Paramount’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sucked most the money from the box office worldwide over the last five days. One of the best launches to date ever, grossing a massive $387.3 million worldwide through Sunday.
As reported here on Screenhead yesterday, domestically, the five-day opening brought in $201.2 million nearly matching the best five-day gross of all time: $203.8 million for Warner Bros. The Dark Knight.
Not surprisingly High School Musical 3: Senior Year topped the box office this week with Zack and Miri Make a Porno in second. I am happy to see Changeling in third and The Secret Life of Bees still in the top ten at seventh place.
I am sure HSM 3 will “I like to move it, move it, move it” down with Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa opening this weekend.
October 31, 2008 - November 6, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $19,696,459 | $66.41 |
| 2 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $14,412,377 | $14.41 |
| 3 | Changeling | $12,626,995 | $13.31 |
| 4 | Saw V | $12,392,778 | $48.12 |
| 5 | Haunting of Molly Hartley, The | $6,744,654 | $6.74 |
| 6 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $6,427,168 | $85.74 |
| 7 | Secret Life Of Bees, The | $5,525,943 | $26.81 |
| 8 | Max Payne | $5,014,250 | $36.86 |
| 9 | Pride and Glory | $4,732,679 | $13.09 |
| 10 | Eagle Eye | $4,673,217 | $93.81 |
Max Payne topped the box office this week with W. trailing far behind and Beverly Hills Chihuahua just at the heels in third place. High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens this weekend with a huge audience base. The upbeat movie has a good chance of out dancing Payne to the top. We shall see come Sunday night.
October 17, 2008 - October 23, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | Max Payne | $22,063,971 | $22.06 |
| 2 | W. | $13,418,501 | $13.42 |
| 3 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $13,366,260 | $71.23 |
| 4 | Secret Life Of Bees, The | $13,273,191 | $13.27 |
| 5 | Body Of Lies | $9,224,295 | $26.82 |
| 6 | Eagle Eye | $8,859,295 | $82.85 |
| 7 | Quarantine | $7,833,071 | $26.22 |
| 8 | Sex Drive | $5,030,489 | $5.03 |
| 9 | Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist | $4,714,964 | $27.52 |
| 10 | Nights In Rodanthe | $3,688,224 | $37.9 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua stays on top of the box office once more. Quarantine keeps the coveted second place while Body of Lies remains at third. The new releases, Max Payne, The Secret Life of Bees, Sex Drive and W., might change the box office score this weekend.
October 10, 2008 - October 16, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $22,829,902 | $57.86 |
| 2 | Quarantine | $18,386,932 | $18.39 |
| 3 | Body Of Lies | $17,600,669 | $17.6 |
| 4 | Eagle Eye | $14,495,890 | $73.99 |
| 5 | Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist | $8,497,257 | $22.81 |
| 6 | Nights In Rodanthe | $6,456,130 | $34.21 |
| 7 | Express, The | $6,022,760 | $6.02 |
| 8 | Appaloosa | $4,750,782 | $12.3 |
| 9 | Duchess, The | $4,709,091 | $7.01 |
| 10 | Fireproof | $4,315,071 | $18.05 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua beat the pack this weekend and is number one on the box office charts. Eagle Eye is second with another weekend opener Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist in third.
October 3, 2008 - October 5, 2008 (*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | |
| 1 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $29,000,000 |
| 2 | Eagle Eye | $17,700,000 |
| 3 | Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist | $12,000,000 |
| 4 | Nights In Rodanthe | $7,355,000 |
| 5 | Appaloosa | $5,015,000 |
| 6 | Lakeview Terrace | $4,500,000 |
| 7 | Burn After Reading | $4,083,061 |
| 8 | Fireproof | $4,068,759 |
| 9 | American Carol, An | $3,810,000 |
| 10 | Religulous | $3,500,000 |
Looks like Lakeview Terrace came out ahead for the weekend box office race. Below is an estimate, but money talks.
