Daily Box Office (August 18-24)

[Gandalf the Grey]

Here's Monday's numbers:

1 Freddy vs. Jason NEW LINE $3,810,000 $40,238,000
2 S.W.A.T. SONY $2,053,000 $71,728,000
3 Freaky Friday BUENA VISTA $1,776,000 $60,192,000
4 Open Range BUENA VISTA $1,632,000 $15,680,000
5 Uptown Girls MGM $1,505,000 $12,782,000
6 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $1,268,000 $249,989,000
7 American Wedding UNIVERSAL $1,090,000 $81,946,000
8 Seabiscuit UNIVERSAL $911,000 $83,923,000
9 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over DIMENSION $588,000 $97,482,000
10 Bad Boys II SONY $371,000 $129,228,000

[Gandalf the Grey]

I'm definitely happy with Freddy VS Jason's numbers after a very impressive opening weekend as well as Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl and Bad Boys 2 still hanging in there.

[AgentSmith]

Freddy vs. Jason will experience, at least, a 55% drop this weekend...

[EDsoulsurvive*]

Freddy vs Jason's numbers are still pretty good, SWAT's holding up well too for now.

[Kastman]

holy shit, i owuld have been happy enough if freddy vs jason ade that much money its whole time in cinemas...... cuz all the other moves from those two barely made any money...

[Mr. 9x]

What's the highest amount can FvJ make?

and what's the least FvJ can make? and don't tell me 40mil, be
more realistic.

[Haddonfield]

Im going to guess...and hope and pray...that FvsJ does 65 mill.

That would be something.

[MadsenOMC]

Horror films drop fast and hard, but if Freddy vs. Jason does three times its opening weekend it'll make $100 million or a little more. I can't imagine it making less than $90 million, which very few people expected.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

1. Freddy vs. Jason - $3,266,000 -14%
2. SWAT - $2,063,948 +0.5%
3. Freaky Friday - $1,752,170 -1.3%
4. Uptown Girls - $1,488471 -1.1%
5. Open Range - $1,487,249 -8.9%
6. Pirates... - $1,308,204 +3.4%
7. American Wedding - $1,179,075 +8.2%
8. Seabiscuit - $971,335 +6.6%
9. Spy Kids 3D - $707,000 +11%
10 Tomb Raider 2 - $388,135 +8.2%
11 Bad Boys 2 - $386,467 +4.2%
12 Grind - $314,217 -8.2%

[Frank the Tank]

Yes!!! Go Freddy Vs Jason

[SykkBoy]

I figure FvJ will probably peter out at around $75, but I'd love to see it hit 100. Hell, I was surprised it hit $40 and it did that in 4 days......As much as I loved this movie, I'm still in shock over the box office totals it achieved....the bad news? make way for a shitload of vs. movies :(

[Frank the Tank]

I'm guessing it will finish around 90 million.

[slasherfan]

I'd say the lowest it could finish at would be around $60 million, maybe even $65, the highest I'd say would be at least $110

[Spidey]

Originally posted by SykkBoy
....the bad news? make way for a shitload of vs. movies :(

What's so wrong with that ? I always wondered how certain movie characters of different movies would interact with each other.
You know what would be really cool ?

Spider-man vs The Hulk vs Daredevil

:eek:

[jpmiw2002]

I will assume that Freddy VS Jason will make over 100 million worldwide. The numbers that are in are just the US/Canada totals, but you really can't judge the success of a film just based on those totals. Freddy VS Jason will be one of the most suprising successes this year.

[Jon Lyrik]

I'm positive Freddy vs. Jason will have a 60-65% drop.

[Mike]

I see FREDDY vs. JASON making 80-90 Million...

But in other news, THIRTEEN grossed a very nice $12,513 on Wednesday from only 2 theaters, which gives it a superb per-screen average of $6,256. This weekend it looks like it should see a per-screen average of at least $19,000. This means it will definitely expand some, but how well it performs with the more mainstream audiences as it's rolling out is what will determine how wide it goes. I just hope it goes wide enough to play around me. If Better Luck Tomorrow can get put in a good chunk of theaters (although they released this one way too wide too quick, which is why it failed to do anything when it added a shitload of theaters), then Thirteen should get that many too.

