box office

Looks like we are all Troy and Gabriella’s bitches now. Or else we’re just the bitches of multiplex-swarming tweens who cannot wait for high school (I’m not gonna be the one to tell them that it ain’t as cool as it looks). Just look at how much money these kids threw at the screen: 1. … more…

Another weekend is upon us, and I never covered last weekend’s U.K. box office. Ack! Here’s how things played out in the U.K. last weekend: 1. Burn After Reading: £2 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: £1.1 million (NEW) 3. Igor: £1 million (NEW) 4. The House Bunny: £.66 million (dropping 27% in its 2nd week) … more…

Well, at least Beverly Hills Chihuahua is dropping, however slowly: 1. Max Payne: $18 million (NEW) 2. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $11.2 million (dropping 36% in its 3rd week) 3. The Secret Life of Bees: $11 million (NEW) 4. W.: $10.6 million (NEW) 5. Eagle Eye: $7.3 million (4th week) Eighteen million isn’t too bad for … more…

My experiment with exploring global box office numbers continues. I think I’ll eventually start looking at numbers beyond North America and the U.K., but I’m trying to get a hold on what the U.K. box office numbers mean first. British numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…

Oh dear god. Is it a sign of that Great Depression II is indeed upon us when absolute fluff completely dominates at the box office? 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $29 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: $17.7 million (dropping 39% in its second week) 3. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist $12 million (NEW) 4. Nights in … more…

My experiment with exploring global box office numbers continues. I think I’ll eventually start looking at numbers beyond North America and the U.K., but I’m trying to get a hold on what the U.K. numbers mean first. British box office numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…

Just a quick look at the numbers this week: 1. Eagle Eye: $29.2 million (NEW) 2. Nights in Rodanthe: $13.6 million (NEW) 3. Lakeview Terrace: $7 million (dropping 53% in its 2nd week) 4. Fireproof: $6.5 million (NEW) 5. Burn After Reading: $6.2 million Looks like I’m gonna have to check out Eagle Eye when … more…

My experiment with exploring global box office numbers continues. I think I’ll eventually start looking at numbers beyond North America and the U.K., but I’m trying to get a hold on what the U.K. numbers mean first. British box office numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…

My head is so preoccupied with sheer terror and sputtering anger over this Wall Street bailout fiasco that it’s hard for me to focus on box office numbers today, which are positively puny when stacked up next to $700 billion or $1.8 trillion. But here they are: 1. Lakeview Terrace: $15.6 million (NEW) 2. Burn … more…