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 March 18-20 weekend, according to
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) Limitless ....................... $19.0 million 19.0 million
[***] 2 (2) Rango ........................... $15.3 million 92.6 million
[***] 3 (1) Battle: Los Angeles ............. $14.6 million 60.6 million
4 (+) The Lincoln Lawyer .............. $13.4 million 13.4 million
[***] 5 (+) Paul ............................ $13.2 million 13.2 million
[***] 6 (3) Red Riding Hood .................. $7.3 million 26.0 million
[***] 7 (4) The Adjustment Bureau ............ $5.9 million 48.8 million
[***] 8 (5) Mars Needs Moms .................. $5.3 million 15.4 million
[***] 9 (6) Beastly .......................... $3.3 million 22.2 million
[***] 10(7) Hall Pass ........................ $2.6 million 39.6 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, Limitless marks only the seventh-biggest opening weekend in Bradley
Cooper's relatively short career, but the bigger ones were all ensemble
films of one sort or another, or he had only a supporting role:
2010 Valentine's Day $56.3 million
2009 The Hangover $44.9 million
2005 Wedding Crashers $33.9 million
2009 He's Just Not That into You $27.8 million
2010 The A-Team $25.7 million
2006 Failure to Launch $24.4 million
2011 *** LIMITLESS *** $19.0 million
2008 Yes Man $18.3 million
Limitless *also* had the biggest opening weekend of Abbie Cornish's career
(her previous best: $16.1 million for 2010's animated film Legend of the
Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole), plus one of Robert De Niro's biggest
openings ever -- especially after you bracket off the Focker movies.
2004 Shark Tale (animated film) $47.6 million
2004 Meet the Fockers $46.1 million
2010 Little Fockers $30.8 million
2000 Meet the Parents $28.6 million
2005 Hide and Seek $21.9 million
2001 The Score $19.0 million
2011 *** LIMITLESS *** $19.0 million
1999 Analyze This $18.4 million
2008 Righteous Kill $16.3 million
2002 Showtime $15.0 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=bradleycooper.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=abbiecornish.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=robertdeniro.htm
Also FWIW, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never has just passed Michael
Jackson's This Is It to become the top-grossing concert movie ever on the
domestic chart; however, it is way, way, *way* behind overseas:
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It 72.1 + 189.1 = 261.2 million
2011 *** JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER... *** 72.2 + 9.3 = 81.5 million
2008 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus... 65.3 + 5.4 = 70.6 million
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare 15.0 + 14.0 = 29.0 million
2009 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert... 19.2 + 4.0 = 23.2 million
2008 U2 3D 10.4 + 12.4 = 22.7 million
It is also the 3rd-highest-grossing documentary of all time domestically,
and the 5th-highest globally (though not quite so much overseas):
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 119.2 + 103.3 = 222.4 million
2005 March of the Penguins 77.4 + 50.0 = 127.4 million
2009 Earth 32.0 + 77.0 = 109.0 million
2010 Oceans 19.4 + 63.2 = 82.6 million
2011 *** JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER... *** 72.2 + 9.3 = 81.5 million
2002 Bowling for Columbine 21.6 + 36.4 = 58.0 million
2006 An Inconvenient Truth 24.1 + 25.6 = 49.8 million
2007 Sicko 24.5 + 11.5 = 36.1 million
2003 Winged Migration 11.7 + 20.6 = 32.3 million
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare 15.0 + 14.0 = 29.0 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=musicconcert.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm
Also FWIW, Yogi Bear has just nudged its way into 2010's domestic Top 30.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/limitless-tops-box-office-with-19m-ap
CHICAGO - There was no stopping "Limitless" at the box office.
The sci-fi thriller opened at No. 1 this weekend with $19 million,
according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film from Relativity Media stars Bradley Cooper as a struggling writer
who takes a magical pill that allows him to tap into his maximum brain
potential. Suddenly he's cleaned up, making millions and wowing everyone
he meets. Robert De Niro co-stars as a financial guru who's fascinated by
him, with Abbie Cornish as Cooper's skeptical girlfriend.
"Limitless" broke out of a crowded pack of new releases and holdovers to
take the top spot.
Last week's No. 1, the alien invasion movie "Battle: Los Angeles," fell to
third place with $14.6 million. The Sony Pictures release has now made an
estimated $60.6 million in two weeks. Coming in second was the animated
Western "Rango," featuring the voice of Johnny Depp as a chameleon who's
stuck in the desert. The Paramount film made $15.3 million for a
three-week total of nearly $92.6 million.
It was a slow weekend, with the other new releases battling for the fourth
and fifth spots. At No. 4 was the Lionsgate thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer"
starring Matthew McConaughey as a sleazy defense attorney on a
high-profile case. It made an estimated $13.4 million. In fifth place was
"Paul," with Seth Rogen providing the voice of a pot-smoking,
wise-cracking alien who befriends a couple of British sci-fi geeks, played
by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (who also wrote the script). The Universal
Pictures comedy made about $13.2 million.
