| Posted by: ilovemovies at March 2, 2008, 11:52 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | I'm not THAT surprised Semi-Pro bombed. I love Will Ferrell and even I wasn't very excited about that movie. I believe this is the first movie of his that I wasn't looking forward to. Simply put, the commercials and previews for this sucked. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at March 2, 2008, 5:07 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Wow . . . Semi-Pro bombed. That's a bit surprising what with all the promotional stuff Will Ferrell did for the movie (he was all over the place!). I still want to see it, but won't until Tuesday. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at March 2, 2008, 12:53 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Not too good for Semi-Pro, but it will end up being a financial success regardless. Vantage Point did pretty well on its second weekend. The Spiderwick Chronicles is still doing well. The Other Boleyn Girl did better than I expected. Jumper held up nicely this weekend, as did Step Up 2 the Streets. Fool's Gold is still raking in some cash. No Country for Old Men is still brining in some dough, which is great to see. Penelope did better than I expected. Juno is a monster. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at March 2, 2008, 12:51 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Semi-Pro is a theatrical bomb, regardless of how someone feels about the movie's quality. That is a simple fact. It didn't even have a PTA of $5,000. That is an extremely weak opening for a Will Ferrell comedy playing in over 3,100 theaters on a weekend with very little competition. Blame the rating or the atrocious reviews or the lame advertising. Or all three. Either way, it's a very poor opening. Very strong showing for The Other Boleyn Girl. Better than expected opening number and a PTA near $7,000. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at March 2, 2008, 12:47 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Weekend Estimates 1. Semi-Pro - $15.4 million 2. Vantage Point - $12.7 million 3. The Spiderwick Chronicles - $8.7 million 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - $8.2 million 5. Jumper - $7.5 million 6. Step Up 2: The Streets - $5.6 million 7. Fool's Gold - $4.5 million 8. No Country For Old Men - $3.9 million 9. Penelope - $3.6 million 10. Juno - $3.3 million | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BakeTheMooCow at March 1, 2008, 2:52 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Will Ferrell movies are expected to do $100m+ and just his asking price is $20m. So yes, even with a small-ish budget, given all the promotion and advertising - this is a bomb. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at March 1, 2008, 2:12 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | It's a shame Semi-Pro didn't do better. Such a great and hilarious comedy. And it didn't necessarily bomb. It will end up with about $16 million this weekend and finish with about $35-45 million overall. From what I hear its production budget is not that high at all, and not to mention this will make a killing on DVD. It may a bomb in the sense that it isn't going to do as well as Ferrell's other films, but it will certainly be a success financially. The R rating definitely didn't help it, as the majority of Ferrell films are PG-13. I just wish adults could realize that this is a truly great adult comedy, that doesn't rely on kiddie humor to get laughs, it relies on hilarious adult jokes that actually work throughout the whole film. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: anakinsrise at March 1, 2008, 1:51 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Ouch that is low for a Ferrell comedy.I guess his films are developing that been there done that feel. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: gyro_44 at March 1, 2008, 1:30 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Damn, extremely low numbers for Semi-Pro. Like a lot of critics, it looks like audiences are getting tired of Ferrell's ego-driven sports roles. And the R rating looks like it hurt the film too. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lazy Boy at March 1, 2008, 12:56 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Friday estimates (moviecitynews.com) 1. Semi-Pro - 5.4 mil 2. Vantage Point - 3.8 mil 3. The Other Boleyn Girl - 2.8 mil 4. Jumper - 2.1 mil 5. The Spiderwick Chronicles - 1.8 mil 6. Step Up 2: The Streets - 1.7 mil 7. Fool's Gold - 1.3 mil 8. No Country For Old Men - 1 mil 9. Penelope - 1 mil 10. Definitely Maybe - 1 mil | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Kevin Smith fan at February 25, 2008, 2:20 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by BakeTheMooCow Charlie Bartlett failed at the box office because it is aimed at teens but rated R. Same thing happened with Almost Famous, but that film had themes of 70s nostalgia and so attracted an older crowd and did better. It may be a good film, but it's the fault of the marketing department for making TV spots and trailers that made it seem like a Ferris Bueller-like squeaky clean high school comedy when they knew it was R. Quite a shame too, I thought the movie looked to a have a lot of promise. Especially when I saw it was an R comedy. