Apr. 27-29, Weekend Box Office, Disturbia on top for 3rd straight week

[Minnesota]

In what could best be described as the calm before the 'Spiderman 3 storm', Distubia remained the number one movie for the 3rd straight week. Nick Cage's new movie Next came in at a very disapointing number three, while another new comer The Invisible grabed the no. 2 spot. Sir Anthony Hopkins hung around for another week at the four spot, while Blades of Glory rounded out the top five. ... As per usual with thread choose a face (  :-,  ,  ) then feel free to discus with fellow roundtable members.


"Disturbia" leads weak box office for 3rd weekend

The teen thriller "Disturbia" led the North American box office for a third weekend, as another slew of lowly new releases tried to get a toehold before next Friday's release of "Spider-Man 3," the first big film of the lucrative summer moviegoing season.

"Disturbia," a low-budget homage to Alfred Hitchcock's nosy-neighbor thriller "Rear Window," sold $9.1 million worth of tickets in the three days beginning Friday, distributor Paramount Pictures said on Sunday. It's the lowest tally for a No. 1 movie since "The Covenant" earned $8.9 million in the second weekend of September 2006.

The teen ghost drama "The Invisible" opened at No. 2 this weekend with just $7.6 million, while the Nicolas Cage action movie "Next" debuted at No. 3 with $7.2 million. Both were roughly in line with modest expectations.

Also new were the action movie "The Condemned" at No. 9 with $4.0 million, and the comedy "Kickin' It Old Skool" at No. 11 with $2.8 million.

The situation should be considerably different next weekend, when Sony Corp . opens "Spider-Man 3." The previous film in the superhero franchise earned $88 million during its first weekend in 2004.

"Disturbia," starring Shia LaBeouf, has earned $52.2 million after three weekends, and gives Viacom Inc.-owned Paramount a five-weekend run at No. 1. This feat was last achieved in November/December 2004 with the Walt Disney Co. pair of "The Incredibles" and "National Treasure." Paramount kicked off its run with the comedy "Blades of Glory," which slipped two places to No. 5 with $5.2 million, and has earned $108.1 million to date.

"The Invisible" stars Justin Chatwin as a seemingly dead teen stuck in a ghostly limbo. The Disney release was directed by David Goyer, the filmmaker behind the "Blade" franchise.

In "Next," Cage plays a Las Vegas magician who tries to stop a terrorist plot, aided by his ability to see two minutes into the future. The Paramount Pictures release was directed by Lee Tamahori of "Die Another Day" fame. "Next" is the latest film in a hugely variable career for Cage. The Oscar winner was last in theaters with the surprise hit "Ghost Rider," which opened to $45.4 million in February.

"Condemned," released by Lionsgate, stars wrestling hero Steve Austin as a death row convict who must fight for his freedom in a reality TV style competition. Lionsgate is a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.. "Old Skool," from closely held Yari Film Group, stars Jamie Kennedy as a 12-year-old boy in the body of a grown man after emerging from a two-decade coma.

Source: http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20070429/117788066900.html


Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)
Apr 27 - 29 weekend

This Wk  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113

Last Wk -1 (new) (new) -2 -3 -6 -5 -4 (new) -7 -8 (new) -9 -10 -11 -17 -15 -21 -13 -14 -12 -19 -18 (new) -27 -16 -33 -24 -20 -23 -22 -26 -25 -28 -29 -32 -36 -41 -35 -40 -31 -30 -38 -37 -39 -54 -43 -42 -48 -47 -44 -53 (new) -60 -46 (new) -55 (new) -58 -63 -70 (new) -56 -50 -61 (new) -86 -51 (new) -59 -71 -76 -69 -68 -109 -64 -72 (new) -81 -73 -83 (new) -77 -94 (new) -66 -82 -98 -75 -95 -67 -88 (new) -74 -100 -97 -93 -84 (re-entry) -105 -117 -124 -92 -108 -110 (new) -120 -91 -121 -111 -118 -119 -103

