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..Gary
Dretzka
..Leonard
Klady
..Emanuel
Levy
..David
Poland
..Doug
Pratt
..Ray
Pride

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Weekend Finals
Market Share
Grin and Bear It
The Uprising
at the box office wasn't simply a Matrix revolution, though Matrix
Revolutions estimated weekend gross of $50.3 million accounted
for about one-third of North American moviegoing. Also working
a considerable amount of box office magic were the debuts of Elf
and Love Actually and generally very good holds for
the most popular films in the marketplace.
Matrix
Revolutions had a jump start on the weekend, debuting Wednesday
in most of the world and grossing $35.3 million domestically in
its first two days. Industry expectations were that the final
chapter of the trilogy would ring up $100 million but Warner Bros.'
execs had more modest expectations based on tracking and previews
and are hoping Revolutions will perform at about a 75% level to
Reloaded and creep to a $200 million box office in North America
by the end of the year, and generate more than $1 billion worldwide
for the two films.
Similarly,
international estimates should tally to $119 million for the five
days.
"I'm
just floored by the efforts and results," said producer Joel
Silver. "Certainly part of the reason we opened this
wide was to put a crimp on piracy and it looks to have been very
effective."
WB domestic
distribution president Dan Fellman said he wasn't aware
of any camcorder versions of the film in circulation yet, though
there have been at least four instances of people caught attempting
to record off the screen. He said the company will pursue criminal
lawsuits as a result.
Internationally,
Matrix Revolutions has proved more potent, just as Reloaded
ultimately outpaced domestic by 60%. Veronika Kwan-Rubinek,
international distribution president, said that it is both the
widest (109 territories) and largest grossing day-and-date debut
in history including the first simultaneous bow in China and the
widest opening for a film in Russia.
Warner sister
New Line more than made up for any marginal Matrix slack with
considerably better than impish returns of $31.8 million for the
holiday comedy Elf. Tracking was solid on the fairy tale
but ticket sales were considerably greater than anticipated, suggesting
that the film is playing to a pre-teen crowd it was uncertain
would kick in on the opening weekend. The presence of Disney's
animated Brother Bear was seen as siphoning off a younger
audience but both films played well with the latter movie corralling
about $18.4 million for a solid hold in its second weekend of
wide release.
Also unexpectedly
above projections was Universal's Love Actually with $6.6
million and a theater average of $11,500. Studio tracking and
past performances of similar fare had prognosticators shooting
for an engagement average of $7,500 to $8,000 that would have
translated into a $4.5 million debut.
Overall business
shot up considerably from last weekend with ticket sales of close
to $160 million. That would translate into a 56% boost and grosses
8% better than in 2002. A year ago, 8 Mile bowed to a staggering
$51.2 million but lacked the support of other strong freshmen
titles.
Among the
continuing fare, it's clear that last month's savage assault of
violent pix are experiencing the harshest cuts. Nonetheless, Scary
Movie 3's humorous edge will translate into a $120 million
plus gross and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will push toward
$90 million. Kill Bill Vol. 1 could also slice off a $75
million box office and, if it conforms to recent trends, will
be hard pressed to deliver better than $60 million for Vol. 2
in February.
Both Mystic
River and Runaway Jury have proven themselves resilient
to date but the coming weeks are likely to take a toll as titles
with comparable appeal become more prevalent and eat away at each
film's print count. Thus far, the adult crowd hasn't twigged to
Beyond Borders, In the Cut and The Human Stain that
all appear to be early casualties of awards season.
Anticipating
a Matrix deluge, the frame was light for both niche premieres
and expansions in that arena. The nascent distrib Arenaplex offered
up the non-fiction Billabong Odyssey on 27 screens and
rendered a dull $51,500 response while Menemsha opened the Hungarian
Gloomy Sunday in four locations for a fair $12,200, following
a single run in a Chicago suburb that generated in excess of $130,000.
Among expansions,
the Cannes-prized Elephant added 25 playdates and theater
averages of close to $6,000 while the ethically challenged Shattered
Glass expanded from 8 to 35 venues and had a $4,500 theater
average.
