All Articles by Nicole Pedersen

Friday Box Office – MEN IN BLACK 3 Unseats THE AVENGERS with $18 Million Debut

Posted: May 26th, 2012 at 8:52 am

Four weeks ago, the summer movie season started off with a super-powered bang in the form of Marvel’s The Avengers. Since then?  It’s been difficult to prove that any other film was in theatres. That changed on Friday when Sony’s Men in Black 3 became the first post-Avengers release to take first place. From its very wide release in 4,248 locations (including 3D & IMAX), MIB3 took in an estimated $18 million. Despite becoming the first new number one title in 21 days, however, MIB3 is not looking like an automatic blockbuster. After a less-than enthusiastic midnight debut, projections for the film went from $90 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame down to a more modest $74 million.  That’s about what the much-maligned Men in Black II made in its first four days (not adjusted for inflation) back in 2002. On a more positive note, Sony is expecting big numbers from MIB3’s international markets. As for The Avengers, Disney projects another $45 million for its superheroes through Memorial Day. Finally, Chernobyl Diaries – the latest from producer Oren Peli – earned an estimated $3.5 million on Friday from 2,433 locations towards what should be a $12 million four-day total. Ouch.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Men in Black 3	$18,000,000	$18
2	The Avengers	$9,700,000	$486.4
3	Chernobyl Diaries	$3,500,000	$3.5
4	Battleship	$3,000,000	$36.5
5	The Dictator	$2,600,000	$34.4

Weekend Box Office – THE AVENGERS Claims Third Week On Top; $25.3 Million Debut Sinks BATTLESHIP

Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 8:59 am

For the third week in a row, The Avengers dominated the box office. Marvel’s superheroes added another $55 million to their domestic total – putting the film over $450 million in a record-breaking seventeen days. Meanwhile, the three new releases that lined up to challenge The Avengers all struggled in the blockbuster’s wake.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Avengers	$55,050,000	$457
2	Battleship	$25,350,000	$25.3
3	The Dictator	$17,415,000	$24.4
4	Dark Shadows	$12,770,000	$50.9
5	What to Expect When You’re Expecting	$10,500,000	$10.5
6	Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	$3,250,000	$8.2
7	The Hunger Games	$3,000,000	$391.6
8	Think Like A Man	$2,700,000	$85.8
9	The Lucky One	$1,765,000	$56.9
10	Pirates! Band of Misfits	$1,450,000	$25.3

Friday Box Office – THE AVENGERS Continue to Soar as BATTLESHIP Founders

Posted: May 19th, 2012 at 9:10 am

For the first time this month audiences had more than one new release to tempt them into theatres. Trouble is, no one seemed particularly tempted by the three titles that lined up to take down The Avengers. With an estimated $15.3 million on Friday, the Marvel superheroes are now assured their third weekend title with a projected $55 million. That won’t be a record, but who cares? At $1.048 billion worldwide, the film is already Disney’s highest-grossing release of all time. In second place, Universal’s Battleship took in an estimated $9 million from its 3,690 locations for a projected $26 million first weekend. Not only is that well below expectations for the pricey live-action boardgame, it’s also less than John Carter earned for its debut back in March. Draw your own conclusions. After opening to $4.1 million on Wednesday, Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator took in an estimated $5.7 million on Friday towards what should be a $16 million first weekend. Finally, What to Expect When You’re Expecting saw an estimated $3.9 million from 3,021 locations on Friday. Not exactly what Lionsgate was, um, expecting from their ensemble comedy.  Full details tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Avengers	$15,300,000	$417.3
2	Battleship	$9,000,000	$9
3	The Dictator	$5,700,000	$12.7
4	What to Expect When You’re Expecting	$3,900,000	$3.9
5	Dark Shadows	$3,800,000	$41.9

Weekend Box Office – THE AVENGERS Break Second Weekend Record with $103.1 Million; DARK SHADOWS in Second with $28.8 Million