Title Disturbia The Invisible Next Fracture Blades of Glory Hot Fuzz Meet the Robinsons Vacancy The Condemned Are We Done Yet? In the Land of Women Kickin It Old Skool Perfect Stranger Wild Hogs 300 The Hoax Shooter The Namesake The Reaping Grindhouse Pathfinder TMNT Firehouse Dog Ta Ra Rum Pum Black Book Redline Year of the Dog The Lives of Others Aqua Teen Hunger Force Night at the Museum Premonition Ghost Rider Amazing Grace Norbit The Last Mimzy Deep Sea 3-D After the Wedding The Valet Avenue Montaigne The Wind That Shakes.. The Hills Have Eyes II Reign Over Me Miss Potter Music and Lyrics Bridge to Terabithia Zodiac Roving Mars Magnificent Desolation Wild Safari 3D Pan's Labyrinth The Host Romeo & Juliet... Diggers Happy Feet The Lookout Jindabyne The TV Set Fakers Into Great Silence I Think I Love My Wife The Italian Wind Chill The Queen Lonely Hearts The Ultimate Gift Sing Now or Forever... Sweet Land Hannibal Rising Triad Election The Last King of Scotland Arthur and the Invisibles Mafioso Galapagos Boy Culture Nomad Red Road Private Fears in... Zoo Offside Killer of Sheep Alice Neel Something to Cheer... Epic Movie Reno 911!: Miami Snow Cake Black Snake Moan Notes on a Scandal Iraq in Fragments The Page Turner Stephanie Daley First Snow T-Rex: Back to the... Poison Friends An Unreasonable Man Everything's Gone Green Aliens of the Deep Air Guitar Nation Syndromes and a Century Two Or Three Things... Street Poet Grbavica: The Land of... Tears of the Black Tiger Space Station Old Joy The Situation Dog Problem, The Unconscious Volver In the Pit Climates Puccini for Beginners The Glamorous Life of... 2006 Academy Award ...

Weekend Gross $9,023,835 $7,717,309 $7,133,049 $6,814,714 $5,164,364 $4,876,867 $4,840,972 $4,112,502 $3,807,595 $3,450,922 $2,657,425 $2,541,419 $2,172,323 $1,840,994 $1,387,466 $760,550 $751,524 $721,024 $712,294 $576,130 $540,519 $492,467 $463,494 $425,102 $391,356 $381,329 $309,318 $305,838 $265,716 $260,796 $223,028 $186,578 $174,883 $170,972 $147,812 $131,850 $113,873 $111,313 $108,763 $96,707 $87,803 $81,416 $77,873 $72,941 $66,699 $66,687 $60,210 $52,133 $47,154 $44,249 $44,118 $43,308 $32,867 $30,095 $28,758 $28,298 $25,876 $22,750 $22,572 $20,975 $20,155 $20,146 $19,510 $16,558 $15,878 $15,598 $13,106 $12,936 $12,696 $12,694 $11,091 $10,772 $9,651 $8,552 $8,263 $8,230 $7,930 $7,810 $6,906 $6,823 $6,654 $6,410 $5,721 $5,557 $5,030 $4,828 $4,539 $3,795 $3,667 $3,326 $3,158 $3,036 $2,980 $2,637 $2,541 $2,533 $2,120 $1,931 $1,857 $1,503 $1,443 $1,327 $1,288 $1,285 $1,237 $914 $804 $738 $625 $561 $540 $479 $425