- by Leonard
Klady
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Weekend
Finals - November 7-9, 2003
|
Title |
Distrib
|
Weekend
|
% Change
|
Theaters
|
Cume
|
Wks
|
|
1
|
New
|
Matrix
Revolutions |
WB
|
48,475,154 |
- |
3502 |
83,790,000 |
1
|
|
2
|
New
|
Elf |
New
Line
|
31,113,501 |
- |
3337 |
31,113,501 |
1
|
|
3
|
2
|
Brother
Bear |
BV
|
18,526,927 |
-5% |
3030 |
44,022,400 |
3
|
|
4
|
1
|
Scary
Movie 3 |
Miramax
|
10,812,152 |
-46% |
3288 |
93,057,613 |
3
|
|
5
|
4
|
Radio |
Sony
|
7,215,307 |
-25% |
2811 |
33,514,880 |
3
|
|
6
|
New
|
Love
Actually |
Uni
|
6,886,080 |
- |
576 |
6,886,080 |
1
|
|
7
|
3
|
The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
New
Line
|
4,939,582 |
-54% |
2378 |
73,361,552 |
4
|
|
8
|
6
|
Mystic
River |
WB
|
4,787,247 |
-23% |
1581 |
40,435,817 |
5
|
|
9
|
5
|
Runaway
Jury |
Fox
|
4,671,818 |
-28% |
2133 |
39,996,753 |
4
|
|
10
|
8
|
The
School of Rock |
Par
|
3,026,851 |
-33% |
1982 |
73,472,323 |
6
|
|
11
|
7
|
Kill
Bill Vol. 1 |
Miramax
|
2,322,779 |
-49% |
1681 |
64,797,396 |
5
|
|
12
|
11
|
In
the Cut |
Sony
|
971,409 |
-53% |
825 |
3,937,912 |
3
|
|
13
|
13
|
Lost
in Translation |
Focus
|
942,992 |
-24% |
380 |
26,244,243 |
9
|
|
14
|
9
|
Intolerable
Cruelty |
Uni
|
913,915 |
-63% |
672 |
33,514,880 |
5
|
|
15
|
12
|
Under
the Tuscan Sun |
BV
|
820,909 |
-52% |
574 |
41,258,112 |
7
|
|
16
|
10
|
Good
Boy |
MGM
|
763,070 |
-66% |
1274 |
36,585,101 |
4
|
|
17
|
15
|
The
Human Stain |
Miramax
|
762,379 |
-24% |
187 |
2,177,471 |
2
|
|
18
|
20
|
Pirates
of the Caribbean |
BV
|
664,433 |
53% |
472 |
302,609,731 |
18
|
|
19
|
14
|
Out
of Time |
MGM
|
451,422 |
-58% |
506 |
40,092,217 |
6
|
|
20
|
29
|
The
Gospel of John |
Thinkfilm
|
347,745 |
111% |
92 |
1,398,681 |
7
|
|
21
|
23
|
The
Station Agent |
Miramax/Alliance
|
331,368 |
-2% |
101 |
1,700,667 |
5
|
|
22
|
18
|
Secondhand
Lions |
New
Line
|
301,883 |
-55% |
355 |
41,407,470 |
8
|
|
23
|
25
|
Pieces
of April |
MGM
|
254,855 |
9% |
82 |
892,598 |
4
|
|
24
|
16
|
Alien:
The Director's Cut |
Fox
|
254,715 |
-75% |
331 |
1,798,175 |
2
|
|
25
|
21
|
Luther |
RS
Entertainment
|
246,620 |
-41% |
190 |
5,216,282 |
7
|
|
26
|
47
|
Elephant |
New
Line
|
182,042 |
221% |
31 |
408,262 |
3
|
|
27
|
24
|
Finding
Nemo |
BV
|
180,158 |
-38% |
266 |
339,424,646 |
24
|
|
28
|
26
|
Sylvia |
Focus
|
161,507 |
-27% |
95 |
813,280 |
4
|
|
29
|
38
|
Shattered
Glass |
Lions
Gate
|
157,853 |
103% |
35 |
269,898 |
2
|
|
30
|
31
|
Seabiscuit |
Uni
|
133,590 |
-6% |
183 |
119,749,905 |
15
|
|
31
|
19
|
The
Rundown |
Uni
|
124,835 |
-75% |
240 |
47,199,970 |
7
|
|
32
|
17
|
Beyond
Borders |
Par
|
124,454 |
-88% |
756 |
4,275,208 |
2
|
|
33
|
30
|
Matchstick
Men |
WB
|
94,071 |
-37% |
201 |
36,729,823 |
9
|
|
34
|
28
|
The
Fighting Temptations |
Par
|
83,558 |
-58% |
104 |
29,732,109 |
8
|
|
35
|
93
|
Dickie
Roberts: Former Child Star |
Par
|
78,504 |
1023% |
156 |
22,646,648 |
10
|
|
36
|
32
|
Cold
Creek Manor |
BV
|
77,820 |
-40% |
168 |
21,256,619 |
8
|
|
37
|
46
|
Space
Station |
Imax
|
70,412 |
17% |
20 |
44,779,895 |
82
|
|
38
|
42
|
Haunted
Castle |
