Re: the top ten movies in north america
Andrew Irwin <[email protected]>
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I saw Limitless on the weekend. I'm in a small town for work for a couple of weeks and went on to the theater not knowing what was on, this was the only film that started soon that at least looked interesting. I was nearly ready to walk out 2/3rds of the way through. ***spoilers ensue*** Very anvilicious anti-drug message except that the protagonist gets away with it and it makes his life better. One big wish fulfillment fantasy of getting what you want without having to work. 1 dimensional Russian bad guy. Lets ignore the plot holes on the continuation that we only use 20% (according to the movie I always heard 10%) of our brains if only we could use the rest. For a 4 digit IQ he really did not understand himself and how he would be noticed by rising so fast. ----------------------- Andrew Irwin On 21 March 2011 12:12, Peter T. Chattaway <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > - - - > > 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. > > - - - > > > 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." > > - - - > > 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 > > - - - > > 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 > > - - - > > 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. 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