It’s been a disappointing weekend for Hollywood as holdover 21 (Sony) has trumped 3 new wide studio releases. Based on Ben Mezrich’s Bringing Down the House, 21 grabbed another $6.35M on Saturday, and the Kevin Spacey-produced card-counting thriller will wrap up its second weekend with a solid $15.5M.
Fox’s Nim’s Island, from Walden Media, received a nice 49% Friday-to-Saturday increase for $5.73M, but the Jodie Foster/Abigail Breslin vehicle will limp to an underwhelming $13.48M 3-day. That should ne just enough to nose out George Clooney’s Leatherheads (Universal), which could only muster $5.44M on Saturday. The world’s greatest modern day movie star will likely manage only $13.42M and a 3rd place finish.
Meanwhile, Horton Hears a Who (Fox) continues to excel with another $4M Saturday and a probable $9.29M 3-day. The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount), produced by Ben Stiller, is a full-on disaster. The grisly R-rated flick will only bank $7.85M this weekend.
Martin Scorsese’s Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) is only a minor success. Despite Oscar winning director, legendary rock band the Rolling Stones and the lure of IMAX, the rock doc only sold $910,000 in tickets on Saturday, and it will settle for an underwhelming $2.15M opening 3-day.
The best 3-day Per Theatre Average for the weekend belongs to IFC’s Flight of the Red Balloon with $18,500 per. Wong Kar-Wai’s My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) will likely be #2 in the PTA race with an estimated $10,600, followed by the Jewish-themed Jellyfish (Zeitgeist), Shine a Light and Ebrem Entertainment’s gay film A Four Letter Word.
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW – Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) – 2 locations - $18,500 PTA
2. NEW – My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) – 5 locations - $10,600 PTA
3. NEW – Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) – 4 locations - $9,250 PTA
4. NEW – Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) – 276 locations - $7,815 PTA
5. A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) – 1 location - $6,228 PTA
6. 21 (Sony) – 2,653 locations - $5,845 PTA
7. Priceless (IDP Films) – 26 locations - $5,385 PTA
8. My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) – 5 locations - $5,000 PTA
9. Leatherheads (Universal) – 2,777 locations - $4,833 PTA
10. Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) – 3 locations - $4,6687 PTA
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) - $6.35M - $2,394 PTA - $43M cume
2. NEW – Nim’s Island (Fox) - $5.7M - $1,633 PTA - $9.58M cume
3. NEW – Leatherheads (Universal) - $5.44M - $1,962 PTA - $9.98M cume
4. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) - $4.05M - $1,134 PTA - $128.5M cume
5. NEW – The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $3.19M - $1,134 PTA - $5.94M cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) - $2.36M - $798 PTA - $15.5M cume
7. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) - $1.69M - $1,088 PTA - $36.8M cume
8. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) - $1.41M - $522 PTA - $24.6M cume
9. Shutter (Fox) - $1.25M - $591 PTA - $22.5M cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros) - $1.17M - $501 PTA - $88.4M cume
11. Stop Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) - $985,000 - $761 PTA - $7.6M cume
12. NEW – Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) - $910,000 - $3,297 PTA - $1.52 cume
13. College Road Trip (Disney) - $905,000 - $531 PTA - $40.6M cume
14. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) -$790,000 - $664 PTA - $26.3M cume
15. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) - $710,000 - $1,625 PTA - $8.3M cume
16. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) - $615,000 - $552 PTA - $4.1M cume
*Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) - $310,000 - $616 PTA - $10.3M cume
*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) - $156,000 - $1,357 PTA - $2.6M cume
*In Bruges (Focus) - $97,000 - $513 PTA - $6.7M cume
*Married Life (Sony Classics) - $84,000 - $712 PTA - $909,000 cume
*The Band’s Visit (Sony Classics) - $65,000 - $546 PTA - $2.1M cume
*Priceless (IDP Films) - $63,000 - $2,423 PTA - $238,000 cume
*Flawless (Magnolia) - $54,000 - $1,862 PTA - $294,000 cume
*Snow Angels (Warner Independent) - $20,500 - $446 PTA - $233,000 cume
*NEW – My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) - $20,000 - $4,000 PTA - $38,000 cume
*Shelter (Regent) - $17,000 - $1,700 PTA - $69,000 cume