Cumulative $52,109,598 $7,717,309 $7,133,049 $21,075,259 $108,050,741 $12,601,055 $88,354,540 $13,780,060 $3,807,595 $43,868,838 $8,566,083 $2,541,419 $21,590,618 $158,723,493 $206,897,885 $6,228,666 $45,787,042 $10,771,198 $24,064,624 $23,887,068 $9,436,054 $53,051,256 $12,689,837 $425,102 $1,174,583 $6,678,765 $627,916 $9,067,448 $5,265,735 $250,210,624 $47,852,604 $115,802,596 $20,674,957 $95,323,496 $20,520,225 $26,804,471 $572,218 $559,084 $1,406,549 $1,219,287 $20,506,614 $19,661,987 $2,554,250 $50,437,750 $81,175,178 $33,048,353 $6,929,991 $18,884,901 $12,930,355 $37,457,946 $2,079,462 $333,530 $32,867 $197,961,083 $4,587,858 $28,298 $146,359 $22,750 $444,423 $12,505,467 $458,217 $20,146 $56,402,097 $177,573 $3,370,538 $15,598 $1,624,413 $27,658,864 $12,696 $17,578,013 $15,123,313 $300,668 $16,916,886 $144,737 $66,821 $59,508 $43,654 $9,920 $77,561 $143,495 $17,640 $6,410 $39,737,645 $20,339,754 $5,030 $9,386,082 $17,498,264 $190,788 $146,222 $8,969 $207,436 $53,018,554 $2,980 $170,255 $10,772 $8,895,047 $38,107 $10,499 $101,944 $23,195 $37,322 $72,520 $65,023,145 $252,602 $46,478 $914 $26,708 $12,897,753 $8,431 $113,887 $83,811 $4,994 $328,896

Theaters 3,047 2,019 2,725 2,443 3,056 1,272 2,461 2,551 2,310 2,701 2,155 1,816 2,197 1,602 1,005 981 718 320 933 618 782 710 659 85 103 610 33 189 363 284 327 283 259 220 279 35 41 16 52 44 149 144 102 148 123 177 12 10 8 67 63 27 17 93 54 6 19 7 13 49 25 42 33 18 34 11 6 57 1 21 28 5 2 5 51 8 2 1 5 3 1 9 16 16 4 57 7 4 8 3 5 4 1 8 4 1 7 1 1 3 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 2

Per Thtr. $2,962 $3,822 $2,618 $2,789 $1,690 $3,834 $1,967 $1,612 $1,648 $1,278 $1,233 $1,399 $989 $1,149 $1,381 $775 $1,047 $2,253 $763 $932 $691 $694 $703 $5,001 $3,800 $625 $9,373 $1,618 $732 $918 $682 $659 $675 $777 $530 $3,767 $2,777 $6,957 $2,092 $2,198 $589 $565 $763 $493 $542 $377 $5,018 $5,213 $5,894 $660 $700 $1,604 $1,933 $324 $533 $4,716 $1,362 $3,250 $1,736 $428 $806 $480 $591 $920 $467 $1,418 $2,184 $227 $12,696 $604 $396 $2,154 $4,826 $1,710 $162 $1,029 $3,965 $7,810 $1,381 $2,274 $6,654 $712 $358 $347 $1,258 $85 $648 $949 $458 $1,109 $632 $759 $2,980 $330 $635 $2,533 $303 $1,931 $1,857 $501 $722 $442 $258 $428 $619 $457 $268 $246 $625 $187 $540 $479 $213

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

[gbeenie]

Could the ability to see two minutes into the future really do anything other than prevent buyer's remorse (which Nicolas Cage must surely have felt after signing on to this dog)?


p.s. Julianne Moore is WAY THE HELL HOTTER than Jessica Biel. So, screw you, movie.

[Minnesota]

Lol, good burn on the nick cage movie ^^^ I just rented Denzel Washington's Dejavu and cant help but think this Next movie is something of copy cat with a similar plot (see into the future, try to change the future). I didn't even realize Jessica Biel was in Next, I agree that Julianne Moore is hotter than Jessica Biel, but just outta curiosity why did you make the comparison, are they both in it?

[gbeenie]

Lol, good burn on the nick cage movie ^^^ I just rented Denzel Washington's Dejavu and cant help but think this Next movie is something of copy cat with a similar plot (see into the future, try to change the future). I didn't even realize Jessica Biel was in Next, I agree that Julianne Moore is hotter than Jessica Biel, but just outta curiosity why did you make the comparison, are they both in it?

Moore is Cage's "sidekick," while Biel is the Love Interest.

Did I mention? Screw you, movie.



