"Die Another Day", number #1 at box-office on Friday (12/6)
12-07-02, 05:48 PM
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"Die Another Day", number #1 at box-office on Friday (12/6)
According to boxofficemojo.com, "Die Another Day" was the number one film on Friday (12/6) beating out "Analyze That" by $300,000. Good! I think "AT" looks terrible. And the reviews have been pretty bad too. I hope anything beats it out.
12-08-02, 02:42 PM
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Looks like "That" isn't doing as good as "This":
All Variety Movie News
James Bond back on top at U.S. box office
Sunday December 8 3:25 PM ET
Agent 007 returned to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office over the weekend, while the new comedy sequel "Analyze That" suffered major shrinkage, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.
On the traditionally slow weekend that follows the Thanksgiving Day holiday, ticket sales slumped to their lowest level in 12 weeks. But business could pick up next weekend when four new releases enter the fray.
This weekend, top honors went to "Die Another Day," the 20th official movie in the James Bond franchise, which sold about $13 million worth of tickets in the Friday-to-Sunday period, hoisting its three-week total to $120.4 million.
The film, which stars Pierce Brosnan ( news) as the suave sleuth and Halle Berry ( news) as love interest Jinx, was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. It ranked No. 2 last weekend.
"Analyze That," a screwball comedy that reunites Robert De Niro ( news) as a vexed mobster and Billy Crystal ( news) as his therapist, opened at No. 2 with a disappointing $11.3 million. The hit 1999 original "Analyze This" opened with $18 million, and went on to earn $107 million.
"It just got off to a little slower start than we anticipated," said Dan Fellman, president of distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures. He had hoped for a "couple of million more."
Critics were generally scathing, and young audiences avoided the veteran actors' farcical antics: 67 percent of the audience was aged over 35, Fellman said. Warner Bros. is a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc.
'EMPIRE' IMPRESSIVE
The top 10 contained one other new release, the John Leguizamo ( news) crime thriller "Empire," which opened at No. 4 with $6.3 million -- an impressive number given that it played in just 867 theaters, vs. 3,347 for "Die Another Day" and 2,635 for "Analyze That." "Empire," which cost under $5 million to make, marks the first release of Arenas Entertainment, a Universal Pictures banner targeting the Latino community.
Some critics had wondered whether a genre film revolving around Latino drug dealers in the Bronx was a politically correct way to launch Arenas, but label CEO Santiago Pozo said his job was to stay in touch with the market, and the challenge now was to make the film a crossover hit. Exit polling showed 51 percent of viewers were Latino and 18 percent black.
Rounding out the top 10 were last weekend's three-day champ "Harry Potter ( news - web sites) and the Chamber of Secrets," which slipped to No. 3 with $10.0 million. After four weekends, the boy wizard has conjured up $213.9 million, and should end up with $275 million to $290 million, said WB's Fellman.
Its 2001 predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" grossed $318 million in North America. Overseas, the Harry sequel added $60 million over the weekend to take its total to $288 million.
The animated flop "Treasure Planet" fell one place to No. 5 in its second weekend with $5.7 million. The movie, which reportedly cost about $140 million to make, has earned $23.8 million to date. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures, whose Walt Disney Co. parent last week cut reported earnings for fiscal 2002 due to the film's failure.
In the limited-release arena, the offbeat Nicolas Cage ( news)-Meryl Streep ( news) comedy "Adaptation" opened promisingly with $400,000 from seven theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. The film expands to 100 locations on Dec. 20 and over 600 on Jan. 10. It was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp ( news - web sites).
Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the Dec. 6-8 weekend, according to studio estimates collected Sunday by Reuters. Final data will be issued Monday.
1 (2) Die Another Day ................ $13.0 million
2 (*) Analyze That ................... $11.3 million
3 (1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ........ $10.0 million
4 (*) Empire ......................... $ 6.3 million
5 (4) Treasure Planet ................ $ 5.7 million
6 (3) The Santa Clause 2 ............. $ 5.4 million
7 (5) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights .. $ 5.2 million
8 (6) Friday After Next .............. $ 2.8 million
9 (8) 8 Mile ......................... $ 2.6 million
10 (9) The Ring ... ................... $ 2.5 million
NOTE: Asterisk indicates new release. Last weekend's position in parentheses.
