Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Fantastic Four" Clobbers Box Office Foes
Fox scored its first number one hit in five months with "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" which grossed an estimated $57.4M on its opening weekend, tripling its nearest competitor's sales.
Carrying a milder PG rating into 3,959 theaters, the super hero sequel averaged a sturdy $14,499 and just barely edged out the $56.1M bow of the first "Fantastic Four" pic from July 2005. A sequel has now topped the box office for seven consecutive weekends.
Reviews were mixed, but were better than for its predecessor which was critically panned. The sequel brought back director Tim Story along with the four main cast members Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis. However, the iconic Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer was prominently added to the film, and even to its title, to help bring back comic fans who may have had a bad taste after the first "Fantastic" pic. Laurence Fishburne provided the voice for the computer-generated space traveler.
The latest summer sequel kicked off the weekend on Friday with $22M, dipped an understandable 11% to $19.6M on Saturday, and is projected to drop by another 19% on Sunday to $15.8M. Fox also reported that "Rise of the Silver Surfer" opened in 32 overseas markets with a combined $25.4M this weekend although most were minor territories. Russia, Italy, and the United Kingdom were among the only major international markets that launched this frame with more to come in the weeks ahead.
"Ocean's Thirteen" enjoyed a good hold in its second weekend dropping only 47% to an estimated $19.1M in its sophomore frame. Warner Bros. has now made off with $69.8M in ten days. Threequels often drop by 55% or more and "Ocean's Twelve" even fell by 54% in its second try. That caper sequel grossed $18.1M in its second weekend and bagged a similar $68.5M worth of loot in its first ten days. "Thirteen," which will not benefit from holidays like Christmas and New Year's prolonging its run, could be on track to finish with $105-110M domestically which would still be the lowest in the "Ocean's" series.
Universal's sleeper hit "Knocked Up" continued to capitalize on strong word-of-mouth and held onto third place with an estimated $14.5M, off only 26%, for a $90.5M cume. The R-rated smash will join the century club next weekend making it the studio's first $100M hit since its last June romantic comedy offering "The Break-Up."
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" followed dropping 43% to an estimated $12M in its fourth adventure. Cume stands at $273.8M which is up 31% from 2003's "Curse of the Black Pearl" after its fourth weekend, but down 24% from last summer's "Dead Man's Chest" at the same point. "At World's End" did manage to rise to number 32 on the all-time domestic blockbusters list sailing past the $267.7M of 2001's "Shrek."
A trio of kidpics followed. The animated penguin movie "Surf's Up" sank 47% in its second weekend to an estimated $9.3M giving Sony a not-so-cool $34.7M after ten days. A final gross of about $60M could result. "Shrek the Third" landed in sixth place with an estimated $9M, off 41%, for a $297.2M total. Knocking on the triple-century mark, the Paramount release now stands at number 24 on the all-time list just behind the first "Pirates" film which banked $305.4M four years ago.
Moviegoers passed on solving a mystery with "Nancy Drew" which opened poorly in seventh with only $7.1M, accoridng to estimates. Averaging a weak $2,732 from 2,612 theaters, the PG-rated film starring Emma Roberts failed to make a dent in the summer box office this weekend. "Nancy" opened in the same neighborhood as other films aimed at tween girls like "Ice Princess," "Little Black Book," and "Aquamarine" which all bowed to roughly $7M a piece.
Lionsgate saw its horror sequel "Hostel Part II" tumble 64% after its weak opening to an estimated $3M this weekend. With only $14.2M taken in thus far, the torture pic should finish with just under $20M, or less than half of the $47.3M of the first "Hostel" flick from last year. MGM's "Mr. Brooks" grossed an estimated $2.8M, off 43%, pushing the cume to only $23.4M for the Kevin Costner thriller.
"Spider-Man 3" rounded out the top ten with an estimated $2.5M falling 42% from last weekend. With $330M after its seventh frame, the Sony sequel climbed to number 15 on the list of all-time domestic blockbusters right behind "Finding Nemo" which took in $339.7M in 2003.
Opening dead on arrival was the new actioner "D.O.A.: Dead or Alive" which bowed to an estimated $232,000 from 505 theaters for a pathetic $460 average. The Weinstein Co. title was released with little fanfare and should see most of its business on DVD.
A pair of hits fell from the top ten over the weekend. Fox Searchlight's indie darling "Waitress" grossed an estimated $1.3M, down only 21%, for a $14.1M cume to date. A final tally of $17-20M from a limited national release is likely. Paramount's Shia LaBeouf thriller "Disturbia" collected an estimated $250,000 in its tenth frame pushing the stellar cume to $78.3M. Look for a $79M final which will serve as an appetizer to the studio's next Shia offering -- "Transformers" opening July 3.
The top ten films grossed an estimated $136.8M which was down 2% from last year when "Cars" remained at number one with $33.7M; but up 8% from 2005 when "Batman Begins" debuted in the top spot with $48.7M over three days.
Author: Gitesh Pandya, www.BoxOfficeGuru.com
Carrying a milder PG rating into 3,959 theaters, the super hero sequel averaged a sturdy $14,499 and just barely edged out the $56.1M bow of the first "Fantastic Four" pic from July 2005. A sequel has now topped the box office for seven consecutive weekends.
