Friday & Weekend Numbers - $2.5M/$8.5M

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The audience is never wrong.

Whether they like something or not may not be an important measurement of its quality - in many respects it is not - but commercial film, as Lucas observed many years ago, seems to be binary: it either works for the audience or it doesn't.

 

[Similitude]

I do think his death made a tremendous impact on box office draw. Granted, I thought the movie was just okay. He also received posthumous Oscars and Golden Globes, so, yes, I still think it made big impact.

I think Heath acted far better in other movies.

It did not have a great impact on the box office, and it was a GREAT movie.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

Why does the rest of the world have questionable taste in movies?

Because the rest of the world is filled with filthy foreigners!

Undeniable logic. How smart you are.

 

[MANT!]

saw it again..(will get the DVD or BRD when it's released) nice to see such an improvement over Insurrection/Nemesis numbers...

All the nay-sayers were wrong..

 

[Squiggy]

Why does the rest of the world have questionable taste in movies?

Because the rest of the world is filled with filthy foreigners!

Undeniable logic. How smart you are.

The propensity of the Bhutanese to never bathe means that Angels and Demons international gross will surpass Star Trek.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

Because the rest of the world is filled with filthy foreigners!

Undeniable logic. How smart you are.

The propensity of the Bhutanese to never bathe means that Angels and Demons international gross will surpass Star Trek.

Eh? Didn't I just tell you I'm done thinking for the day? Mindless entertainment please.

 

[RobertScorpio]

I know i keep contirbuting to Star Trek's domestic take, I love that its still pulling it in.

Me too..went on saturday. Might go tomorrow...it helps that I love the POPCORN they serve at the theatre

Rob

 

[MvRojo]

FINAL WEEKEND NUMBERS

1. The Hangover - 44,979,319 - 44,979,319
2. Up - 44,138,266 - 137,210,701
3. Land of the Lost - 18,837,350 - 18,837,350
4. Night at the Museum - 14,634,988 - 127,326,188
5. Star Trek - 8,310,480 - 222,712,175
6. Terminator - 8,248,387 - 105,568,008
7. Drag Me to Hell - 7,040,550 - 28,233,230
8. Angels & Demons - 6,550,282 - 116,174,931
9. My Life in Ruins - 3,223,161 - 3,223,161
10. Dance Flick - 1,958,725 - 22,625,733

About a 34% drop. Number 67 on the all-time list.

International Total: $111,960,224
Global Total: $334,672,399

 

[Similitude]

LOL@Hangover and Up reporting the same numbers. Classic.

Wow at LOTL not even breaking 19 Mil.

 

[MvRojo]

LOL@Hangover and Up reporting the same numbers. Classic.

Wow at LOTL not even breaking 19 Mil.

Up is supposedly going to come in around $44.3 million.

And yeah, LOTL = Speed Racer.

 

[Devon]

I do think his death made a tremendous impact on box office draw. Granted, I thought the movie was just okay. He also received posthumous Oscars and Golden Globes, so, yes, I still think it made big impact.

I think Heath acted far better in other movies.

It did not have a great impact on the box office, and it was a GREAT movie.

I have to think it did personally. I mean I can't imagine that Batman and Heath Ledger, on their own, suddenly and magically became a $1 Billion entity on their own merits.

 

[Garth Rockett]

Final numbers are a little lower than the estimates, but not significantly so. 34% drop is great. I think moving the opening of the film to May was a great decision. I don't know if it would have been able to maintain its audience like this early in the year.

 

[Squiggy]

Undeniable logic. How smart you are.

The propensity of the Bhutanese to never bathe means that Angels and Demons international gross will surpass Star Trek.

Eh? Didn't I just tell you I'm done thinking for the day? Mindless entertainment please.

Mindless you say?!

 

[MvRojo]

I do think his death made a tremendous impact on box office draw. Granted, I thought the movie was just okay. He also received posthumous Oscars and Golden Globes, so, yes, I still think it made big impact.

I think Heath acted far better in other movies.

It did not have a great impact on the box office, and it was a GREAT movie.

I have to think it did personally. I mean I can't imagine that Batman and Heath Ledger, on their own, suddenly and magically became a $1 Billion entity on their own merits.

The first Batman movie from 1989 made about $500 million domestically when you adjust for inflation, and then another $160 million international unadjusted (which is probably at least $300+ million adjusted). So, that's around $800 million adjusted.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

Wow, this Mexican is making me dizzy. Thanks for respecting my wishes though. You're such a darling.

 

[cooleddie74]

This is the first time a Mexican has given me seizures. Unless you count some of their food.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

It's my fault. Sorry.

 

[Squiggy]

I live to serve.

 

[cooleddie74]

I'm just glad a modern TREK movie is now an official, bona fide box office blockbuster of unquestionable proportions...even if its not a DARK KNIGHT or SHREK 2. For a TREK film, this much domestic dough might as well be Perot or Trump money.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I live to serve.

I used to say that at the office back in the day. Didn't work out too well, so I'd be careful if I were you.