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at February 24, 2008, 5:15 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Vantage Point did alright. I'm glad to see Oscar nominees are doing well, with There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men finally getting some dough. Not surprised Jumper dropped, but it still garnered a second place finish (tie). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 24, 2008, 4:40 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | i hope the fact that nearly everyone that sees movies has seen Juno doesnt manage to sway any Oscars its way. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 24, 2008, 4:08 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | The Spiderwick Chronicles has grossed $44 million to this day. Should finish with around $80 million or so. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at February 24, 2008, 3:52 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | What is Spiderwicks total at now? I saw that on a whim, and was very impressed. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BakeTheMooCow at February 24, 2008, 3:21 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Charlie Bartlett failed at the box office because it is aimed at teens but rated R. Same thing happened with Almost Famous, but that film had themes of 70s nostalgia and so attracted an older crowd and did better. It may be a good film, but it's the fault of the marketing department for making TV spots and trailers that made it seem like a Ferris Bueller-like squeaky clean high school comedy when they knew it was R. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 24, 2008, 2:20 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Well, Vantage Point did almost exactly as I predicted. Jumper dropped big. The Spiderwick Chronicles held up nicely. Step Up 2 dropped. Fool's Gold should end up finishing with around $70 million. Definitely, Maybe is not doing very well. Be Kind Rewind had a decent opening and the second highest PTA in the top 10. Juno is still chugging along. Roscoe Jenkins isn't doing very well. There Will Be Blood is still doing well and will finish with close to $50 million. The Bucket List may make nearly $100 million by the end of its run. No Country for Old Men is closing in on the $70 million mark. Witless Protection- $2.2 million Charlie Bartlett- $2 million Hopefully Larry the Cable Guy is done. Shame that Charlie Bartlett didn't do better. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 24, 2008, 1:52 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Weekend Estimates: 1) Vantage Point - $24 million 2) Jumper - $12.6 million 3) The Spiderwick Chronicles- $12.6 million 5) Step Up 2 - $9.7 million 5) Fool's Gold - $6.2 million 6) Definitely, Maybe - $5.1 million 7) Be Kind Rewind - $4.1 million 8) Juno - $4.1 million 9) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $3.9 million 10) There Will Be Blood - $2.5 million | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 24, 2008, 11:54 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by ilovemovies Vantage Point - Charlie Bartlett - I know. I haven't seen Charlie Bartlett but I was really rooting for it to do well even though it is only in a little over 1000 theatres. Looks like a great film. From early estimates it made about $2 million, which is less than what Witless Protection made (about $2.3 million). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 24, 2008, 11:47 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | Early Estimates (to be updated from BOM later) 1. Vantage Point- $24 million
2. The Spiderwick Chronicles- $13.5 million
3. Jumper- $12.7 million
4. Step Up 2 the Streets- $10 million
5. Fool's Gold- $7 million
6. Definitely, Maybe- $5.5 million
7. Juno- $4.6 million
8. Welcome Home Rosecoe Jenkins- $4.5 million
9. Be Kind Rewind- $4.3 million
10. There Will Be Blood- $3.5 million | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 23, 2008, 8:11 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Vantage Point did pretty much what i expected, i knew it would be less than 30 million like some people thought it might be able to pull off, ill go around 23 mill when its all said and done. bad movie though, damn. Witless Protection is basically an embarrassment to film, no one should be seeing that. i checked on alvin and the chipmunks the other day and i too was outrageously surprised that it made that much. i never checked it out, because my parents, who like just about everything, said it was the worst movie they saw all year, and they didnt even smile once, so i just avoided it. it was just good timing, good marketing, and a lot of kids wanting to see it i guess. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 23, 2008, 7:39 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MadsenOMC No, it won't. It's frontloaded, partly due to it being Oscar weekend. It'll be closer to $20 million than $25 million. Haha, well anything above and close to $20 million is pretty damn close to $25 million. