Gary Dretzka
Leonard
Klady
David Poland
Douglas Pratt
Ray Pride
..Gary
Dretzka
..Leonard
Klady
..David
Poland
..Doug
Pratt
..Ray
Pride
August 19, 2007
Weekend Finals
You've Got That McLovin' Feeling
You can't get me to say that Superbad was super good but the film that one critic extolled as "the Lawrence of Arabia of teen pics" out-grossed the field with an estimated $31.4 million in another upbeat movie going session. The super total largely compensated for poor openings for The Invasion that ranked fifth overall with $5.8 million and the Roman epic The Last Legion that soldiered on with $2.6 million.
The session was also choc-a-block with incoming niche entries that ranged from good returns of $1.2 million for the black comedy Death at a Funeral to potent limited forays of non-fiction fare The 11th Hour and King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. But there was no bloom for the Bollywood hybrid Marigold, the cross-cultural American Fusion or the Mexican scam thriller 7 Dias.
Industry trackers were predicting a close race between Superbad and the second weekend of Rush Hour 3 but the modest expectations for the former could largely be ascribed to antiquated methods of gauging interest. Anyone hanging out at the mall could have seen the strong youth interest in the tale of a couple of geeks seizing an opportunity to party with the cool kids. The strong response from the core appeal crowd has strong crossover potential like the early summer sensation Knocked Up.
Weekend revenues inched toward a $125 million tally for a 19% decline from a week earlier as signs of the seasonal sunset drew ever closer. However, it exceeded last year's sum by 14% when the much anticipated Snakes on a Plane led with a nonetheless disappointing $15.2 million debut.
The latest kick at the can update/remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers abbreviated not only the title but the threat of the original. One critic aptly observed that its lead's cool demeanor made it difficult to discern them from the emotionless pod people taking over the nation. It also suffered from an insufficiently palpable modern parable that fueled its inspiration.
The session saw the brunt of holdover titles generally experiencing 40% declines. Becoming Jane continued its roll out but clearly maxed out as it stayed roughly consistent at the box office despite doubling its theater count.
Pictures dipping a toe in the marketplace saw tales of global warming and gaming finding the most temperate response. Leonard DiCaprio's venture into Gore territory with The 11th Hour heated up with averages of close to $15,000 from four venues while King of Kong, the oddly compelling saga of a video game rivalry, had $10,000 plus averages from five sessions. Despite critical hosannas for the indie black comic Delirious, its roughly $17,000 gross at five sites was decidedly lukewarm.
Weekend Finals - August 17-19, 2007
Title 1 New Superbad 33,052,411 - 2948 33,052,411 1 2 1 Rush Hour 3 21,353,361 -56% 3778 87,676,529 2 3 2 The Bourne Ultimatum 19,874,370 -40% 3701 164,694,690 3 4 3 The Simpsons Movie 6,829,648 -39% 3162 165,271,443 4 5 New The Invasion 5,951,409 - 2776 5,951,409 1 6 4 Stardust 5,651,343 -38% 2565 19,493,894 2 7 5 Hairspray 4,502,455 -30% 2389 100,805,456 5 8 6 Underdog 3,848,791 -39% 2551 31,927,488 3 9 8 Harry Potter & the Order of Phoenix 3,656,379 -33% 1955 278,762,117 6 10 7 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 3,601,545 -39% 2258 110,484,335 5 11 12 Becoming Jane 2,935,129 1% 1186 9,083,790 3 12 New The Last Legion 2,746,312 - 2002 2,746,312 1 13 9 No Reservations 2,363,459 -39% 1604 36,518,274 4 14 10 Daddy Day Camp 1,950,823 -43% 2332 8,918,854 2 15 11 Transformers 1,948,099 -40% 1206 306,487,922 7 16 13 Ratatouille 1,643,850 -31% 1403 196,620,846 8 17 New Death at a Funeral 1,282,973 - 260 1,282,973 1 18 16 El Cantante 640,627 -54% 374 6,686,803 3 19 14 Hot Rod 571,780 -74% 811 13,106,020 3 20 19 Les 3 p'tits cochons 451,023 -2% 100 1,437,415 2 21 15 Bratz 439,599 -69% 533 8,893,678 3 22 Live Free or Die Hard 393,816 -42% 503 121,649,320 8 23 24 Evan Almighty 334,535 10% 413 98,416,370 9 24 23 Knocked Up 297,005 -5% 297 147,306,660 12 25 20 Talk to Me 261,506 -35% 185 3,944,509 6 26 21 Chak De! India 246,984 -30% 56 732,426 2 27 22 Shrek the Third 239,693 -24% 303 321,811,363 14 28 25 Ocean's Thirteen 214,259 -29% 297 116,651,343 11 29 59 Arctic Tale 207,346 726% 227 369,592 4 30 28 Once 203,102 -22% 105 7,309,077 14 31 29 Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer 200,577 -13% 229 131,117,315 10 32 27 Sicko 200,411 -25% 159 23,616,424 9 33 34 2 Days in Paris 176,086 1% 20 443,258 2 34 32 Surf's Up 159,208 -14% 236 58,645,467 11 35 26 Rescue Dawn 158,542 -41% 278 5,141,295 7 36 35 Deep Sea 3-D 152,092 -7% 30 31,593,570 77 37 31 La Vie en Rose 132,284 -29% 96 9,019,539 22 38 36 I Know Who Killed Me 117,724 -19% 65 7,233,485 4 39 49 Rocket Science 117,212 100% 40 203,768 2 40 38 No End in Sight 107,812 -9% 33 404,462 4 41 17 Skinwalkers 103,137 -81% 339 957,935 2 42 37 Pirates of Caribbean: At World's End 100,195 -27% 123 307,771,457 13 43 33 Sunshine 94,616 -48% 85 3,376,207 5 44 42 The Ten 82,775 -19% 47 442,042 3 45 41 1408 74,718 -29% 102 71,045,248 9 46 40 My Best Friend 73,496 -35% 51 958,626 6 47 39 License to Wed 69,191 -39% 94 43,016,065 7 48 43 Nancy Drew 65,136 -35% 132 25,498,513 10 49 New The 11th Hour 60,583 4 60,583 1 50 30 Who's Your Caddy? 56,763 -70% 63 5,501,498 4 51 51 Moliere 52,658 4% 34 233,083 4 52 44 Spider-Man 3 52,585 -32% 111 336,530,303 16 53 New The King of Kong: Fistful of Dollars 51,493 - 5 51,493 1 54 New Contre toute esperance 50,073 - 12 50,073 1 55 48 Waitress 47,418 -21% 52 18,785,635 16