from Box Office Mojo

$$ in millions.

Friday's numbers

1. When a Stranger Calls: $9.2, $9.2
2. Big Momma's House 2: $4, $36
3. Nanny McPhee: $2.3, $19
4. Brokeback Mountain: $1.9, $55.9
5. Something New: $1.8, $1.8
6. Underworld: Evolution: $1.7, $49.3
7. Annapolis: $1.2, $10.7
8. Hoodwinked: $1.1, $39.9
9. Walk the Line: $1.0, $108.3
10. Glory Road: $980,000, $36.9

I don't think When a Stranger Calls was screened for critics. It's getting "Fog-like" reviews. I guess teenagers have absolutely nothing else to do this weekend as they're going to push this to a $20 million weekend.

Cool. Now I can start writing my remake of Terror Train.

these PG-13 suck fests are for the birds. why can't hollywood go back to originality? it is so tiring already...

I hate it when people bring up the PG-13 stuff, it doesn't suck because it's PG-13.

That said, yeah, teens flock to the shitty stuff these days, though I'm guilty too, afterall I paid to see shitfests such as The One, Hollowman, Van Helsing, and Highlander: End Game.

It may not suck because it's PG-13, but it's not great...because it's PG-13.

-JP

Sweet. I can start writing my remake of Black Christmas now.

Wait, it's already in production? Fucccck.

It sucks because it's a piece of shit. And because it's PG-13.

Trick or Treat needs a nu-metal makeover.

You guys are thinking too small. A PG-13 remake of Cannibal Holocaust would rock the mother-farking house!

i don't think that it would. a PG-13 AUTOMATICALLY means sUck fest...that's sUck fest with a capitol U!!

Why have a PG-13 Cannibal Holocaust when we can have a PG-13 remake of Salo?

Enjoy the raping, pedophilia, and shiteating with the entire fucking family!

i.e. "The Aristocrats"

I give up. WASC was up 8% on Saturday.

1 When a Stranger Calls 10.223 8% 2999 3,409 19.65
2 Big Momma's House 2 6.820 71% 3261 2,091 42.86
3 Nanny McPhee 4.890 104% 2145 2,280 24.03
4 Brokeback Mountain 2.865 47% 2089 1,371 59.01
5 Hoodwinked! 2.680 123% 2907 922 42.67
6 Underworld 2 2.562 52% 2870 893 51.88
7 Something New 2.271 27% 1266 1,794 4.06
8 Walk the Line 1.762 71% 1577 1,117 110.12
9 Annapolis 1.678 33% 1607 1,044 12.40
10 Glory Road 1.623 62% 2141 758 38.60


It looks set to make $26m this weekend.

I can't seem to find the budget for WASC. It can't be much, from the looks of the trailer. I thought maybe remakes were on the way out, but it seems like they just dropped budgets instead.

Good to see Brokeback Mtn. hanging in there. It might make $100 million at this slow and steady rate.

I would be shocked if it cost more than $15 million.

I remade that movie in HS with friends for a lot less than $15 mil. and from the looks of the trailer, this one doesnt look all that better. I knew I could have been one of those damn film-makers. But nooooo, I had to go to fucking college. Stupid parents.

$15 million is about right for the WASC budget.

1 N When a Stranger Calls SGem $22,000,000 - 2,999 - $7,335 $22,000,000 - 1
2 1 Big Momma's House 2 Fox $13,350,000 -51.9% 3,261 - $4,093 $45,411,000 $40 2
3 2 Nanny McPhee Uni. $9,904,000 -31.7% 2,146 +151 $4,615 $26,643,000 $25 2
4 6 Brokeback Mountain Focus $5,679,000 -13.2% 2,089 +435 $2,718 $59,778,000 $14 9
5 5 Hoodwinked Wein. $5,300,000 -29.1% 2,907 -113 $1,823 $44,094,000 - 8
6 3 Underworld: Evolution SGem $5,100,000 -55.3% 2,870 -337 $1,777 $52,748,000 - 3
7 N Something New Focus $5,016,000 - 1,266 +871 $3,962 $5,016,000 - 1
8 4 Annapolis BV $3,476,000 -54.7% 1,607 +2 $2,163 $12,944,000 - 2
9 12 Walk the Line Fox $3,425,000 +12.9% 1,577 +376 $2,171 $110,749,000 $28 12
10 7 Glory Road BV $3,007,000 -43.8% 2,141 -256 $1,404 $39,002,000 - 4
11 9 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $2,918,000 -35.2% 1,716 -454 $1,700 $281,780,000 $180 9
12 24 Capote SPC $2,509,000 +260.8% 1,239 +914 $2,025 $18,214,000 $7 19

No surprise, but most of the Best Picture nominees got a boost this weekend. Brokeback Mountain will likely pass $100 million when all is said and done.

Capote with a nice $2.5 million take.

When a Stranger Calls better enjoy this weekend with Final Destination 3 out next weekend, and the Harrison Ford thriller Firewall.

Box Office Guru had a good take on the small increases and shrinking per-theater averages of the nominees.

I think Bareback will end up around 80mill - which is very, very successful for that film.

I did just think of Philadelphia today, and for a film going on 13 yrs old that would've been close to 150m adjusted...

I guess Annapolis is the first bomb of 2006.

I guess you missed the release of Bloodrayne and Grandma's Boy.

Bloodrayne cost almost $30 million and made $2 million.

Grandma's Boy cost around $15 million and made $5 million.

Just curious, how much did it take to make Brokeback?

Tristan & Isolde was a dud too.

14 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.