[Horror whore]

1) Freddy vs Jason
Gross: $4.496 mil ($1492 per-screen) - 3014 theaters
Total: $52.541 mil

2) S.W.A.T.
Gross: $3.475 mil ($1085 per-screen) - 3204 theaters
Total: $80.741 mil

3) Freaky Friday
Gross: $3.183 mil ($1041 per-screen) - 3058 theaters
Total: $68.311 mil

4) The Medallion
Gross: $2.877 mil ($1086 per-screen) - 2648 theaters
Total: $2.877 mil

5) Open Range
Gross: $2.771 mil ($1281 per-screen) - 2163 theaters
Total: $22.607 mil

6) Pirates of Caribbean
Gross: $2.121 mil ($882 per-screen) - 2404 theaters
Total: $255.771 mil

7) Uptown Girls
Gross: $1.962 mil ($786 per-screen) - 2495 theaters
Total: $18.673 mil

8) My Boss's Daughter
Gross: $1.856 mil ($843 per-screen) - 2201 theaters
Total: $1.856 mil

9) Seabiscuit
Gross: $1.831 mil ($722 per-screen) - 2535 theaters
Total: $88.597 mil

10) American Wedding
Gross: $1.677 mil ($680 per-screen) - 2465 theaters
Total: $86.728 mil

...16) Marci X
Gross: $.292 mil ($243 per-screen) - 1200 theaters
Total: $.292mil

[EDsoulsurvive*]

YAY! Freddy vs Jason is gunna be the first movie to hold #1 two weeks in a row since... X2!!!

KICK ASS.

SWAT is holding up really well now.

:: points and laughs at all the new releases::

[Freeway]

Originally posted by EDsoulsurvive*
YAY! Freddy vs Jason is gunna be the first movie to hold #1 two weeks in a row since... finding nemo!!!! (?)

KICK ASS.

SWAT is holding up really well now.

:: points and laughs at all teh new releases::

Actually, it'll be the first movie since X2 to be number one two weeks in a row. Finding Nemo dropped to second in its second week because 2 Fast 2 Furious made 50 million.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

Originally posted by Freeway
Actually, it'll be the first movie since X2 to be number one two weeks in a row. Finding Nemo dropped to second in its second week because 2 Fast 2 Furious made 50 million.

o alright, thanx! I'll be editing that now...

[slasherfan]

OUCH!!!! Looks like Marci X is DA BOMB!
Nice to see Freddy Vs Jason slashing through it's computition again, although the weekend isn't over yet, Maric X COULD make a comeback!
FVJ must be the first horror movie in YEARS to hit number 1 twice in a row!

[Tom Samborski]

Pretty good numbers for late August.

[Frank the Tank]

That's Great for Freddy Vs Jason

[A.J. Hakari]

Dear lord, MARCI X tanked...Something from the ads tells me that it deserves to die a swift box office death...

I am glad to see FREDDY VS. JASON hold up, though. At THE MEDALLION today, I overheard quite a few people asking for a ticket, so you know more than just horror buffs are going to see it. With plenty of support, this ought to pass $100 mil in a few weeks.

[dh1989]

Everyone's saying Freddy Vs. Jason held up. I don't concur. It may've kept the #1 spot, but it's going to have a MASSIVE, MASSIVE drop.

I also expected Open Range to hold up better, but it's still a success, and I'm glad Costner has had a career boost.

Uptown Girls held up well... YAY! :)

As for Marci X, I am not sure whether to cry for it's producers, or laugh at it.

[Mike]

I wouldn't get all that happy about FREDDY VS. JASON. Yes, it WILL be #1, but come on, look at the competition. I think it was rather obvious it would keep the #1 spot. But it's still going to have a BIG drop. It has done extremely well for itself though, and if the amount it has grossed now would have been its final take, I still would have been happy, so you can't ask for much more.

HOLY SHIT did MARCI X BOMB!!! I mean, I expected it to do awful, but it couldn't even make it near my Friday prediction of 1.1 Million, and hell, it won't even make as much as GRIND did. That's just AWFUL. If it can make it to 1 Million for the weekend, it will be lucky.


Man, the Friday numbers pretty much suck and sadly, mean that summer is officially over.



Here were my predictions for the new movies opening this weekend:


THE MEDALLION

Friday - 4.8 Million
Saturday - 4.8 Million
Sunday - 3.8 Million

Total - 13.4 Million


MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER

Friday - 3.4 Million
Saturday - 3.3 Million
Sunday - 2.4 Million

Total - 9.1 Million


MARCI X

Friday - 1.1 Million
Saturday - 1.3 Million
Sunday - 0.9 Million

Total - 3.3 Million



Some good did come out of Friday though. THIRTEEN grossed $38,000 on only 5 screens for a sizzling per-screen average of $7,600. It looks to gross over $100,000 for the weekend. VERY NICE!

