Posted on 07/08/2007 12:21:08 PM PDT by Nachum
SUNDAY AM: Paramount says PG-13 Transformers officially made $22.7 million Friday and $25.9 million Saturday and a projected $18.9 million Sunday from 4,011 North American theaters. After a record breaking Fourth Of July mid week opening, I'm told the DreamWorks battle of the bots hauled in a hefty $67.6 million this weekend for a 6 1/2 day cume of $152.5 million. So, in even less time, Transformers now has scored the biggest 7-day opening of all time for a non-sequel, passing Spider-Man 1 ($151.6M), The Passion Of The Christ ($144.6M) and Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone ($129.4). In addition, Transformers has grossed $93.6 million in 29 overseas markets representing 40% of the international business. Paramount estimates the global box office by end of day Sunday at $246.1 mil. The domestic cume is 50% more gross receipts than Paramount anticipated, and 20% more than others predicted. That's also equivalent to the budget of the rock 'em, sock 'em movie without marketing costs. "Word has gotten out to the parents that it's OK to take the kids," a Paramount exec told me Friday. Cinemascope gives Transformers an A with "under 18" and "18 to 24 years olds" giving it an A+. Biggest reason why moviegoers went to see it was "subject matter" (63%) and "type of movie" (35%). Other data have showed a strong nostalgia factor for Transformer toys and toons. Paramount also tells me preliminary exit polling shows that, among general audiences, Transformers is playing strongest with general audiences' older females (Moms) and through the roof with kids (90% of boys say they would definitely recommend) and parents (82% say they would definitely recommend). But the studio says that what is making the big box office difference is African Americans and Latinos flocking to see the film. but especially Latino audiences. Transformers, directed by Michael Bay and supervised by Steven Spielberg, has smashed one-day records for Tuesday ($27.8M), Wednesday ($29M), and Thursday ($19.1M) as well as for Independence Day. On Monday night, the pic took in $8.8M.
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Disney / Pixar said its No. 2 Ratatouille took in $9.4 Friday, $10.9 Saturday (thanks to those kiddie matinees) and a projected $8.7 mil Sunday from 3,940 venues, a drop of only 39% from last week. That's another $29 mil weekend for Remy the rat and friends, and new cume of $109.5 mil. Its Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday opening week grosses proved to be the biggest ever for a Pixar film, and the pic passed the magic $100M mark in only 9 days. Meanwhile, Disney insists that, despite the obvious challenge of merchandising a kitchen rat, it can't keep enough Remy plush toys on its store shelves. In 3rd place, Live Free Or Die Hard made $17.2 mil this weekend from 3,411 playdates, a drop of 48% compared to last week. So far, the Bruce Willis action film's cume is a respectable $83.8 mil. Comedy newcomer from Warner's, License To Wed (with some of the worst ads I've ever seen), placed fourth with a $10.4 mil weekend from 2,604 theaters and a new cume of $17.8 mil. Please, someone convince Robin Williams to appear in better quality movies again.
In 5th place, Universal's Evan Not So Almighty continues to lag its 3rd week out. That prediction that this, the most expensive comedy ever made ($210 mil) won't even break $100 mill domestic looks truer every weekend. It took in just $8.1 mil this weekend from 3,460 venues for a new cume of $78.1 mil. MGM / The Weinstein Co's horror film 1408 based on Stephen King's work and starring John Cusack is 6th after making another $7.1 mil this weekend from 2,631 playdates. Its new cume is $53.7 mil. Universal's six-week veteran laugher Knocked Up is sticking alive and kicking; in 7th place, it earned $5.1 mil Friday through Sunday from 2,219 theaters for a new hefty cume of $132 mil. (Remember, it only cost a measly $30 mil.) No. 8 Fox's Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is petering out at the start of its fourth week: it made just $4 mil this weekend from 2,219 venues for a new cume of $123.5 mil. So is #9 Warner's Ocean's Thirteen at the start of its 5th week in release: it earned only $3.6 mil this weekend from 2,102 theaters for a new cume of $109.3 mil. And, completing the Top 10, Michael Moore's Sicko health care documentary from The Weinstein Co looks like it won't top his 2002 Bowling For Columbine. Though already in 8th place among documentary moneymakers, Sicko took in $3.5 mil from 702 theaters for a new cume of $11.3 mil. Though that's only a 22% drop from last week, its per screen average has halved.
