Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Disturbia" Scares Up #1 Opening
Paramount replaced itself at the top of the North American box office chart as its new teen thriller "Disturbia" opened ahead of expectations in first place bumping the studio's two-week champ "Blades of Glory" into the runnerup spot.
The weekend's other new suspense thriller "Perfect Stranger" starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis disappointed and landed in fourth place. Four other new films debuted in wide release but generated little interest from moviegoers. Overall, the marketplace suffered the usual late spring slowdown as for the first time since February, the top ten failed to sell $100M worth of tickets.
Rising star Shia LaBeouf scored a big victory over the weekend with the thriller "Disturbia" which shot straight to number one debuting with an estimated $23M. The PG-13 pic was given the widest release of the frame's six new entries playing in 2,925 theaters and generated a strong $7,872 average. A modern day version of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window," Disturbia played to a young female audience as studio research showed that 57% of the crowd was female and 75% was under 35.
Just before the film's opening day, the studio announced that LaBeouf had been cast opposite Harrison Ford in its next "Indiana Jones" film. The news may have helped to generate more excitement for Disturbia which was the only major choice for teenage girls this weekend. The safe rating and fairly good reviews may also have contributed. The $20M production looks to become a profitable vehicle.
After its two-week run at the top, Will Ferrell's comedy hit "Blades of Glory" slipped to second place dropping a moderate 38% to an estimated $14.1M. The 17-day cume stands at a potent $90.2M. Like "Disturbia," "Blades" was produced by DreamWorks and distributed by its new parent Paramount.
Slipping only 28% was Disney's animated comedy "Meet the Robinsons" with an estimated $12.1M which lifted the total to $72M. With no new films for young kids this weekend, "Robinsons" enjoyed the smallest decline in the top ten.
Halle Berry and Bruce Willis failed to turn their starpower into box office bucks as their new suspense thriller "Perfect Stranger" debuted weaker than expected in fourth place with an estimated $11.5M. The critically-panned Sony release averaged a mediocre $4,322 from 2,661 theaters. With its R rating, "Perfect Stranger" played to an adult audience with a female skew. Studio research showed that women made up 54% of the audience and a very high 70% were 25 or older. The opening was weaker than the bows of other films headlined by Berry like "Catwoman" ($16.7M) and "Gothika" ($19.3M).
Ice Cube had a decent second weekend for his comedy sequel "Are We Done Yet?" which fell by 36% to an estimated $9.2M. That gave the Sony release a cume of $33M after 12 days. Its predecessor enjoyed a much slimmer 12% dip to $16.3M in its second weekend on its way to $82.3M. "Done" might find its way to the vicinity of $55M.
Fox's Viking actioner "Pathfinder" limped into sixth place with a weak $4.8M opening, according to estimates. The R-rated film averaged a mild $2,791 from 1,720 locations.
The rest of the top ten was filled with four films separated by only $400,000. Buena Vista's motorcycle comedy "Wild Hogs" grossed an estimated $4.6M, down only 30%, for a stellar cume of $152.2M. Hilary Swank's horror flick "The Reaping" tumbled 55% in its second weekend to an estimated $4.6M giving Warner Bros. $19.8M in 11 days.
The mighty "300" broke through the double century mark over the weekend both domestically and internationally. In North America, the Warner Bros. smash dropped 48% to an estimated $4.3M boosting the total to $200.8M. Overseas, "300" collected an estimated $14.8M this weekend to lift the international haul to $204.1M giving the Spartan epic a global tally of $405M and counting. The stylish war film is now the highest grossing March release ever having surpassed the old record holder "Ice Age: The Meltdown" which grossed $195.3M last spring.
Rounding out the top ten was the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez flop "Grindhouse" which plunged 63% in its sophomore session to an estimated $4.2M. Budgeted at $53M, the double feature has taken in just $19.7M in its first ten days and looks headed for a weak $25-27M finish for The Weinstein Co.
In addition to the three new wide releases that debuted in the top ten, another three opened outside of it with weaker results. The car racing pic "Redline" bowed to an estimated $4M from 1,607 sites for a slow $2,492 average per theater. The first title from rookie distributor Chicago Pictures stars Eddie Griffin and targeted young males.
First Look opened the animated film "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" to the tune of $3.1M, according to estimates, giving the R-rated film an average of just $3,521 from 877 locations. Lionsgate made no impact with its Ray Liotta actioner "Slow Burn" which bowed to an estimated $805,000 from 1,163 playdates for a puny average of $692 per theater.
