Rank Title Studio Screens Friday BO PSA Total

1 FREDDY VS. JASON NEW LINE 3,014 13,829,550 4,588 13,829,550
2 SWAT SONY 3,220 5,372,500 1,668 56,826,500
3 OPEN RANGE BUENA VISTA 2,075 4,268,000 2,057 4,268,000
4 FREAKY FRIDAY BUENA VISTA 2,979 4,193,500 1,408 49,013,500
5 UPTOWN GIRLS MGM/UA 2,495 4,093,500 1,641 4,093,500
6 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN BUENA VISTA 2,710 2,485,500 917 241,924,500
7 AMERICAN WEDDING: AMERICAN PIE 3 UNIVERSAL 2,985 2,460,000 824 74,914,000
8 SEABISCUIT UNIVERSAL 2,462 2,178,000 885 77,103,000
9 SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER MIRAMAX 3,003 1,298,500 432 92,845,500
10 GRIND WARNER BROS. 2,253 1,089,000 483 1,089,000

Wow... those are amazing numbers for Freddy vs Jason. It looks to make 33-40 mil this weekend. It might open bigger than American Wedding, which is amazing since Jason X only made $13,121,555 total and New Nightmare pulled in $18,090,181. Granted, it'll drop huge after that, but still...

Surprisingly good bow for Kevin Costner. Maybe this will be a wake up call to him and he'll realize quality matters to audiences. Uptown Girls counters the bad reviews with a likely $10 mil+ weekend. SWAT does the typical summer drop. Nice hold for Freaky Friday. Grind looked like crap, which on some weekends might not have mattered, but Freddy & Jason just owned the audience so there wasn't much left.

Wow, that's impressive for FvJ! Good for the old goons...

*sigh* When are they going to learn that pirate movies don't work. Didn't anybody hear about Cutthroat Island. Another nail in the coffin of Disney I guess.

I'm sure the sequel is a must now.

Damn, I was so sure The Grind would open at #1...

Freddy and Jason are as American as apple pie, and it's good to see them get a taste of success, 20 years after their boon. Well done!

The FvsJ #'s are very impressive. The # that really surprises me is how many theaters it's opening at.

That post just reeks of sarcasm...

I can't tell with lack of smileys. Are you being sarcastic or not. I hope for your sake you are or prepare to be flamed.

I am SHOCKED by what F vs J did. I was really hoping Open Range would have the Piratess reaction. Meaning that b/c it is such a change from the blow stuff up big budget special effect nightmares released all year, that people would flock to see it. But so much for hoping something that good could happen.

Just thought I'd remind everyone of this thread so we can compare predictions with reality...

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=305122

Very impressive!

Very impressive indeed!

Wow, American Wedding is taking the plunge.


But what will they call it?

Freddy Vs Jason Again
Freddy Vs Jason II: Silicone City
Jason Vs Freddy
Freddy Vs Jason 2: Electric Boogaloo
Freddy Vs Jason: The Rematch
A Nightmare On Friday The 13th
A New Nightmare On Friday The 13th
Another Nightmare On Friday The 13th
A Nightmare On Crystal Lake
FVJ2
Freddy Loves Jason


SPOILER:


I have too much time on my hands.

I went to see SWAT today and the theater was lucky if it was a quarter filled. I wouldn't be surprised with a big dropoff.

There was a typo in the original post, which Groucho obviously caught. PotC has definitely made more than 2 million dollars.

And sarcasm just isn't funny when it loses its subtlety.

Big numbers! People really have missed freddy krueger.

Will be seeing this on monday.

Poor kevin costner, looks like another dud.

Hopefully he won't follow this one up with a baseball film. please god, no!

A $12 million+ opening is probably considered a success for Costner at this point. Especially for a relatively low budget, R-rated Western.

Weekend estimates from Boxofficemojo

1. Freddy vs. Jason $36,425,000
2. S.W.A.T $18,600,000
3. Open Range $14,122,000
4. Freaky Friday $13,105,000
5. Uptown Girls $11,200,000
6. Pirates of the Caribbean Dis. $8,515,000
7. American Wedding 8,164,00
8. Seabiscuit Uni. $8,125,000
9. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over Dim. $5,240,000
10. Bad Boys II $3,200,000

F VS. J's budget was $25 mill

Hopefully new line will continue making more lower budget horror films instead of upping the budgets and therby killing off horror films that didn't return on their investments like most studios did in the 90s.

thats a good number, I knew it would do well based on all the sold oot signs.

Grind made $2.6 million and got the #12 spot. THANK GOD people weren't stupid enough to go see this movie. Open Range and Uptown Girls opened well, considering both had about a $20 million budget.

But those numbers for Freddy vs Jason are ridiculous...I expected like $15 million out of that one.

Are there really any duds with the success of the dvd format??? It appears Open Range will be in the black if one of the above posters $20 million budget number is correct. Once Open Range comes to dvd, the studio will experience more gains. I will not be seeing this in the theater but will definitely pick up once released on dvd.

How bout Scary Movie 3.

Yep hopefully this will put an end to these annoying "extreme games" movies.