There is something for everyone at America’s multiplexes and arthouses this weekend, and a fair share of the wide release and specialty fare is performing well.
By end of business on Wednesday, Will Smith’s I Am Legend (Warner Bros) will likely be the 8th-best grossing 2007 release at $207.3M, Alvin & the Chipmunks (Fox) will be #12 with $161.92M and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) will be the 14th top performer of the year’s releases with $142.21M. With numbers like that 2007 is going out with a bang.
Treasure was basically flat Friday-to-Saturday and the latest adventure for treasure hunter Ben Gates should manage a $35.77M 3-day and a 5-day of $53.81M. Surprise hit Alvin continues to amaze at #2 and Legend is running 3rd.
Oscar caliber films like Charlie Wilson’s War, Juno, Atonement and others are performing in more limited release. For Oscar followers here’s a breakdown of how potential Best Picture nominees are projected to perform over the 5-day New Years Holiday.
PROJECTED 5-DAY NEW YEARS BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE OF BEST PICTURE CONTENDERS
1. Charlie Wilson’s War - $19.24M [$41.98M cume]
2. Juno - $15.8M [$31.18M cume]
3. Sweeney Todd - $12.47M [$31.19M cume]
4. The Great Debaters - $9.67M [$16.91M cume]
5. Atonement - $4.82M [$12.93M cume]
6. The Kite Runner - $2.39M [$5.88M cume]
7. No Country For Old Men - $2.33M [$41.15M cume]
8. The Diving Bell & the Butterfly - $390,720 [$1M cume]
9. There Will Be Blood - $311,000 [$434,000 cume]
PROJECTED 5-DAY NEW YEARS PER THEATRE AVERAGE OF BEST PICTURE CONTENDERS
1. There Will Be Blood - 2 locations - $155,000 PTA
2. Juno - 998 locations - $15,833 PTA
3. Atonement - 310 locations - $15,552 PTA
4. Sweeney Todd - 1,249 locations - $9,989 PTA
5. The Diving Bell & the Butterfly - 42 locations - $9,303 PTA
6. The Great Debaters - 1,164 locations - $8,312 PTA
7. Charlie Wilson’s War - 2,575 locations - $7,474 PTA
8. The Kite Runner - 377 locations - $6,345 PTA
9. No Country For Old Men - 960 locations - $2,434 PTA
Here are my early Saturday, Revised 3-day and Revised 5-day estimates.
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAYÂ ESTIMATES
1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) - $12.46M, $3,253 PTA [$113.08M cume]
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) - $10.79M, $3,099 PTA [$133.55M cume]
3. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) - $9.98M, $2,747 PTA [$186.2M cume]
4. Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal) - $4.29M, $1,666 PTA [$30.92M cume]
5. NEW - Alien vs. Predator: Requiem - $3.46M, $1,350 PTA [$23.65M cume]
6. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $3.44M, $3,451 PTA [$22.1M cume]
7. P.S. I Love You (Warner Bros.) - $3.18M, $1,291 PTA [$20.47M cume]
8. NEW - The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Sony) - $3.07M, $1,111 PTA [$13.87M cume]
9. Sweeney Todd (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $2.9M, $2,322 PTA [$24.26M cume]
10. Enchanted (Disney) - $2.37M, $1,052 PTA [$108.83M cume]
11. NEW - The Great Debaters (Weinstein/MGM) - $2.3M, $1,976 PTA [$11.54M cume]
12. The Golden Compass (New Line) - $1.56M, $807 PTA [$57.53M cume]
13. NEW - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony) - $1.22M, $461 PTA [$11.05M cume]
14. Atonement (Focus) - $1.07M, $3,480 PTA [$10.12MÂ cume]
15. No Country for Old Men (Miramax) - $655,000, $682 PTA [$40M cume]
16. The Kite Runner (Paramount Vantage) - $575,000, $1,525 PTA [$4.5M cume]
*The Savages (Fox Searchlight) - $160,000, $1,441 PTA [$1.4M cume]
*The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Miramax) - $95,000, $2,262 PTA [$779,000 cume]
*NEW - There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $66,000, $33,000 PTA [$249,500 cume]
*NEW - The Orphanage (Picturehouse) - $65,000, $3,611 PTA [$125,000 cume]
*NEW - The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $64,000, $4,000 PTA [$394,000 cume]
*NEW - Persepolis (Sony Classics) -$23,000, $3,833 [$117,000 cume]
*NEW - Honeydripper (Emerging Pictures) - $1,930, $643 PTA [$5,146 cume]