Three films fell out of the top ten this weekend. Mark Wahlberg's sniper pic "Shooter" dropped 47% to an estimated $3.1M putting its total at $42.1M. The $60M Paramount release should end its run with $47-49M. Fox's family film "Firehouse Dog" held up well in its second weekend, despite collecting low overall grosses. The PG-rated drama dipped 28% to an estimated $2.8M for a cume of $9.9M after 12 days. Warner Bros. took in an estimated $2.1M for the animated actioner "TMNT," off 56%, for a total of $50.7M. Look for a $53-55M final.
Platforming to solid results was the Molly Shannon comedy "Year of the Dog" which bowed in seven New York and Los Angeles sites and grossed an estimated $112,000. The Paramount Vantage release averaged $16,049 and will open in nine additional cities this Friday boosting its theater count to more than 30.
The top ten films grossed an estimated $92.5M which was down 14% from last year when Scary Movie 4 opened at number one with $40.2M; but up 29% from 2005 when The Amityville Horror debuted on top with $23.5M.
Author: Gitesh Pandya, www.BoxOfficeGuru.com
The weekend's other new suspense thriller "Perfect Stranger" starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis disappointed and landed in fourth place. Four other new films debuted in wide release but generated little interest from moviegoers. Overall, the marketplace suffered the usual late spring slowdown as for the first time since February, the top ten failed to sell $100M worth of tickets.
Rising star Shia LaBeouf scored a big victory over the weekend with the thriller "Disturbia" which shot straight to number one debuting with an estimated $23M. The PG-13 pic was given the widest release of the frame's six new entries playing in 2,925 theaters and generated a strong $7,872 average. A modern day version of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window," Disturbia played to a young female audience as studio research showed that 57% of the crowd was female and 75% was under 35.
Just before the film's opening day, the studio announced that LaBeouf had been cast opposite Harrison Ford in its next "Indiana Jones" film. The news may have helped to generate more excitement for Disturbia which was the only major choice for teenage girls this weekend. The safe rating and fairly good reviews may also have contributed. The $20M production looks to become a profitable vehicle.
After its two-week run at the top, Will Ferrell's comedy hit "Blades of Glory" slipped to second place dropping a moderate 38% to an estimated $14.1M. The 17-day cume stands at a potent $90.2M. Like "Disturbia," "Blades" was produced by DreamWorks and distributed by its new parent Paramount.
Slipping only 28% was Disney's animated comedy "Meet the Robinsons" with an estimated $12.1M which lifted the total to $72M. With no new films for young kids this weekend, "Robinsons" enjoyed the smallest decline in the top ten.
Halle Berry and Bruce Willis failed to turn their starpower into box office bucks as their new suspense thriller "Perfect Stranger" debuted weaker than expected in fourth place with an estimated $11.5M. The critically-panned Sony release averaged a mediocre $4,322 from 2,661 theaters. With its R rating, "Perfect Stranger" played to an adult audience with a female skew. Studio research showed that women made up 54% of the audience and a very high 70% were 25 or older. The opening was weaker than the bows of other films headlined by Berry like "Catwoman" ($16.7M) and "Gothika" ($19.3M).
Ice Cube had a decent second weekend for his comedy sequel "Are We Done Yet?" which fell by 36% to an estimated $9.2M. That gave the Sony release a cume of $33M after 12 days. Its predecessor enjoyed a much slimmer 12% dip to $16.3M in its second weekend on its way to $82.3M. "Done" might find its way to the vicinity of $55M.
Fox's Viking actioner "Pathfinder" limped into sixth place with a weak $4.8M opening, according to estimates. The R-rated film averaged a mild $2,791 from 1,720 locations.
The rest of the top ten was filled with four films separated by only $400,000. Buena Vista's motorcycle comedy "Wild Hogs" grossed an estimated $4.6M, down only 30%, for a stellar cume of $152.2M. Hilary Swank's horror flick "The Reaping" tumbled 55% in its second weekend to an estimated $4.6M giving Warner Bros. $19.8M in 11 days.
The mighty "300" broke through the double century mark over the weekend both domestically and internationally. In North America, the Warner Bros. smash dropped 48% to an estimated $4.3M boosting the total to $200.8M. Overseas, "300" collected an estimated $14.8M this weekend to lift the international haul to $204.1M giving the Spartan epic a global tally of $405M and counting. The stylish war film is now the highest grossing March release ever having surpassed the old record holder "Ice Age: The Meltdown" which grossed $195.3M last spring.
Rounding out the top ten was the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez flop "Grindhouse" which plunged 63% in its sophomore session to an estimated $4.2M. Budgeted at $53M, the double feature has taken in just $19.7M in its first ten days and looks headed for a weak $25-27M finish for The Weinstein Co.
