Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #2
 

Didn't see a thread soooo... Yeah basically Thor had a good hold (< 50%) and Bridesmaids did very well not only outdoing predictions but it's also nearly $2m above yesterdays estimates as well. Priest is expected to do well overseas.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="25%"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=18&p=.htm"><b></a> <a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2010&wknd=19&p=.htm"></a></b></font></td><td align="center" width="50%"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/weekend/?yr=2011&p=.htm"></a></b></font></td><td width="25%">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"><tr bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm">TW</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=ranklw&order=ASC&p=.htm">LW</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=title&order=ASC&p=.htm">Title (click to view)</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=studio&order=ASC&p=.htm">Studio</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=gross&order=ASC&p=.htm"><b>Weekend Gross</b></a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=change&order=DESC&p=.htm">% Change</a></font></td><td align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=theaters&order=DESC&p=.htm">Theater Count</a> / </font><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=theaterchange&order=ASC&p=.htm">Change</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=avg&order=DESC&p=.htm">Average</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=totalgross&order=DESC&p=.htm">Total Gross</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=budget_production&order=DESC&p=.htm">Budget*</a></font></td><td align="center"><font size="1"><a href="/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2011&wknd=19&sort=wknum&order=ASC&p=.htm">Week #</a></font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">1</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">1</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=thor.htm"><b>Thor</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=paramount.htm">Par.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$34,703,035</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-47.2%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">3,963</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff">+8</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8,757</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$119,455,352</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$150</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">N</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=wiigapatow.htm"><b>Bridesmaids</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm">Uni.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$26,247,410</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,918</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8,995</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$26,247,410</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$32.5</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">1</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">3</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=fastfive.htm"><b>Fast Five</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm">Uni.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$20,444,270</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-37.0%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">3,793</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff">+131</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$5,390</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$169,690,470</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$125</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">3</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center"><font size="2">4</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">N</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=priest07.htm"><b>Priest</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=screengems.htm">SGem</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$14,953,664</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,864</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$5,221</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$14,953,664</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$60</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">1</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">5</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">5</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=rio.htm"><b>Rio</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=fox.htm">Fox</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$8,275,058</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-2.7%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,929</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-329</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$2,825</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$125,243,198</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$90</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">5</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">6</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">3</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=jumpingthebroom.htm"><b>Jumping the Broom</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=tristar.htm">TriS</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$7,066,190</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-53.6%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,035</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$3,472</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$25,760,004</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$6.6</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">7</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">4</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=somethingborrowed.htm"><b>Something Borrowed</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=warnerbros.htm">WB</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$6,872,221</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-50.7%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,904</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$2,366</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$25,518,733</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$35</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">8</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">6</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=waterforelephants.htm"><b>Water for Elephants</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=fox.htm">Fox</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$4,203,095</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-30.8%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">2,425</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-189</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,733</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$48,578,875</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$38</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">4</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">9</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">7</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=madeasbighappyfamily.htm"><b>Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=lionsgate.htm">LGF</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$2,214,033</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-47.0%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">1,449</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-432</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,528</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$50,232,182</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">4</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">10</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">8</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=soulsurfer.htm"><b>Soul Surfer</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=tristar.htm">TriS</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$1,826,788</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-20.8%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">1,468</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-313</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,244</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$39,232,956</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$18</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">6</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">11</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">10</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=hoodwinked2.htm"><b>Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=weinsteincompany.htm">Wein.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$1,151,268</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-43.6%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">1,276</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-1,229</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$902</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8,562,861</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$30</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">3</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">12</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">11</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=insidious.htm"><b>Insidious</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=filmdistrict.htm">FD</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$958,323</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-28.4%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">762</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-239</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,258</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$51,674,312</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1.5</font></td> <<tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">13</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">9</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=prom.htm"><b>Prom</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm">BV</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$939,043</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-57.6%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">1,201</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-1,529</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$782</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8,971,930</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">3</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">14</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">12</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=sourcecode.htm"><b>Source Code</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=summitentertainment.htm">Sum.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$837,279</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-32.7%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">626</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-304</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,338</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$52,233,801</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$32</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">7</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center"><font size="2">15</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">N</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=everythingmustgo.htm"><b>Everything Must Go</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=roadsideattractions.htm">RAtt.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$825,000</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">218</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$3,784</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$825,000</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$5</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">1</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">16</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">13</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=africancats.htm"><b>African Cats</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm">BV</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$667,187</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-37.4%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">631</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-404</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,057</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$14,039,566</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">4</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">17</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">17</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=conspirator.htm"><b>The Conspirator</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=roadsideattractions.htm">RAtt.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$475,000</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-23.2%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">365</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-92</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,301</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$10,503,000</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$25</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">5</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">18</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">14</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=hanna.htm"><b>Hanna</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=focus.htm">Focus</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$445,000</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-46.8%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">425</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-323</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,047</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$38,467,000</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$30</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">6</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">19</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">18</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=winwin.htm"><b>Win Win</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=foxsearchlight.htm">FoxS</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$405,290</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-23.4%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">248</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-20</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,634</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$8,934,332</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">-</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">9</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center"><font size="2">20</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">19</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=ihop.htm"><b>Hop</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm">Uni.</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$401,625</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-19.0%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">459</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-443</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$875</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$106,854,715</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$63</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">7</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center"><font size="2">21</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">21</font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/movies/?id=lincolnlawyer.htm"><b>The Lincoln Lawyer</b></a></font></td> <td><font size="2"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=lionsgate.htm">LGF</a></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><b>$397,367</b></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-14.6%</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">345</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#ff0000">-95</font></font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$1,152</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$56,111,752</font></td> <td align="right"><font size="2">$40</font></td> <td align="center"><font size="2">9</font></td> </tr></table></table>