Posted: May 13th, 2012 at 9:20 am

It’s another one for the record books. Along with the prize for highest first weekend in domestic history, The Avengers has now earned the highest second weekend with an estimated $103.1 million from 4,349 locations. That crushes Avatar’s former sophomore record of $75.6 million and represents a decline of just 50% – a better hold than The Dark Knight managed in its second frame. Even more exciting for Disney and Marvel, the worldwide estimate for The Avengers has now topped One Billion. Unfortunately, good news for The Avengers means not-so-good news for Dark Shadows. The latest collaboration of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp earned an estimated $28.8 million from 3,755 locations, or a bit less than The Avengers made on Friday alone.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Avengers	$103,160,000	$373.1
2	Dark Shadows	$28,800,000	$28.8
3	Think Like A Man	$6,300,000	$81.9
4	The Hunger Games	$4,300,000	$387
5	The Lucky One	$4,055,000	$53.7
6	Pirates! Band of Misfits	$3,200,000	$21.1
7	The Five-Year Engagement	$3,095,000	$24.4
8	Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	$2,650,000	$3.7
9	Chimpanzee	$1,624,000	$25.5
10	Girl in Progress	$1,350,000	$1.35

Friday Box Office – No Light for DARK SHADOWS as THE AVENGERS Target Highest Second Weekend Record

Posted: May 12th, 2012 at 8:51 am

For the second week in a row, we have just one movie to talk about. Too bad for Warner Brothers’ that it isn’t Dark Shadows. The eighth collaboration of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton opened to an estimated $9.7 million on Friday at 3,755 locations. That suggests a three-day total of around $28 million – well below the $35 million projected and not even close to good enough while The Avengers are around. After shattering the domestic record with its $207.4 million debut last weekend, the Disney/Marvel super-movie saw its domestic estimate climb to nearly $300 million in an unprecedented eight days. The Avengers’ sophomore frame is now expected to hit $100 million, a number that would demolish the previous record of $75.6 million set by Avatar. Worldwide, The Avengers has already earned over $850 million and is currently on pace to hit One Billion by Sunday.  Full details and analysis tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Avengers	$29,120,000	$299.1
2	Dark Shadows	$9,700,000	$9.7
3	Think Like A Man	$1,575,000	$77.1
4	The Lucky One	$1,300,000	$50.9
5	The Hunger Games	$1,200,000	$383.7

Weekend Box Office – THE AVENGERS Breaks All-Time Domestic Record with an Astounding $200.3 Million!

Posted: May 6th, 2012 at 8:36 am

The speculation stops here. The Avengers has crushed the all-time domestic weekend record by more than anyone imagined. Taking in an estimated $200.3 million from 4,349 locations, the Marvel superheroes flew past the $169.1 million of previous record-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Avengers	$200,300,000	$200.3
2	Think Like A Man	$8,000,000	$73
3	The Hunger Games	$5,700,000	$380.7
4	The Lucky One	$5,510,000	$47.9
5	Pirates! Band of Misfits	$5,400,000	$18.5
6	The Five-Year Engagement	$5,088,000	$19.1
7	Safe	$2,508,000	$12.8
8	The Raven	$2,470,000	$12
9	Chimpanzee	$2,395,000	$23
10	The Three Stooges	$1,800,000	$39.6

Friday Box Office – THE AVENGERS Amass an Amazing $80.5 Million for the Second-Highest Debut of All-Time!

Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 8:51 am

It’s official. The Avengers is a monster. After earning a reported $18.7 million at midnight, Marvel’s long-awaited superhero mash-up posted an estimated $80.5 million on its opening day in 4,349 locations. That is second only to the $91 million of 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. In terms of its three-day prospects, The Avengers is set to challenge the aforementioned boy wizard for first place in the All-Time weekend race. The number to beat there is $169.1 million – completely do-able for these critically-lauded superheroes considering they have 77% of America’s screens all to themselves. Meanwhile, Tony Stark and company have already taken in an enormous $304 million since opening internationally last week.  That means that the Disney/Marvel release will likely pass $500 worldwide by the end of this weekend.  And they said Joss Whedon was worried!  Full details tomorrow…

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Avengers	$80,500,000	$80.5
2	Think Like A Man	$2,700,000	$57.7
3	The Lucky One	$2,000,000	$44.3
4	The Five-Year Engagement	$1,700,000	$15.8
5	The Hunger Games	$1,625,000	$376.6

Weekend Box Office – THINK LIKE A MAN Stays On Top with $18 Million as New Releases Underwhelm

Posted: April 29th, 2012 at 9:01 am

Thought last weekend, when the comedy Think Like A Man took first place from the heavily-favored The Lucky One, was a surprise? Then check out this weekend’s estimates. Not only has Think Like A Man defied all expectations by holding the top spot for a second week; it did so by beating the heavily-favored rom-com The Five-Year Engagement from super-producer Judd Apatow. Could it be that post-racial America has finally arrived? Or is everyone just saving their money to see The Avengers? You be the judge.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Think Like A Man	$18,400,000	$60.8
2	Pirates! Band of Misfits	$11,400,000	$11.4
3	The Lucky One	$11,325,000	$39.9
4	The Hunger Games	$11,250,000	$372.4
5	The Five-Year Engagement	$11,156,800	$11.1
6	Safe	$7,720,000	$7.7
7	The Raven	$7,250,000	$7.2
8	Chimpanzee	$5,460,000	$19.1
9	The Three Stooges	$5,400,000	$37.1
10	Cabin in the Woods	$4,500,000	$34.6

