Showing posts with label Shia Lebeouf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shia Lebeouf. Show all posts
8/02/2010
Transformers 3: Shia Beats the crap out of McDreamy! Sorta.
7/13/2009
Top Shelf at the Box Office! 7/13/09
I can be honest with you people, right? You know I don't really care anything about this week's box office for the most part. There's only one thing that mattered to me this week and that was how much money I Love You, Beth Cooper would make. Why? Because if it doesn't break the $20M barrier, John owes me lunch at Firehouse Subs. Considering it's opening this week, I think I'm well on my way to victory. Now, the show...
1. Bruno- $30.4M
Somewhat surprisingly, Bruno takes the top spot despite a HUGE dropoff from Friday to Saturday. The follow-up to Sasha Baron Cohen's Borat dipped a whopping 39% during that period, which usually spells doom for a film's long term success. If we compare Bruno to it's predecessor, Bruno brought in roughly $4M more in it's first week, but the difference is that Borat was at nearly 1,700 fewer sites. Borat then expanded in it's second week and continued a run that made it a smash hit. The prospects for this film aren't nearly as promising. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that word of mouth spread about all the wagging weiner in this film and dudes suddenly stopped going.
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs- $28.5M/$121M
Considering I know next to zero about Ice Age, I have precious little to say about it, other than that it's doing about as well as the other films and is kicking much arse globally, bringing in another $98M foreign for a total of $327M. This is the only way a movie with Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, and John Leguizamo as the headliners can succeed. Make them all look like fat wooly mammoths.
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- $24.2M/$339M
The only thing proceeding along as steadily as Transformers box office is the amount of hate being lobbied against this movie. I get it, it's not that good. But the worst thing ever? Hardly. After only 19 days it already has reached #16 on the all-time highest grossing films list. For a movie that sucks that's pretty damn impressive.
4. Public Enemies- $14.1M/$66.5M
Maybe I spoke too soon last week insisting that Public Enemies was a disappointment financially because to me this doesn't seem like such a bad total for 2 weeks. I think maybe I focused a bit too much on the wealth of star power and translated that into higher expectations, but honestly a film about 1930's gangsters can't be expected to break the bank regardless of the cast. Assuming PE manages a standard drop each week, it could conceivably hang on for a respectable run.
5. The Proposal- $10.5M/$114M
I'm sticking by my guns and not seeing this thing, but apparently I'm one of the few making that pledge. Sandra Bullock's 4th $100M film dropped only 18% from last week, proving that despite all the load of comedies out there right now people still want to invest there time to see it. Can't argue with success, especially this late in the game.
6. The Hangover- $9.93M/$222M
The same as above applies here. The Hangover dropped only 12%, the lowest of all the returning films. I think all those people who stopped going to see Bruno on Saturday probably spent their time seeing this and The Proposal for their comedy fix, because...
7. I Love You, Beth Cooper- $5M
...clearly they didn't go see this. Hayden Panettiere, as hot as she is, just isn't enough of a draw to push sex comedy past the rest of the sex comedies that came out this past year. And John now owes me lunch, because there ain't no way in hell it's breakin' $20M. Kindof a shame, really. It's not that bad of a movie. Plenty to look at, too.
8. Up- $4.66M/$274M
9. My Sister's Keeper- $4.18M/$35.8M
That's a lot of tears flowing in the aisles. Wear galoshes.
10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian- $1.52M/$171M
Go away!!
ALSO...
The 2nd highest per site average of the week of the Top 20 films went to Kathryn Bigelow's amazing Iraq War film, The Hurt Locker. Bringing in $623,000 at only 60 sites, the critically acclaimed film has a total of $1,084,000 to date. Hopefully it will be expanding in the coming weeks.
1. Bruno- $30.4M
Somewhat surprisingly, Bruno takes the top spot despite a HUGE dropoff from Friday to Saturday. The follow-up to Sasha Baron Cohen's Borat dipped a whopping 39% during that period, which usually spells doom for a film's long term success. If we compare Bruno to it's predecessor, Bruno brought in roughly $4M more in it's first week, but the difference is that Borat was at nearly 1,700 fewer sites. Borat then expanded in it's second week and continued a run that made it a smash hit. The prospects for this film aren't nearly as promising. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that word of mouth spread about all the wagging weiner in this film and dudes suddenly stopped going.
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs- $28.5M/$121M
Considering I know next to zero about Ice Age, I have precious little to say about it, other than that it's doing about as well as the other films and is kicking much arse globally, bringing in another $98M foreign for a total of $327M. This is the only way a movie with Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, and John Leguizamo as the headliners can succeed. Make them all look like fat wooly mammoths.