In addition to the three new wide releases that debuted in the top ten, another three opened outside of it with weaker results. The car racing pic "Redline" bowed to an estimated $4M from 1,607 sites for a slow $2,492 average per theater. The first title from rookie distributor Chicago Pictures stars Eddie Griffin and targeted young males.
First Look opened the animated film "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" to the tune of $3.1M, according to estimates, giving the R-rated film an average of just $3,521 from 877 locations. Lionsgate made no impact with its Ray Liotta actioner "Slow Burn" which bowed to an estimated $805,000 from 1,163 playdates for a puny average of $692 per theater.
Three films fell out of the top ten this weekend. Mark Wahlberg's sniper pic "Shooter" dropped 47% to an estimated $3.1M putting its total at $42.1M. The $60M Paramount release should end its run with $47-49M. Fox's family film "Firehouse Dog" held up well in its second weekend, despite collecting low overall grosses. The PG-rated drama dipped 28% to an estimated $2.8M for a cume of $9.9M after 12 days. Warner Bros. took in an estimated $2.1M for the animated actioner "TMNT," off 56%, for a total of $50.7M. Look for a $53-55M final.
Platforming to solid results was the Molly Shannon comedy "Year of the Dog" which bowed in seven New York and Los Angeles sites and grossed an estimated $112,000. The Paramount Vantage release averaged $16,049 and will open in nine additional cities this Friday boosting its theater count to more than 30.
The top ten films grossed an estimated $92.5M which was down 14% from last year when Scary Movie 4 opened at number one with $40.2M; but up 29% from 2005 when The Amityville Horror debuted on top with $23.5M.
Author: Gitesh Pandya, www.BoxOfficeGuru.com
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on Apr 15 2007 08:02 PM America has Spoken- Our country is full of RETARDS I used to be somene who hated all the pretentious folk who prided themselves on their better taste in films, but I now join their ranks. Grindhouse was the best wide-release film to come out this year and I truly believed it was accesible enough to accomadate all the idiots out there who are affraid of something different, I guess not. Instead America chose "Blades of Glory", yet another spoof with Will Ferel, which may have been funny, but was full of recycled jokes that would of been just as funny on DVD. Grindhouse was an experience that was meant for the big-screen. Disturbia is at least slightly different from all the other teen slasher crap that comes out, I'm glad that reached number one(it at least attempts to be suspensful instead of just snuff). I'm surprised the attention span of the average American was able to make it through its wopping 106min. I know that must have been tough-- Congrats!!! (Reply to this) |
on Apr 15 2007 08:18 PM In reply to this comment (#861600) [b]ITS NOT THE WORLD THATS RETARTED JUST AMERICANS!!![/b] If people would rather go see that crap that they went to see instead of Grindhouse again then it's their loss. It's just sad that we most likely won't be seeing anymore double features like Grindhouse for a long time. It was a great idea with great film making but for some reason no one cared. I absolutely loved it and it makes me sick it see how bad it is doing. Welcome to America...the land of disapointment! (Reply to this) |
on Apr 15 2007 08:47 PM "Lionsgate made no impact with its Ray Liotta actioner "Slow Burn" which bowed to an estimated $805,000 from 1,163 playdates for a puny average of $692 per theater." I've never heard of a movie with a per theatre average that low on opening weekend. That's stunning, I mean, I know it looked awful, but my god, that's absurd. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 15 2007 11:47 PM Did Grindhouse get much media attention in the US, and was there a lot of advertising for it? It's not out in Australia yet, but it came up as a trailer before the movie "Sunshine" and the people I was with responded with "What's with that? That seems weird." I then had to explain, but I fear I will not be able to do enough explaining to people before it actually comes out. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 16 2007 03:22 AM [b]SEE SADISTIC SHIT LIKE GRINDHOUSE in your own home[/b] Go and watch SADISTIC SHIT like Grindhouse in the privacy of your own sadistic salons. Get it thru you Jeez, Stop looking down on people who are healthier in spirit than you self-loving and self-appreciating sadistic idiots. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 03:42 AM [b]AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATR[/b] I think AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATRES (or in short: ATHFCMFFT) will throw the new horror flick from the number one spot. At least, ATHFCMFFT is hilariously funny and stupid and aware of itself, and pokes fun at itself... Would'nt that be the day? Slasher films are recycled already. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 04:23 AM Wow. why to the terrorist bother with us? america is the retarded kid on the bicycle, but with Nukes. seriously, pathfinder, the reaping,Perfect Stranger, and are we done yet? did better than Grindhouse and ATHFCMFFT. at least disturbia is good. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 05:12 AM In reply to this comment (#861606) In defense, it's pretty much been beaten into the ground that Grindhouse has limited appeal and Aqua Teen is only open in limited release. We'll see how it does when it goes wide. That said where these movies really failed was in advertising. The first time I saw previews not knowing what they were I thought they looked like crap. You'd think guys as creative as this would be able to convey what their movie is about better than this. