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 January 28-30 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) The Rite ........................ $15.0 million 15.0 million
[***] 2 (1) No Strings Attached ............. $13.7 million 39.7 million
3-(+) The Mechanic .................... $11.5 million 11.5 million
[***] 4-(2) The Green Hornet ................ $11.5 million 78.8 million
[***] 5 (4) The King's Speech ............... $11.1 million 72.2 million
[---] 6 (5) True Grit ........................ $7.6 million 148.4 million
[***] 7 (3) The Dilemma ...................... $5.5 million 40.6 million
[---] 8 (6) Black Swan ....................... $5.1 million 90.7 million
[***] 9 (8) The Fighter ...................... $4.1 million 78.4 million
[***] 10(9) Yogi Bear ........................ $3.2 million 92.5 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, The Rite may not have had a particularly big first weekend as these
things are normally measured, but it *is* one of the bigger openings for
an Anthony Hopkins film -- one of his top ten, in fact (and in a few of
the other films in his top ten, such as Mission Impossible II and How the
Grinch Stole Christmas, he was only marginally involved):
2001 Hannibal $58.0 million
2000 Mission: Impossible II $57.8 million
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (narrator) $55.1 million
2002 Red Dragon $36.5 million
2010 The Wolfman $31.5 million
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula $30.5 million
1998 The Mask of Zorro $22.5 million
1998 Meet Joe Black $15.0 million
2011 *** THE RITE *** $15.0 million
1994 Legends of the Fall (first wkd in wide release) $14.0 million
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $13.8 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=anthonyhopkins.htm
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/hopkins-takes-rite-top-box-office-ap
NEW YORK - The Anthony Hopkins horror film "The Rite" topped the box
office on a weekend notable for the bump many Oscar-nominated films
received, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Warner Bros. flick earned $15 million from just under 3,000 theaters.
The PG-13, "Exorcist"-influenced movie drew most of its audience from the
older-than-25 demographic.
In its 10th week of release, the Weinstein Company's "The King's Speech"
earned $11.1 million while adding nearly 900 screens.
Now with a cumulative box-office haul of $72.2 million, the story of King
George VI's triumph over his stuttering affliction continues to build
momentum as the Oscar favorite for best picture. It led with 12 Oscar
nominations on Tuesday, and its director, Tom Hooper, won best director
from the Directors Guild on Saturday.
Last week's top film, the Natalie Portman romantic comedy "No Strings
Attached," from Paramount, slipped to second with $13.7 million.
The other debut this weekend, CBS Films' action film "The Mechanic," which
stars Jason Statham and Ben Foster, took in $11.5 million, tied for third
with Sony's updated superhero film "The Green Hornet."
Heavily marketed, "The Rite" sought a PG-13 rating less to attract younger
audience members than "not to offend" older fans of the 73-year-old
Hopkins, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros.
Fellman credited the film's success to Hopkins, who remains a draw for
moviegoers, especially in scary films that recall his famous performance
as Hannibal Lecter in 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs."
"The King's Speech" saw the biggest increase after Oscar nominations were
announced Tuesday, jumping 41 percent from its performance last weekend.
The Coen brothers' Western "True Grit" was up four percent in its sixth
week, bringing its total to $138 million. "The Fighter," in its eighth
week, and Portman's "Black Swan," in its ninth week, had only slight
drop-offs from the prior weekend.
Still, it was hard to ignore the rising tide of "The King's Speech," which
has usurped David Fincher's "The Social Network" as prognosticators' pick
to win best picture at the Academy Awards on Feb. 27. Its star, Colin
Firth, is believed to be a shoo-in for best actor.
"If I was in Vegas, I'd slip a few bucks on it," said Fellman of "The
King's Speech." (Warner Bros.'s dog in the fight is Christopher Nolan's
"Inception," whose chances for best picture are considered slim.)
The Screen Actors Guild, whose members make up a large block of academy
voters, was to hand out their awards Sunday night.
"The Oscar bump is in full effect," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul
Dergarabedian.
But the box-office opportunity for Academy Awards favorites is available
partially because of the lack of blockbuster dominance in the marketplace.
The weekend was Hollywood's 12th down-weekend in a row, meaning total box
office was below that of the corresponding weekend a year earlier.
Last year's high January totals were largely due to the enormous success
of James Cameron's 3-D epic "Avatar," which went on to become the highest
grossing film ever.
"`Avatar' is casting a long shadow, making our comparisons week after week
very tough," said Dergarabedian. "It's an anomaly. ... The marketplace is
kind of doing what it's supposed to be doing."
Dergarabedian says the streak of down-weekends is likely to continue,
possibly passing the 2005 record of 18 consecutive down-weekends.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/rite-leads-oscarfueled-box-office-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anthony Hopkins led the North American box office
on Sunday with the exorcism thriller "The Rite," while newly minted Oscar
nominees such as front-runner "The King's Speech" enjoyed a boost in
business.
"The Rite" sold about $15 million worth of tickets in the three days since
it opened across the United States and Canada on Friday, distributor
Warner Bros. said.
