ROTTEN TOMATOES: "Chicken" Anything But Little at the Weekend Box Office

"Chicken" Anything But Little at the Weekend Box Office

by Scott Weinberg | November 07, 2005

Disney's first non-Pixar CG feature, "Chicken Little," had a lot to crow about over the weekend as it pecked an estimated $40 million out of the moviegoers pockets, giving it the #1 spot by about 12 million boks. (Sorry.) Coming in at second place was the surprisingly powerful "Jarhead," which pulled in about $28.7 million in its opening frame, which is a good deal more than anyone (including Universal) was expecting.

Third through fifth place went to a trio of holdovers: Lions Gate's "Saw 2" added another $17.2 million to its $60 million piggy bank, while Sony's "Zorro" sequel tallied an additional $10 million, giving it a total of approximately $30.2 million. Rounding out the top five was the romantic comedy "Prime," which managed to hold on in fairly impressive fashion, earning another $5.2 million to its $13.5 million total.

Next week sees the unleashing of three new wide releases: Jim Sheridan's 50 Cent flick "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" opens on Wednesday, while the Clive Owen/Jennifer Aniston thriller "Derailed" and the family-friendly sci-fi adventure "Zathura" will wait until Friday.

For a closer look at the weekend numbers, stop by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page and poke around a little.

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ksduded writes:
on Nov 07 2005 10:48 AM

haven't watched chicken little... but i wanted it to do good, just cause of Zach Braff... he is very talented and deserves a lot.... (come on scrubs season 5)

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jaydurden writes:
on Nov 07 2005 11:27 AM

[b]I hate disney...[/b]
god, i hate them...

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IMAmoose24 writes:
on Nov 07 2005 01:46 PM

Zach Braff is very talkented and i think a little underated as a serious actor. I mean Garden State should have show everyone (It did to some, including me) that he is a great actor. I love him in scrubs and i hope he continues to get work (Although that SHOULDNT be a problem).

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Reel 2/Dialogue 2 writes:
on Nov 07 2005 02:11 PM

[b]The chicken or the dinosaur egg?[/b]
First Pixar films were known only as "Disney films", now Chicken Little is "Disney's first CGI movie"?? [i]Dinosaur[/i] may not have been the business, but does the entire news media have to resoundly ignore it? I know that all news comes from the same source, but daaaannng.

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Ruth42 writes:
on Nov 07 2005 02:49 PM

[b]Hey it was cute...[/b]
Hey hi,
The anmia is so damm cute as far as C.Little goes, love his faces. I HATE most CGI's. I got into the "WOTW" & other movies they took on. Overall a cute flick.
~~~Ruth~~~

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jaydurden writes:
on Nov 07 2005 04:16 PM

[b]oh Ruth...[/b]
If you thought this movie was cute, then i'm happy.

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Filmshark writes:
on Nov 07 2005 05:33 PM

What about Jarhead? I thought it was AMAZING!!!

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killamike316 writes:
on Nov 07 2005 05:49 PM

i saw it.and that was a great movie.although it didnt havd as much action as people were expecting, the acting was great.

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Senh Duong writes:
on Nov 07 2005 06:11 PM

In reply to this comment (#827510)
Yeah, true. I guess maybe because Dinosaur used live-action backgrounds/sets, it's not completely all CGI.

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Infernal writes:
on Nov 07 2005 06:37 PM

[b]Jamie Foxx is..[/b]
Jamie Foxx? A good actor. Just don't like his kind of movies.

And jaydurden, you have the right to dislike Disney, but may I inquire as to why?

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renny2077 writes:
on Nov 07 2005 08:37 PM

Disney is going up against the big ones of CGI - Pixar, Dreamworks. Haven't seen Chicken Little but should they throw in the towel? Wasn't the story for this written by the morons who wrote Brother Bear?

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jaydurden writes:
on Nov 08 2005 06:45 AM

In reply to this comment (#827516)
just the quality of what they've made in recent years and the fact that they wont stop making awful sequels to old classics...i mean...they are making toy story 3 without pixar, do i really need reasons to hate them?

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Super Simba writes:
on Nov 08 2005 01:32 PM

Actua;;y. they're not doing Toy Story 3. That was just a ploy to get Pixar to stay with them. By the way, rumor has it they're working out a new deal.

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jaydurden writes:
on Nov 08 2005 02:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#827519)
thanks for the info Simba....wasn't aware of that...still hate disney but i'm glad they're not doing TS3

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Super Simba writes:
on Nov 08 2005 02:35 PM

No prob!

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