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 16 2007 06:29 AM Well, thank God the holy roller JeanPaul is back to tell us all how to live our lives. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 06:29 AM Went and saw Blades of Glory and still dont know why? I thought it was really depressing the theater was 75% full on the first showing on the third Saturday of release, and when I went and saw Grindhouse Opening night the crowd wasnt even close to that size. Blades of Glory is 1 of those movies while watching I had to say to myself Why am I here? I will say that Will Ferrall sure does make a good preview, and it shouldnt be odd because that is about the same time he had at SNL to make me laugh. Why is The Namesake still only playing at one theater out here? (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 07:57 AM In reply to this comment (#861604) [b]WE WILL WATCH IT IN YOUR HOME IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL![/b] I may be sick and twisted but that happened long before Grindhouse! And if you would actually see it you would know that there has been alot more extreme stuff in movies over the last couple of years. The thing with Grindhouse is they wanted to try something new in cinema, give you more for your money, and people turned away from it. It is the most creative movie I have seen for some time. Like I said though of you who chose not to see it thats fine you just don't know what your missing. You just keep watching those crappy ass movies that are only made to make you dumber and only dished out to take your money! Five years from now we will see which movie they will still be talking about. The creative Grindhouse or the rip off of Rear Window Disturbia...Blades of Glory is only popular because they are milking the fact that Talladega Nights did so good! Must be alot more dumb rednecks in this country than I though! At least those of us who did go see Grindhouse can say that we have seen something new and completely creative at the movies this year. We have seen a film that doesn't make you wish you had your money back when it was over! For those who didn't care to see it I hope you at least saw 300 to help your cause a little. If you missed both than I really don't think you have the right to judge those who did see it or the quality and content of the movie. You would actually be suprised and satisfied at the same time! Then again you wouldn't want to run into and sadistic creeps like those of us who go see and loved Grindhouse, so you might just want to lock yourself up in your room and watch that dumbass religion channel on t.v. instead....you'll be safe there... DOOCH-BAG ALERT: VACANCY OPENS ON FRIDAY (Reply to this) |
on Apr 16 2007 08:34 AM I saw Disturbia and Meet the Robinsons both of which were pretty good enjoyable films, nothing great but enjoyable. I really like Liotta, so that's to bad that Slow Burn did so bad. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 16 2007 09:13 AM [b]Disturbia was pretty good actually[/b] the movie set the characters up right and for pretty much a remake it was still quite entertaining and suspenseful! I think everyone involved in that movie needs to thank the late great Hitchcock for that one! And who was the HOT CHICK IN THE MOVIE!!! WOWOWOWEEWA!!! NICE!!! I LIKE!!!! During the swimming pool scene all the guys were hollerin and cheering in the theater! That girls got a great set of legs that runs all the way up tp the 3rd floor! haha (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 11:52 AM Jon Heder has massive camel toe in that pic! PS - Blades of Glory BLOWS!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 16 2007 12:27 PM [b]What's the big surprise?[/b] I don't understand why so many people are shocked at the dismal failure of 'Grindhouse'. They weren't trying something new or exciting here, they were paying 'homage' to a category of film that was a small niche even when it was in it's heyday. Not many people paid attention to those films then and they don't care now. Very simple. I spent my teen years at all nighters with biker flicks, kung-fu and cheesy horror flicks and it was the atmosphere, NOT the movies that made it fun. I don't want to watch a big budget takeoff on low budget films, I'd rather rent an old 70's low budget flick, watch it for a half hour and remember why I went...to have some beers, jeer at the crap on the screen and generally have a good time...the movie be damned. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 16 2007 04:11 PM Aqua Teen Hunger Force pretty much owned. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 18 2007 06:24 PM Know what the problem with Pathfinder was? Apart from no appeal to anyone, it was bad advertising. I saw very few commercials for it and probably wouldn't even know about it if I hadn't seen those. Too bad about Grindhouse. Same problem as Pathfinder, except Grindhouse deserved the attention it didn't get. And if a movie had to take top spot, glad it could be Disturbia. Decent slasher flicks are hard to come by at all in this day and age (isn't Vacancy coming out soon/already out? Case in point), so it's good America's appreciating the few that exist anymore. I wouldn't mind Blades of Glory taking the spot again, though, it was alright. And a hearty laugh/weep to Slow Burn. That's pathetic by any standard. (Reply to this) |
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