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It’s all capes and vigilantism on the other side of the Atlantic, too: 1. Watchmen: £3.2 million (NEW) 2. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.3 million 3. Gran Torino: £1.2 million (3rd week; down 10%) 4. The Young Victoria: £1 million (NEW) 5. Bolt: £.98 million (4th week; drops 25%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Overall business in the … more…
Just an FYI for those of you joining our story already in progress: the reason I don’t get to the British box office till so late in the week is because the U.K. number don’t become publicly available till Wednesday, unlike the North America numbers, of which estimates come out on Sunday and actuals on … more…
Predicting box office numbers has not been something I’ve been keen to get into here, but I think this is a unique case. Whatever number we see for Watchmen come next Monday, it’s going to get spun. If the movie does phenomenally well — say, over $125 million — it’ll be seen as a vindication … more…
This is bittersweet to me: the evangelical boy “rockers” lose out on the weekend of their movie debut, but that means Tyler Perry in a fatsuit gets to win again: 1. Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail: $16.2 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 2. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience: $12.5 million (NEW) 3. Slumdog … more…
The final figures for 2008 are finally available, so here’s a quick look of the top movies of 2008, from a box-office perspective, in the U.K.: 1. Mamma Mia!: £69.17 million 2. Quantum of Solace: £51.02 million 3. The Dark Knight: £48.69 million 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: £40.27 million … more…
Big big numbers in the U.K. this past weekend, just like in the U.S.: 1. Bolt: £5.5 million (NEW) 2. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.82 million 3. He’s Just Not That Into You: £1.78 million (2nd week; drops 7%) 4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: £1.77 million (2nd week; drops 20%) 5. Hotel for Dogs: £1.5 … more…
Man, it’s been a bitch this week trying to catch up with everything, because I’m still sick — still weak from the food poisoning, and now I’ve got a bad head cold! unbelievable — and would rather be sleeping or at least just lying on the couch watching some comfort Doctor Who. Winter ills did … more…
Earlier this week, Patrick Goldstein at his Los Angeles Times blog wondered “What happened to the fabled ‘Oscar bounce’?” In the midst of a tremendous box office boom, the films nominated for Oscars have not benefitted — in fact, they’re being all but overlooked by moviegoers, for the most part. Writes Goldstein: Here’s one perspective … more…
A quick look at the U.K. box office — I’m busy actually checking out the cinema scene (among other scenes) in London: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: £2.2 million (NEW) 2. He’s Just Not That Into You: £1.9 million (NEW) 3. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.6 million 4. Valkyrie: £.6 million (3rd week; drops 51%) … more…
Just a quick look at the numbers while I’m off on the other side of the Atlantic: 1. He’s Just Not That Into You: $27.8 million (NEW) 2. Taken: $20.5 million (2nd week; drops 17%) 3. Coraline: $16.8 million (NEW) 4. The Pink Panther 2: $11.6 million (NEW) 5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $10.9 million … more…
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