fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 06-12 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
must reads: “Why renters and pirates watch such different movies”
I thought this was gonna be about how different versions of individual movies appear in legitimate and illegitimate content streams. But, no, it’s even better…
new DVD releases in Region 2, June 8
green light (definitely check it out): Valkyrie: Tom Cruise versus Nazis! They hated Scientologists, too. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Milk: Sean Penn versus homophobes! Take that, unfabulous bigots. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Brad Pitt versus Father Time! What do you get for the … more…
North American box office: ‘Madea’ smacks ‘Jonas Brothers’
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…
U.K. box office: ‘Bolt’ electrifies British moviegoers
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…
movie posters in London (part 1)
Movie posters spotted around London these last ten days. Some are exactly the same as those in New York; some are very different. I love seeing how movies are sold in different ways in different places. The U.K. Bride Wars poster is way worse than the U.S. one: The tagline is: “Before the rings go … more…
U.K. box office: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ wins the weekend
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…
North American box office: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ secures the weekend
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend isn’t traditionally a big weekend for moviegoing, but wow, this four-dayer was a record breaker: 1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $39.2 million (NEW) 2. Gran Torino: $25.6 million (2nd week in wide release; drops 13%) 3. My Bloody Valentine 3-D: $24.1 million (NEW) 4. Notorious: $23.4 million (NEW) … more…
North American box office: ‘Gran Torino’ drives off with the weekend
If it’s January, it must be time for the platforming awards bait to start making a splash in wide release: 1. Gran Torino: $29.5 million (NEW in wide release) 2. Bride Wars: $21.1 million (NEW) 3. The Unborn: $19.8 million (NEW) 4. Marley & Me: $11.4 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 5. The Curious Case … more…
North American box office: ‘Marley & Me’ sits and stays at the top
We had another five-day weekend this past week, what with New Year’s Eve falling on a Wednesday, but the ranking remains the same whether we look at the five-day or the three-day weekend, so for sanity’s sake, I’m gonna stick with the three-day figures… that is, Friday, January 2, through Sunday, January 4: 1. Marley … more…