Kyle Davies, Relativity's president of theatrical distribution, said he
thinks "Limitless" stood out this weekend through a combination of its
marketing message and good word of mouth.
"This was a thriller but a very different kind of thriller," he said. "It
was a unique angle on a traditional genre."
Davies also pointed to Cooper's appeal as a factor in the film's success.
"Limitless" allowed the star of "The Hangover" and "The A-Team" to show a
more dramatic side.
"He's coming into his own as a leading man. I think he appeals to men and
women," he said. "And De Niro is just awesome in this."
The simple tagline on the film's posters -- "What if a pill could make you
rich and powerful?" -- went a long way in luring audiences, said
Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian: "The art of the tagline has sort
of been lost and this brought it back."
And certainly the front-and-center presence of the blue-eyed Cooper, who's
also an executive producer on the film, didn't hurt.
"He could be America's new leading man," Dergarabedian said. "He can do
comedy, he can do action, he can do drama. Women love to look at him and
guys want to have a beer with him. But he's no overnight star -- he's been
around for a while."
On the other end of the success spectrum is "Mars Needs Moms!" which came
in eighth place this week with just $5.3 million. The 3-D animated
adventure movie from Disney, about a little boy who follows his mom when
aliens kidnap her and take her to Mars, cost an estimated $150 million to
make. It's only grossed about $15.4 million in two weeks and has just 38
percent positive reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
"It's inexplicable," Dergarabedian said. "Families need entertainment, so
if a new family film comes out -- whether it's `Rango' following `Gnomeo &
Juliet' or `Mars Needs Moms!' following `Rango,' you figure they're going
to see it.
"I don't think people stayed away from `Mars Needs Moms!' because it's in
3-D," he added. "This is not a referendum on 3-D."
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 10 of 2011 (as of March 20, 2011)
[***] 1 (2) Just Go with It (PG-13) $98.0 million
[***] 2 (1) The Green Hornet (PG-13) $97.7 million
[***] 3 (3) Gnomeo and Juliet (G) $93.7 million
[***] 4 (6) Rango (PG) $92.6 million
5 (4) Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G) $72.2 million
[***] 6 (5) No Strings Attached (R) $70.3 million
[***] 7 (7) Unknown (PG-13) $61.1 million
[***] 8 (12) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13) $60.6 million
[***] 9 (8) I Am Number Four (PG-13) $52.7 million
[***] 10(10) The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) $48.8 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 30 of 2010 (as of March 20, 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) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $294.8 million
[***] 6 (6) Inception (PG-13) $292.6 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) $197.1 million
[***] 11(11) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 12(12) Tron Legacy (PG) $171.7 million
[---] 13(13) True Grit (PG-13) $169.8 million
[***] 14(14) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 15(15) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 16(17) Little Fockers (PG-13) $148.4 million
[***] 17(16) Megamind (PG) $148.4 million
[***] 18(19) The King's Speech (R) $132.5 million
[***] 19(18) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.8 million
[***] 20(20) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 21(21) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 22(22) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 23(23) Jackass 3D (R) $117.2 million
[***] 24(24) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[---] 25(26) Black Swan (R) $106.3 million
[***] 26(25) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 27(27) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage ... (PG) $104.2 million
[***] 28(28) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 29(29) Due Date (R) $100.5 million
[***] 30(31) Yogi Bear (PG) $99.0 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 30 of 2010 (as of March 20, 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) 294.8 + 657.2 = 952.0 million
[***] 4 Inception (PG-13) 292.6 + 532.2 = 824.8 million
[***] 5 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.7 + 511.2 = 750.0 million
[***] 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 398.0 = 698.5 million
[***] 7 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.4 + 309.6 = 622.1 million
[***] 8 Tangled (PG) 197.1 + 354.8 = 551.9 million
[***] 9 Despicable Me (PG) 251.5 + 276.4 = 527.9 million
[***] 10 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 277.3 = 494.9 million
[***] 11 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 493.2 million
[***] 12 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 104.2 + 296.5 = 400.7 million
[***] 13 Tron Legacy (PG) 171.7 + 225.5 = 397.2 million
[***] 14 The Karate Kid (PG) 176.6 + 182.5 = 359.1 million
[***] 15 The King's Speech (R) 132.5 + 208.2 = 340.7 million
[***] 16 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 17 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 216.4 = 321.7 million
[***] 18 Megamind (PG) 148.4 + 171.1 = 319.5 million
[***] 19 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.8 + 187.4 = 319.1 million
[***] 20 Little Fockers (PG-13) 148.4 + 160.4 = 308.9 million
[***] 21 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 236.1 = 296.2 million
[***] 22 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 23 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 24 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 25 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[---] 26 Black Swan (R) 106.3 + 165.6 = 271.9 million
[***] 27 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.4 = 271.4 million
[***] 28 The Tourist (PG-13) 67.6 + 197.1 = 264.7 million
[***] 29 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.5 = 261.9 million
[---] 30 True Grit (PG-13) 169.8 + 67.5 = 237.3 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of March 20, 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 March 20, 2011)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2021.7 = 2782.2 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) 294.8 + 657.2 = 952.0 million
--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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