Weekend Box Office: It's a Zoo Out There
One week after debuting impressively, yet still behind the juggernaut that is "Revenge of the Sith," "Madagascar" snagged the #1 box office spot in its second weekend of release. (But don't feel too bad for George Lucas' baby; it's now the fastest movie to gross over $300 million.) The DreamWorks animated comedy "Madagascar" beat out a trio of multiplex newcomers to grab the top spot, grossing $28.7 million in its second frame.
In second place was last weekend's "The Longest Yard," which pulled in $26.1m, and "Sith" fell to third (by only the slightest of margins) with a weekend tally of $26m. Debuting in fourth place was the Ron Howard / Russell Crowe boxing drama "Cinderella Man," which did pretty decently by grossing $18.6m (in 2,800 theaters) during its first three days, while "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (nearly 2,600 screens) debuted in the fifth spot with a total of $10.2m. The weekend's only other newcomer, Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown," raked in a relatively unimpressive $5.7m from nearly 1,900 screens.
Next week sees the release of four films that couldn't really be any different. The big ticket looks to be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the action flick "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," but the kids will want to see Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D," and those looking for laughs might just line up to see "The Honeymooners." And those who have a taste for the creepy stuff will undoubtedly be making a beeline towards Lions Gate's French horror flick "High Tension."
For a closer look at the multiplex money-makers, feel free to stop by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page!
In second place was last weekend's "The Longest Yard," which pulled in $26.1m, and "Sith" fell to third (by only the slightest of margins) with a weekend tally of $26m. Debuting in fourth place was the Ron Howard / Russell Crowe boxing drama "Cinderella Man," which did pretty decently by grossing $18.6m (in 2,800 theaters) during its first three days, while "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (nearly 2,600 screens) debuted in the fifth spot with a total of $10.2m. The weekend's only other newcomer, Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown," raked in a relatively unimpressive $5.7m from nearly 1,900 screens.
Next week sees the release of four films that couldn't really be any different. The big ticket looks to be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the action flick "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," but the kids will want to see Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D," and those looking for laughs might just line up to see "The Honeymooners." And those who have a taste for the creepy stuff will undoubtedly be making a beeline towards Lions Gate's French horror flick "High Tension."
For a closer look at the multiplex money-makers, feel free to stop by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page!
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VML writes: on Jun 06 2005 07:37 AM Here we go again with the blockbuster slump... (Reply to this) |
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The Senhman writes: on Jun 06 2005 08:55 AM I was reading one of the linked articles on Movie City News that said the stock price for Dreamworks Animation dropped after the film debuted in second place behind Star Wars 3. Executives and shareholders were expecting it to debut with Shrek 2 numbers. I frankly don't know what they were smoking. (Reply to this) |
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jeanfc writes: on Jun 06 2005 09:43 AM Well, with just about 6-8 films per year, no theme parks, a very small library of titles - they need everyone of their films to make at least $200 million... (Reply to this) |
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Yrk writes: on Jun 07 2005 12:29 PM i didn't enjoy madagascar. no story, unfunny, and too disorganized. i can see how it grossed so much though. episode III was okay, but was not the great movie everyone made it out to be. better than empire strikes back?? yeah, right. cinderella man debuts in fourth place?? if this is the start of the summer blockbusters, we could be in for a very long summer. please oh please wotw we need ya!! (Reply to this) |
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mallou jr writes: on Jun 07 2005 08:29 PM YRKyou right episode 3 was good but its no EMPIRE. (Reply to this) |
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