TDK's Monday take: $10,518,116 for a total of $324,299,793. From zero to the highest domestic gross of the year in 11 days. 
First movie of 2008 to reach $300M or even $400M???
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I disagree. The Hong Kong sequence and the convoy chase were visually spectacular as well as highly engaging in my opinion. Sequences like those were meant to be seen on the big screen.
Thats cool.
I don't disagree that they are good sequences but neither, imo, are sustained spectacular. The best part of the Hong Kong sequence is his exit from the building with Lao. Even his flight entrance in isn't that grandiose, cool yes not omg thats worth $10. As for the convory sequence its in a tight street setting and has 2 really good scenes. The helicopter coming down and the rig flipping. Again, good but those 2+Hong Kong are not $10 repeat spectacular for me at least. Its an acting movie at its heart and an action movie second. V for Vendetta has nearly as many and as spectacular sequences and that too is an actors movie first.
Still think that Dark Knight can't possibly win the weekend of August 8-10?
TDK continues to hold up great, dropping 41.7% and retaining the #1 spot, with $43.8 million, for a third straight weekend (if the actuals hold up). At $394.887 million it'll cross the $400 million mark in the coming days, and set another new speed record as it does so.
The Mummy 3 opened to an estimated $42.45 million. It'll likely drop off fast and end up just below or just above $100 million domestic. Its saving grace, though, is that foreign box office looks to be strong.
Brendan Fraser's earlier summer offering, Journey to the Center of the Earth, is turning out to be the little engine that could. It's quietly putting together a leggy run, currently standing at $73.14 million.
Wall*E joined the $200 million domestic club, with a cume that currently stands at $204.222 million. At its current trajectory it has enough juice left to overtake Kung Fu Panda as the summer's top animated film.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe tumbled 65.8% to #9 with $3.425 million. Its domestic total stands at $17.06 million.
The Mummy 3 opened to an estimated $42.45 million. It'll likely drop off fast and end up just below or just above $100 million domestic. Its saving grace, though, is that foreign box office looks to be strong.
Brendan Fraser's earlier summer offering, Journey to the Center of the Earth, is turning out to be the little engine that could. It's quietly putting together a leggy run, currently standing at $73.14 million.
Wall*E joined the $200 million domestic club, with a cume that currently stands at $204.222 million. At its current trajectory it has enough juice left to overtake Kung Fu Panda as the summer's top animated film.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe tumbled 65.8% to #9 with $3.425 million. Its domestic total stands at $17.06 million.
Yes, while it held up much better than I thought it would here against Mummy 3(which might yet win the weekend after Actuals post,but regardless its close) its decline is showing.
Not only do I think TDK will not be #1 in its 4th weekend it appears the love affair with the dark side of TDKs story is dwindling. The masses showd up, regardless of reviews, to see a fun(if campy) romp in Mummy 3 and August 8-10 is Pineapple Express which has not only great reviews(for a stoner movie of all things) but its cast has a proven track record. Add that to the fact audiences are ready to laugh and have fun again(as evidenced by reviews not keeping people totally away from Mummy) and yes I don't see TDK winning the upcoming weekend.
It deserves all the props for breaking records and becoming the biggest movie of 2008. It'll enjoy a nice $530m+ total but its run at the #1 spot is over. It'll be in the top 10 till mid-September probably.
Looks like Dark Knight likely held on to #1 for one more weekend after all:
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/dark-knight-26m-vs-pineapple-express-22m/
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I was wondering if you'd call me on that?
I'm still amazed people are wanting to see it in the theater any more than twice. I won't rehash why I don't see the value beyond that.
At any rate I saw Pineapple Express and while good its not better than 40YrOldVirgin or Wedding Crashers. Perhaps it got really front loaded on Wed when it had a 12+M opening(higest Wed opening for Aug ever). Then its audience got diluted again on Thur and word got out that it was only funny, not OMG its hilarious you got to go see it now funny. Still had they held it till Friday it likely would have won the weekend but they squandered that by pushing it up to a Wed release. Still it'll have a nice 5-day haul.
Congrats TDK!
I was wondering if you'd call me on that?
I'm still amazed people are wanting to see it in the theater any more than twice. I won't rehash why I don't see the value beyond that.
At any rate I saw Pineapple Express and while good its not better than 40YrOldVirgin or Wedding Crashers. Perhaps it got really front loaded on Wed when it had a 12+M opening(higest Wed opening for Aug ever). Then its audience got diluted again on Thur and word got out that it was only funny, not OMG its hilarious you got to go see it now funny. Still had they held it till Friday it likely would have won the weekend but they squandered that by pushing it up to a Wed release. Still it'll have a nice 5-day haul.
Congrats TDK!
I admit, I thought The Dark Knight would sink to number two. I think the biggest question now is whether Tropic Thunder will take it down this weekend (honestly, I think it will, but we'll see).
Number on again...yes. On the news they said it's number 3 right behind Titanic and Star Wars.
Talking with the crew over at the Box Office Mojo boards the advance sales of tickets for TT are virtually non-exisistent. Advance sales can be a tricky thing to use as a baromoter and can be misinterpreted but I think it means people are just waiting, not that they aren't excited. Comedies have never been a "must see spectacle" on the same hype levels as the Iron Man, Indys and TDKs of the summer.
School is starting back.
The Olympics is now in full swing.
Vacations are over.
We are now easing back into the typical closing out session of summer flicks.
Could TDK repeat? Hell I didn't think it would this weekend, its 4th, yet it did. Tropic Thunder has had a good amt of promotion and its not going to dilute its opening weekend by pushing back to a Wed open like PE did so I think Tropic Thunder is lined up as a weekend winner.
The one thing I think people are leaving out of the equation is Star Wars:Clone Wars. I see a scenario where enough people are split and both SW:CW and TT do good business but neither dominates and therefore they pull on each other, thus allowing TDK to slip in for a narrow 5th weekend victory. With school starting back SW:CW is perfect for the grade school kids to want to talk about next Monday and TT is for the teen high school set with equal amounts of adults and 30yr old + fan boys splitting their theater money 3 ways.
Could be a weekend where estimates say one thing and day after actuals say another.
It is but it's #49 on the all-time inflation adjusted chart which is interesting to see and compare with older movies. Right now it's just trailing "The Bells of St. Mary" and "Batman 89".
Would you believe American Grafitti has made $465M adjusted? I never realized what a hit that movie was.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
Wow. And that was a great movie too (with a *very young* Harrison Ford).
The Dark Knight finally dropped from #1 from remained strong at #2 with an estimated weekend total of $16.8 million. The film has now surpassed the original Star Wars with $471 million to become the second highest grossing film of all time, unadjusted.
Tropic Thunder shot to #1 with $26 million for the weekend, after picking up an additional $11 million on Wednesday and Thursday. Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuted abysmally in #3 with a disappointing $15 million.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48043
I'm glad that The Dark Knight remained at #2 and outranked Star Wars. It beat it two times this weekend -- first as the second highest grossing film of all time and second as #2 for the weekend. I guess the Jedi have met their match.
Tropic Thunder shot to #1 with $26 million for the weekend, after picking up an additional $11 million on Wednesday and Thursday. Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuted abysmally in #3 with a disappointing $15 million.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48043
I'm glad that The Dark Knight remained at #2 and outranked Star Wars. It beat it two times this weekend -- first as the second highest grossing film of all time and second as #2 for the weekend. I guess the Jedi have met their match.