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 23, 2008, 7:15 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Vantage Point did pretty well and will make around the $25 million that I predicted. No, it won't. It's frontloaded, partly due to it being Oscar weekend. It'll be closer to $20 million than $25 million. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at February 23, 2008, 5:08 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | No surprises; Vantage Point being on top (though I heard the movie kinda sucked) and all of last week's movies dropping big time. I'm not surprised that Alvin and the Chipmunks did that well; my sister took her three year old son to see it and he LOVED it!!! I'm guessing most of that demographic did and that's where the money's coming from. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel within the next year or two. Here's hoping it is Larry the Cable Guy's last starring role. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 23, 2008, 4:35 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Before I give my two cents on Friday's numbers, I'd like to say that Alvin and the Chipmunks actually wasn't THAT bad. It was a great time when my family came down at X-Mas and we all saw it. And also, it definitely wasn't nearly as "ghettoized" as it was marketed to be, just a couple of references at most. Now, Friday's numbers: Vantage Point did pretty well and will make around the $25 million that I predicted. Jumper dropped like a fucking rock. Step Up 2 will drop 50%+. The Spiderwick Chronicles will have a small drop this weekend. Fool's Gold is still dragging in some cash. Definitely, Maybe did not do that well at all. Be Kind Rewind put up some decent numbers, and should have a decent PTA, although it probably would have done decently in a wide release. Charlie Bartlett didn't do so hot at all. Hopefully this is the end of Larry the Cable Guy. The Signal didn't do very well either, which is a shame because it is getting very good reviews and looks very good. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 23, 2008, 12:00 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | I haven't seen it so I can't attest to its quality (or lack thereof), but I too am shocked by how much money Alvin & the Chipmunks has made. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Moviefan1234 at February 23, 2008, 11:58 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | I was looking through the box office receipts the other day, and I saw that ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS has made over $200 million in North America and well over $300 million worldwide. How the fuck? The classic cartoon, which I love and adore, has been ghettoized. Now I'm engaged and when I'm married and have kids, our kids will see good animated films. Not ones that trash the original product. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 23, 2008, 11:53 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Pretty boring weekend, as Oscar weekend usually is. Vantage Point will end up with $21-$22 million when all is said and done. Pretty much what the "experts" were expecting, though a little less than what some predicted. Will this be the last theatrical Larry the Cable Guy movie? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 23, 2008, 11:50 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Friday's Estimates: 1) Vantage Point - $8 million 2) Jumper - $3.8 million 3) Step Up 2 - $2.9 million 4) The Spiderwick Chronicles- $2.9 million 5) Fool's Gold - $1.9 million 6) Definitely, Maybe - $1.6 million 7) Be Kind Rewind - $1.3 million 8) Juno - $1.1 million 9) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $1 million 10) There Will Be Blood - $650,000 Charlie Bartlett - $610,000 Witless Protection - $600,000 The Signal - $40,500 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at February 19, 2008, 11:00 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | We'll see what kind of legs Spiderwick and Jumper have. Both were quite expensive to make. I think Definitely, Maybe's opening is a disappointment. It was the only new straight-up romantic movie out there. I think it was marketed poorly. The TV spots were horrible and made it look bad, but most of the reviews were very positive. