Weekend Box Office Chart for May 13th to May 15th

Posted by keithpatrick on May 16, 2011 in Movies, News

Yippy, nerd flick beats chick flick!

1. Thor$34.5 Total: $119.2
2. Bridesmaids $24.4 Total: $24.4
3. Fast Five $19.5 Total: $168.7
4. Priest $14.5 Total: $14.5
5. Rio $8.0 Total: $124.9
6. Jumping the Broom $7.3 Total: $25.9
7. Something Borrowed $7.0 Total: $25.6
8. Water for Elephants $4.1 Total: $48.4
9. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family $2.2 Total: $50.2
10. Soul Surfer $1.8 Total: $39.2
11. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil $1.0 Total: $8.4
12. Insidious $.9 Total: $51.6

Weekend Boxoffice Chart for August 13th to August 15th

Posted by keithpatrick on Aug 9, 2010 in Movies

With non stop action, the cast of the of the Expendables has proven they are just not done yet.

1. The Expendables $35.0 Total: $35.0
2. Eat Pray Love $23.7 Total: $23.7
3. The Other Guys $18.0 Total: $70.5
4. Inception $11.3 Total: $248.5
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World $10.5 Total: $10.5
6. Despicable Me $6.7 Total: $221.9
7. Step Up 3-D $6.6 Total: $29.5
8. Salt $6.3 Total: $103.5
9. Dinner for Schmucks $6.3 Total: $58.8
10. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore $4.0 Total: $35.1
11. Toy Story 3 $2.1 Total: $400.7
12. Charlie St. Cloud $2.0 Total: $28.7

Now lets talk about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. While it did bomb, I think it’s very much worth seeing. Yes it’s a geek love film but it has tons of great scenes and overall I have to say it was a fun movie for the wife and myself.

“Scott, if your life had a face, I would punch it.”

Love that shirt!

Weekend Box Office Chart for July 2nd to July 4th

Posted by keithpatrick on Jul 7, 2010 in Movies

If you are a Twilight fan, this was your week. Looks like Eclipse took ran down the competition with $161 million for its first five days.

1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $69.0/$161.0
2. The Last Airbender $40.6/$57.0
3. Toy Story 3 $30.1/$289.0
4. Grown Ups $18.5/$77.0
5. Knight & Day $10.2/$45.5
6. The Karate Kid $8.0/$151.5
7. The A-Team $3.0/$69.1
8. Get Him to the Greek $1.1/$57.4
9. Shrek Forever After $.7/$232.1
10. Cyrus $.7/$1.4
11. Letters to Juliet $.6/$50.8
12. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time $.6/$88.1

Weekend Boxoffice Chart for June 11th to June 13th

Posted by keithpatrick on Jun 16, 2010 in Movies

Sweep the leg Johnny! It looks like The Karate Kid destroyed The A-Team in the ultimate 80′s showdown in this weeks box office carts. The Karate Kid debuted at No. 1 for the weekend with a large pile of cash, $55.6 million to be exact.

1. The Karate Kid $55.6 Total: $55.6
2. The A-Team $25.6 Total: $25.6
3. Shrek Forever After $15.7 Total: $210.0
4. Get Him to the Greek $9.9 Total: $36.4
5. Killers $8.0 Total: $30.2
6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time $6.4 Total: $72.2
7. Marmaduke $6.0 Total: $22.2
8. Sex and the City 2 $5.4 Total: $84.6
9. Iron Man 2 $4.5 Total: $299.2
10. Splice $2.9 Total: $13.1
11. Robin Hood $2.6 Total: $99.4
12. Letters to Juliet $1.6 Total: $46.7

Weekend Boxoffice Chart for June 4th to June 6th

Posted by keithpatrick on Jun 8, 2010 in Movies

For a third week in a row, DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After held on to the top spot.

1. Shrek Forever After $25.3 Total: $183.0
2. Get Him to the Greek $17.4 Total: $17.4
3. Killers $16.1 Total: $16.1
4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time $13.9 Total: $59.4
5. Sex and the City 2 $12.6 Total: $73.4
6. Marmaduke $11.3 Total: $11.3
7. Iron Man 2 $7.7 Total: $291.2
8. Splice $7.4 Total: $7.4
9. Robin Hood $5.1 Total: $94.2
10. Letters to Juliet $3.0 Total: $43.3
11. Raajneeti $.9 Total: $.9
12. Date Night $.8 Total: $95.3

Interesting numbers, the Toronto Star had this extra little bit the other day “It (Splice) had a reported advertising budget of $35 million, which is $5 million more than it cost to make.” well this plus the big lesson… you never show the monster in a preview!