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- $24.2M/$339M
The only thing proceeding along as steadily as Transformers box office is the amount of hate being lobbied against this movie. I get it, it's not that good. But the worst thing ever? Hardly. After only 19 days it already has reached #16 on the all-time highest grossing films list. For a movie that sucks that's pretty damn impressive.
4. Public Enemies- $14.1M/$66.5M
Maybe I spoke too soon last week insisting that Public Enemies was a disappointment financially because to me this doesn't seem like such a bad total for 2 weeks. I think maybe I focused a bit too much on the wealth of star power and translated that into higher expectations, but honestly a film about 1930's gangsters can't be expected to break the bank regardless of the cast. Assuming PE manages a standard drop each week, it could conceivably hang on for a respectable run.
5. The Proposal- $10.5M/$114M
I'm sticking by my guns and not seeing this thing, but apparently I'm one of the few making that pledge. Sandra Bullock's 4th $100M film dropped only 18% from last week, proving that despite all the load of comedies out there right now people still want to invest there time to see it. Can't argue with success, especially this late in the game.
6. The Hangover- $9.93M/$222M
The same as above applies here. The Hangover dropped only 12%, the lowest of all the returning films. I think all those people who stopped going to see Bruno on Saturday probably spent their time seeing this and The Proposal for their comedy fix, because...
7. I Love You, Beth Cooper- $5M
...clearly they didn't go see this. Hayden Panettiere, as hot as she is, just isn't enough of a draw to push sex comedy past the rest of the sex comedies that came out this past year. And John now owes me lunch, because there ain't no way in hell it's breakin' $20M. Kindof a shame, really. It's not that bad of a movie. Plenty to look at, too.
8. Up- $4.66M/$274M
9. My Sister's Keeper- $4.18M/$35.8M
That's a lot of tears flowing in the aisles. Wear galoshes.
10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian- $1.52M/$171M
Go away!!
ALSO...
The 2nd highest per site average of the week of the Top 20 films went to Kathryn Bigelow's amazing Iraq War film, The Hurt Locker. Bringing in $623,000 at only 60 sites, the critically acclaimed film has a total of $1,084,000 to date. Hopefully it will be expanding in the coming weeks.
7/06/2009
Top Shelf at the Box Office: 7/6/09
If this were a horse race it'd be a photo finish and I'd be clutching onto my claim ticket. Rarely do we get an actual tie in terms of final box office receipts, especially when it comes to the top spot, but that's exactly what we've got this week in the matchup between Transformers 2 and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Ofcourse, it probably won't end up being a tie in the end. These are all estimates, and eventually a real winner will step forth. But for now, the dinos and 'bots are at a stalemate. Maybe they oughta make a movie where the Transformers battle dinosaurs? Or what if the Transformers could turn into dinosaurs? They could call 'em Dinobots! Oh yeah, they already have that concept but Michael Bay doesn't seem to know it. Or care.
1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs- $42.5M/$67.5M
I don't know much about Ice Age, to be honest. I saw the first one, and it was tolerable but not enough to make me come back for seconds or thirds. But apparently people around the world love it, because Ice Age was clearly the #1 movie across the globe this week. On top of it's mammoth(no pun intended) 5 day domestic haul, it also was the #1 film globally pulling in $148M. Still, the domestic take is less than the previous Ice Age film brought in on it's first week, which was $75.6M.
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- $42.5M/$293M
Dropping 61% doesn't mean squat when you've pretty much already bested the total of the previous hit film's entire run; already captured the top spot for yearly box office; and after two weeks are already in the Top 30 highest grossers of all-time. But that's just financial crap. Dropping 61% does mean that perhaps the lackluster word of mouth has started to have an impact. Transformers had the #1 IMAX debut ever last weekend, but as far as 2nd weeks go it was third behind Star Trek and The Dark Knight. With Harry Potter on the horizon, it's gonna start getting real crowded near the top of these charts, and it's a wonder how long the robots in disguise can hold on to a share of the top spot. The answer: Not Long.
3. Public Enemies- $26.2M/$41M
Compared to most gangster flicks of this type, Public Enemies' debut stands as one of the best. And considering the intense competition it had to face, $41M seems like a surefire success. However, taking the long view of this I can't help but see this as a bit of a disappointment. This film would've done better debuting in the fall season, where it would have many weeks of uninterrupted success. But with Bruno and Harry Potter right around the corner, the chances of this very adult-themed drama gaining any sortof a foothold are slim. A shame too, because it's quite the enjoyable ride.