Reviews were mixed, but were better than for its predecessor which was critically panned. The sequel brought back director Tim Story along with the four main cast members Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis. However, the iconic Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer was prominently added to the film, and even to its title, to help bring back comic fans who may have had a bad taste after the first "Fantastic" pic. Laurence Fishburne provided the voice for the computer-generated space traveler.
The latest summer sequel kicked off the weekend on Friday with $22M, dipped an understandable 11% to $19.6M on Saturday, and is projected to drop by another 19% on Sunday to $15.8M. Fox also reported that "Rise of the Silver Surfer" opened in 32 overseas markets with a combined $25.4M this weekend although most were minor territories. Russia, Italy, and the United Kingdom were among the only major international markets that launched this frame with more to come in the weeks ahead.
"Ocean's Thirteen" enjoyed a good hold in its second weekend dropping only 47% to an estimated $19.1M in its sophomore frame. Warner Bros. has now made off with $69.8M in ten days. Threequels often drop by 55% or more and "Ocean's Twelve" even fell by 54% in its second try. That caper sequel grossed $18.1M in its second weekend and bagged a similar $68.5M worth of loot in its first ten days. "Thirteen," which will not benefit from holidays like Christmas and New Year's prolonging its run, could be on track to finish with $105-110M domestically which would still be the lowest in the "Ocean's" series.
Universal's sleeper hit "Knocked Up" continued to capitalize on strong word-of-mouth and held onto third place with an estimated $14.5M, off only 26%, for a $90.5M cume. The R-rated smash will join the century club next weekend making it the studio's first $100M hit since its last June romantic comedy offering "The Break-Up."
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" followed dropping 43% to an estimated $12M in its fourth adventure. Cume stands at $273.8M which is up 31% from 2003's "Curse of the Black Pearl" after its fourth weekend, but down 24% from last summer's "Dead Man's Chest" at the same point. "At World's End" did manage to rise to number 32 on the all-time domestic blockbusters list sailing past the $267.7M of 2001's "Shrek."
A trio of kidpics followed. The animated penguin movie "Surf's Up" sank 47% in its second weekend to an estimated $9.3M giving Sony a not-so-cool $34.7M after ten days. A final gross of about $60M could result. "Shrek the Third" landed in sixth place with an estimated $9M, off 41%, for a $297.2M total. Knocking on the triple-century mark, the Paramount release now stands at number 24 on the all-time list just behind the first "Pirates" film which banked $305.4M four years ago.
Moviegoers passed on solving a mystery with "Nancy Drew" which opened poorly in seventh with only $7.1M, accoridng to estimates. Averaging a weak $2,732 from 2,612 theaters, the PG-rated film starring Emma Roberts failed to make a dent in the summer box office this weekend. "Nancy" opened in the same neighborhood as other films aimed at tween girls like "Ice Princess," "Little Black Book," and "Aquamarine" which all bowed to roughly $7M a piece.
Lionsgate saw its horror sequel "Hostel Part II" tumble 64% after its weak opening to an estimated $3M this weekend. With only $14.2M taken in thus far, the torture pic should finish with just under $20M, or less than half of the $47.3M of the first "Hostel" flick from last year. MGM's "Mr. Brooks" grossed an estimated $2.8M, off 43%, pushing the cume to only $23.4M for the Kevin Costner thriller.
"Spider-Man 3" rounded out the top ten with an estimated $2.5M falling 42% from last weekend. With $330M after its seventh frame, the Sony sequel climbed to number 15 on the list of all-time domestic blockbusters right behind "Finding Nemo" which took in $339.7M in 2003.
Opening dead on arrival was the new actioner "D.O.A.: Dead or Alive" which bowed to an estimated $232,000 from 505 theaters for a pathetic $460 average. The Weinstein Co. title was released with little fanfare and should see most of its business on DVD.
A pair of hits fell from the top ten over the weekend. Fox Searchlight's indie darling "Waitress" grossed an estimated $1.3M, down only 21%, for a $14.1M cume to date. A final tally of $17-20M from a limited national release is likely. Paramount's Shia LaBeouf thriller "Disturbia" collected an estimated $250,000 in its tenth frame pushing the stellar cume to $78.3M. Look for a $79M final which will serve as an appetizer to the studio's next Shia offering -- "Transformers" opening July 3.
The top ten films grossed an estimated $136.8M which was down 2% from last year when "Cars" remained at number one with $33.7M; but up 8% from 2005 when "Batman Begins" debuted in the top spot with $48.7M over three days.
