $27,646 $26,369 $26,153 $23,770 $22,680 $20,840 $17,122 $16,178 $15,512 $14,947 $14,755 $14,475 $13,534 $10,817 $10,540 $9,801 $9,458 $9,140 $9,115 $8,945 $7,729 $6,448 $6,280 $5,253 $4,518 $4,008 $4,004 $3,823 $3,683 $3,669 $3,540 $3,401 $3,312 $3,262 $3,029 $2,500 $2,499 $2,005 $1,448 $1,446 $1,349 $1,095 $1,061 $991 $886 $624 $616 $558 $456 $287 $146

Total Gross $40,205,142 $11,014,657 $100,951,439 $7,603,376 $82,089,959 $5,848,464 $49,572,201 $4,712,341 $18,072,926 $156,161,335 $204,644,259 $8,218,805 $22,747,888 $22,716,864 $44,519,491 $5,978,776 $5,063,422 $12,011,649 $52,331,930 $4,635,187 $9,796,225 $47,558,817 $249,869,448 $8,632,096 $20,378,821 $115,575,095 $696,221 $95,102,566 $20,328,683 $19,526,212 $20,380,497 $26,540,658 $275,138 $1,180,000 $1,181,197 $1,250,082 $412,544 $50,324,841 $2,427,766 $81,081,442 $1,085,771 $67,552 $18,771,255 $6,825,102 $2,010,000 $7,036,608 $4,538,656 $37,384,484 $12,811,345 $146,530 $27,627,246 $32,969,154 $109,006 $56,368,941 $10,996,440 $405,557 $17,553,713 $197,902,748 $20,840 $12,477,903 $42,298 $8,047,690 $9,373,967 $197,417 $129,535 $16,895,277 $429,116 $15,108,755 $31,390 $129,437 $166,078 $138,698 $286,477 $39,730,058 $66,989 $17,487,613 $13,753,931 $1,609,991 $4,008 $53,011,719 $741,733 $12,895,617 $65,018,209 $20,332,859 $3,401 $317,594 $8,888,986 $182,956 $2,500 $7,352 $327,054 $928,960 $250,298 $57,828 $113,046 $9,913 $58,304 $70,677 $4,150 $25,760 $7,377 $71,145 $123,301 $11,396

Theaters      3,015 2,443 3,459 2,551 3,003 825 2,944 2,155 2,661 2,001 1,508 1,756 1,903 1,475 1,164 1,325 1,069 1,755 1,125 877 327 488 321 198 305 328 52 225 282 326 203 35 33 755 755 47 42 219 99 149 43 6 10 12 78 94 71 70 8 24 116 58 17 51 89 13 33 74 50 35 7 24 57 21 7 2 15 27 2 4 8 9 5 16 5 10 17 4 1 2 7 7 5 10 1 15 1 6 7 3 3 7 2 13 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1

Per thr $4,315 $4,509 $2,220 $2,981 $2,320 $7,089 $1,760 $2,187 $1,543 $1,410 $1,494 $1,058 $868 $950 $1,193 $986 $1,150 $583 $858 $974 $2,311 $848 $1,217 $1,571 $837 $731 $4,476 $896 $656 $556 $706 $3,966 $4,040 $159 $158 $2,469 $2,695 $474 $917 $609 $1,938 $11,259 $5,378 $4,318 $660 $529 $690 $697 $5,938 $1,702 $324 $508 $1,643 $542 $296 $2,012 $720 $306 $417 $489 $2,311 $646 $262 $703 $2,068 $6,767 $721 $390 $4,901 $2,365 $1,143 $1,013 $1,789 $483 $1,290 $628 $309 $1,130 $4,008 $2,002 $546 $526 $734 $354 $3,401 $221 $3,262 $505 $357 $833 $668 $207 $723 $104 $274 $1,061 $991 $295 $624 $616 $558 $228 $287 $146

Source: http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/thisweek.php

[mrbasehart]

I'm glad to see Hot Fuzz has done so well in it's opening weekend.  Looking down the list, I'm amazed that Night at the Museum is still in theatres.

[Minnesota]

Does that come out on DVD this week or next week?

[Thom_Serveaux]

Hmmmm. Grindhouse #14, Redline #16 (guess that car crash didn't help after all) ATHF #20,  Premonition #22,  Ghost Rider #26 , Norbit #28.....  Maybe there's hope for the veiwing public after all.   Also looks like Mike and Co.  will have a bumper crop this year...

[Minnesota]

Aww, crap! ... did you have to point that out... i was hoping to ignor the fact that this weeks Norbit death watch has changed from #45 to #28. Why ?! ... that is all ... just why??   

[Thom_Serveaux]

That is surprising, I mean at first I just wrote it off as my not properly comprehending the information, but wow, talk about one hell of a rebound....

[gbeenie]

They're severely underplaying the per-theatre box-office for Hot Fuzz; per screen, nothing else in the top ten even came close.


Also, I'm saddened by the continued free-fall for Grindhouse; roughly forty percent of the theatres that had it the previous weekend dropped it (including mine), and it fell in revenues even more than that (over 67%). The Weinstein Company may be destined to be the new Gramercy (that ain't a compliment).