nWave
|
67,305 |
2% |
6 |
7,649,668 |
142
|
|
39
|
35
|
S.W.A.T. |
Sony
|
65,758 |
-28% |
117 |
116,741,990 |
14
|
|
40
|
41
|
Wonderland |
Lions
Gate
|
62,606 |
-12% |
86 |
879,048 |
6
|
|
41
|
37
|
Sur
le seuil |
Alliance
|
57,441 |
-31% |
48 |
1,581,800 |
6
|
|
42
|
59
|
The
Singing Detective |
Par
Classics
|
56,857 |
93% |
44 |
138,915 |
3
|
|
43
|
40
|
Freaky
Friday |
BV
|
55,583 |
-24% |
106 |
108,802,092 |
14
|
|
44
|
New
|
Billabong
Odyssey |
Arenaplex
|
54,000 |
- |
27 |
54,000 |
1
|
|
45
|
44
|
Bubba
Ho-Tep |
Vitagraph
|
51,698 |
-18% |
21 |
808,104 |
8
|
|
46
|
34
|
Freddy
vs. Jason |
New
Line
|
45,160 |
-51% |
70 |
82,556,855 |
13
|
|
47
|
48
|
Die
Mommie Die! |
Sundance
|
45,111 |
-17% |
10 |
123,381 |
2
|
|
48
|
27
|
House
of the Dead |
Artisan
|
39,899 |
-81% |
79 |
10,199,354 |
5
|
|
49
|
33
|
Cabin
Fever |
Lions
Gate
|
38,992 |
-58% |
70 |
21,065,169 |
9
|
|
50
|
39
|
Jeepers
Creepers 2 |
MGM
|
38,642 |
-49% |
67 |
35,545,127 |
11
|
|
51
|
36
|
Veronica
Guerin |
BV
|
38,476 |
-58% |
51 |
1,511,180 |
4
|
|
52
|
45
|
Open
Range |
BV
|
37,000 |
-39% |
74 |
58,260,046 |
13
|
|
53
|
50
|
American
Splendor |
New
Line
|
34,636 |
-8% |
63 |
5,863,478 |
13
|
|
54
|
22
|
Underworld |
Sony
|
34,220 |
-92% |
116 |
51,604,860 |
8
|
|
55
|
43
|
Mambo
Italiano |
Equinox/IDP
|
29,094 |
-53% |
39 |
5,223,306 |
22
|
|
56
|
63
|
My
Life Without Me |
Sony
Class/Odeon
|
27,812 |
8% |
26 |
345,067 |
7
|
|
57
|
57
|
Dirty
Pretty Things |
Miramax
|
27,719 |
-7% |
23 |
7,953,388 |
17
|
|
58
|
54
|
Winged
Migration |
Sony
Classics
|
27,320 |
-16% |
28 |
9,605,106 |
32
|
|
59
|
55
|
Bruce
Almighty |
Uni
|
27,101 |
-15% |
42 |
242,743,849 |
25
|
|
60
|
52
|
Bad
Boys II |
Sony
|
23,905 |
-32% |
49 |
138,579,054 |
18
|
|
61
|
87
|
Party
Monster |
Strand/Seville
|
22,495 |
135% |
13 |
669,859 |
11
|
|
62
|
79
|
The
Revolution Will Not Be Telecast |
Vitagraph
|
22,309 |
38% |
4 |
42,432 |
2
|
|
63
|
73
|
To
Be and To Have (Etre et avoir) |
New
Yorker/Seville
|
21,126 |
21% |
6 |
438,694 |
49
|
|
64
|
49
|
Once
Upon a Time in Mexico |
Sony
|
20,988 |
-57% |
32 |
55,961,988 |
9
|
|
65
|
69
|
T-Rex:
Back to the Cretaceous |
Imax
|
20,003 |
2% |
7 |
46,370,222 |
263
|
|
66
|
71
|
Spy
Kids 3-D: Game Over |
Miramax
|
18,423 |
-5% |
48 |
111,035,662 |
16
|
|
67
|
67
|
La
Face cachee de la lune |
Alliance
|
17,759 |
-14% |
7 |
118,164 |
3
|
Weekend
Estimates - November 7-9, 2003
| Title |
Distributor
|
Gross
(average)
|
%
change |
Theaters |
Cume |
| Matrix
Revolutions |
WB
|
50.3
(14,370)
|
- |
3502 |
85.6 |
| Elf |
New
Line
|
31.8
(9,540)
|
- |
3337 |
31.8 |
| Brother
Bear |
BV
|
18.4
(6,060)
|
-5% |
3030 |
43.7 |
| Scary
Movie 3 |
Miramax
|
10.5
(3,200)
|
-47% |
3286 |
92.9 |
| Radio |
Sony
|
7.0
(2,280)
|
-27% |
3074 |
25.9 |
| Love
Actually |
Uni
|
6.6
(11,520)
|
-- |
576 |
6.6 |
| Mystic
River |
WB
|
4.8
(3,040)
|
-23% |
1581 |
40.4 |
| The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
New
Line
|
4.8
(2,010)
|
-56% |
2378 |
73.2 |
| The
Runaway Jury |
Fox
|
4.7
(2,190)
|
-28% |
2133 |
40 |
| The
School of Rock |
Par
|
3.4
(1,700)
|
-26% | |