Lions for Lambs per Theater Box Office is Tanking

Spreadsheet analysis from Box Office Mojo

[VA Voter]

Lions for Lambs ranked 19th in the average total box office proceeds per theater per day over the 11/16-11/18 weekend. Because of the large number of theaters carrying this film it ranked 8th in gross proceeds.

Box office per theater is what theater owners care most about and this poor showing will hasten the dropoff in total theaters carrying this bomb.

Movie Fri Sat Sun Avg Rank

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 6,014 8,682 6,236 6,977 1

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING 1,500 6,500 3,500 3,833 2

BEOWULF 3,148 3,330 2,434 2,971 3

OM SHANTI OM 1,880 3,291 2,906 2,692 4

AMERICAN GANGSTER 1,245 1,885 1,120 1,417 5

BEE MOVIE 853 1,632 1,104 1,196 6

FRED CLAUS 902 1,596 833 1,110 7

MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM 830 1,375 964 1,056 8

BELLA 627 904 866 799 9

DAN IN REAL LIFE 736 1,026 610 791 10

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA 739 915 593 749 11

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL 615 934 508 686 12

THE DARJEELING LIMITED 537 849 516 634 13

SOUTHLAND TALES 587 746 524 619 14

INTO THE WILD 468 751 524 581 15

GONE BABY GONE 434 736 396 522 16

MICHAEL CLAYTON 417 748 295 487 17

TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED 350 636 397 461 18

LIONS FOR LAMBS 390 575 345 437 19

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 377 539 313 410 20

SAW IV 334 467 310 370 21

30 DAYS OF NIGHT 311 454 273 346 22

THE GAME PLAN 237 422 222 294 23

P2 152 193 67 137 24

[MarkT]

Hmmmm, this is serious - maybe Pelosi or Boxer can get through a government program that provides aid for Hollywood ideologues that lose money in a propaganda film. I laugh but it damn well could come true.

[wastedyears]

Their stupidity knows no bounds.

[Slings and Arrows]

It's the Terrible Bush Economy (TM). People are saving their money to see Redacted. < /sarc>

[Billthedrill]

Yeah - see, that sort of courageous filmmaking has an intrinsic value to society not reflected at the box office, so if you and I won't give them money the government ought to take it for them...from you and me. It's for our own good.

There are people who would advance that argument with a straight face. At least one is running for President.

[bicyclerepair]

Good news for a change!

[Thombo2]

Will HWood ever figure out that the American public is fed up with the anti-US agit-prop they keep trying to force feed us?Or am i expecting too much?

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Watch’em package this up for viewing at American public schools since this is such an IMPORTANT movie... </sarc

[mysterio]

When it costs $9.25 a ticket and 12.50 for popcorn and two drinks, it’s no surprise that many people just wait for the dvd to come out.

[Vasilli22]

Yeah - see, that sort of courageous filmmaking has an intrinsic value to society not reflected at the box office, so if you and I won't give them money the government ought to take it for them...from you and me. It's for our own good.

Exactly! Are you ready to sacrifice?!

[puroresu]

Since the public schools are propagandizing our kids with Gore’s nonsensical environmental film, maybe the NEA can pressure every school in the country to buy copies of these anti-war flops to show to the kiddies.

[puroresu]

I haven't seen any of the current crop of turkeys. The last good leftist movie was The Battleship Potemkin in 1925! I accidentally saw the Orwellian V For Vendetta a couple of years ago, so I've had my fill of cinematic attacks on Western Civilization for a while.

[Gator101]

Of course Hollywood and their liberal buddies will spin this as the American public not caring about the war, or at least not knowing the “truth” about the war and that’s what is so wrong with America.

No guys...we just don’t care for propaganda films that use fictional contrived situations you write up and put to sad music to attempt to convince us that America is always wrong and evil.

[Bogtrotter52]

No. But I am sure that over in DUmmieland it will have been seen by everyone and a HUGE hit with them. And the comments about bad box office returns will be that it is because we are “stupid” and “unlightened”

[TomB]

When it costs $9.25 a ticket and 12.50 for popcorn and two drinks, it’s no surprise that many people just wait for the dvd to come out.

Your point would make sense if nobody was going to the movies. But, as you can see, there are plenty of moviegoers paying the $9.25. They're just not paying to see THAT particular piece of dreck.

Which is, of course, the entire point of this post.

[bray]

It’s a Quagmire for Lyin by Loons

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[Bogtrotter52]

“..people just wait for the dvd to come out.”

In the case of this movie it would have to hit the 99 cent rack at the dollar store before I would buy it.....maybe.