Friday Box Office – THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Can’t Beat Holdovers THINK LIKE A MAN and THE LUCKY ONE on Seriously Slow Friday

Posted: April 28th, 2012 at 9:13 am

What a difference 12 months makes. On this weekend in 2011, summer started early when the surprise blockbuster Fast Five sped past $86 million on its debut run. And this year? Out of four new wide releases on Friday, not one could challenge last weekend’s number one comedy Think Like A Man. Hell, none of them could beat last weekend’s number two movie The Lucky One, for that matter. Best effort came from the Judd Apatow-produced The Five-Year Engagement, which debuted with an estimated $3.5 million from 2,936 locations or about half of what was expected. Sony’s animated Pirates! Band of Misfits made it into the top five with $2.8 million (and could climb higher if family audiences turn out on Saturday); but both Lionsgate’s Safe and Relativity’s The Raven had to settle for ‘also-ran’ status with $2.6 and $2.5 million, respectively. Overall, it looks like a pretty lifeless weekend, which only means that we’ll have much more hyperbole to work with when The Avengers – which is already breaking records overseas – hits next Friday.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Think Like A Man	$5,500,000	$48.4
2	The Lucky One	$3,900,000	$40.1
3	The Five-Year Engagement	$3,500,000	$3.5
4	The Hunger Games	$3,000,000	$372.4
5	Pirates! Band of Misfits	$2,800,000	$2.8

Weekend Box Office – THINK LIKE A MAN On Top with $33 Million; THE LUCKY ONE Second with $22.8

Posted: April 22nd, 2012 at 9:18 am

After surprising us on Friday with its first-place debut, Think Like A Man has surprised again with its estimated $33 million haul from 2,015 locations.  That is the best per-screen average of the week (wide releases) and it nearly doubles expectations for the comedy. In second place, The Lucky One earned a solid $22.8 million and then there’s The Hunger Games… not sick of hearing about that one yet, are you?

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Walk Like a Man	$33,000,000	$33
2	The Lucky One	$22,805,000	$22.8
3	The Hunger Games	$14,500,000	$356.9
4	Chimpanzee	$10,205,000	$10.2
5	The Three Stooges	$9,200,000	$29.3
6	Cabin in the Woods	$7,750,000	$26.9
7	American Reunion	$5,232,000	$48.2
8	Titanic 3D	$5,000,000	$52.8
9	21 Jump Street	$4,600,000	$127
10	Mirror, Mirror	$4,114,000	$55.2

Friday Box Office – THE HUNGER GAMES Finally Falls; THINK LIKE A MAN and THE LUCKY ONE Open Strong in First and Second

Posted: April 21st, 2012 at 9:04 am

After a remarkable four weekends at number one, the reign of The Hunger Games is over.  But you probably saw that coming.  What seems a bit more surprising is the film that is taking its place at the top: Think Like A Man. Until a few days ago, the Sony/Screen Gems comedy looked like it would see a three-day opening in the mid-teens but, on Friday, it drew an estimated $12.2 million from 2,015 locations.  That should translate into a weekend close to $30 million for the Steve Harvey vehicle.  At number two on Friday, The Lucky One is also pulling in bigger-than-expected numbers, though it probably won’t challenge for first place, as was originally expected. The seventh feature from novelist Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One earned an estimated $9.1 million from 3,155 locations for what should be $25 million by Sunday.  Finally, the latest doc from DisneyNature, Chimpanzee, opened in fourth on Friday with $3.5 million from 1,563 dates – a better start than either African Cats or Oceans… Full details and analysis tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Think Like A Man	$12,200,000	$12.2
2	The Lucky One	$9,100,000	$9.1
3	The Hunger Games	$4,000,000	$346.4
4	Chimpanzee	$3,500,000	$3.5
5	Cabin in the Woods	$2,500,000	$21.7

Weekend Box Office – THE HUNGER GAMES Stays Ahead of WRATH OF THE TITANS and MIRROR, MIRROR

