ATLAS SHRUGGED

[cgchief]

I'm sure it won't be reported by the mainstream media, but does anyone have an idea on how Atlas Shrugged did at the box office this weekend?

[doodad]

I was wondering the same thing this morning.

[libertarian27]

$1.7 Million

(google it:>)

[DollyCali]

there are several threads on AS including some sites for box office

[wolfman23601]

Probably not well. I live in a decent sized metro area (Norfolk, VA) and the closest place playing the movie is in Richmond, or about 2 hours away. I want to see it, but I’m not to that extent. I’ll wait for DVD.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

It did ok. About $5,500 per screen which isn’t bad. If word of mouth bumps it to 1,000 screens in the next weeks or so, it will likely be profitable.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

1.7 million does not sound like a lot. How many theaters was it playing in? I could not get a ticket this weekend. The only two theaters near me playing it were all sold out the whole weekend.

[Ted Grant]

I hit the opening weekend box office pretty close on Saturday, based on the Friday box office.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2705471/posts?page=254#254

That’s a good take. Hopefully it can get more screens.

[sten]

300 theaters. not many.

@ $5500 per screen... if they rolled out to 2000 screens, they have brought in $11m on a single night. possibly $20m+ the weekend

[marstegreg]

I dont have the $ numbers but I read it came in 3rd overall with 15% of ticket sales this weekend. It came in behind “Scream 4” and “rio”. Pretty good for only being in 300 theaters.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Atlas Shrugged:
Part I

Domestic Total as of Apr. 17, 2011: $1,677,000 (Estimate)
Distributor: Rocky Mountain Pictures Release Date: April 15, 2011
Genre: Drama Runtime: 1 hrs. 42 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $10 million

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=atlasshrugged.htm

[ReformedBeckite]

My gutt feeling is when you consider in the factor of the amount of theaters that showed it, it would be a blockbuster up there with the all top ten best movies but since it was restricted to very few movie theaters you won't hear a thing about it, especially from the liberal/socialist main street media. My gutt feeling is if they had the power they would of outlaw the book and movie.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Theater owners are interested in profits so I imagine that many of them might see how well it did and hopefully the viewings will be expanded this second weekend. Probably find out Thursday when theaters usually change up their movies.

[mnehring]

IMDB doesn’t show it in the top 10, however, it had a limited release this past weekend so we may not get numbers until it has a full nation-wide release.

[raccoonradio]

True. If it expands, and the a.s. the movie facebook says it will, more money PLUS don’t forget DVDs, poss. overseas markets etc. It’s going against the grain of film critics, who would laud “An Inconvenient Truth Pt 2” if that were to be made. Ordinary movie viewers are for the most part applauding this film.

[sten]

theaters are chains these days. the chains are owned by people with an agenda. they deliberately keep duds in the theaters to block other films.

the left will put ideology ahead of money, especially if it will directly impact or address their efforts

[LibsRJerks]

Was only showing in 2 more obscure theaters here in the DC area ... Went last night and attendance was light, but that’s usually true on a sunday night ...and also when gas prices are up to $4 per gallon, poeple could be cutting back on going out.

However I’m sure the politburo has it restricted ... esp around DC.

[KarlInOhio]

Boxofficemojo.com listed it at 14th total, and third for the weekend in per screen revenue if you ignore a few movies with single digits of screens.

Rio: $10,455/screen
Scream 4: $5,833/screen
Atlas Shrugged: $5,590/screen

[aegiscg47]

This movie only has this week and maybe next week after to do well as after that the late spring/summer action season opens up with Thor on May 6th. Once that season starts getting theater space and attracting attention is going to be difficult to say the least.

[LS]

$1.7 isn't good for 300 theaters. Typically, you make your money back on the first weekend, profit everything after that. This was a (they say) $10m film (I'm betting that stated number is wrong, and that it's probably $12m, not even counting "P&A"---prints and advertising, which adds 2x, or at the very least a $20m movie unless they got the deal of a lifetime from the distributors). So conservatively speaking, this movie had to make $20m the FIRST WEEKEND to make money.

Normally, dropoff is at least 50% by the second weekend, and most movies are gone after three. "Passion of the Christ" was absolutely unique because of the way Mel developed the promotion.