Meanwhile, there was some chest-beating boasting by Hollywood studios today. Disney proclaimed that its summer threequel Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World Ends passed the $300 million domestic box office mark this weekend. And Sony announced its international gross receipts crossed the $1 billion mark faster than ever before in its history, thanks to this summer's Spider-Man 3.
Here's the Top 10 chart:
1. Transformers $22.7M Fri, $25.9M Sat, and est $18.9M Sun. (cume $152.5M)
2. Ratatouille $9.4M Fri, $10.9M Sat, and est $8.7M Sun. ($109.5M)
3. Live Free Or Die Hard $5.3M Fri, $6.7M Sat, and est $5.1M Sun. ($83.8M)
4. License To Wed $3.7M Fri, $3.8M Sat, and est $2.8M Sun. ($17.8M)
5. Evan Almighty $2.7M Fri, $3M Sat, and est $2.4M Sun. ($78.1M)
6. 1408 $2.4M Fri, $2.6M Sat, and est $2M Sun. ($53.7M)
7. Knocked Up $1.6M Fri, $1.9M Sat, and est $1.5M Sun. ($132M)
8. Silver Surfer $1.2M Fri, $1.5M Sat, and est $1.1M Sun. ($123.5M)
9. Ocean's Thirteen $1.1K Fri, $1.4M Sat, and est $1K Sun. ($109.2M)
10. Sicko $1M Fri, $1.3M Sat, and est $1K Sun. ($11.3M)
Looks like Ratatouille didn’t start out as strong as some of the other Pixar flicks, it might have some staying power, as “word of mouth’ gets out.
Rats in the kitchen. Thats a theme I will take a pass on!
It looks like Sicko really is sicko.
Considering it cost $150 million to make, I’d say the studio is pretty happy. I saw it, and loved it!
The America-Hater market isn’t as willing to shell out the cash for Michael this time around. Too soon after the last set of lies, I guess.
Oh look at this excitement, look how it just hangs there on the side of the pole. And look at its outrageous gray color. Please stop, I cannot take this much entertainment.
Whoa, and look at this one, now we`re talking. Look at those three wires sticking out from it, this is hardcore drama. When is the sequel coming out? I can`t wait.
I think that bottom one is Brad Pitt.
Took the older kid to the Die Hard movie. Typical Die Hard but with more special effects. Good popcorn munchin’ movie for Die Hard/Action movie fans.
Transformers will be next weekend.
Me and the little one have a date for UnderDog.
This a is a documentary by two hardcore Lefties from Canada.
It’s about Michael Moore and all his lies. The two Lefties are heartbroken, but true to their art...Moore has millions in investments in the biggest targets on the planet!
Fat Mikey is a MAJOR polluter, plus he is making millions off the backs of slave labor. This documentary and another,(so stifled that I cannot even get the name), are trying desperately to warn the moonbats about the capitalist ways of Fat Mikey. To absolutely no avail. UNLESS YOU ARE A MOVIE JUNKIE...the George Soros owned site, IMDB, makes or breaks movies, according to their criteria. IMDB is a shill and a propaganda mechanism for Communist/socialist agendas. The only useful part of IMDB is the user surveys...and the moonbats are outraged (oh yeah, big shock) at being lied to, by the fellow moonbats, who are sinfully rich!!
All the moonbats who are vegan BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE A CHOICE, should realize that at this very moment, Fat Mikey is stuffing his fat face with filet mignon and lobster tails because, and ONLY BECAUSE, the naivete of idiots like you who suffer to make the criminals richer and stronger.
P.T. Barnum once famously said, “There’s a sucker born every minute”. OH YEAH, SPARKY, THAT’S YOU...
That depends on what you're looking at. Right now I'm sure the Weinsteins and Michael Moore are very happy with its performance. In only 702 theatres it's #10 in the nation and the 8th highest grossing documentary of all time after 2 weeks of expanded release. In comparison, Shut Up And Sing, another darling movie of the lefties, made only $1,278,852 in 13 weeks of release. It could end up beating An Inconvenient Truth ($24,146,161)and end up as the #3 documentary of all time but I doubt it will go higher than that. I don't support Michael Moore but I hate it when people manipulate numbers to match an agenda.
Stop. You’re exciting me too much. (said in my best Ben Stein imitation)
I saw “Knocked Up” last night because it got a “10” in the local paper. What a filthy movie. I laughed twice during the whole show.
It is downright f@&$*^$ pathetic what passes for movies nowadays.
My son and I saw it last night and loved it. Great start - with the desert special ops scenes and then the scorpion attack by the AWAC, C-130, blackhawks, guys on the ground, etc. Awesome FX.
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