Posted: April 1st, 2012 at 8:59 am

Surprising no one, The Hunger Games stayed in first place for a second week in a row with an estimated $61.1 million, or a decline of 60%.  Meanwhile this weekend’s new releases – Wrath of the Titans and Mirror, Mirror – had to settle for second and third, respectively. And, again, we’re back to being really, really not surprised.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Hunger Games	$61,100,000	$251
2	Wrath of the Titans	$34,200,000	$34.2
3	Mirror, Mirror	$19,000,000	$19
4	21 Jump Street	$15,000,000	$93
5	The Lorax	$9,010,000	$189.5
6	John Carter	$2,005,000	$66.2
7	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	$1,274,000	$3.1
8	Act of Valor	$1,006,000	$67.7
9	A Thousand Words	$915,000	$16.5
10	Journey 2	$835,000	$98.4

Friday Box Office – THE HUNGER GAMES Passes $200 Million On Second Friday; WRATH OF THE TITANS Takes Second; MIRROR, MIRROR a Distant Third

Posted: March 31st, 2012 at 9:09 am

After The Hunger Games surprised us all by claiming the third highest opening in box office history last weekend, there was little doubt that it would stay on top for a second frame. The runaway hit earned another $18.9 million on Friday, bringing its domestic total up to an amazing $208.8 million in eight days and promising a $250 million domestic gross by Sunday. The Hunger Games kept all of its 4,137 locations this weekend, but lost most of its IMAX screens to Wrath of the Titans. The sequel to 2010’s Clash of the Titans remake (you remember: “Release the Kraken!”) took in $12.4 million on Friday – less than half of the $26 million its predecessor earned on its first full day in theatres. Wrath should top $33 million by Sunday; not quite the $61.2 million of Clash but about what Warner Brothers was expecting. Finally, Mirror, Mirror opened in 3,603 locations to $5.9 million on Friday. The first of 2012’s ‘Snow White’ movies, the family-oriented film is expected to claim $20 million by the end of its debut weekend.   Details and analysis tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Hunger Games	$18,900,000	$208.8
2	Wrath of the Titans	$12,400,000	$12.4
3	Mirror, Mirror	$5,900,000	$5.9
4	21 Jump Street	$4,700,000	$82.7
5	The Lorax	$2,000,000	$183.5

 

Weekend Box Office – THE HUNGER GAMES Hits $155 Million for Third Highest Opening of All Time!

Posted: March 25th, 2012 at 8:40 am

The worst-kept secret in show biz is out: The Hunger Games is a hit of record-breaking proportions.  From its 10,000 prints at 4,137 locations, the film earned an estimated $155 million this weekend, blowing away the previous March record of $116.1 million.  The figure also stands as the third-highest opening of all-time and the single highest debut for a non-sequel. Score one for breathless, wall-to-wall media saturation!

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Hunger Games	$155, 000,000	$155
2	21 Jump Street	$21,300,000	$71
3	The Lorax	$13,100,000	$177.3
4	John Carter	$5,010,000	$62.3
5	Act of Valor	$2,062,000	$65.9
6	Project X	$1,950,000	$51.7
7	A Thousand Words	$1,900,000	$15.4
8	October Baby	$1,718,000	$1.9
9	Safe House	$1,390,000	$122.5
10	Journey 2	$1,370,000	$97.1

Friday Box Office – THE HUNGER GAMES Scores $68.2 Million Opening. Highest Ever For Non-Sequel

Posted: March 24th, 2012 at 9:39 am

If you follow the box office at all you probably knew that The Hunger Games was going to open huge.  Tickets for advance screenings sold out weeks ago (the film had the third-highest pre-sales record in history) and the film’s $19.7 million midnight haul was the highest ever for a non-sequel release.  About the only question left to answer for the adaptation of the Suzanne Collins best-seller, then, was how huge was huge going to get?  This morning, estimates give The Hunger Games $68.2 million for all of Friday so… pretty big.  That falls short of the opening-days of both The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Eclipse though it is another record for a first-time property.  At this point the film will definitely break the all-time March opening record of $116.1 million and could go as high as $138 over the weekend, which would put Hunger Games close to the top five highest-debut weekends in history.  Check back tomorrow for analysis and details.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Hunger Games	$68,250,000	$68.2
2	21 Jump Street	$6,250,000	$56
3	The Lorax	$3,200,000	$167.4
4	John Carter	$1,359,000	$58.6
5	Project X	$625,000	$50.4

Copyright ©2005 - 2012. All Rights Reserved. California web design