LorenzoL

Friday Estimate

1) KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
3,216
$7,150,000 -- / $2,223
$7,150,000 / 1

2) HOUSE OF WAX
3,111
$4,780,000 -- / $1,536
$4,780,000 / 1

3) THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
3,133
$2,860,000 / 168.1% / $913
$28,849,000 / 8

4) CRASH
1,864
$2,800,000 -- / $1,502
$2,800,000 / 1

5) THE INTERPRETER
2,814
$2,245,000 / 175.3% / $798
$48,826,000 / 15

6) XXX: STATE OF THE UNION
3,480
$1,745,000 / 192.2% / $501
$17,127,000 / 8

7) THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005)
2,478
$1,105,000 / 125.4% / $446
$58,066,000 / 22

8) A LOT LIKE LOVE
2,153
$1,090,000 / 297.4% / $506
$16,846,000 / 15

9) SAHARA
2,516
$920,000 / 174.8% / $366
$59,157,000 / 29

10) FEVER PITCH
1,541
$645,000 / 265% / $419
$37,666,000 / 29

11) KUNG FU HUSTLE
904
$335,000 / 61.1% / $371
$13,862,000 / 29

12) GUESS WHO
1,127
$330,000 / 152.8% / $293
$66,274,000 / 43

13) SIN CITY
1,002
$250,000 / 47.9% / $250
$71,601,000 / 36

14) ROBOTS
1,306
$215,000 / 147.6% / $165
$123,865,000 / 57

Iron_Giant

I believe you only posted Friday results, not the whole weekend.

LorenzoL

That's right. The weekend results don't come out until tomorrow.

Artman

Another brutal wknd... Steep declines and small openings.

matrixrok9

This thread is deceiving. I wanted the whole weekend's box office even though it's only Saturday. Seriously though....

Kingdom of Heaven will only make around $20 million over the weekend? Damn that sucks. It will be lucky to make more than $75 million with Episode 3 coming out in less than 2 weeks.

Y2K Falcon

clemente

"Dude, Where's My Grosses?"

Its officially movie summer season and still the BO can't break out of the doldrums. I know the clouds will clear in two weeks, but with this kind of malaise, how much (if at all) will SWIII and the rest of the summer blockbuster be affected?

RichC2

To the Box Offices credit, nothing really hyped has come out this year.

I mean, Hitch was a surprise, but aside from Sin City, I can't say I was "hyped" to see anything this year.

And yes, I can predict what's going to be big by how hyped I am, dammit. Just like that time I said Titanic would sink at the box office, or The Fast and The Furious would bomb.

TheMadMonk

I'm sure they'll just find a way to blame the low numbers on internet movie piracy.

Deftones

no matter how many times it is posted about not having the entire weekend numbers when this thread is posted, it makes me laugh.

jaeufraser

If anything the doldrums at the box office might mean even bigger returns for upcoming films. Last year the box office was considered soft with Van Helsing and Troy disapointing with their opening (which were still double what we're seeing here). So if anything, I except this means even bigger grosses for Star Wars, perhaps how Shrek 2 just bashed down all expectations last year with it's 108 million dollar opening. Who knows, but I don't think this means anything negative for Star Wars. It's just bad for...well...these movies.

Jackskeleton

We aren't going to start this talk again, are we? With the threads, it's an over progressive thing. When friday's numbers come out we post them and then the OP updates it when the other numbers are up. This way we don't have a thread for friday a thread for saturday and a thread for sunday.

animalmystic

I soooo want Crash to do well. This movie deserves to be seen with so little promotion.

Ketamine

Actually there is an article in this weeks Entertainment Weekly about the low numbers. There are a number of causes with DVDs being a major reason along with lack of improvements with theater technology and no blockbusters out yet.