[Tom Samborski]

Marci X should find its way to the video shelves in about two months. But no box-office bomb can top It's Pat: The Movie, which grossed a pathetic $64,000 at the U.S box-office.

[Freeway]

I don't why some people are so down on F vs. J's second weekend because it is going to end up making more in its second weekend than dh predicted it would its first weekend. New Line Cinema likely knew that it was a one and done film, severely frontloaded, so I'm sure that they are extremely happy that their film many were dismissing is going to be the number one film the country two weeks in a row. Heck, the film will more than double its 30 million budget. I think that it any film would be happy with that result. So, while some may think that the 2nd weekend drop is bad, the film is still a huge hit and one of the surprises of the summer; successfully revitalizing two franchises that were on the brink of extinction.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Freeway
while some may think that the 2nd weekend drop is bad

It's not bad, just expected for a horror movie/sequel/gimmick (VS.) movie... It was frontloaded, as expected. It's still a very big hit for what it is.

[sharkstank]

YES! freddy vs jason at 50 million and #1 still. it's doing great and maybe it could be in the top 3 next week, as jeepers creepers 2 will take a big chunk of it's audience and debut as #1 as it's the only new movie opening next week and it has had a big marketing campaign.
his weeks competiton isn't that bad. Just Married made 15 million in january w/ ashton kutcher in the lead and Chan's movies usually do well. and Gigli must be very graetful for Marci X right now.

[Fisting Ackbar]

Originally posted by Horror whore
...16) Marci X
Gross: $.292 mil ($243 per-screen) - 1200 theaters
Total: $.292mil

....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[ilovemovies]

I'm surprised that My Boss's Daughter isn't doing better. I thought it would be #1 because of Ashton Kutcher's popularity. It isn't even in the top 5. It is cool to see Freddy Vs. Jason remain on the top spot though.


As for Marci X all I have to say is this: :eek:

[Frank the Tank]

Weekend Estimates:


1. Freddy vs. Jason NL $13,450,000
2. S.W.A.T. Sony $10,800,000
3. Open Range Dis. $9,383,000
4. Freaky Friday Dis. $9,354,000
5. The Medallion SGem $8,200,000
6. Pirates of the Caribbean Dis. $7,315,000
7. Seabiscuit Uni. $6,335,000
8. Uptown Girls MGM $5,600,000
9. American Wedding Uni. $5,575,000
10. My Boss's Daughter Dim. $5,000,000
17. Marci X Par. $865,000

Freddy Vs Jason did drop huge like all horror movies, but that doesn't deny that it is a monster hit. All three new movies flopped and that's good because they all looked like shit anyway. Thank god for Gigli, that Marci X came out because that has to be one of the biggest flops ever and it will make people forget about Gigli.

[Strider]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
5. The Medallion SGem $8,200,000

10. My Boss's Daughter Dim. $5,000,000

17. Marci X Par. $865,000

Wow! What huge, blockbuster weekend openings those all are. ;)

[thompsoncory]

1) FREDDY VS. JASON
$13,450,000 / $61,495,000 / -63.1%/ 3,014 / $4,462

2) S.W.A.T
$10,800,000 / $88,066,000/ -40.4% /3,204 / $3,370

3) OPEN RANGE
$9,383,000 / $29,219,000 / -33.2% / 2,163 / $4,337

4) FREAKY FRIDAY
$9,354,000 / $74,481,000 / -30.4% / 3,058 / $3,058

5) THE MEDALLION
$8,200,000/ $8,200,000 / - / 2,648 / $3,096

6) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
$7,315,000 / $260,965,000 / -20.2% / 2,404 / $3,042

7) SEABISCUIT
$6,335,000 / $93,101,000 / -21.7% / 2,534 / $2,500

8) UPTOWN GIRLS
$5,600,000 / $22,311,000 / -50.3% / 2,495 / $2,244

9) AMERICAN WEDDING
$5,575,000 / $90,627,000 / -33.7% / 2,467 / $2,259

10) MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER
$5,000,000 / $5,000,000 / - / 2,201 / $2,271

