johnglass

Fridays Estimates:

1 ALIEN VS. PREDATOR

3,395 $16,700,000

-- / $4,919
$16,700,000 / 1

2 THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT

3,472 $7,850,000

37.6% / $2,261
$22,034,000 / 3

3 COLLATERAL

3,205 $4,661,000

78.6% / $1,454
$41,047,000 / 8

4 YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE

2,411 $4,350,000

-- / $1,804
$4,350,000 / 1

5 THE BOURNE SUPREMACY

2,976 $2,500,000

66.1% / $840
$133,597,000 / 22

6 THE VILLAGE

3,142 $2,273,000

50.6% / $723
$94,978,000 / 15

7 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

2,612 $1,694,000

75.7% / $649
$43,669,000 / 15

8 LITTLE BLACK BOOK

2,445 $1,253,000

62.9% / $512
$12,114,000 / 8

9 I, ROBOT

2,178 $1,130,000

49.9% / $519
$131,231,000 / 29

10 SPIDER-MAN 2

1,907 $1,010,000

41.9% / $530
$358,471,000 / 45

11 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

563 $540,000

36.2% / $959
$14,664,000 / 64

12 HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE

1,206 $433,000

-4.6% / $359
$14,849,000 / 15

13 GARDEN STATE

175 $385,000

376% / $2,200
$1,638,000 / 17

14 THE NOTEBOOK

925 $372,000

17% / $402
$73,911,000 / 50

15 FAHRENHEIT 9/11

716 $296,000

-- / $413
$114,772,000 / 52

16 CATWOMAN

1,175 $263,000

2.2% / $224
$37,574,000 / 22

17 A CINDERELLA STORY

1,205 $262,000

-1.5% / $217
$48,771,000 / 29

18 OPEN WATER

55 $230,000

-- / $4,182
$1,863,000 / 8

Matthew Chmiel

Can anything kill Napoleon Dynamite? For a film that hasn't even been on 600 screens (yet), it's still doing pretty damn good. Especially for a film with a $400,000 budget and little publicity.

It's a disgrace that AVP is number one at the box office, but then again, the box office has no account for taste.

I'm shocked that both Princess Diaries 2 and Yu-gi-oh made what they did. I haven't seen any publicity for either film, but I guess familes want something they could take their kids to this weekend.

I thought Collateral wouldn't drop as much as it did as I thought it would have some legs. I was expecting a 35-40% drop, not a 50% drop.

At the rate it's dropping, The Village will barely slide plass the $100 million mark.

And Harold and Kumar is officially dead and will probably be out of all theaters by next week.

Seantn

I'm thrilled that AvP made so much. I know most people hate the movie, but I for one enjoyed it. I could care less what people think of me after saying that.

I really had a great time watching it. Go Paul Anderson! (Okay, I added that last sentence in just to piss people off!).

I don't hate Anderson. In fact, I really enjoyed Resident Evil, and slightly enjoyed Event Horizon. Visually, all his movies look great. They may not be the strongest on script (which is VERY important to me, but for some reason it doesn't bother me in his movies!), but I still enjoy them. I'll be getting AvP on dvd when it comes out.

Michael T Hudson

1 N Alien vs. Predator Fox $38,250,000 - 3,395 - $11,266 $38,250,000 - / - 1
2 N The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement BV $23,025,000 - 3,472 - $6,631 $37,209,000 - / - 1
3 1 Collateral DW $16,000,000 -35.2% 3,205 +17 $4,992 $52,386,000 $65 / $40 2
4 N Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie WB $9,360,000 - 2,411 - $3,882 $9,360,000 - / - 1
5 3 The Bourne Supremacy Uni. $8,303,000 -42.3% 2,976 -328 $2,789 $139,400,000 $75 / $35 4
6 2 The Village BV $7,031,000 -57.3% 3,142 -591 $2,237 $99,736,000 $60 / $40 3
7 4 The Manchurian Candidate Par. $6,000,000 -41.5% 2,612 -255 $2,297 $47,975,000 $80 / $35 3
8 5 Little Black Book SonR $3,700,000 -47.7% 2,445 - $1,513 $14,561,000 $35 / $25 2
9 6 I, Robot Fox $3,575,000 -45.1% 2,178 -628 $1,641 $133,676,000 $120 / $45 5
10 7 Spider-Man 2 Sony $3,400,000 -37.4%

scott shelton

"little publicity"??? Searchlight bent over backwards to get the college crowd into those early screenings. Plus the whole MTV angle... They didn't just cross their fingers and put this out, trust me.