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAYÂ ESTIMATES
1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) - $35.77M, $9,337 PTA [$124.18M cume]
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) - $30.99M, $8,897 PTA [$143.37M cume]
3. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) - $27.64M, $7,603 PTA [$194.72M cume]
4. Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal) - $12.05M, $4,680 PTA [$34.78M cume]
5. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $9.92M, $9,947 PTA [$25.3M cume]
6. NEW - Alien vs. Predator: Requiem - $9.69M, $3,782 PTA [$26.52M cume]
7. P.S. I Love You (Warner Bros.) - $9.01M, $3,657 PTA [$23.3M cume]
8. NEW - The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Sony) - $8.96M, $3,234 PTA [$16.58M cume]
9. Sweeney Todd (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $8.09M, $6,483 PTA [$26.81M cume]
10. Enchanted (Disney) - $6.83M, $3,020 PTA [$110.9M cume]
11. NEW - The Great Debaters (Weinstein/MGM) - $6.3M, $5,413 PTA [$13,54M cume]
12. The Golden Compass (New Line) - $4.41M, $2,280 PTA [$58.92M cume]
13. NEW Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony) - $3.56M, $1,346 PTA [$12.11M cume]
14. Atonement (Focus) - $3.01M $9,716 PTA [$11.12MÂ cume]
15. No Country for Old Men (Miramax) - $1.75M, $1,827 PTA [$40.5 cume]
17. The Kite Runner (Paramount Vantage) - $1.54M, $4,101 PTA [$5M cume]
*The Savages (Fox Searchlight) - $422,600, $3,807 PTA [$1.5M cume]
*The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Miramax) - $251,150, $5,980 PTA [$867,000 cume]
*NEW - There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $190,331, $95,166 PTA [$313,000 cume]
*NEW - The Orphanage (Picturehouse) - $184,288, $10,238 PTA [$184,000 cume]
*NEW - The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $169,960, $10,623 PTA [$451,000 cume]
*NEW - Persepolis (Sony Classics) -$61,042, $10,174 PTA [$137,000 cume]
*NEW - Honeydripper (Emerging Pictures) - $6,689, $2,230 PTA [$6,689 cume]
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 5-DAYÂ ESTIMATES
1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) - $53.81M, $14,043 PTA [$142.1M cume]
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) - $49.54M, $14,222 PTA [$161.92M cume]
3. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) - $40.22M, $11,063 PTA [$207.3M cume]
4. Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal) - $19.24M, $7,474 PTA [$41.98M cume]
5. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $15.8M, $15,833 PTA [$31.18M cume]
6. NEW - The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Sony) - $14.19M, $5,122 PTA [$21.81M cume]
7. P.S. I Love You (Warner Bros.) - $13.9M, $5,643 PTA [$28.2M cume]
8. NEW - Alien vs. Predator: Requiem - $13.57M, $5,296 PTA [$30.4M cume]
9. Sweeney Todd (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $12.47M, $9.989 PTA [$31.42 cume]
10. Enchanted (Disney) - $10.64M, $4,706 PTA [$114.7M cume]
11. NEW - The Great Debaters (Weinstein/MGM) - $9.67M, $8,312 PTA [$16.9M cume]
12. The Golden Compass (New Line) - $6.79M, $3,514 PTA [$61.3M cume]
13. NEW Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony) - $4.98M, $1,882 PTA [$13.53M cume]
14. Atonement (Focus) - $4.82M $15,552 PTA [$12.9MÂ cume]
15. The Kite Runner (Paramount Vantage) - $2.39M, $6,345 PTA [$5.88M cume]
16. No Country for Old Men (Miramax) - $2.33M, $2,434 PTA [$41.1 cume]
*The Savages (Fox Searchlight) - $650,950, $5,864 PTA [$1.7M cume]
*The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Miramax) - $390,720, $9,303 PTA [$1M cume]
*NEW - There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $311,080, $155,540 PTA [$433,609 cume]
*NEW - The Orphanage (Picturehouse) - $287,817, $15,990 PTA [$287,817 cume]
*NEW - The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $248,600, $15,538 PTA [$530,000 cume]
*NEW - Persepolis (Sony Classics) -$91,805, $15,301 PTA [$168,000 cume]
*NEW - Honeydripper (Emerging Pictures) - $10,188, $3,396 PTA [$10,188 cume]
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