the top ten movies in north america

"Peter T. Chattaway" <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]> Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:36:59 -0700 (PDT)
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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 June 3-5 weekend, according to
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.

[***] 1 (+) Super 8 ......................... $37.0 million   38.0 million
[***] 2 (1) X-Men: First Class .............. $25.0 million   98.9 million
[***] 3 (2) The Hangover Part II ............ $18.5 million  216.6 million
[***] 4 (3) Kung Fu Panda 2 ................. $16.6 million  126.9 million
[***] 5 (4) Pirates of the Caribbean: ... ... $10.8 million  208.8 million
[***] 6 (5) Bridesmaids ..................... $10.2 million  123.9 million
       7 (+) Judy Moody and the Not ... ....... $6.3 million    6.3 million
[***] 8 (8) Midnight in Paris ................ $6.1 million   14.2 million
[***] 9 (6) Thor ............................. $2.4 million  173.6 million
[***] 10(7) Fast Five ........................ $1.7 million  205.1 million

NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.

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FWIW, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has passed all three of 
its predecessors overseas (though not in North America), and it already 
has one of the top foreign grosses ever (the list below includes all 16 
films that have grossed over $600 million overseas *only*):

  2009  Avatar                                              $2021.8 million
  1997  Titanic                                             $1242.4 million
  2003  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King        $742.1 million
  2009  Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs                       $690.1 million
  2010  Alice in Wonderland                                  $690.1 million
  2011  *** PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES ***  $678.0 million
  2010  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1          $659.5 million
  2001  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone             $657.2 million
  2007  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End             $654.0 million
  2010  Toy Story 3                                          $648.2 million
  2007  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix            $646.2 million
  2006  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest           $642.9 million
  2009  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince               $632.0 million
  2002  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets              $616.7 million
  2005  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire                  $605.9 million
  2009  2012                                                 $603.6 million

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is also now the #19 film of all time worldwide.

Also FWIW, The Hangover Part II is now the top-grossing movie of the year 
in North America (though clearly not overseas).  It has also outgrossed 
the original Hangover overseas, but not yet in North America or worldwide.

http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=summercomedyvs.htm

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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/abrams-spielbergs-super-8-lifts-off-with-37m-ap

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's summer box-office streak has cooled a bit with a 
$37 million opening weekend for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's sci-fi 
tale "Super 8."

It was a healthy but unremarkable launch in a summer season whose 
newcomers often open with two or three times as much money. Released by 
Paramount Pictures, "Super 8" largely features a cast of young newcomers, 
the story centering on teen filmmakers and an alien entity that escapes 
from a wrecked train.

"The movie was never conceived to be a blockbuster, tent-pole film opening 
to $60 or $70 million," said Don Harris, head of distribution for 
Paramount.

Writer-director Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") was inspired by his own 
youth as a Super 8 filmmaker who emulated such talents as Spielberg, a 
producer on "Super 8."

When the studio scheduled "Super 8" amid such known summer quantities as 
"Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Kung Fu Panda" sequels, "there was some 
concern we were sending a signal that it was a big summer blockbuster," 
Harris said. "What we really wanted to do was find a place where the movie 
could open, find its audience and hopefully play for a long time."

"Super 8" bumped off the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, 20th Century 
Fox's comic-book prequel "X-Men: First Class," which slipped to 
second-place with $25 million. "First Class" raised its domestic total to 
$98.9 million.

After a string of blockbuster debuts in May and early June, Hollywood's 
overall revenues dipped for the first time in a month. Domestic receipts 
totaled $140 million, down 7.5 percent from the same weekend last year, 
when "The Karate Kid" led with $55.7 million, according to box-office 
tracker Hollywood.com.

The weekend's other new wide release, Relativity Media's family flick 
"Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer," opened weakly at No. 7 with $6.3 
million. The movie follows a young girl's wacky summer adventures.

"Super 8" started with $1 million in sneak-peek screenings Thursday, 
giving it a domestic total of $38 million.

The movie added $6.7 million in nine international markets, including $2.7 
million in Australia. It expands to about 15 more countries next weekend, 
among them Russia, Greece and Turkey.

Two sequels passed the $200 million mark domestically this weekend.

The Warner Bros. comedy "The Hangover Part II" came in at No. 3 with $18.5 
million to become the year's top-grossing domestic release at $216.6 
million.

Disney's action tale "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" was No. 
5 with $10.9 million, raising its domestic haul to $208.8 million.

Both movies topped Universal's "Fast Five," which had been the year's 
biggest moneymaker domestically. "Fast Five" finished at No. 10 with $1.7 
million, lifting its domestic total to $205.1 million.