TOTALS TO DATE
Harry Potter ............. $213.9 million
The Ring ................. $123.3 million
The Santa Clause 2 ....... $120.2 million
8 Mile ................... $111.2 million
Die Another Day .......... $120.4 million
Friday After Next ........ $29.1 million
Treasure Planet .......... $23.8 million
8 Crazy Nights ........... $20.4 million
Analyze That ............. $11.3 million
Empire ................... $ 6.3 million
All Variety Movie News
James Bond back on top at U.S. box office
Sunday December 8 3:25 PM ET
Agent 007 returned to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office over the weekend, while the new comedy sequel "Analyze That" suffered major shrinkage, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.
On the traditionally slow weekend that follows the Thanksgiving Day holiday, ticket sales slumped to their lowest level in 12 weeks. But business could pick up next weekend when four new releases enter the fray.
This weekend, top honors went to "Die Another Day," the 20th official movie in the James Bond franchise, which sold about $13 million worth of tickets in the Friday-to-Sunday period, hoisting its three-week total to $120.4 million.
The film, which stars Pierce Brosnan ( news) as the suave sleuth and Halle Berry ( news) as love interest Jinx, was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. It ranked No. 2 last weekend.
"Analyze That," a screwball comedy that reunites Robert De Niro ( news) as a vexed mobster and Billy Crystal ( news) as his therapist, opened at No. 2 with a disappointing $11.3 million. The hit 1999 original "Analyze This" opened with $18 million, and went on to earn $107 million.
"It just got off to a little slower start than we anticipated," said Dan Fellman, president of distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures. He had hoped for a "couple of million more."
Critics were generally scathing, and young audiences avoided the veteran actors' farcical antics: 67 percent of the audience was aged over 35, Fellman said. Warner Bros. is a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc.
'EMPIRE' IMPRESSIVE
The top 10 contained one other new release, the John Leguizamo ( news) crime thriller "Empire," which opened at No. 4 with $6.3 million -- an impressive number given that it played in just 867 theaters, vs. 3,347 for "Die Another Day" and 2,635 for "Analyze That." "Empire," which cost under $5 million to make, marks the first release of Arenas Entertainment, a Universal Pictures banner targeting the Latino community.
Some critics had wondered whether a genre film revolving around Latino drug dealers in the Bronx was a politically correct way to launch Arenas, but label CEO Santiago Pozo said his job was to stay in touch with the market, and the challenge now was to make the film a crossover hit. Exit polling showed 51 percent of viewers were Latino and 18 percent black.
Rounding out the top 10 were last weekend's three-day champ "Harry Potter ( news - web sites) and the Chamber of Secrets," which slipped to No. 3 with $10.0 million. After four weekends, the boy wizard has conjured up $213.9 million, and should end up with $275 million to $290 million, said WB's Fellman.
Its 2001 predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" grossed $318 million in North America. Overseas, the Harry sequel added $60 million over the weekend to take its total to $288 million.
The animated flop "Treasure Planet" fell one place to No. 5 in its second weekend with $5.7 million. The movie, which reportedly cost about $140 million to make, has earned $23.8 million to date. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures, whose Walt Disney Co. parent last week cut reported earnings for fiscal 2002 due to the film's failure.
In the limited-release arena, the offbeat Nicolas Cage ( news)-Meryl Streep ( news) comedy "Adaptation" opened promisingly with $400,000 from seven theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. The film expands to 100 locations on Dec. 20 and over 600 on Jan. 10. It was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp ( news - web sites).
Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the Dec. 6-8 weekend, according to studio estimates collected Sunday by Reuters. Final data will be issued Monday.
1 (2) Die Another Day ................ $13.0 million
2 (*) Analyze That ................... $11.3 million
3 (1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ........ $10.0 million
4 (*) Empire ......................... $ 6.3 million
5 (4) Treasure Planet ................ $ 5.7 million
6 (3) The Santa Clause 2 ............. $ 5.4 million
7 (5) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights .. $ 5.2 million
8 (6) Friday After Next .............. $ 2.8 million
9 (8) 8 Mile ......................... $ 2.6 million
10 (9) The Ring ... ................... $ 2.5 million
NOTE: Asterisk indicates new release. Last weekend's position in parentheses.