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at February 18, 2008, 5:28 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by SpikeDurden Diary made 225,000 in 42 theatres for a PSA of $5,357. Which isn't half bad, but sadly I don't think it's enough to get it to expand. Land of the Dead did fairly well a few years ago, though, so I still think the studio should go for a semi wide release, at least. Let people see the film! Not bad for a movie with little to no marketing behind it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SpikeDurden at February 18, 2008, 3:08 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by dellamorte dellamore Oh well , Spider didn't tank as hard as it seemed it might after Friday's numbers , i thought the opposite was going to happen with Spider beating out Jumper . Jumper looks like a particle illusion fest with obvious greenscreen shots throughout , not interested in that one at all , should tank hard now , but i'm sure they are happy with those numbers . Step up 2 : electric boogaloo made a couple of duckets , now can it kindly hip hop it's way out of the top ten next weekend . It probably only cost 10 dollars and a happy meal to make considering everyone in it is unknown and just happy to get a paycheck , so i would think it's going to be profitable . It looks like just another waste of film that will be forgotten ... wait what film was i talking about ? What did Diary do in limited release , will have to check out those numbers . Diary made 225,000 in 42 theatres for a PSA of $5,357. Which isn't half bad, but sadly I don't think it's enough to get it to expand... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dellamorte dellamore at February 18, 2008, 3:05 am | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Oh well , Spider didn't tank as hard as it seemed it might after Friday's numbers , i thought the opposite was going to happen with Spider beating out Jumper . Jumper looks like a particle illusion fest with obvious greenscreen shots throughout , not interested in that one at all , should tank hard now , but i'm sure they are happy with those numbers . Step up 2 : electric boogaloo made a couple of duckets , now can it kindly hip hop it's way out of the top ten next weekend . It probably only cost 10 dollars and a happy meal to make considering everyone in it is unknown and just happy to get a paycheck , so i would think it's going to be profitable . It looks like just another waste of film that will be forgotten ... wait what film was i talking about ? What did Diary do in limited release , will have to check out those numbers . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MidnightAngel at February 17, 2008, 6:04 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by optimus1 WEEKEND ESTIMATES 1 N Jumper Fox $27,225,000 - 3,428 - $7,941 $33,850,000 $85 1 2 N Step Up 2 the Streets BV $19,666,000 - 2,470 - $7,961 $26,267,000 - 1 3 N The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $19,080,000 - 3,847 - $4,959 $21,389,000 $90 1 4 1 Fool's Gold WB $13,080,000 -39.4% 3,125 - $4,185 $42,035,000 - 2 5 N Definitely, Maybe Uni. $9,685,000 - 2,204 - $4,394 $12,804,000 - 1 6 2 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Uni. $8,880,000 -45.2% 2,387 - $3,720 $29,121,000 $35 2 7 5 Juno FoxS $4,625,000 -17.4% 1,865 -456 $2,479 $124,090,000 - 11 8 7 The Bucket List WB $4,105,000 -22.2% 2,307 -446 $1,779 $81,085,000 $45 8 9 3 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour BV $3,289,000 -68.1% 685 -2 $4,801 $58,417,000 - 3 10 6 27 Dresses Fox $3,175,000 -41.3% 1,936 -905 $1,639 $69,937,000 $30 5 11 4 The Eye LGF $3,160,000 -51.6% 2,129 -341 $1,484 $26,306,000 - 3 12 10 There Will Be Blood ParV $3,036,000 -23.7% 1,410 -210 $2,153 $30,981,000 - 8 The Eye out of the top 10. Looks li... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bigred760 at February 17, 2008, 5:05 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | That's not bad for Jumper - considering it's February; it'll probably drop like hell next week, but still not bad for a February opening. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 17, 2008, 3:50 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Spiderwick Chronicles will stay in for awhile i think. the weekend might have been a little low, but i bet it holds on longer than Step 2. Step 2 will have a big drop next weekend, but Spiderwick will still hold on, like a lot of childrens movies sometimes do. it will be interesting to see where Jumper drops, because mostly everyone i know hated it, a lot of people are talking bad about it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 17, 2008, 3:47 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Considering Jumper's budget, it didn't do so hot. It did decent numbers, but for what it's worth, it didn't so very well and it will probably drop like a rock in the weeks to come. YES! Step Up 2 the Streets didn't hit the $20 million mark! On the shitty side, there will undoubtedly be a sequel next year, Step Up 3 Times and Probably a Fourth If This One Attracts as Many Idiots as the Last Two (that's my title prediction) , no offense if you saw and liked it. The Spiderwick Chronicles nearly beat Step Up 2, but has a long way to go to make back its budget. Fool's Gold dropped very small, as did Roscoe Jenkins. Definitely, Maybe didn't do so hot. Juno is still raking in some money, as are The Bucket List, Hannah Montana and 27 Dresses. Nice to see There Will Be Blood hitting the $30 million mark, and it will probably end up with $40+ million at least. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Frank the Tank at February 17, 2008, 2:20 pm | | Topic: Box Office numbers Forum: JoBlo | | Jumper did really good considering it didn't look interesting at all and the reviews have been pretty bad. | | Static Link |
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