*NEW – Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) - $16,000 - $8,000 PTA - $26,000 cume
*Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) - $16,000 - $1,600 PTA - $129,000 cume
*NEW – Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) - $15,000 - $3,750 PTA - $26,000 cume
*NEW – Meet Bill (First Look) - $15,000 - $417 PTA - $30,000 cume
*My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) - $12,000 - $2,400 PTA - $32,000 cume
*The Grand (Anchor Bay) - $12,000 - $1,091 PTA - $67,000 cume
*NEW – Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) - $7,242 - $2,414 PTA - $9,123 cume
*Chapter 27 (Peace Arch)- $5,688 - $1,138Â PTA - $29,000 cume
*Happy Valley (Independent) - $4,493 - $1,123 PTA - $41,000 cume
*NEW – 3 Amis (Independent) - $2,374 - $791 PTA - $5,305 cume
*A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) - $2,248 - $2,248 PTA - $20,000 cume
*Boarding Gate (Magnolia) - $1,870 - $1,870 PTA - $32,000 cume
*NEW – Tuya’s Marriage (Music Box Pictures) - $1,247 - $1,247 PTA - $1,833 cume
*NEW – Water Lilies (Koch Lorber) - $1,208 - $1,208 PTA - $2,116 cume
*NEW – The Unknown Woman (Independent) - $659 - $329 PTA - $1,705 cume
*Backseat (Truly Indie) - $421 - $210 PTA - $9,200 cume
EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) - $15.5M - $5,845 PTA - $46.9M cume
2. NEW – Nim’s Island (Fox) - $13.48M - $3,839 PTA - $13.48M cume
3. NEW – Leatherheads (Universal) - $13.42M - $4,833 PTA - $13.42M cume
4. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) - $9.29M - $2,603 PTA - $131.2M cume
5. NEW – The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) - $7.85M - $2,793 PTA - $7.85M cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) - $5.45M - $1,839 PTA - $16.9M cume
7. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) - $3.47M - $2,238 PTA - $37.7M cume
8. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) - $3.39M - $1,256 PTA - $25.4M cume
9. Shutter (Fox) - $2.9M - $1,368 PTA - $23.2M cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros) - $2.73M - $1,170 PTA - $89.2M cume
11. Stop Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) - $2.4M - $1,859 PTA - $8.3M cume
12. NEW – Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) - $2.15M - $7,815 PTA - $2.1M cume
13. College Road Trip (Disney) - $1.92M - $1,132 PTA - $41.1M cume1
14. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) -$1.78M - $1,499 PTA - $26.8M cume
15. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) - $1.79M - $4,088 PTA - $9M cume
16. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) - $1.43M - $1,285 PTA - $4.4M cume
*Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) - $705,000 - $1,402 PTA - $10.5M cume
*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) - $333,000 - $2,896 PTA - $2.7M cume
*In Bruges (Focus) - $221,000 - $1,169 PTA - $6.8M cume
*Married Life (Sony Classics) - $185,000 - $1,568 PTA - $958,000 cume
*The Band’s Visit (Sony Classics) - $130,000 - $1,092 PTA - $2.1M cume
*Priceless (IDP Films) - $140,000 - $5,385 PTA - $274,000 cume
*Flawless (Magnolia) - $120,000 - $4,138 PTA - $326,000 cume
*Snow Angels (Warner Independent) - $48,000 - $1,043 PTA - $249,000 cume
*NEW – My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) - $53,000 - $10,600 PTA - $53,000 cume
*Shelter (Regent) - $38,000 - $3,800 PTA - $83,000 cume
*NEW – Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) - $37,000 - $18,500 PTA - $37,000 cume
*Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) - $43,000 - $4,300 PTA - $141,000 cume
*NEW – Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) - $37,000 - $9,250 PTA - $37,000 cume
*NEW – Meet Bill (First Look) - $40,000 - $1,111 PTA - $40,000 cume
*My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) - $25,000 - $5,000 PTA - $39,000 cume
*The Grand (Anchor Bay) - $33,000 - $3,000 PTA - $79,000 cume
*NEW – Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) - $14,000 - $4,667 PTA - $14,000 cume
*Chapter 27 (Peace Arch)- $14,000 - $2,800Â PTA - $31,000 cume
*Happy Valley (Independent) - $11,411 - $2,853 PTA - $44,000 cume
*NEW – 3 Amis (Independent) - $6,777 - $2,259 PTA - $6,777 cume
*A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) - $6,228 - $6,228 PTA - $22,000 cume
*Boarding Gate (Magnolia) - $3,790 - $3,790 PTA - $33,000 cume
*NEW – Tuya’s Marriage (Music Box Pictures) - $2,655- $2,655 PTA - $2,655 cume
*NEW – Water Lilies (Koch Lorber) - $2,864 - $2,864 PTA - $2,864 cume
*NEW – The Unknown Woman (Independent) - $2,114 - $1,057 PTA - $2,114 cume
*Backseat (Truly Indie) - $2,516 - $1,258 PTA - $9,474 cume
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