Friday's Numbers

[MadsenOMC]

1 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - $11.2 million
2 THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK - $10.6 million
3 GARFIELD: THE MOVIE - $8 million
4 STEPFORD WIVES - $7.9 million
5 SHREK 2 - $7.6 million
6 THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - $4.6 million
7 RAISING HELEN - $1.2 million
8 TROY - $1 million
9 SAVED! - $962,000
10 MEAN GIRLS - $550,000

[Jon Lyrik]

Ouch...bad drop for Harry.

Shocking for Stepford Wives...:eek:

[MadsenOMC]

I thought that seemed like a pretty huge drop for Harry. Looks like this one will lack the staying power of the others. Is it the time of year? The movie? Stepford did a lot better than really anyone thought it would. Riddick did about as expected.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Is it the time of year? The movie?

I don't think it's the movie.

The time of the year, hmm, maybe. Maybe it should have kept it's November release. Or a late July release. I don't know.

[daddiefatsacks]

Wow, i thought stepford wives would do much better, but its the lowest of the 3 opening.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by daddiefatsacks
Wow, i thought stepford wives would do much better, but its the lowest of the 3 opening.

I thought it was going to get massacred and open with $10 million. :(

[rockdude]

Good numbers for the 3 new openers... but I expected Stepford Wives to do much less...:mad:

WOW!! Huge drop for Potter... And good numbers for Shrek!

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
Ouch...bad drop for Harry.

Yeah, the Friday to Friday drop is pretty big. But considering how many fans rushed out last Friday to see it, it's not that suprising. From now on out it should play like any other big movie. It will increase today and the drop for the weekend will be around 50-55%, which is "okay."

[Nate6]

I thought Stepford was going to do really, really poorly. It just looks like one of those movies that opens with $8 million over three days and disappears. Shows what I know!

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by Nate6
I thought Stepford was going to do really, really poorly. It just looks like one of those movies that opens with $8 million over three days and disappears. Shows what I know!

Yeah, it's now going to make $20 million in three days, then disappear. ;)

[MadsenOMC]

Poor numbers for Riddick. This is not how you want to start a franchise. It cost a shitload of money. Diesel is done.

[Lynn Minmei]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Poor numbers for Riddick. This is not how you want to start a franchise. It cost a shitload of money. Diesel is done.

Since when is a modest $11 million in one day bad?

For all we know, it could do better on Saturday.

[ilovemovies]

I don't know if this represents most of the country but the audience I was in last night seemed to be really enjoying it. Some people even clapped when the movie was over. I enjoyed it but I would only clap for a movie that was really special and Riddick was good time but it was not that special. Still if this does represent how people feel about the movie then word of mouth could be good and it could do well.

Even if it does fail though I hardly doubt Vin Diesel's career is over yet.

[Kidsilk]

How about Garfield with $8 million? Crazy......

[Nutcracker]

Originally posted by Nate6
I thought Stepford was going to do really, really poorly. It just looks like one of those movies that opens with $8 million over three days and disappears. Shows what I know!

I think Kidman is finally coming of age as a box office draw. This is really the first, unambiguously frothy commercial movie she's opened in wide release since her breakthrough year in 2001. She never really consolidated on her potential as an "opener" after that year, because she made too many films with limited commercial prospects (ie The Hours, The Human Stain, Dogville).

If she makes more films as commercial as this, I think she'll be a fairly reliable opener.

[FerrellFan911]

Originally posted by Kidsilk
How about Garfield with $8 million? Crazy......

I guess I wasn't the only person who wanted to see Garfield (and actually like it).

[Kastman]

Die troy, die!


actually i really like the movie but in mywhole group of friends i am the only one whol likes the day after tomorrow more than troy, so im happy that it is failing worse tha the day after tomorrow is.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
Diesel is done.

Diesel's not done. I think this will do fairly well in the country and worldwide and in the end at the very worst break even. I think we can agree that he needs to get back to his drama instead of these megabudget action roles, I think he's a smart guy and will begin to mix it up now. I think he'll be around for quite awhile.

[MadsenOMC]

You really think a $10 million opening day for a movie like Riddick is good? It is not. This is an insanely expensive movie that is supposed to start a franchise. An opening weekend of $30 million or less is pretty damn weak. Whether you like Diesel or not or like the movie or not, it's simply not a good opening. But then, it was a tough sell. Diesel's next movie is The Pacifier. Should be a classic. If he's not dead, he's on life support.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
You really think a $10 million opening day for a movie like Riddick is good? It is not. This is an insanely expensive movie that is supposed to start a franchise. An opening weekend of $30 million or less is pretty damn weak.

