Friday Box Office: Brave One with $4.8M, $15.1M 3-day; Eastern Promises and Across The Universe huge PTA!
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EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW - The Brave One (Warner Bros) – $4.8M - $1,742 PTA - $4.8M cume
2. 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) - $2.7M - $1,012 PTA - $22M cume
3. NEW - Mr. Woodcock (New Line) – $2.6M - $1,165 PTA - $2.6M
4. Superbad (Sony) - $1.6M - $550 PTA - $107.7M cume
5. NEW - Dragon Wars (Freestyle Releasing) – $1.5M - $659 PTA - $1.5M
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW - The Brave One (Warner Bros) – $15.1M - $5,481 PTA - $15.1M
2. 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) - $9.3M - $3,487 PTA - $28.6M cume
3. NEW - Mr. Woodcock (New Line) – $7.54M - $3,380 PTA - $7.54M
4. Superbad (Sony) - $5.2M - $1,787 PTA - $111.3M cume
5. NEW - Dragon Wars (Freestyle Releasing) – $4.2M - $1,846 PTA - $4.2M cume
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY FRIDAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW - Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – 15 locations - $10,971 PTA
2. NEW - Across the Universe (Sony) – 23 locations - $9,114 PTA
3. NEW - In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) – 9 locations - $4,492
PTA
4. NEW - King of California (First Look) – 5 locations - $2,250 PTA
5. NEW - The Brave One (Warner Bros) – 2,755 locations - $1,742 PTA
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW - Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – 15 locations - $34,559 PTA
2. NEW - Across the Universe (Sony) – 23 locations - $33,266 PTA
3. NEW - In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) – 9 locations - $14,374
PTA
4. NEW - King of California (First Look) – 5 locations - $7,875 PTA
5. NEW - The Brave One (Warner Bros) – 2,755 locations - $5,481 PTA
Saturday Box Office: Resident Evil tops $23M; Chuck w/$13M ; Penn’s Into the Wild a smash
On Saturday, Resident Evil Extinction (Sony) dipped an estimated 9%, but still managed to rake in $8.64M. With a 63% drop on Sunday, exactly what Residet Evil: Apocalypse fell on its first Sunday, the zombie scarefest will finish the weekend with $23.59M, enough to make it the biggest opening of the franchise. Meanwhile, Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate) was essentially flat for the day, adding a an estimated $4.95M and giving the Dane Cook-Jessica Alba raunchfest a respectable $13.1M opening weekend.
The Brave One (Warner Bros) had a decent hold with a $3.33M Saturday. It’ll likely finish #3 for the weekend with $7.56M, putting the Jodie Foster thriller past the $25M mark. It appears as though Eastern Promises (Focus Features) has edhed Lionsgate holdover 3:10 To Yuma for 4th place in the frame $6.1M -$6M. The other new wide opening is Sydney White, which has limped to a $2.27M Saturday and a measly $5.59M weekend.
The monster hit of the weekend is Sean Penn’s Into the Wild (Paramount Vantage) which exploded for another $20,900 per location, and should finish the weekend witb a monstrous $52,600 per location. The Asassination of Jesse James by the Coward Noel Ford is distant 2nd. Assassination’s weekend PTA is a so-so $12,000 or so.
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW - Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony) – $8.64M - $3,057 PTA - $18.1M cume
2. NEW – Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate) - $4.95M - $1,895 PTA - $9.9M cume
3. The Brave One (Warner Bros) – $3.33M - $1,211 PTA - $23.2M cume
4. 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) - $2.66M - $997 PTA - $35.9M cume
5. Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – $2.41M – $1,717 PTA - $5M cume
6. Mr. Woodcock (New Line) – $2.28M - $1,024 PTA - $14.5M cume
7. NEW – Sydney White (Universal) - $2.27M - $1,083 PTA - $4M cume
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) - $1.95M – $750 PTA - $215.2M cume
9. Superbad (Sony) - $1.28M - $441 PTA - $115.3M cume
10. Dragon Wars (Freestyle Releasing) - $1.11M - $491 PTA - $7.7M
*Across the Universe (Sony) - $785,000 - $2,844 PTA - $2.3MM cume
*Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $618,000 - $1,605 PTA - $313.1M
*In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) - $413,000 - $1,303 PTA - $865,000 cume
*The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) - $247,500 - $752 PTA - $606,000
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW - Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony) – $23.59M - $8,342 PTA - $23.59M cume
2. NEW – Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate) - $13.16M - $5.041 PTA - $13.16M cume
3. The Brave One (Warner Bros) – $7.56M - $2,746 PTA - $25.2M cume
4. Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – $6.1M – $4,349 PTA - $6.9M cume
5. 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) - $6M - $2,252 PTA - $37.5M cume
6. NEW – Sydney White (Universal) - $5.59M - $2,662 PTA - $5.59M cume
7. Mr. Woodcock (New Line) – $5.22M - $2,344 PTA - $15.9M cume
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) - $4.21M – $1,615 PTA - $216.2M cume
9. Superbad (Sony) - $2.98M - $1,024 PTA - $116M cume
10. Dragon Wars (Freestyle Releasing) - $2.4M - $1,058 PTA - $8.46M
*Across the Universe (Sony) - $1.97M - $7,172 PTA - $2.9M cume
*Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $1.39M - $3,623 PTA - $313.5M
*In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) - $972,000 - $3,067 PTA - $1.1M cume
*The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) - $575,000 - $1,745 PTA - $767,000
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW – Into the Wild (Paramount Vantage) - $20,947 PTA
2. NEW – The Assassination of Jesse James… (Warner Bros) - $11,809 PTA
3. NEW - Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony) – $3,057 PTA
4. Across the Universe (Universal) - $2,844 PTA
5 The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony Classics) - $2,531 PTA
6. NEW – Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate) - $1,895 PTA
7. Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – $1,717 PTA
8. Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $1,605 PTA
9. Milarepa: Magician… (Luminous Velocity) - $1,332 PTA
10. In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) - $1,303 PTA
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW – Into the Wild (Paramount Vantage) - $52,602 PTA
2. NEW – The Assassination of Jesse James… (Warner Bros) - $25,928 PTA
3. NEW - Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony) – $8,342 PTA
4. Across the Universe (Sony) - $7,172 PTA
5. NEW - The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony Classics) - $5,552 PTA
6. NEW – Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate) - $5.041 PTA
7. Eastern Promises (Focus Features) – $4,349 PTA
8. Transformers (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $3,623 PTA
9. NEW - Tbe Last Winter (IFC Films) $3,182 PTA
10. In the Valley of Elah (Warner Independent) - $3,067 PTA
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Friday Box Office: Resident Evil $22M 3-day; Eastern Promises strong; Into The Wild huge
As expected, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION will easily win the weekend topping GOOD LUCK CHUCK. David Cronenberg’s EASTERN PROMISES has expanded strongly, and Sean Penn’s INTO THE WILD has opened huge. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES… had a so-so opening, and THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB is a disappointment.