Author: Gitesh Pandya, www.BoxOfficeGuru.com
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 on Jun 17 2007 07:06 PM DOA looks like it could be the suprise hit of the summer. (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 17 2007 07:11 PM Too bad about Nancy Drew. That looked moderately entertaining. (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 17 2007 08:43 PM In reply to this comment (#869784) you thought nancy drew looked entertaining? what are you, a 9 year old girl? (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 17 2007 09:02 PM I wonder how FF will do next week. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 17 2007 10:14 PM [b]now boxofficeguru is indeed really wanting OCEAN 1[/b] While it is good that boxofficeguru is acknowledging the fact 13 only dropped by 47% on its 2nd weekend, he is still insisting that the movie will eventually gross less than OCEAN's 12. Now if 13 may gross more than 12, will he come up with the comment that after ticket price inflation, admissions still lower than 12? The fact is OCEAN 13 is more well-received than 12, and it shows with the better than expected sophomore hold. I think it is time for boxofficeguru to acknowledge that there are a lot of obstacles working against OCEAN 13 to do well, and the fact 13 is doing quite good on its own merits, and may even stand a chance to eclipse 12's total grosses if the dropoffs continue to stabilize for the weeks coming. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 17 2007 10:40 PM In reply to this comment (#869787) Okay, I'll ask. What on earth are you talking about??? (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 17 2007 11:46 PM In reply to this comment (#869787) I think it's a good indication that more mature fare like Ocean's 13 and Knocked Up are steadily holding strong. (I personally think those two are the best movies of the summer so far) It's the same box office effect that Devil Wears Prada had last year. These films marketed towards older crowds often do well in the long run compared to a lot of the CGI-driven summer blockbusters. I think O13 will equal its predecessors. Who cares what the box office people say? Those are strong numbers especially based on per screen average.That's very good. Also, both O13 and Knocked Up are recieving strong word of mouth. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 12:18 AM In reply to this comment (#869786) I think it will do well and surpass the original since it's a much stronger film and has already overcome the bad taste left over from the original. I'd say probably a standard 50-55% drop off. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 12:59 AM [b]FANTASTIC BORE[/b] Just saw RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER and I was not impressed. I used to read the comic and this left me disappointed. It was decent except for the final act. It seemed rushed at the end like they had to keep it to 90 mins or something. They should have added an hour and revealed more about Galactus. The movie just seems like a set-up for the next one where they'll probably face-off against Galactus etc. It might be a GREAT idea to get Tim Story off this franchise before he tanks it. Lots of potential with this movie...none of it was explored. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 01:52 AM In reply to this comment (#869791) Really? I thought it nailed the feel of the comic. Johnny and Ben were raggin on each other while actually being best friends. Reed was super smart and nerdy, but commanding when he needed to be. Sue was simultaneously strong and a bit of a mental mess. Doom was meglomaniacal minus the "Let's go for a spin" line. Not sure what else they could have done here. I agree the ending was a bit rushed, but I guess it didn't ruin the obvious improvements they'd done for me. (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 18 2007 02:06 AM [b]Sad!!![/b] Sad to see films like FF earning 57 million since it was a stupid movie.On the other haand its good to see movie like ocean's 13 and knoked up holding up very well among crap films like fantastic four. (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 18 2007 02:24 AM In reply to this comment (#869793) Wait you think that Knocked Up is a good movie? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, FF2 is 1000 times better than that pile of crap and it was still only an okay movie. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 04:49 AM In reply to this comment (#869794) You would be entertained watching a turd being flushed down a toilet. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 04:52 AM In reply to this comment (#869795) LOL, and the gloves have come off!!!! God I love RT. (Reply to this) |
 on Jun 18 2007 05:30 AM In reply to this comment (#869791) I thought it looked pretty good, but is the ending really just another one of those endings that feels like a preview for the a sequel? I just hate those endings. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 05:37 AM In reply to this comment (#869797) I would say not really. It's just very abrupt and a bit too simple. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 05:49 AM Fantastic 4 has better word of mouth then the first one. It should do well in the coming weeks. Happy that it did very well. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 05:58 AM ok, SO F4 isn't Batman Begins...get over it. i actually like the series and even though the ending was really lame...its still better than some of the comic book crap we already have out. WHY exactly?? because they don't listen to the comic nerds and do everything EXACTLY like the comics. having the comic looking galactus would have been extreeeemely gay. i've heard you will be able to watch the test scenes when its released on dvd with Boy George in the full Galactus outfit though...just to see how it woulda looked had they gone the "real" comic way... they've done a really good job of keeping every audience entertained. the adults, the nerds and the ESPECIALLY kids, hence the pg rating and minimum running time. like it or not people, the series is here to stay and as long as they don't try to appease ONE certain group...it'll keep working. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 06:23 AM Very good weekend for fantastic 4. This shows how much spending power the 10 year old boy has. Let's be honest, no non-fanboy adult would go see Fantastic 4 without getting dragged by their kids. Its not a knock against the movie...it was aimed at the preteen boy and it hit its demographic very well (is transformers pg or pg-13?...I would say transformers should go the same route). But it didnt make that money because adults flocked to go see it. Its just too silly looking. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2007 07:21 AM [b]To the elitists only[/b] Being harder to entertain doesn't make you smarter. It just makes you more boring. FF was everything it professed to be and nothing more. Besides, why shouldn't a younger audience have a super hero movie too? (One that wasn't as boring as Superman btw) I find it funny that many of these people Berrate FF for being "cartoony"......then go play World of Warcraft. (Reply to this) |
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