4. The Proposal- $12.8M/$94.2M
I can't believe this movie is going to break $100M. By the look of it, it should've gone the way of the dodo by now, but here it is and suffering the smallest decline of the week at only 31%.
5. The Hangover- $10.4M/$204M
$200M is no small feat for a non-Apatow comedy. Actually, an Apatow film has never reached that landmark, so maybe I should stop the comparisons until one actually does. Seriously, though, it does feel like there have been no hit comedies other than an Apatow for the last few years, so The Hangover's phenomenal success feels new. It's actually surpassed the total of Wedding Crashers and There's Something About Mary, two vastly inferior films in my opinion.
6. Up- $6.58M/$265M
The Ed Asner-led Up is now Pixar's 2nd highest grossing film, surpassing The Incredibles. Boooooooooooo. The Incredibles still rules.
7. My Sister's Keeper- $5.25M/$26M
8. The Taking of Pelham 123- $2.5M/$58.5M
Who woulda thought the day would come when Denzel Washington and John Travolta would get their heads handed to 'em by Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The mind reels!
9. Year One- $2.1M/$38.1M
It might be worse than Bedazzled, but atleast now it can say it's made more money than Bedazzled. Only by a few hundred thousand, but still. It's somethin'.
9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian- $2.1M/$168M
Hopefully now it'll go away so that I don't have to type out that long ass title anymore.
1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs- $42.5M/$67.5M
I don't know much about Ice Age, to be honest. I saw the first one, and it was tolerable but not enough to make me come back for seconds or thirds. But apparently people around the world love it, because Ice Age was clearly the #1 movie across the globe this week. On top of it's mammoth(no pun intended) 5 day domestic haul, it also was the #1 film globally pulling in $148M. Still, the domestic take is less than the previous Ice Age film brought in on it's first week, which was $75.6M.
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- $42.5M/$293M
Dropping 61% doesn't mean squat when you've pretty much already bested the total of the previous hit film's entire run; already captured the top spot for yearly box office; and after two weeks are already in the Top 30 highest grossers of all-time. But that's just financial crap. Dropping 61% does mean that perhaps the lackluster word of mouth has started to have an impact. Transformers had the #1 IMAX debut ever last weekend, but as far as 2nd weeks go it was third behind Star Trek and The Dark Knight. With Harry Potter on the horizon, it's gonna start getting real crowded near the top of these charts, and it's a wonder how long the robots in disguise can hold on to a share of the top spot. The answer: Not Long.
3. Public Enemies- $26.2M/$41M
Compared to most gangster flicks of this type, Public Enemies' debut stands as one of the best. And considering the intense competition it had to face, $41M seems like a surefire success. However, taking the long view of this I can't help but see this as a bit of a disappointment. This film would've done better debuting in the fall season, where it would have many weeks of uninterrupted success. But with Bruno and Harry Potter right around the corner, the chances of this very adult-themed drama gaining any sortof a foothold are slim. A shame too, because it's quite the enjoyable ride.
4. The Proposal- $12.8M/$94.2M
I can't believe this movie is going to break $100M. By the look of it, it should've gone the way of the dodo by now, but here it is and suffering the smallest decline of the week at only 31%.
5. The Hangover- $10.4M/$204M
$200M is no small feat for a non-Apatow comedy. Actually, an Apatow film has never reached that landmark, so maybe I should stop the comparisons until one actually does. Seriously, though, it does feel like there have been no hit comedies other than an Apatow for the last few years, so The Hangover's phenomenal success feels new. It's actually surpassed the total of Wedding Crashers and There's Something About Mary, two vastly inferior films in my opinion.
6. Up- $6.58M/$265M
The Ed Asner-led Up is now Pixar's 2nd highest grossing film, surpassing The Incredibles. Boooooooooooo. The Incredibles still rules.
7. My Sister's Keeper- $5.25M/$26M
8. The Taking of Pelham 123- $2.5M/$58.5M
Who woulda thought the day would come when Denzel Washington and John Travolta would get their heads handed to 'em by Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The mind reels!
9. Year One- $2.1M/$38.1M
It might be worse than Bedazzled, but atleast now it can say it's made more money than Bedazzled. Only by a few hundred thousand, but still. It's somethin'.
9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian- $2.1M/$168M
Hopefully now it'll go away so that I don't have to type out that long ass title anymore.