TOTALS TO DATE
Harry Potter ............. $213.9 million
The Ring ................. $123.3 million
The Santa Clause 2 ....... $120.2 million
8 Mile ................... $111.2 million
Die Another Day .......... $120.4 million
Friday After Next ........ $29.1 million
Treasure Planet .......... $23.8 million
8 Crazy Nights ........... $20.4 million
Analyze That ............. $11.3 million
Empire ................... $ 6.3 million
12-08-02, 03:15 PM
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Well nothing else is coming out. Geez, you'd think some other studio would put something out here, instead of later, when we have something like Gangs of New York and Two Towers opening on the same day.
12-08-02, 03:17 PM
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they dont open on the same day. two towers opens in two weeks while gangs of new york opens on christmas. catch me if you can also opens on christmas so maybe thats what you were thinking about.
12-08-02, 03:29 PM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
they dont open on the same day. two towers opens in two weeks while gangs of new york opens on christmas. catch me if you can also opens on christmas so maybe thats what you were thinking about.
they dont open on the same day. two towers opens in two weeks while gangs of new york opens on christmas. catch me if you can also opens on christmas so maybe thats what you were thinking about.
12-08-02, 05:48 PM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
Well nothing else is coming out. Geez, you'd think some other studio would put something out here, instead of later, when we have something like Gangs of New York and Two Towers opening on the same day.
Well nothing else is coming out. Geez, you'd think some other studio would put something out here, instead of later, when we have something like Gangs of New York and Two Towers opening on the same day.
Holy Crap!
12-08-02, 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by Smidget
No Equilibrium on the list = Smidget being
No Equilibrium on the list = Smidget being
12-08-02, 09:28 PM
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Equilibrium only opened in 301 theaters....to crack to top ten in only 301 theaters would be a magnificent feat......to do it with no advertising and virtually no mass awareness is downright impossible, which is why it only raked in about 500k this weekend.
Empire did quite well for itself though in less that 1000 theaters.
Empire did quite well for itself though in less that 1000 theaters.
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12-08-02, 11:11 PM
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I'm wondering if the Chamber of Secrets' reputation as being too scary for the really young children has hurt it more than the relative "quality" of this movie vs. the first?
And as a follow up to that, I wonder if that will affect the even darker story in book 3? I hope not, and I have high hopes for the new director, but it will be interesting to see if the reletively poor box office showing for this film will affect the budget and creative control for the next one.
And as a follow up to that, I wonder if that will affect the even darker story in book 3? I hope not, and I have high hopes for the new director, but it will be interesting to see if the reletively poor box office showing for this film will affect the budget and creative control for the next one.
12-09-02, 02:54 AM
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Negative -- "Gangs" opens on the 20th, two days after "The Two Towers."
Still, it's pretty damn close.
Man can you imagine Halle Berry ego trip with this?
12-09-02, 09:16 AM
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Being as this is all a matter of each of our's opinions, I'm of the mind that DAD did deserve to be #1 again. I really liked it. Nice to see Chamber of secrets holding in there too. I liked that as well and thought they did a great job with it.
Blade - have they announced the new director for the next Harry Potter Film?
Blade - have they announced the new director for the next Harry Potter Film?
12-09-02, 02:37 PM
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Originally posted by elektra
Blade - have they announced the new director for the next Harry Potter Film?
Blade - have they announced the new director for the next Harry Potter Film?
Alfonso Cuarón... best known for Y tu mamá también, but also did a very good job with the '95 version of A Little Princess (he also directed Great Expectations with Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow).
12-09-02, 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by Blade
I'm wondering if the Chamber of Secrets' reputation as being too scary for the really young children has hurt it more than the relative "quality" of this movie vs. the first?
And as a follow up to that, I wonder if that will affect the even darker story in book 3? I hope not, and I have high hopes for the new director, but it will be interesting to see if the reletively poor box office showing for this film will affect the budget and creative control for the next one.
I'm wondering if the Chamber of Secrets' reputation as being too scary for the really young children has hurt it more than the relative "quality" of this movie vs. the first?
And as a follow up to that, I wonder if that will affect the even darker story in book 3? I hope not, and I have high hopes for the new director, but it will be interesting to see if the reletively poor box office showing for this film will affect the budget and creative control for the next one.