..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..David Poland
..Doug Pratt
..Ray Pride

February 10 , 2008 Weekend Estimates Domestic Market Share Pyrites of the Carribbean... Fool's Gold, a Popeel of a rom-com, ascended to the top of the weekend movie going charts with an estimated $22.1 million debut. The frame's other national freshman, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, ranked second with $17.1 million in a session that was largely status quo for this time of year. Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show spent a year looking for an ideal release date and based upon its $470,000 opening discovered none existed. Similar fates befell the Paris Hilton half correct The Hottie and the Nottie and the Japanese anime One Piece: Desert Princess. More encouraging were the limited bows of the black comic In Bruges and the uplifting Israeli comedy The Band's Visit and the Quebec launch of the local drama Borderline. Weekend box office revenues were slightly shy of $110 million that translated into a 14% decline from the prior span. The figure was about 1% behind the 2007 tally led by openings of Norbit and Hannibal Rising of $34.2 million and $13.1 million. There was a decided absence of excitement surrounding the debuts of Fool's Gold and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. Reviews of the former delighted in pointing out similarities to recent adventure comedies and the work of the current pic's performers while RJ was categorized as a kinder, gentler Martin Lawrence. The second weekend of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert film continued strong despite a 66% box office decline and there was similar dynamism for U2 3D that's been playing in large format locations and plans to move into RealD sites when Hannah moves out. Oscar contenders were holding their own though it's difficult to identify any that have caught fire with a wide swath of the audience. With preliminary positive WGA response to a strike resolution the show may go on but not with a lot of enthusiasm from viewers. - Leonard Klady Weekend Estimates - February 8-10, 2008 Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume Fool's Gold WB 22.1 (7,060) - 3125 22.1 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Uni 17.1 (7,180) - 2386 17.1 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Concert BV 10.6 (15,470) -66% 687 53.5 The Eye Lions Gate 6.2 (2,530) -50% 2470 21.1 Juno Fox Searchlight 5.6 (2,400) -21% 2321 117.5 27 Dresses Fox 5.5 (1,930) -36% 2841 65.2 The Bucket List WB 5.3 (1,940) -21% 2753 75.1 There Will Be Blood Par Vantage 4.0 (2,450) -14% 1620 26.7 Rambo Lions Gate 3.9 (1,450) -45% 2717 36.3 Meet the Spartans Fox 3.9 (1,590) -47% 2446 33.7 Untraceable Sony 3.3 (1,550) -35% 2143 24.2 Cloverfield Par 2.6 (1,270) -47% 2030 75.9 No Country for Old Men Miramax 2.2 (1,820) -1% 1202 58.2 Atonement Focus 2.1 (1,790) -28% 1190 45.3 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV 2.1 (1,690) -29% 1256 212.7 Over Her Dead Body New Line/TVA 1.8 (1,890) -56% 1977 6.8 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox 1.7 (1,170) -39% 1465 209.8 Michael Clayton WB 1.6 (2,090) -9% 757 46.3 Strange Wilderness Par 1.3 (1,110) -55% 1211 5.4 U2 3D nWave .67 (10,980) -6% 61 3 Mad Money Overture .63 (690) -68% 912 19.8 I Am Legend WB .57 (1,310) -44% 435 254.1 First Sunday Sony .53 (960) -64% 553 37.5 Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) - $105.30 - - - % Change (Last Year) - -1% - - - % Change (Last Week) - -14% - - - Also debuting/expanding Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Picturehouse .47 (490) - 962 0.47 Diving Bell and the Butterfly Miramax .45 (2,130) 2% 213 4.4 In Bruges Focus .44 (15,750) - 28 0.44 Persepolis Sony Classics .36 (2,900) 6% 125 2.3 Borderline TVA .23 (5,530) - 42 0.23 The Band's Visit Sony Classics 68,400 (9,770) - 7 0.07 The Hottie & the Nottie Regent 24,800 (220) - 111 0.02 Ugly Me Arcangelo 21,200 (850) - 25 0.02 One Piece: Desert Princess Bigger Picture 5,300 (55) - 97 0.01 Spiral Anchor Bay 3,100 (1,550) - 2 0.01   Domestic Market Share - To February 7, 2008 Distributor (titles) Gross* Market Share Warner Bros. (10) 185.5 18.30% Fox (6) 165.3 16.40% Buena Vista (6) 135.7 13.40% Paramount (4) 99.9 9.90% Fox Searchlight (3) 87.2 8.60% Sony (8) 85.4 8.40% Lions Gate (4) 47.5 4.70% Par Vantage (6) 42.4 4.20% Universal (3) 39.5 3.90% Focus (2) 31.9 3.20% Overture (1) 19.1 1.90% Miramax (2) 17.4 1.70% MGM (5) 15.5 1.50% New Line (2) 13.9 1.40% Picturehouse (1) 5.7 0.60% Other * (36) 19.1 1.90% - 1011 100.00%