Weekend Box-Office: November 5-7, 2010

WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE

Megamind
comes out on top…

Last Sunday, we
asked you what film you thought would be the #1 movie this weekend
and the top picks were extremely close between DUE DATE with 48%
of the vote and MEGAMIND with 45% of the vote. Seems like you guys
were pretty close, but not right on as MEGAMIND blasted its
way into theaters with over $47M in the first three days of its
release, while DUE DATE debuted in 2nd place with an extremely
reasonable $34M (although that number may drop drastically next
weekend as the reviews
for the film weren’t too kind, including the 5/10
average from our readers on the MFC).

Tyler Perry’s FOR COLORED GIRLS
also opened with decent numbers in 3rd place with about $20M,
which is pretty great considering that his films usually don’t
cost much money and are extremely profitable (in this case, FOR
COLORED GIRLS only cost $20M to make). In contract, MEGAMIND is
purported to have cost about $130M, while DUE DATE cost a hefty
$65M to produce.

Despite opening in first place
with $23M last weekend, SAW 3D appears to be headed toward the 2nd-lowest
gross of any SAW movie ever, second only to last year’s SAW VI
which only made $28M (the 3rd highest grossing SAW film was the
original, which made $55M). The film dropped 64% of its audience
from last weekend, which was easily the biggest decrease in the
top 10. All that to say, even if they were planning on not
making this the "last SAW film", it appears as though
the lessening interest in the franchise may lead them to that same
conclusion anyway. It was a fun ride while it lasted, kids…or
was it??

The entire weekend as a whole
was highly successful as the sales from the top 12 films came in
at about $146M, which was the highest total since the July
23-25 weekend, which included INCEPTION continuing to roll in
first place while the top 12 totaled $155M. The
three films to get drop-kicked from the top 10 this weekend
included LIFE AS WE KNOW IT ($49M), CONVICTION ($5M) and yes…THE
TOWN, which was finally cut loose at $89M. Kudos to Ben Affleck
and crew for hanging in the top 10 for just under 2 months though!

Next weekend sees the release
of 3 more "big flicks" including MORNING
GLORY starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams,
which opens on Wednesday November 10th. On Friday, November 12th,
we’ll see the new releases for the somewhat cool-looking (yet
something seems "off") sci-fi flick SKYLINE
and the latest Tony Scott/Denzel Washington thriller UNSTOPPABLE
(another film that looks somewhat cool, yet something seems
"off" — can they really maintain tension during the
entire film?). So just as we asked you last weekend, we ask you
again this time around: which film do you think will be the #1 movie
next weekend? VOTE
NOW!!!

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