Now, if Biel was Moore's Love Interest... that, I could get behind. Stoopid Hollywood... always lettin' me down...

[Minnesota]

Now, if Biel was Moore's Love Interest... that, I could get behind. Stoopid Hollywood... always lettin' me down...

Now there's something we can all get behind, make it happen Hollywood

[mrbasehart]

p.s. Julianne Moore is WAY THE HELL HOTTER than Jessica Biel. So, screw you, movie.

Now, if Biel was Moore's Love Interest... that, I could get behind. Stoopid Hollywood... always lettin' me down...

"Full of truth, these statements are."

[Hazzah]

I don't think I'll ever understand the box office.

I take part in HSX.com (username Hazzah1007 if you wanna join and haven't already)

I attempt to buy stock in the films based upon the box office results, and I fail miserably.  So I stick with the actor/director stocks.

Therefore, let me say...Shia LeBeouf is probably gonna sky rocket soon (if he hasn't yet)

[PlayMSTie]

Lol, good burn on the nick cage movie ^^^ I just rented Denzel Washington's Dejavu and cant help but think this Next movie is something of copy cat with a similar plot (see into the future, try to change the future). I didn't even realize Jessica Biel was in Next, I agree that Julianne Moore is hotter than Jessica Biel, but just outta curiosity why did you make the comparison, are they both in it?

Moore is Cage's "sidekick," while Biel is the Love Interest.

Did I mention? Screw you, movie.

Amazing how they're always pushing the vapid youngsters on us, while the more mature ones are usually more interesting AND better-looking. I've seen it happen over and over.

As for Disturbia, I haven't seen it, but I can't imagine it holding a candle to Rear Window. LOVE that movie.

[Deckard25]

Biel is young, spunky and cute, as for Moore, Nah!   I'll pass.         but if a young Audrey Hepburn were still around... "SIGH"

[pyro]

Lol, good burn on the nick cage movie ^^^ I just rented Denzel Washington's Dejavu and cant help but think this Next movie is something of copy cat with a similar plot (see into the future, try to change the future). I didn't even realize Jessica Biel was in Next, I agree that Julianne Moore is hotter than Jessica Biel, but just outta curiosity why did you make the comparison, are they both in it?

Moore is Cage's "sidekick," while Biel is the Love Interest.

Did I mention? Screw you, movie.

Amazing how they're always pushing the vapid youngsters on us, while the more mature ones are usually more interesting AND better-looking. I've seen it happen over and over.

Like Hillary Swank   

[gbeenie]

Lol, good burn on the nick cage movie ^^^ I just rented Denzel Washington's Dejavu and cant help but think this Next movie is something of copy cat with a similar plot (see into the future, try to change the future). I didn't even realize Jessica Biel was in Next, I agree that Julianne Moore is hotter than Jessica Biel, but just outta curiosity why did you make the comparison, are they both in it?

Moore is Cage's "sidekick," while Biel is the Love Interest.

Did I mention? Screw you, movie.

Amazing how they're always pushing the vapid youngsters on us, while the more mature ones are usually more interesting AND better-looking. I've seen it happen over and over.

Like Hillary Swank   

Hotness abounds.

[Hazzah]

Like Hillary Swank   

Hillary Skank is slowly growing on me.  I really didn't like her at first, but with Million Dollar Baby, and stuff like that, she's getting better and better.

[pyro]

Million Dollar Baby I thought she looked alright, but ever since.... especially the commercials for that bible movie and that one where she was a teacher, she seemed pretty unbearable to me from the neck up

[Deckard25]

Good actress overall but with looks, eh, a bit to rough in the face. Nice figure though.

[Hazzah]

Million Dollar Baby I thought she looked alright, but ever since.... especially the commercials for that bible movie and that one where she was a teacher, she seemed pretty unbearable to me from the neck up

As far as looks go...she'll always be Hillary Skank with the douche bag ex-hubby.  But talent wise, I am liking her a bit.  I haven't watch Boys Don't Cry, or The Core...but maybe Mike and Disembaudio will give me reason to do so.