Weekend Box Office Thread July 27th - 29th '07 - Show me the d'oh (Simpsons) edition.
07-28-07, 01:51 PM
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Woo. Impressive take for the Simpsons. All but ensures a $60+ million opening weekend. 
Maybe we'll get more movies out of it, too.
Maybe we'll get more movies out of it, too.
07-29-07, 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Aphex Twin
Does the $65mil. for The Simpsons include marketing?
07-29-07, 06:42 AM
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Early numbers for Saturday from Fantasy Moguls...
1. The Simpsons Movie (Fox) – $24.15M [$53.2M cume]
2. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal) – $7M [$65.7M cume]
3. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros) – $6.92M [$236.5M cume]
4. Hairspray (New Line) – $6M [$54.9M cume]
5. Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $4.49M [$289.7M cume]
6. No Reservations (Warner Bros) – $4.46M [$8.4M cume]
7. Ratatouille (Buena Vista) – $2.98M [$177.6M cume]
8. Live Free or Die Hard (Fox) – $2.25M [$123.5M cume]
9. I Know Who Killed Me (Sony) – $1.13M [$2.4M cume]
10. Who’s Your Caddy? (MGM/Weinstein) – $1.12M [$2M cume]
1. The Simpsons Movie (Fox) – $24.15M [$53.2M cume]
2. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal) – $7M [$65.7M cume]
3. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros) – $6.92M [$236.5M cume]
4. Hairspray (New Line) – $6M [$54.9M cume]
5. Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $4.49M [$289.7M cume]
6. No Reservations (Warner Bros) – $4.46M [$8.4M cume]
7. Ratatouille (Buena Vista) – $2.98M [$177.6M cume]
8. Live Free or Die Hard (Fox) – $2.25M [$123.5M cume]
9. I Know Who Killed Me (Sony) – $1.13M [$2.4M cume]
10. Who’s Your Caddy? (MGM/Weinstein) – $1.12M [$2M cume]
07-29-07, 08:02 AM
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^^^ Well in a way I hope that ends up happening.
Does anyone else think the repeat episodes of The Simpsons on sunday will see higher ratings?
Does anyone else think the repeat episodes of The Simpsons on sunday will see higher ratings?
07-29-07, 01:30 PM
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Sweet.
07-29-07, 01:32 PM
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Great news for the Simpsons. Assuming the show runs thru season 20, a movie to end it all a few yrs after (4+ yrs from now) would be perfect imo.
Now we'll see if season 19 suffers at all from the movie production, hopefully not.
Now we'll see if season 19 suffers at all from the movie production, hopefully not.
07-29-07, 03:25 PM
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Pretty amazing, according to boxofficeguru other than the two Shrek sequels it's the biggest animation opening EVER:
"The PG-13 comedy enjoyed the third largest debut ever for an animated film trailing only Shrek the Third and Shrek 2 which bowed to $121.6M and $108M, respectively."
Amazing.
"The PG-13 comedy enjoyed the third largest debut ever for an animated film trailing only Shrek the Third and Shrek 2 which bowed to $121.6M and $108M, respectively."
Amazing.
07-29-07, 03:44 PM
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Woohoo, I'm very happy about that opening weekend total.
I still don't quite understand why so many people, even those in the film industry, doubted that The Simpsons Movie would open in a big way. Yes, I've heard all of the reasons given for thinking like that, but it still never made much sense to me. To me it was a total no-brainer that this would be a major hit.
I still don't quite understand why so many people, even those in the film industry, doubted that The Simpsons Movie would open in a big way. Yes, I've heard all of the reasons given for thinking like that, but it still never made much sense to me. To me it was a total no-brainer that this would be a major hit.
Last edited by Brent L; 07-29-07 at 03:47 PM.
07-29-07, 03:49 PM
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Awesome opening for the Simpsons. On my way to see it tonight with friends.
07-29-07, 04:48 PM
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" Excellent. Simpsons Movie Draws in $168M Worldwide
Source: Box Office Mojo
July 29, 2007
20th Century Fox's The Simpsons Movie exceeded expectations, earning an estimated $71.85 million from 3,922 theaters domestically to dominate the weekend box office. The animated-comedy, which cost about $75 million to make, marks the big screen debut of the characters from the long running series. The series' 19th season will premiere in the fall. The studio had expected the movie to open in the $40 million range. Internationally, The Simpsons Movie earned $96 million from 71 markets."
I think $168 million in 3 days pretty much guarantees at least one sequel.
Source: Box Office Mojo
July 29, 2007
20th Century Fox's The Simpsons Movie exceeded expectations, earning an estimated $71.85 million from 3,922 theaters domestically to dominate the weekend box office. The animated-comedy, which cost about $75 million to make, marks the big screen debut of the characters from the long running series. The series' 19th season will premiere in the fall. The studio had expected the movie to open in the $40 million range. Internationally, The Simpsons Movie earned $96 million from 71 markets."
I think $168 million in 3 days pretty much guarantees at least one sequel.
07-29-07, 06:43 PM
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Because the movie is a huge hit now watch them cancel the show and do only movies.
If anything, I imagine another movie being put in the works quickly.