Box Office Wrapup: Penguins Edge Out Bond For #1 Spot

bobo boboki

I read this article, now im on the verge of tears.

Nov 20 - 01:15 AM

ankit jhunjhunwala

The world is indeed going insane when an animated movie beats Bond at the Box-Office. And I loved Royale too!!! :-( Too bad.

Nov 20 - 04:08 AM

filmboy O'Bryant

Happy feet was great. Do not hate until you see the movie. It should be number 1.

Nov 20 - 04:15 AM

Mike Masselli

It sucks Stranger than Fiction fell so much it was really good although Queen Latifah kind of dissapionted me in this. Will Farrell and Emma Thompson were great.

Nov 20 - 04:36 AM

Nancy Elizabeth

Glad to see Happy feet and Casino Royale doing so well. They deserve those numbers!

Nov 20 - 05:11 AM

Jeremy Appleyard

People, Happy Feet and Casino Royale appeal to completely different demographics. One's success does not mean the other failed, they are utterly irrelevant to each other. Bond opened in November to over $40 million, so far it's been quite successful. And its strong word-of-mouth is only going to increase its staying power.

Nov 20 - 06:15 AM

joe fisher

More people need to go see Royale. It was so awesome. I loved that ending.

Nov 20 - 07:50 AM

Vili Maunula

Hieremias is right in Casino Royale's strong word of mouth. It is currently by far the most talked about movie online according to moviesay.com, while Happy Feet is only third (but then again kids don't really frequent message boards).

Nov 20 - 07:58 AM

Unbreakable Samurai

I'm a big Bond fan, and I must say I was mildly disapointed with Casino Royale. Don't get me wong I did like it. What I didn't like is exactly what most people are liking about it. It just didn't really feel like a Bond film in a lot of ways, some of which has to do with it being a prequel, which they explain as the movie goes on. But it wasn't really a good light hearted fun action film, they made it darker and grittier, more like Bourne, which made it blend in more with all the rest of the action films that I see, they just kinda took away what makes Bond different, and I thought that that was to bad. Plus the opening seen which is usually one of the best parts of the film, sucked in this film, by far the worst in any Bond film, I just didn't care for the jumping guy.

Nov 20 - 09:02 AM

Adam Collins

Bond had a running time over 2 hours. Happy Feet just over 100min. That means that more shows of Happy Feet could occur. Also, Happy Feet debuted in more theaters. Bond deserves to be number 1, no doubt about that. I loved it. I saw it twice. I only saw Happy Feet once. I did my part, did you?

Nov 20 - 09:17 AM

Michael Warren

I knew HAPPY FEET was going to be a hit despite the negative vibe from RT members. It's too bad that the IMAX 3D version was canceled. It would've made a killing like POLAR EXPRESS. The word of mouth for Bond will keep it going strong, and I think the same will go for HAPPY FEET.

Nov 20 - 11:37 AM

Ben Purdom

IMAX 3D doesn't really generate that many ticket sales actually, since there's only about 200 IMAX screens in all the U S of A. It makes sense that Happy Feet won, since it was released in 400 more theaters, and was 40 minutes shorter than Bond, leading to more ticket sales for more show times. Simple really. They still both did a good job, and I commend their numbers.

Nov 20 - 03:19 PM

Frank Moran

Good for both films.

Why people are crying that Bond was beat out by penguins is beyond me. Like Hieremias said, both films did exceptionally well. The fact that one finished behind another doesn't mean that it "failed". Numbers are numbers and money is money. If Casino Royale had opened up to a $50 million opening and finished 3rd to two other movies, it's the money that distributors look at, not the place. You're competing against yourself to build back your budget and get your profits. You're not in a footrace with other movies.

I saw both films and they were both amazing. Good for both of them.

Nov 20 - 06:49 PM

Sean Collen

[b]well[/b]
if you must know Happy Feet generated $2 million from 79 IMAX screens, so yes it was released in the IMAX format, contrary to some strange rumor...And yeah its great that both films did so well, as both will have great legs and make alot of money this holiday season, though Happy Feet will win in the end, and it was a great movie!

Nov 20 - 08:31 PM