September 19, 2008 -September 21, 2008 (*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | |
| 1 | Lakeview Terrace | $15,600,000 |
| 2 | Burn After Reading | $11,294,534 |
| 3 | My Best Friend’s Girl | $8,300,000 |
| 4 | Igor | $8,010,000 |
| 5 | Righteous Kill | $7,700,000 |
| 6 | Tyler Perry’s Family That Preys | $7,500,000 |
| 7 | Women, The | $5,305,957 |
| 8 | Ghost Town | $5,171,000 |
| 9 | Dark Knight, The | $2,950,000 |
| 10 | House Bunny, The | $2,800,000 |
Weekend Estimate at the box office offers kudos to Coen brothers’ Burn After Reading. Bangkok Dangerous, which held first place last week, took a dangerous drop to number eight. The Women came in fourth.
September 12, 2008 - September 14, 2008 (*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | |
| 1 | Burn After Reading | $19,403,679 |
| 2 | Tyler Perry’s Family That Preys | $18,020,000 |
| 3 | Righteous Kill | $16,500,000 |
| 4 | Women, The | $10,088,406 |
| 5 | House Bunny, The | $4,300,000 |
| 6 | Tropic Thunder | $4,180,000 |
| 7 | Dark Knight, The | $4,015,000 |
| 8 | Bangkok Dangerous | $2,400,000 |
| 9 | Traitor | $2,132,000 |
| 10 | Death Race | $2,017,035 |
Tropic Thunder bolted to the top of the box office this week with The Dark Knight and Star Wars: The Clone Wars right trailing behind. What an awesome summer we are having in the movie business. More films are coming out as the summer ends. Which movie do you plan on seeing this weekend? The choices and variety are unbelievable. We have as national releases Death Race, House Bunny and The Longshots.
Weekly
August 15, 2008 - August 21, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $38,534,928 | $49.57 |
| 2 | Dark Knight, The | $24,171,604 | $478.87 |
| 3 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $19,337,598 | $19.34 |
| 4 | Pineapple Express | $15,395,534 | $68.33 |
| 5 | Mirrors | $15,200,403 | $15.2 |
| 6 | Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The | $11,703,240 | $89.74 |
| 7 | Mamma Mia! | $10,237,595 | $120.16 |
| 8 | Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 | $9,294,517 | $35.51 |
| 9 | Step Brothers | $7,396,332 | $93.28 |
| 10 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $5,566,474 | $5.57 |
The Dark Knight has stayed on top as usual. Let’s see what happens this weekend. Tropic Thunder might light the number one spot.
August 8, 2008 - August 14, 2008(*millions)
| FILM | GROSS | TOTAL* | |
| 1 | Dark Knight, The | $39,191,390 | $454.7 |
| 2 | Pineapple Express | $34,858,783 | $52.93 |
| 3 | Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The | $23,482,105 | $78.04 |
| 4 | Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 | $17,275,764 | $26.22 |
| 5 | Mamma Mia! | $13,981,540 | $109.92 |
| 6 | Step Brothers | $13,884,560 | $85.89 |
| 7 | Tropic Thunder | $11,032,792 | $11.03 |
| 8 | Journey To The Center Of The Earth | $7,750,813 | $84.65 |
| 9 | WALL-E | $5,227,112 | $212.29 |
| 10 | Hancock | $4,893,005 | $223.3 |
from Nielsen Media Research – preliminary results
The Dark Knight still holds the box office game with the Mummy down about $8 million. Let’s see what happens over the weekend. Pineapple Express might make the top three with a great opening on Wednesday.
Weekly Box Office Report
August 1, 2008 – August 7, 2008(*millions)
FILM GROSS TOTAL*
1 Dark Knight, The $59,690,255 $410.78
2 Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The $51,700,395 $51.7
3 Step Brothers $23,677,233 $70.34
4 Mamma Mia! $19,091,650 $93.95
5 Pineapple Express $12,085,679 $12.09
6 Journey To The Center Of The Earth $9,737,462 $76
7 Swing Vote $8,343,040 $8.34
8 Hancock $7,085,589 $217.88
9 WALL-E $6,912,889 $206.39
10 Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 $5,730,334 $5.73
Thanks Variety and Rentrak