The third and, reportedly, final chapter of the RESIDENT EVIL Trilogy will coast to an easy weekend win. After grabbing $8.8M on opening day, it will likely finish the frame with $22M, which is in line with industry expectations. Sony’s RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION will easily surpass the original 2002 film, which opened to $17.7M, but it will probably fall short of 2004’s RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, which enjoyed a $23M opening.
Despite unbelievably bad reviews, GOOD LUCK CHUCK (Lionsgate) has grabbed a respectable $4.4M, and thanks to Jessica Alba’s body and Dane Cook’s MySpace friends, it should finish with an estimated $12.54M. THE BRAVE ONE (Warner Bros) added $2.3M on Friday, putting it just shy of $20M for its first 8 days of release. The Jodie Foster thriller is headed for a $7.47M 2nd weekend.
The critically-acclaimed David Cronenberg film EASTERN PROMISES (Focus Features) has expanded powerfully to 1,440 locations, churning up $1.9M in Friday ticket sales. That’s 4th for the day, but it will likely finish at #5 for the 3-day. The Russian mob yarn starring Viggo Mortensen is on its way to a $6M weekend and a 3-day PTA of $4,330. Meanwhile, 3:10 TO YUMA (Lionsgate) picked up another $1.8M to start the weekend, but it should edge PROMISES for #4 for the 3-day with approximately $6.12M.
The other wide new release, SYDNEY WHITE (Universal) starring Amanda Bynes, is a non-starter with just $1.75M on opening day. It’ll wrangle less than $5M worth of tweens and teens for the weekend.
3 more Oscar caliber specialty films arrived in limited release today, and the big winner is Sean Penn’s INTO THE WILD (Paramount Vantage). Based on Jon Krakauer’s bestseller of the same name, INTO THE WILD opened at 4 locations Friday with an astounding $13,850 Per Theatre Average. Featuring a remarkable performance by Emile Hirsch, the adventure film will wrap up the weekend with nearly $175,000 or $43,600 per. The news was not as good for 2 other entries into the Oscar derby.
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Warner Bros), a movie that has sharply divided critics and moviegoers, managed a Friday PTA of just $8,364 at its 5 locations for just under $42,000. Starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in the title roles, ASSASSINATION will manage a weekend take of only $130,000 for a 3-day PTA of $26,000 or so.
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (Sony Classics) is off to an underwhelming start. With a nice ensemble cast including Maria Bello and Emily Blunt, Sony Classics has been hoping for a mainstream hit, but it managed only the 6th-best Per Theatre Average on Friday, and it’s headed for a disappointing $139,000 on its 25 screens for the 3-day. That would mean a PTA of just over $5,500.
Julie Taymor’s ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Universal) expanded to 276 locations, and the Beatles-inspired musical generated $570,000 in Friday sales. It should reach $1.5M for the weekend, finishing just outside the top 10. IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH (Warner Independent) expanded with less success. The Iraq War-themed drama managed only $270,000 Friday at its 317 locations for a PTA of only $850. ELAH appears to be headed for just under $900,000 for the weekend for a 3-day PTA of just $2,811.
Finally, TRANSFORMERS is back in the Top 10 for Per Theatre Average thanks to the addition of IMAX locations from coast-to-coast. The Michael Bay-directed, Hasbro-inspired action pic scored a $928 PTA on Friday, and it’ll grab another $1.3M or so this weekend, driving its domestic cume to $313.4M.
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Live Free or Die Hard Scores $9.1 Million Opening Day
Live Free or Die Hard made an estimated $9.1 million on Wednesday, according to 20th Century Fox. Obviously, this number comes no where near the Wednesday Opening Day Record set by Spider-Man 2 ($40.4 million). Fox considers this a good number. Most people were projecting $8-$10 million. So it’s good but not great. You can now expect the film to take in around $35 to $40 million for the 5-day opening (Wednesday to Sunday).
But tomorrow, three new movies will challenge John McClane: Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille, Michael Moore’s Sicko and Focus Features’ Evening. Ratatouille is tracking low for a Pixar film, and will probably take in anywhere from $40 - $50 million. Let’s hope for a bigger number, the film deserves it. Sicko is a limited release which I’m being told will be shown in almost 450 screens. At around $25,000 per screen, Moore’s film should be able to take in $10 million. And if the film can pull that kind of number, expect The Weinstein Co to expand the release through out the month of July.