But if you think they only pumped 400K into the film, I have oceanside property in Arizona to sell you. A profitable film, for sure, but there was much more money spent in the end than what Box Office Mojo is reporting.

Comfort Eagle

I dont know, but i cant even tell you how happy i am to see this movie be so successful! Im sure it will do pretty well on dvd, too.

Jackskeleton

no kidding, the marketing on it has been wild. I wouldn't say it is as much as AVP but fox has indeed been pumping a lot of cash into the marketing of it with radio and tv spots.

marty888

Yeah, that won't happen until TOMORROW ...

Matthew Chmiel

You know what I mean! :-P

It'll make $100 million, just not that much over $100 million. Like $110-115.

Mr. Cinema

Did anybody notice that AvP dropped 25% Saturday and another 28% Sunday? When a movie drops 25% "after" its opening Friday, you know word of mouth is rotten. I see a 60% + drop next weekend.

Matthew Chmiel

I want some Hulk-sized drop numbers damnit! I won't be happy unless AVP drops at least 70%!

RyoHazuki

Thats a shame about Collateral. I saw it again this weekend. It really deserved to do better.

jaeufraser

Well, let's be real here, did anyone expect it to do better? For an R rated Tom Cruise thriller that takes place half the time in a single cab, the 100 million dollar gross is not only excellent, but another sign of how strong a pull Cruise is. Not only that, but it's on its way to becoming Michael Mann's top grossing pic ever.

fumanstan

It only dropped 35 percent... that's not shabby at all.

Jackskeleton

WORD!

Considering cruise's films don't have strong openings of 50+ (besides M:I status) it is playing well with a nice low % drop from last week. It's going to stick around. that and it's great word of mouht makes this a success. Remember, it wasn't much to make since it was shot on Digital.

Matthew Chmiel

The film cost $65 million to make. That's still quite a bit of money.

Geofferson

AvP was nearly empty when I saw it on Saturday night. Surprised it pulled in as much as it did.

matome

Correct, 35% is actually considered a GREAT drop nowadays.

Michael T Hudson

1 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997
2 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977
3 Shrek 2 DW $435,600,000 2004


Wow number 3 of all time now. Not bad for Dreamworks.

fumanstan

*insert inflation and tickets sold argument here*

mrpayroll

Final Figures for Weekend Aug 13 -15, 2004
TW	LW	Title	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count	Change	Average	Total Gross	Cost*	Week #
1	N	Alien vs. Predator	Fox	$38,291,056	-	3,395	-	$11,278	$38,291,056	$60 / $35	1
2	N	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	BV	$22,956,453	-	3,472	-	$6,611	$37,140,203	- / -	1
3	1	Collateral	DW	$16,174,309	-34.50%	3,205	17	$5,046	$52,560,520	$65 / $40	2
4	N	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie	WB	$9,485,494	-	2,411	-	$3,934	$9,485,494	- / -	1
5	3	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$8,600,575	-40.20%	2,976	-328	$2,889	$139,697,965	$75 / $35	4
6	2	The Village	BV	$7,157,635	-56.50%	3,142	-591	$2,278	$99,862,707	$60 / $40	3
7	4	The Manchurian Candidate	Par.	$6,013,857	-41.40%	2,612	-255	$2,302	$47,989,278	$80 / $35	3
8	6	I, Robot	Fox	$3,866,317	-40.70%	2,178	-628	$1,775	$133,967,480	$120 / $45	5
9	5	Little Black Book	SonR	$3,784,115	-46.50%	2,445	-	$1,547	$14,644,825	$35 / $25	2
10	7	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$3,512,027	-35.30%	1,907	-657	$1,841	$360,973,268	$200 / $50	7

Chris

AgtFox

Well, the original PD sold quite well in the theaters ($108 million) and on video, so there is a built-in audience for it.

As for Yu-Gi-Oh, if you don't watch afternoon cartoons or Saturday morning cartoons (especially on WB) you wouldn't have seen much publicity. If you had watched them you would see it being publicized pretty well. However, Yu-Gi-Oh is the highest rated kids show on network television (there are some on Nickelodeon that rate higher) so there is a built-in audience that want to see the movie.