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Box Office: Semi-Pro Up Only 10% Sat For $6.1M; Ferrell's Flop Headed For Only $15.1M!

Semi-Pro
By Steve Mason/

There was no Saturday miracle for New Line's Will Ferrell comedy Semi-Pro. The R-rated comedy managed only a 10% bump for an estimated $6.1M. The tepidly-reviewed comedy will finish its opening weekend with a disastrous $15.16M, as New Line goes out with a whimper, not a bang. Semi-Pro is only the 8th-best opening of Ferrell's career (scroll down to my Friday report for a complete list of the All-Time Top 10 Live Action Will Ferrell Openings).

Vantage Point (Sony) had a very strong Saturday, up 64%, to finish in a virtual dead-heat for the daily crown with a likely $6.09M. The assassination thriller will wrap up the weekend with a very solid $13.58M and a new 10-day cme of $41.5M.

The family fantasy film The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) received a massive 125% bounce on its 3rd Saturday with $4.27M. The $100M+ budgeted franchise-starter should finish with a 3-day of just over $9M.

Fox's Jumper was #4 for the day with $3.63M, but it will likely slip back to 5th place for the weekend with $7.95M. Sony's The Other Boleyn Girl was up 18% on its 2nd day for a solid $3.33M. The Natalie Portman-Scarlett Johansson "bodice-ripper" should wind up #4 for the 3-day with an $8.25M frame.

In the PTA race, Foreign Language Film Oscar winner The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) is the big winner with nearly $16K per screen for the weekend. The Other Boleyn Girl is #2 with an estimated $7K per location, followed by Israeli Film Academy Best Picture winner The Band' Visit with an estimated $6,000 at each of its 59 engagements.

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES

1. NEW â€" Semi Pro (New Line) – $6.1M – $1,956 PTA – $11.55M cume

2. Vantage Point (Sony) – $6.09M – $1,934 PTA – $37.8M cume

3. Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) – $4.27M – $1,170 PTA -$52.5M cume

4. Jumper (Fox) – $3.63M – $1,161 PTA – $65M cume

5. NEW â€" The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) – $3.33M – $2,859 PTA – $6.15M cume

6. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) – $2.74M – $1,085 PTA – $47.3M cume

7. Fool's Gold (Warner Bros) – $2,19M – $773 PTA – $57.9M cume

8. No Country For Old Men (Miramax) – $1.98M – $975 PTA – $68.5M

9. NEW â€" Penelope (Summit) – $1.68M – $1,405 PA – $2.73M cume

10. Juno (Fox Searchlight) – $1.61M – $993 PTA – $134.3M cume

11. Definitely Maybe (Universal) – $1.57M – $721 PTA – $25.8M cume

12. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) – $1.38M – $997 PTA -  $38.5M cume

13. Be Kind, Rewind (New Line) – $985,000 – $1,216 PTA – $6.6M cume

14. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) – $875,000 – $559 PTA – $87.2M cume

15. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) – $735,000 – $589 PTA – $37.1M cume

*In Bruges (Focus) – $338,000 – $1,457 PTA – $3.4M cume

*The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) – $164,000 – $2,780 PTA -      $685,000 cume

*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) – $129,000 – $7,167 PTA – $334,000

*NEW â€" Bonneville (Sen Arts/Scranton Lacy Films) – $73,000 – $723 PTA – $126,000 cume

*NEW â€" City of Men (Miramax) – $56,000 – $747 PTA – $93,000 cume

*NEW â€" Chicago 10 (Roadside Attractions) – $22,000 – $1,571 PTA – $33,000 cume

*NEW â€" Romulus, My Father (Magnolia) – $1,106 – $553 PTA – $1,386 cume

*NEW â€" Contre-enquete (Counter-Survey) – $952- $317 PTA – $2,352 cume

*NEW â€" The Unforeseen (Cinema Guild) – $891 – $891 PTA – $1,977 cume

*NEW â€" Vivere (Regent Releasing) – $400 – $400 PTA – $621 cume

*NEW â€" Beyond Belief (Film Sales Company) – $298 – $298 PTA – $502 cume

*NEW – The Lost (Anchor Bay) – $234 – $234 PTA – $1,403 cume

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAY ESTIMATES

1. NEW â€" Semi Pro (New Line) – $15.16M – $4,858 PTA – $15.16M cume

2. Vantage Point (Sony) – $13.58M – $4,313 PTA – $41.5M cume

3. Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) – $9M – $2,485 PTA -$55.4M cume

4. NEW â€" The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) – $8.25M – $7,083 PTA – $8.25M cume

5. Jumper (Fox) – $7.95M – $2,542 PTA – $67.1M cume

6. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) – $6.07M – $2,404 PTA – $48.9M cume

7. Fool's Gold (Warner Bros) – $4.88M – $1,718 PTA – $59.2M cume

8. No Country For Old Men (Miramax) – $4.31M – $2,120PTA – $69.8M

9. NEW â€" Penelope (Summit) – $3.78M – $3,168 PTA – $3.78M cume

10. Juno (Fox Searchlight) – $3.63M- $2,229 PTA – $135.4M cume

11. Definitely Maybe (Universal) – $3.54M – $1,620 PTA – $26.8M cume

12. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) – $2.9M – $2,085 PTA -  $39.3M cume

13. Be Kind, Rewind (New Line) – $2.24M – $2,772 PTA – $7.2M cume

14. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) – $1.88M – $1,206 PTA – $87.7M cume

15. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) – $1.63M – $1,310 PTA – $37.6M cume

*In Bruges (Focus) – $750,000 – $3,233 PTA – $3.6M cume

*The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) – $354,000 – $6,000 PTA -      $808,000 cume

*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) – $284,000 – $15,778 PTA – $429,000

*NEW â€" Bonneville (Sen Arts/Scranton Lacy Films) – $178,000 – $1,762 PTA – $178,000 cume

*NEW â€" City of Men (Miramax) – $131,000 – $1,747 PTA – $131,000 cume

*NEW â€" Chicago 10 (Roadside Attractions) – $48,000 – $3,429 PTA – $48,000 cume

*NEW â€" Contre-enquete (Counter-Survey) – $2,971 – $990 PTA – $2,971 cume

*NEW â€" The Unforeseen (Cinema Guild) – $2,555 – $2,555 PTA – $2,555 cume

*NEW â€" Romulus, My Father (Magnolia) – $2,083 – $1,041 PTA – $2,083 cume

*NEW – The Lost (Anchor Bay) – $1,555 – $1,555 PTA – $1,555 cume

*NEW â€" Vivere (Regent Releasing) – $873 – $873 PTA – $873 cume

*NEW – Beyond Belief (Film Sales Company) – $689 – $689 PTA – $689 cume

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