Worldwide, "On Stranger Tides" is the year's top earner, pulling in $886.8 
million.

Overall business likely will be down sharply this coming weekend compared 
to the same period a year ago, when "Toy Story 3" had a huge debut of 
$110.3 million.

But revenues should rebound in late June and July as Hollywood delivers 
hotly anticipated sequels to the "Cars," "Transformers" and "Harry Potter" 
franchises.

"Summer may turn out to be a rollercoaster," said Hollywood.com analyst 
Paul Dergarabedian. "May was so incredibly strong, and we're going to step 
back a little bit in June, then come back really strong in July."

Domestic revenues so far this year total $4.4 billion, down 7 percent from 
2010 receipts.

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm

The Domestic Top 15 of 2011 (as of June 12, 2011)

[***] 1  (3) The Hangover Part II (R)                       $216.6 million
[***] 2  (2) Pirates of the Caribbean: On ... Tides (PG-13) $208.8 million
[***] 3  (1) Fast Five (PG-13)                              $205.1 million
[***] 4  (4) Thor (PG-13)                                   $173.6 million
[***] 5  (5) Rio (G)                                        $137.8 million
[***] 6 (10) Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG)                           $126.9 million
[***] 7  (8) Bridesmaids (R)                                $123.9 million
[***] 8  (6) Rango (PG)                                     $122.5 million
[***] 9  (7) Hop (PG)                                       $107.9 million
[***] 10 (9) Just Go with It (PG-13)                        $103.0 million
[***] 11(11) Gnomeo and Juliet (G)                           $99.8 million
[***] 12(21) X-Men: First Class (PG-13)                      $98.9 million
[***] 13(12) The Green Hornet (PG-13)                        $98.8 million
[***] 14(13) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)                     $83.6 million
[***] 15(14) Limitless (PG-13)                               $78.8 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2011&p=.htm

The Worldwide Top 15 of 2011 (as of June 12, 2011)

[***] 1  Pirates of the ... Tides (PG-13)    208.8 + 678.0 = 886.8 million
[***] 2  Fast Five (PG-13)                   205.1 + 378.3 = 583.4 million
[***] 3  Rio (G)                             137.8 + 326.6 = 464.4 million
[***] 4  Thor (PG-13)                        173.6 + 258.0 = 431.6 million
[***] 5  The Hangover Part II (R)            216.6 + 214.8 = 431.4 million
[***] 6  Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG)                126.9 + 205.0 = 331.9 million
[***] 7  Rango (PG)                          122.5 + 119.3 = 241.8 million
[***] 8  The Green Hornet (PG-13)             98.8 + 129.0 = 227.8 million
[***] 9  X-Men: First Class (PG-13)           98.9 + 124.2 = 223.1 million
[***] 10 Just Go with It (PG-13)             103.0 + 111.8 = 214.9 million
[***] 11 Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)          83.6 + 118.9 = 202.5 million
[***] 12 Gnomeo and Juliet (G)                99.8 +  90.0 = 189.8 million
[***] 13 Hop (PG)                            107.9 +  67.3 = 175.2 million
[***] 14 No Strings Attached (R)              70.7 +  77.1 = 147.8 million
[***] 15 Limitless (PG-13)                    78.8 +  66.7 = 145.5 million

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/

The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of June 12, 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 20 of All Time (as of June 12, 2011)

[*2*] 1  Avatar (2009)                     760.5 + 2021.8 = 2782.3 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 +  654.0 =  963.4 million
[***] 10 Harry Potter and the ... (2010)   295.0 +  659.5 =  954.5 million
[***] 11 Harry Potter and the ... (2007)   292.0 +  646.2 =  938.2 million
[***] 12 Harry Potter and the ... (2009)   302.0 +  632.0 =  934.0 million
[*5*] 13 The Lord of the Rings: ... (2002) 341.8 +  583.5 =  925.3 million
[*3*] 14 Star Wars: Episode I - ... (1999) 431.1 +  493.2 =  924.3 million
[***] 15 Shrek 2 (2004)                    441.2 +  478.6 =  919.8 million
[*2*] 16 Jurassic Park (1993)              357.1 +  557.6 =  914.7 million
[***] 17 Harry Potter and the ... (2005)   290.0 +  605.9 =  895.9 million
[***] 18 Spider-Man 3 (2007)               336.5 +  554.3 =  890.9 million
[***] 19 Pirates of the ... Tides (2011)   208.8 +  678.0 =  886.8 million
[***] 20 Ice Age: Dawn of the ... (2009)   196.6 +  690.1 =  886.7 million

--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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