the top ten movies in north america
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies
at the North American box office for the November 5-7 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) Megamind ........................ $47.7 million 47.7 million
[***] 2 (+) Due Date ........................ $33.5 million 33.5 million
3 (+) For Colored Girls ............... $20.1 million 20.1 million
[***] 4 (3) Red .............................. $8.9 million 71.9 million
[***] 5 (1) Saw 3D ........................... $8.2 million 38.8 million
[***] 6 (2) Paranormal Activity 2 ............ $7.3 million 77.2 million
[***] 7 (4) Jackass 3D ....................... $5.1 million 110.8 million
[***] 8-(5) Hereafter ........................ $4.0 million 28.7 million
[***] 8-(6) Secretariat ...................... $4.0 million 51.0 million
[***] 10(7) The Social Network ............... $3.6 million 85.0 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, Megamind has the 7th-best opening weekend of any DreamWorks cartoon
ever, behind Monsters Vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar 2 and the
three Shrek sequels. And if the estimates hold, it will also mark the
best opening weekend of any Will Ferrell movie ever (not counting Austin
Powers 2, in which he merely had a cameo); his previous best of $47
million was set by Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby in 2006.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?view=openings&id=dwanimation.htm&p=.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=willferrell.htm
Also FWIW, Due Date marks the second-highest opening weekend for director
Todd Phillips, behind only the $44.9 million for 2009's The Hangover. It
also marks the best opening weekend for an R-rated Robert Downey Jr. movie
*ever* (among Downey Jr. films, only Sherlock Holmes and the Iron Man
movies, all of which are PG-13, have had bigger openings).
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=toddphillips.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=robertdowneyjr.htm
Also FWIW, based on the current estimates, For Colored Girls is pretty
much tied with 2008's Meet the Browns for the third-lowest opening of the
ten films that Tyler Perry has written and/or directed in the past
five-and-a-half years; only The Family That Preys (2008, $17.4 million)
and Daddy's Little Girls (2007, $11.2 million) have had lower openings.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Writer&id=tylerperry.htm
Also FWIW, Jackass 3D has now passed The Expendables to become the 2nd-
highest-grossing R-rated film of the year, behind Shutter Island.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/ferrells-megamind-makes-mega-debut-with-477m-ap
LOS ANGELES - Will Ferrell's plot to take over the weekend box office has
succeeded.
Ferrell's animated super-villain comedy "Megamind" debuted as the No. 1
movie with $47.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Along with the voices of Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill, the
DreamWorks Animation release has Ferrell's title character hatching a
scheme to fill the void in his life after he finally defeats his superhero
nemesis.
Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis' road-trip comedy, "Due Date,"
opened at a strong No. 2 with $33.5 million. The Warner Bros. romp
features the two stars as mismatched traveling companions who hit the
highway from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
Tyler Perry's drama "For Colored Girls," whose ensemble cast features
Janet Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg, premiered solidly in third-place with
$20.1 million. The Lionsgate release is based on Ntozake Shange's play
"for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf."
The previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Lionsgate's horror tale "Saw 3D," fell
to No. 5 with $8.2 million, down a steep 66 percent from opening-weekend
revenues.
While "Megamind" drew big family crowds on Saturday and Sunday, it also
was the top draw on Friday, bringing in large numbers of adults without
children, said Anne Globe, head of marketing for DreamWorks Animation.
"For us to be No. 1 on Friday, it showed we did have a lot of appeal to
teens, tweens and the date crowd," Globe said.
The three newcomers combined for a $100 million haul, providing a big
weekend for Hollywood, whose revenues have been lagging for most of the
fall season.
Overall revenues came in at $155 million, up 29.5 percent from the same
weekend a year ago, when "A Christmas Carol" led with $30.1 million,
according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
The weekend also provided an early jump on the holidays, when big releases
include the latest in the "Harry Potter," "Meet the Parents" and
"Chronicles of Narnia" franchises.
"Just like the first weekend in May has become the kickoff to the summer
season, the first weekend in November has become the start of the holiday
movie season," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "Pound for
pound, the coming weeks are just as important as the summer movie season."
Hollywood also had good results from some films opening in limited
release. Fox Searchlight's survival story, "127 Hours," took in $265,925
at four theaters, averaging a whopping $66,481 a cinema. That compared to
$12,082 in 3,944 theaters for "Megamind."
Directed by Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), "127 Hours" stars James
Franco in the real-life story of a mountain climber trapped for more than
five days in a narrow canyon after a falling boulder pins his arm.
Another real-life drama, Summit Entertainment's political saga "Fair
Game," took in $700,000 in 46 theaters for a $15,217 average. "Fair Game"
features Naomi Watts and Sean Penn in the story of Valerie Plame, a CIA
operative whose cover was blown by a Bush administration leak.
"Fair Game" and "127 Hours" gradually expand to more theaters in the
coming weeks.
Directed by Todd Phillips, "Due Date" came in well below his previous
movie, last year's blockbuster "The Hangover," which opened with $45
million and went on to top the domestic box-office charts for R-rated
comedies with $277 million.
But "The Hangover" played to a younger audience during the busier summer
season.
"That was June, this is November. There are so many reasons that don't
make it apples to apples," said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. general sales
manager.
Lionsgate hopes "For Colored Girls" will have staying power at the box
office and broaden its audience, which was mostly older black women, with
87 percent of the crowd over 25.
