Matthew Chmiel

FRIDAY'S ESTIMATES

1. GLORY ROAD - 4.5 (NEW)
2. LAST HOLIDAY - 3.7 (NEW)
3. HOSTEL - 3.2 (28.3)
4. HOODWINKED! - 2.7 (NEW)
5. FUN WITH DICK AND JANE - 2.6 (86.5)
6. TRISTAN & ISOLDE - 2.5 (NEW)
7. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE - 2.3 (253.5)
8. KING KONG - 1.8 (197.2)
9. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - 1.6 (26.7)
10. MUNICH - 1.4 (29.3)

NatrlBornThrllr

Oy, King Kong is trying to squeeeeeze out 200m.

-JP

Libby

doesnt look like it'll end up being a high grossing weekend. Im looking forward to glory road though.

onebyone

A lot of those movies are soclose. It's very hard to call what movie will finish where at this point.

Matthew Chmiel

That's because the selection of films out there, in a nutshell, sucks.

Four films opened wide this weekend. Three of them have gotten all terrible reviews from critics whereas Glory Road has barely gotten mixed reviews. Out of all four of those films to be released yesterday, Glory Road is the only one that has a shot of making more than $40 million in it's entire theatrical run (never a good sign, then again, it's January).

Most of the people who saw Hostel did so last weekend, and like any genre film, you can see it'll have a 50% decline this weekend. However, Lionsgate broke even during the week, so anything now is purely profit for them.

However, Brokeback Mountain, still continues to make good money on the limited amount of screens it's on. Everything else, continues to suffer.

King Kong should be able to squeeze out twenty-five million more dollars out of it's theatrical run, as should Fun With Dick and Jane and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

[I'm checking out Brokeback Mountain tonight. I should be able to catch Munich and The Producers before the semester starts up again on Tuesday. After that, I'll be caught up on all of the 2005 releases still out there I want to see in theaters besides Match Point which has not opened in Vegas yet.]

Jackskeleton

Fun With Dick and Jane jumped over Kong and Narnia. wow. That's pretty surprising.

Matthew Chmiel

Not really. Word of mouth from audiences has been strong on the film and it's a quick 90 minutes compared to the nearly two-and-a-half hour Narnia and the over three-hour Kong.

It's only surprising because I'd rather see Narnia (a film I thought was decent) or Kong (a film that I thought was good, but too long) again and again then ever watching the shitfest that was Dick and Jane.

Patman

Looks like Jim Carrey is going to add another $100 million earner to his resume.

Jackskeleton

That's the same reason I'm surprised. as for advance buzz it wasn't really actually all there. I would think it would mainly be because of that 90 minute factor. More turn around. quality wise, it's total shit.

Patman

There are good films that don't make squat, so it all evens out.

Matthew Chmiel

Not only that, the advanced buzz was all negative due to the inflating budget and the numerous reshoots. This should've been another Town and Country disaster on our hands, but it was the complete opposite.

And quality wise, it's beyond total shit.

scott shelton

The thread doesn't reflect that this is a four day weekend.

scott shelton

I gotta be honest, there was no advance buzz on the film.

Matthew Chmiel

But the box office will still take a (big) drop come Monday, mostly because, 90% of the people in America will not have the day off tomorrow.

Zodiac_Speaking

Nice to see indie or low release films like Brokeback Mountain getting a push up the top 10.

Groucho

Hey, a film about an underdog sports team. How novel. Let's go see that!

rkndkn

Four? Three days for some people. . .

Joe Molotov

It's the inspirational coach angle that gives it it's originality.

scott shelton

... And four for others. Including Hollywood.

jaeufraser

I know, God bless Hollywood. I'm going to the movies tomorrow whilst you others work...muhahaha.

Nonetheless, pretty bland numbers. It is January though and I guess Glory Road ain't Coach Carter.

Josh H

Yep, hitting the movies tomorrow as well,hoping to finally catch Narnia.

mdc3000

Surprised as well that Dick and Jane continues to do pretty well. I didn't think it was as shitty as others around here, but it certainly wasn't Carrey or Parisot at the top of their games. As far as Narnia still in the top 10, I am stunned...how can people keep flocking to this mediocre picture and yet Kong struggles when it delivers... frustrating... also I can't believe ANYONE went to see Last Holiday...I wish people would stop paying to see Queen Latifah in these shitfests (bringing down the house, beauty shop etc.).

I went to Hostel (loved it), Munich a second time (Love it) and Brokeback Mountain. BM was overrated IMO but I'd still say it's a solid 4 out of 5 star picture...glad to see those 3 doing decent business.

MATT

Mr. Cinema

Capote earned $425,000 this weekend putting it over $13 million. Hoffman's Best Actor Oscar win will only fuel the movie's success.

Josh H

No star power. Samuel L. Jackson puts buts in seats.

scott shelton

No, the urban angle to the film put butts in seats.