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Thor has already outgrossed all of Kenneth Branagh's previous directing efforts combined

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Thor's also made $175+ million overseas so far, not bad

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Such a sad statement, but not surprising.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Well, at least there's the hope that they get ported to blu-ray with some features. I'd love to get a Dead Again release.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Amazing drop for Rio and good one for Fast Five which is moving towards $200 million now.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Fast Five is looking to outgross Thor... who could've predicted THAT?

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Most people, probably. A well reviewed sequel to a famous franchise vs. a less known comic book hero with a so-so borderline cheesy trailer.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

yeah, crazy. Fast Five's opening was 20 million more than Thor's. Big difference for sure.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

The thread title should have been: Priest didn't have a prayer.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

That would mean Priest is worth mentioning, it isn't.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Yeah, I don't think that's much of a surprise.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

To Monday Morning quarterbacks? Maybe. But earlier this year people were singing a much different story ;) ("THOR! 350 million domestic!!!")

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Yikes! I didn't follow that thread. Were people actually predicting "Thor" to do 350M in the U.S.!? I would have said 150-175M.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

I don't recall a large amount of people predicting that kind of take for Thor either, especially nowhere near making Iron Man kind of money. Looking at this thread, the expectations for Thor weren't particularly high. The $150-200 million range seemed common.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...ox-office.html

Looks like you were one of the people predicting a bigger take :lol:

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Priest made $15 million and more than $5200 per screen. That's a heck of a lot better than I thought it would do.

Everthing Must Go looks like another dreary Will Ferrell shitfest.

Definitely want to see Bridesmaids.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

I wasn't around to post this up over the weekend... Good hold for THOR, but I was hoping it'd be closer to $40m.

PRIEST actually did better than I thought it would.

I stilll don't want to see BRIDESMAIDS, but that's a very solid opening.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

Looks like BRIDESMAIDS topped THOR today, $2.9 to $2.8 mil.

Re: Weekend Box Office (5/13/11 - 5/15/11) - Thor #1, Bridesmaids delivers a strong #
 

I imagine...a lot of people, actually. Fast Five was certainly expected to open bigger than Thor.

Those people were insane! I don't think it's a Monday morning quarterback thing...Fast Five wasn't exactly expected to do poorly...in fact, I'd say more than not it was expected to do at least as well as the last film did. And I certainly didn't think Thor was a shoe-in for $200M.