"You always want the biggest opening you can get, but the reality is,
older-skewing films don't open as big, simply because older audiences
don't flock to cinemas over opening weekend," said David Spitz, head of
distribution for Lionsgate.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/3d-cartoon-megamind-animates-box-office-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 3D cartoon about a hapless supervillain led the
North American box office to its best weekend in more than three months,
according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's "Megamind" opened at No. 1 with $47.7
million, falling short of industry predictions of a $50 million-plus
opening. But a similar fate befell the studio's March release "How to
Train a Dragon," which went on to become a big hit.
"Megamind" revolves around a hapless criminal voiced by Will Ferrell, and
is not to be confused with the recent hit cartoon "Despicable Me," which
revolved around a hapless criminal voiced by Steve Carell.
"Due Date" followed at No. 2 with $33.5 million, in line with
expectations. The Warner Bros. comedy stars Robert Downey Jr and Zach
Galifianakis as an odd couple forced to endure each other on a road trip,
and is not to be confused with "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," the 1987
comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy.
Also new was prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry's latest exploration of the
condition of black women, "For Colored Girls." The Lionsgate adaptation of
Ntozake Shange's play about a group of women dealing with abuse issues,
opened at No. 3 with $20.1 million, also in line with forecasts.
The top-five was rounded out by the Summit Entertainment crime drama
"Red," starring Bruce Willis, holding steady at No. 4 with $8.9 million in
its its fourth week; and last weekend's champion, the Lionsgate horror
"Saw 3D," which slid to No. 5 with $8.2 million. Their respective totals
rose to $71.9 million and $38.8 million.
Sales for the top 12 films came in at about $146 million, according to the
box office division of Hollywood.com. It marks the highest tally since
July 23-25, when reigning champion "Inception" drove sales to $155
million.
"Megamind" was released by Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures under a
distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation. Warner Bros. is a unit of
Time Warner Inc. Lionsgate is a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Summit Entertainment is privately held.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing Eric Beech)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 20 of 2010 (as of November 7, 2010)
[***] 1 (1) Toy Story 3 (G) $414.3 million
[***] 2 (2) Alice in Wonderland (PG) $334.2 million
[***] 3 (3) Iron Man 2 (PG-13) $312.1 million
[***] 4 (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) $300.5 million
[***] 5 (5) Inception (PG-13) $291.1 million
[***] 6 (6) Despicable Me (PG) $248.3 million
[***] 7 (7) Shrek Forever After (PG) $238.4 million
[***] 8 (8) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) $217.6 million
[***] 9 (9) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 10(10) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 11(11) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 12(12) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.6 million
[***] 13(13) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 14(14) The Other Guys (PG-13) $118.8 million
[***] 15(15) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 16(19) Jackass 3D (R) $110.8 million
[***] 17(16) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 18(17) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 19(18) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 20(20) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 20 of 2010 (as of November 7, 2010)
[***] 1 Toy Story 3 (G) 414.3 + 646.8 = 1061.1 million
[***] 2 Alice in Wonderland (PG) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 3 Inception (PG-13) 291.1 + 527.1 = 818.2 million
[***] 4 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.4 + 499.0 = 737.4 million
[***] 5 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 389.6 = 690.2 million
[***] 6 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.1 + 309.6 = 621.8 million
[***] 7 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 493.2 million
[***] 8 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 275.6 = 493.2 million
[***] 9 Despicable Me (PG) 248.3 + 231.5 = 479.8 million
[***] 10 The Karate Kid (PG) 176.6 + 182.0 = 358.6 million
[***] 11 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 12 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.6 + 185.4 = 317.0 million
[***] 13 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 206.4 = 311.6 million
[***] 14 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 15 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 173.3 = 291.6 million
[***] 16 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 17 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 215.3 = 275.4 million
[***] 18 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 108.0 = 270.0 million
[***] 19 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 157.9 = 260.9 million
[***] 20 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 180.1 = 256.5 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of November 7, 2010)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) $760.4 million
[*2*] 2 Titanic (1997) $600.8 million
[***] 3 The Dark Knight (2008) $533.3 million
[*7*] 4 Star Wars (1977) $461.0 million
[***] 5 Shrek 2 (2004) $441.2 million
[*4*] 6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $435.1 million
[*3*] 7 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431.1 million
[***] 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $423.3 million
[***] 9 Toy Story 3 (2010) $414.3 million
[*2*] 10 Spider-Man (2002) $403.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
The Worldwide Top 10 of All Time (as of November 7, 2010)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.4 + 2016.4 = 2776.8 million
[*2*] 2 Titanic (1997) 600.8 + 1242.4 = 1843.2 million
[*4*] 3 The Lord of the Rings: ... (2003) 377.0 + 742.1 = 1119.1 million
[***] 4 Pirates of the ... Chest (2006) 423.3 + 642.9 = 1066.2 million
[***] 5 Toy Story 3 (2010) 414.3 + 646.8 = 1061.1 million
[***] 6 Alice in Wonderland (2010) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 7 The Dark Knight (2008) 533.3 + 468.6 = 1001.9 million
[*2*] 8 Harry Potter and the ... (2001) 317.6 + 657.2 = 974.7 million
[***] 9 Pirates of the ... End (2007) 309.4 + 651.6 = 961.0 million
[***] 10 Harry Potter and the ... (2007) 292.0 + 646.2 = 938.2 million
--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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