RichC2

Estimates, based on Friday/Saturday early #s and Sunday projections. (BOM)

1 N 2012 Sony $65,000,000 - 3,404 - $19,095 $65,000,000 - 1
2 1 A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $22,325,000 -25.7% 3,683 - $6,062 $63,289,000 $200 2
3 3 The Men Who Stare at Goats Over. $6,200,000 -51.2% 2,453 +10 $2,528 $23,376,000 $25 2
4 12 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire LGF $6,090,000 +225.2% 174 +156 $35,000 $8,915,000 $10 2
5 2 Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony $5,100,000 -61.2% 3,037 -444 $1,679 $68,211,000 - 3
6 4 The Fourth Kind Uni. $4,744,000 -61.2% 2,530 +3 $1,875 $20,588,000 - 2
7 7 Couples Retreat Uni. $4,253,000 -30.6% 2,509 -348 $1,695 $102,133,000 $70 6
8 5 Paranormal Activity Par. $4,200,000 -49.3% 2,712 +154 $1,549 $103,847,000 $0.015 8
9 8 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $3,932,000 -34.5% 2,071 -403 $1,899 $67,326,000 $50 5
10 6 The Box WB $3,185,000 -57.9% 2,635 - $1,209 $13,206,000 $30 2
11 N Pirate Radio Focus $2,869,000 - 882 - $3,253 $2,869,000 $50 1
12 9 Where the Wild Things Are WB $2,415,000 -42.2% 2,090 -666 $1,156 $73,437,000 $100 5

2012 kicked some serious ass (and it needed to), A Christmas Carol held up extremely well.

Precious continues to impress, #4 on only 174 screens.

I swear this was a repost, but I couldn't find the thread I was thinking of.

BravesMG

Doubtful that Pirate Radio will expand much more with numbers like that.

Deftones

that's pretty good for 2012. wonder what they were expecting.

calhoun07

Wait...Fantastic Mr. Fox didn't even crack the top 10? This is very sad.

MrSmearkase

/\ It's only on 4 screens, but its PSA was $65,000. The full expansion comes on or around Thanksgiving.

Rypro 525

I'd never thought i'd say it, but i actually hope that 2012 can hold next week and pull in decent numbers

Boba Fett

Good to see Christmas Carol only take a small drop.

rexinnih

2012 looked good worldwide also. $225M for 9th best global debut. http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...&cs=1&nid=2255

Rypro 525

also to Paranormal crossing 100 million bucks

Shannon Nutt

It won't. New Moon will rake in 65 million EASY, if not a few bucks more. Huge opening weekend, regardless of quality.

Rypro 525

i know it will, just wishfull thinking, and knowing that there are people that think New Moon can pull over 100 mil for 3 days.

Michael T Hudson

I read somewhere it was 5 more than the estimate.

starman9000

I know WTWA had a big budget so it's probably a flop in that respect, but it's still nice to see it make as much at the BO as it has.

TimeandTide

Having just seen it -- and LOVED it -- I agree.

Deftones

i guess everyone around the world wants to see the U.S. destroyed.

Nicholas Vargo

It's unfortunate too. It's a terrific movie (and to think, I thought it would've done much better than that, considering Richard Curtis' reputation).

Well, I think they should've waited a few more weeks. I knew opening it against 2012 was essentially suicide

wm lopez

Clooney .

fumanstan

Yeah, those 4 theaters should have made millions but Clooney held it back.

Matthew Chmiel

Oh that Clooney!

rexinnih

What's it with him and animal movies? First goats and now foxes. Holding back, holding back.

starman9000

Clooney wasn't in Paranormal Activity and that has profited hand over fist, clearly he is on to something.

RichC2

Are you suggesting his involvement with Goats and Foxes is on the same level as if Richard Gere were in G-Force?

spammied

you have to be kidding!!! 2012 looks like such a cheesy movie. I wont even rent the dvd. I think it will drop next wknd, since NEW MOON will be released

superdeluxe

They are not really hitting the same demo heh.

RichC2

Cheesy is fun when done right, plus $260m can buy a lot of eye candy.

New Moon looks to be the wrong kind of cheesy (read: still cheesy, but boring) but will bank thanks to the massive female fan base. I joked with a friend's girlfriend that the second Twilight movie was canned because the first one tanked. She believed me for a sec and got panicked, wtf is up with that?