LorenzoL

Weekend Results

1) Kingdom of Heaven (Fox) $20,000,000 - 3,216 - $6,218
$20,000,000 $130 / - 1

2) House of Wax (WB) $12,205,000 - 3,111 - $3,923
$12,205,000 $40 / - 1

3) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BV) $9,129,000 -56.7% 3,133 -$2,913
$35,119,000 - / - 2

4) Crash (Lions) $9,100,000 - 1,864 - $4,881
$9,100,000 - / - 1

5) The Interpreter (Uni.) $7,500,000 -45.8% 2,814 +50 $2,665
$54,082,000 $80 / - 3

6) XXX: State of the Union (SonR) $5,400,000 -57.5% 3,480 - $1,551
$20,782,000 - / - 2

7) The Amityville Horror (2005) (MGM) $3,150,000 -59.9% 2,478 -580 $1,271
$60,111,000 $19 / - 4

8) Sahara (Par.) $3,100,000 -45.7% 2,516 -596 $1,232
$61,337,000 $130 / - 5

9) A Lot Like Love (BV) $3,036,000 -40.3% 2,153 -349 $1,410
$18,792,000 $30 / - 3

10) Fever Pitch (Fox) $2,000,000 -43.4% 1,541 -651 $1,297
$39,021,000 $30 / - 5

11) Kung Fu Hustle (SPC) $1,141,000 -65.6% 904 -1,536 $1,262
$14,669,000 $20 / - 5

12) Guess Who (Sony) $1,100,000 -48.9% 1,127 -736 $976
$67,044,000 - / - 7

13) Robots (Fox) $1,000,000 -55.9% 1,306 -476 $765
$124,650,000 $75 / - 9

14) Sin City (Dim.) $858,000 -57.4% 1,002 -663 $856
$72,209,000 $40 / - 6

15) The Pacifier (BV) $636,000 -53.0% 834 -390 $762
$109,267,000 $56 / - 10

QuikSilver

Thanks for BO report. I'm really surprised that Kingdom of Heaven only did around $20 million. I thought more people would go and watch it.

TomOpus

Not too surprising to me, though I'd like to see Ridley Scott do well.

There's been a glut of these period epics and no one really seems to care about seeing them.

Jackskeleton

The summer really has taken its time to get a good kick start. Those numbers are very weak.

then again, I think the general idea is that folks are tired of period epics and see them as all the same. troy/gladiator/kingdom in heaven.

As for House of Was. Guess the selling point of seeing Paris get killed wasn't enough.

fryinpan1

I am also surprised at Kingdom's low numbers. I guess everyone is either waiting for the DVD (like me) or just tired of period epics.

Kingdom of Heaven had a $130 million production budget not including marketing, so this has to be considered a huge disappointment. However, it did make $56 million overseas according to: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/...omofheaven.htm

wm lopez

With dvds costing $16 in less than 6 months after the movie opens it's no wonder it's better to wait for the dvd. So why go pay $7 to see a movie unless it's a must see movie that you can't wait for 6 months.

RyoHazuki

Sucks about Kung Fu Hustle. I really wanted this to do well here. Sucks about Kingdom of Heaven too.

Artman

But Fox was enthusiastic, noting that "Kingdom" has a lengthy running time of nearly two and a half hours, while its "R" rating restricts access to youngsters. The studio said two-thirds of the audience was over 25, not exactly the demographic targeted by Hollywood at this time of the year.

"Twenty (million) is very, very good," said Bruce Snyder, Fox's president of domestic theatrical distribution. "I'm delighted."

OK, Bruce...Spin me a tune buddy.

PopcornTreeCt

$20 million isn't spectacular but when you don't shell out the money for a REAL leading man you've gotta expect that kind of take.

I simply don't understand why Hollywood makes the bone-headed moves it does.

RayChuang

I read the article and (in my humble opinion!) I sum it up thus:

1. There hasn't been a good movie worth going to see in an actual theater recently.

2. The rapid drop in home theater system prices have driven many consumers to wait for DVD release. Why bother with overpriced tickets, overpriced concessions, way too many commercials/trailers before the actual movie, rude audiences, unclean theaters, and poor picture and sound quality?

3. DVD releases are often the so-called Director's Cuts that turn a bad movie into a decent one (no need to please MPAA reviewers!).

4. The red state disdain of the entertainment industry is depressing box office receipts, a fallout of the 2004 Presidential elections where many prominent entertainment celebrities were too blatant in their support for Senator Kerry's failed campaign.

#4 was not mentioned in the EW article but it's obvious that had a major effect in the last 18 months or so.

Jackskeleton

Well, Orlando Bloom on paper seems like he can carry a film. But when you put that theory into practice you will see that he can't carry shit. Especially if what you are asking him to carry wont allow those 12-16 year olds that worship him to even get in the door without mom and dad.

He's becoming a Jude Law. Looks like they can carry it themselves and act decently.. but the box office numbers sing a different song.