A $30 million opening for a film like this is very average. If it has good holds and good overseas gross, then it'll do just fine. There's a lot more to consider than just US box office and opening weekends. You have to look at the whole picture.

[MadsenOMC]

I understand that there is more too look at than just domestic box office. And sure, it could do well overseas. I'm not talking about that right now. Just how it's doing here. And how is $30 million average for something like this? A mega-budget, summer event movie, and $30 million is average? I disagree. It's way below average.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
I understand that there is more too look at than just domestic box office. And sure, it could do well overseas. I'm not talking about that right now. Just how it's doing here. And how is $30 million average for something like this? A mega-budget, summer event movie, and $30 million is average? I disagree. It's way below average.

I don't know. A movie like this is hard to sell. They pretty much have to use Diesel 100% and he created $30 million himself, which is pretty good. Now that I look at the budget, yes, $30 million is below average. But at the same time we really don't know if it's going to be a success or failure. That's all I'm saying.

[MadsenOMC]

So much for Riddick's strong word of mouth. Try the opposite. A 16.5% drop from Friday to Saturday. Folks, that is just plain awful. No two ways about it. This is a bomb.

[Weapon X]

Maybe it's because right now is kind of a weird period for new movies, don't you think? I mean, Riddick is opening between Harry Potter and Spider-Man, and all three are on on the tails of Shrek. In the barrage of summer movies, one of them had to suffer; Shrek's already a success, Potter's doing well despite the drop from last week, and Spider-Man 2 looks to outgross the original, so I guess Riddick - which didn't exactly have the best marketing campaign behind it - had to take the fall.

Though I'm still looking forward to seeing it when I can (read: when I'm not broke).

[slasherfan]

Looks like Riddick made 24 mil this weekend.

[Adornado]

Three bombs in a row for Diesel...it's over.

[Nate6]

I swear I saw Vin Diesel pumping gas at the Shell station down the street this morning. He must have heard the news that yet another one of his movies has flopped.

[Moviefan1234]

I think I'm going to have to eat my words here. I was wrong. Dead wrong. $24 Million opening for a movie like this is terrible. Diesel needs a hit, it annoys me to see someone like him who obviously has chops to have such a string of duds. He needs to hire a new manager or something.

[gyro_44]

What is the official budget on Riddick?

IMDb is reading $120 million. I would have guessed much lower than that. But if that's the case, there's no way this is going to come close to recouping its budget.

Honestly, I was never expecting an opening higher than the $30 million range for Riddick. I would assume most people's reaction the trailer would have been "The Chronicles of..... who?".

[MadsenOMC]

Official reports have the budget at $120 million. Unofficial reports, including one at Chud, have it much closer to $200 million. Either way, like you said, it's a failure.

[Kidsilk]

Universal knew they were taking a risk on Riddick. Pitch Black grossed around $40 million. I don't know what possessed them to spend a $120 million on Riddick.

[MadsenOMC]

I could be wrong, but I think Diesel was peaking in terms of box office success when the studio decided to make Riddick and spend a ton of money on it.

[Judge_Smails]

Lost in all this is the absolutely incredible boxoffice performance of SHREK 2, ($354 million and counting)...

At it’s current pace, it’ll finish well into $400 million country.

It could overtake both THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and RETURN OF THE KING on the all-time charts within this week.

All the more impressive when you consider how many of the tickets sold for SHREK 2 were half-price children’s admissions.

Why is it that family films are doing so well this year, and action films are eating it?

[MadsenOMC]

Maybe because the action films all suck ass.

[gyro_44]

Originally posted by Judge_Smails
Lost in all this is the absolutely incredible boxoffice performance of SHREK 2, ($354 million and counting)...

At it’s current pace, it’ll finish well into $400 million country.

It could overtake both THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and RETURN OF THE KING on the all-time charts within this week.

All the more impressive when you consider how many of the tickets sold for SHREK 2 were half-price children’s admissions.

Why is it that family films are doing so well this year, and action films are eating it?
Wow, that's an excellent point.

Shrek 2 has dominated.... I guess New York Minute is the odd man out this year in terms of a family film that underperformed.

And you know Spider-Man 2 will buck that trend.