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Weekend Box Office Results - Dec 21-24, 2007 (Golden Compass Craters)
Box Office Mojo ^ | 12/23/07 | Box Office Mojo via Reuters

Posted on 12/23/2007 7:26:30 PM PST by gridlock

1 N National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $45,500,000 - 3,832 - $11,873 $45,500,000 - 1

2 1 I Am Legend WB $34,225,000 -55.7% 3,620 +14 $9,454 $137,490,000 - 2

3 2 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox $29,000,000 -34.5% 3,499 +24 $8,288 $84,867,000 $60 2

4 N Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $9,618,000 - 2,575 - $3,735 $9,618,000 $75 1

5 N Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street P/DW $9,350,000 - 1,249 - $7,485 $9,350,000 $50 1

6 N P.S. I Love You WB $6,505,000 - 2,454 - $2,650 $6,505,000 - 1

7 4 Enchanted BV $4,152,000 -25.0% 2,752 -314 $1,508 $98,351,000 - 5

8 N Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Sony $4,100,000 - 2,650 - $1,547 $4,100,000 $35 1

9 3 The Golden Compass NL $3,980,000 -54.9% 2,953 -575 $1,347 $48,418,000 $180 3

10 11 Juno FoxS $3,400,000 +138.2% 304 +264 $11,184 $6,385,000 - 3

(Excerpt) Read more at boxofficemojo.com ...


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This Week: 9
Last Week: 3
The Golden Compass (New Line)
This Week Gross: $3,980,000 (Down 54.9%)
This Week Screens: 2,953 (Down 575)
Sales Per Screen: $1,347
Domestic Gross: $48,418,000
Budget: $180,000,000
Week: 3

A fifth of the theaters bailed on this movie last week. It has the lowest earnings per screen of any of the top ten. Hopefully many more theaters will dump this movie in order to get Legend or National Treasure for the Christmas Break.

No way this movie is making the budget back. International Gross is going to be about $70 M.

1 posted on 12/23/2007 7:26:31 PM PST by gridlock
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To: gridlock

The big shock is how Dewey Cox fell apart, he’s been the second banana in some big hit comedies. Apparently he’s going to stay second banana.


2 posted on 12/23/2007 7:28:41 PM PST by discostu (a mountain is something you don't want to %^&* with)
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To: gridlock

I heard today on one of the sports shows that Jessica Simpson’s movie is taking a hit in the Dallas area because Tony Romo has been playing so lousy the last couple of games and the Dallas fans are blaming it on Simpson and boycotting her movie.


3 posted on 12/23/2007 7:31:29 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: gridlock

Gotta love in - ALVIN and the Chipmunks has almost doubled the total output of Golden Compass in 2 weeks.


4 posted on 12/23/2007 7:31:35 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: gridlock

Well! I guess that means all the disgruntled atheists have seen it, so it won’t be long before it hits DVD.

It won’t do any better then either....


5 posted on 12/23/2007 7:32:07 PM PST by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts...)
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To: gridlock

Oh well......


6 posted on 12/23/2007 7:32:31 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: gridlock

Two scientologist freak flicks at the top of the box office. I refuse to support them.


7 posted on 12/23/2007 7:37:43 PM PST by Chucky is a girlie man
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To: gridlock

The Golden Compass has turned to the Lead Baloon, that $180 million probably doesn’t include advertising. I think Chronicals of Narnia had $140 million by the end of the 3rd weekend.


8 posted on 12/23/2007 7:38:13 PM PST by TheEaglehasLanded
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To: gridlock

S%*^(@!!! Golden Compass!

Saw I am Legend. That’s a fine movie. And it’s not a liberal one, either. It has favorable references to theistic religion, not especially Biblical Christianity, but still, very positive on that front. The virus that causes the global breakdown is NOT blamed on Republicans. So all in all this is a fine movie, very scary, Will Smith is (of course) brilliant.

Looking forward to National Treasure 2. Loved the first. Good, clean (almost entirely) film.


9 posted on 12/23/2007 7:38:39 PM PST by ConservativeDude
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All hail, Xenu. Scientology ping for Smith and Cage. :(


10 posted on 12/23/2007 7:40:45 PM PST by Chucky is a girlie man
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To: gridlock

Should be out in DVD in about a month at this rate.


11 posted on 12/23/2007 7:41:38 PM PST by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: Pontiac

I want to see “The Bucket List.”


12 posted on 12/23/2007 7:43:33 PM PST by Chucky is a girlie man
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To: ConservativeDude
Looking forward to National Treasure 2. Loved the first. Good, clean (almost entirely) film.

I saw it tonight and liked it very much. It was pretty similar to the first but still lots of fun. Certainly another "good clean film" - it's a shame they are so few and far between anymore.

marinamuffy

13 posted on 12/23/2007 7:47:36 PM PST by marinamuffy ("..pacifism ensures that cruelty will prevail on earth." - Dennis Prager/ www.gohunter08.com)
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I loved the first NATIONAL TREASURE, so thanks for the positive short review. No liberal message in the movie? Good enough for me, and I will watch it with my gf next weekend.


14 posted on 12/23/2007 7:49:46 PM PST by max americana
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To: gridlock

I must admit, I saw Enchanted..good movie! Susan Sarandon plays herself.. a mean evil witch, and she does an excellent job at it.


15 posted on 12/23/2007 7:49:59 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: gridlock

I saw Juno this week and loved it, one of my favorite films of the year. It’s sort of pro-life in a subversive way, more subtly so than Knocked Up was. It even features a first in cinema history, an abortion-clinic protester who isn’t a mindless fanatic—the scene between Juno and the protester is actually sweet and charming, like the movie itself.


16 posted on 12/23/2007 7:57:21 PM PST by denydenydeny (Expel the priest and you don't inaugurate the age of reason, you get the witch doctor--Paul Johnson)
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To: gridlock

Our local small theater, which was probably happy they had gotten this movie, is dumping it on Christmas day, to replace it with some movie I’ve never heard of.


17 posted on 12/23/2007 7:59:58 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: AmericanMade1776

Yes! And here’s a video clip of Sarandon as the Evil Queen. It also shows a scene where she’s in witch/hag makeup. Excellent casting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMMteQHScsc


18 posted on 12/23/2007 8:02:05 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (L'Chaim!)
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To: commish

Why is Charlie Wilson’s War tanking? 9 mill isn’t very much for a Christmas blockbuster, with two 20 million dollar a pic stars.


19 posted on 12/23/2007 8:09:22 PM PST by boop (Who doesn't love poison pot pies?)
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To: max americana
No liberal message in the movie?

I couldn't find one and I'm usually very sensitive to stuff like that.

20 posted on 12/23/2007 8:58:33 PM PST by marinamuffy ("..pacifism ensures that cruelty will prevail on earth." - Dennis Prager/ www.gohunter08.com)
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