Even though critics lambasted the movie, the opening was within the Time
Warner Inc unit's expectations. The film cost about $40 million to make.
Also new was a remake of the assassination thriller "The Mechanic,"
starring English action hero Jason Statham, which tied at No. 3 with
former box office champion "The Green Hornet," each reporting about $11.5
million.
Last weekend's champ, the Natalie Portman-Ashton Kutcher romantic comedy
"No Strings Attached," slipped to No. 2 with $13.7 million, taking its
10-day total to $39.7 million.
"The King's Speech," which received 12 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, saw a
41 percent boost in business from last weekend, grossing $11.1 million.
But with two new releases ahead of it, the royals drama slipped one place
to No. 5.
Among other Oscar nominees in the top 10, "True Grit" (10 nominations)
fell one place to No. 6 with $7.6 million, a 4 percent increase from last
weekend; "Black Swan" (five nominations) dropped two spots to No. 8 with
$5.1 million, off 13 percent; and "The Fighter" (seven nominations)
slipped one place to No. 9 with $4.1 million, up 3 percent.
"The Mechanic" was released by CBS Films, a unit of CBS Corp. "The Green
Hornet" was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.
"No Strings Attached," "True Grit" and "The Fighter" were released by
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
"The King's Speech" was released by the Weinstein Co, which is privately
held.
"Black Swan" was released by Fox Searchlight, a unit of News Corp.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Eric Beech)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 30 of 2010 (as of January 30, 2011)
[***] 1 (1) Toy Story 3 (G) $415.0 million
[***] 2 (2) Alice in Wonderland (PG) $334.2 million
[***] 3 (3) Iron Man 2 (PG-13) $312.4 million
[***] 4 (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) $300.5 million
[***] 5 (5) Inception (PG-13) $292.6 million
[***] 6 (6) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $292.2 million
[***] 7 (7) Despicable Me (PG) $251.5 million
[***] 8 (8) Shrek Forever After (PG) $238.7 million
[***] 9 (9) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) $217.6 million
[***] 10(10) Tangled (PG) $189.6 million
[***] 11(11) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 12(12) Tron Legacy (PG) $166.7 million
[***] 13(13) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 14(14) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[---] 15(17) True Grit (PG-13) $148.4 million
[***] 16(15) Megamind (PG) $147.0 million
[***] 17(16) Little Fockers (PG-13) $144.7 million
[***] 18(18) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.8 million
[***] 19(19) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 20(20) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 21(21) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 22(22) Jackass 3D (R) $117.2 million
[***] 23(23) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 24(24) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 25(25) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 26(26) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage ... (PG) $101.8 million
[***] 27(27) Due Date (R) $100.5 million
[***] 28(28) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
[***] 29(30) The Social Network (PG-13) $96.0 million
[***] 30(29) Sex and the City 2 (R) $95.3 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 30 of 2010 (as of January 30, 2011)
[***] 1 Toy Story 3 (G) 415.0 + 648.2 = 1063.2 million
[***] 2 Alice in Wonderland (PG) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 3 Harry Potter and the ... (PG-13) 292.2 + 651.1 = 943.3 million
[***] 4 Inception (PG-13) 292.6 + 531.0 = 823.6 million
[***] 5 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.7 + 511.2 = 750.0 million
[***] 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 393.0 = 693.6 million
[***] 7 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.4 + 309.6 = 622.1 million
[***] 8 Despicable Me (PG) 251.5 + 290.5 = 542.0 million
[***] 9 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 277.3 = 494.9 million
[***] 10 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 493.2 million
[***] 11 Tangled (PG) 189.6 + 231.8 = 421.4 million
[***] 12 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 101.8 + 265.8 = 367.6 million
[***] 13 The Karate Kid (PG) 176.6 + 182.5 = 359.1 million
[***] 14 Tron Legacy (PG) 166.7 + 181.0 = 347.7 million
[***] 15 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 16 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 216.4 = 321.7 million
[***] 17 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.8 + 187.4 = 319.1 million
[***] 18 Megamind (PG) 147.0 + 165.2 = 312.1 million
[***] 19 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 236.1 = 296.2 million
[***] 20 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 21 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 22 Little Fockers (PG-13) 144.7 + 146.4 = 291.1 million
[***] 23 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 24 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[***] 25 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.4 = 271.4 million
[***] 26 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.5 = 261.9 million
[***] 27 Percy Jackson & the ... (PG) 88.8 + 137.7 = 226.5 million
[***] 28 Valentine's Day (PG-13) 110.5 + 106.0 = 216.5 million
[***] 29 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (PG) 63.2 + 152.1 = 215.3 million
[***] 30 The Social Network (PG-13) 96.0 + 113.5 = 209.5 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of January 30, 2011)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) $760.5 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) $415.0 million
[*2*] 10 Spider-Man (2002) $403.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
The Worldwide Top 10 of All Time (as of January 30, 2011)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2020.6 = 2781.1 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) 415.0 + 648.2 = 1063.2 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 ... (2010) 292.2 + 651.1 = 943.3 million
--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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