11) SPY KIDS 3D: GAME OVER
$3,000,000 / $102,485,000 / -43.3% / 2,429 / $1,235

12) BAD BOYS II
$2,100,000 / $132,393,000 / -33.2% / 1,202 / $1,747

13) LARA CROFT, TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
$1,565,000 / $62,069,000 / -43.8% / 1,272 / $1,230

14) LE DIVORCE
$1,325,000 / $3,515,000 / 40.6% / 421 / $3,147

15) FINDING NEMO
$1,003,000 / $329,754,000 / -26.2% / 838 / $1,196

16) CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
$1,000,000 / $99,514,000 / -49.5% / 542 / $1,845

17) MARCI X
$865,000 / $865,000 / - / 1,200 / $720

18) GRIND
$850,000 / $4,554,000 / -66.2% / 2,253 / $377

19) DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
$727,000 / $2,985,000 / 30.5% / 240 / $3,029

20) WHALE RIDER
$635,000 / $15,073,000 / -12% / 339 / $1,873


Overall, a pretty weak weekend with bad openers. Too bad for MY BOSS'S DAUGHTER. I saw it and actually enjoyed it, and the theater was packed so I expected a bigger opening. It also sucks for MARCI X, which I didn't see, but it must be a huge disappointment for Lisa Kudrow, one of the most talented female comedians.

Good holds for FREAKY FRIDAY, AMERICAN WEDDING, S.W.A.T. and SEABISCUIT. All are locks for $100 million now.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is still doing extraordinary business and will without a doubt beat THE MATRIX RELOADED. I hope it can make it to $300 million. It deserves it.

I'm also glad CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE didn't drop that hard. It is also now a lock for $100 million, which makes me unbelievably happy. By far the best news of this weekend.

[dh1989]

In my opinion, this was one of the most predictable weekends of the summer movie season. The massive drop for Freddy Vs. Jason. The mediocre opening of The Medallion. The awful openings of My Boss's Daughter and, especially, Marci X, but it did have some suprises, IMO, mainly the 2nd weekend drop of the wonderful Uptown Girls, I was truly hoping W.O.M. would help it, but I presume not enough people saw it for it to truly spread. Also, whilst Open Range did have a nice drop, I was expecting something in the 20% range.

P.S. I actually think Grind did fairly well in it's second weekend. Sure, it had a large drop, but with so much bad press and the awful opening, I was expecting something above 70%, a la From Justin To Kelly.

[badberry]

Originally posted by Strider
Wow! What huge, blockbuster weekend openings those all are. ;)

Yeah, no kidding.....they all deserved to flop though.

[Lazy Boy]

A pretty subpar weekend for movies, no doubt. People probably were wise enough to stay away from the new crop of shit and see holdovers.

Freaky Friday is doing very well, and I'm glad that word of mouth kicked in. People I know who've seen it have loved it, and recommended it to their friends. Sleeper hit of the summer, I would say.

Marci X: all I have to say is, OUCH! That's freakin' pathetic...

Overally, nothing really exciting, but it was predictable and to be expected.

[slasherfan]

GAD DAMN IT! I was so hoping Marci X was going to hit number 1, first Gigli now this, there IS NO GOD I TELL YOU!!!!! Fuck sake I'm so annoyed! I mean, the poster alone should of brought in the crowds!

[edlover691]

Do you have any numbers on The Battle Of Shaker Heights?
I was just curious and interested.

[Freeway]

This weekend was mostly expected except that I thought that MBD would perform better (It deserved to because it's quite humorous). The Medallion actually performed worse than I thought it would but it deserved to do poorly because it was rather bad. Marci X also deserved to fail, which it did. It was so incredibly terrible. It is the first movie in a long time that I contemplated walking out on. I ended up staying the entire movie but it was a bad experience because the film was unfunny and offensive at the same time. What a complete dud that really should have gone direct to video, Paramount could have saved money by doing so anyway.

[Mike]

Originally posted by edlover691
Do you have any numbers on The Battle Of Shaker Heights?
I was just curious and interested.

The Battle of Shaker Heights did pretty decent. It grossed an estimated $52,000 from 5 theaters, giving it a per-screen average of $10,400.



To me, this was by far the best thing to come out of the Box Office this weekend.

This is from Box Office Guru:

Debuting to sparkling results in limited release was Fox Searchlight's teen angst pic Thirteen which grossed an estimated $112,000 from only five theaters for a robust $22,443 per venue. The R-rated entry played in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto and has collected $136,000 since Wednesday. This Friday, Thirteen expands into 50-60 theaters for the Labor Day holiday period.