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 June 17-19 weekend, according to
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) Green Lantern ................... $52.7 million 52.7 million
[***] 2 (1) Super 8 ......................... $21.3 million 72.8 million
3 (+) Mr. Popper's Penguins ........... $18.2 million 18.2 million
[***] 4 (2) X-Men: First Class .............. $11.5 million 119.9 million
[***] 5 (3) The Hangover Part II ............. $9.6 million 232.7 million
[***] 6 (4) Kung Fu Panda 2 .................. $8.7 million 143.3 million
[***] 7 (6) Bridesmaids ...................... $7.5 million 136.8 million
[***] 8 (5) Pirates of the Caribbean: ... .... $6.2 million 220.3 million
[***] 9 (8) Midnight in Paris ................ $5.2 million 21.8 million
[***] 10(7) Judy Moody and the Not ... ....... $2.2 million 11.2 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, Green Lantern is one of only five DC Comics-based movies that have
opened to over $50 million; and apart from The Dark Knight (2008, $158.4
million), which had a ridiculously huge opening, the others have all
opened in the low to mid-50s: Watchmen (2009, $55.2 million), Batman
Forever (1995, $52.8 million) and Superman Returns (2006, $52.5 million).
http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?view=openings&id=dccomics.htm&p=.htm
Also FWIW, Mr Popper's Penguins is virtually tied with Yes Man (2008) for
biggest live-action opening weekend for Jim Carrey since Lemony Snicket's
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, $30.1 million), which now seems so
long ago. Prior to that, he had nine other live-action films that had
bigger openings (2003's Bruce Almighty -- still the champ at $67.9 million
-- as well as 2000's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000's Me Myself and
Irene, 1998's The Truman Show, 1997's Liar Liar, 1996's The Cable Guy,
1995's Ace Ventura 2 and Batman 3, and 1994's The Mask).
http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=jimcarrey.htm
Also FWIW, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is now the fourth
movie ever to gross over $700 million overseas; it is also now the
2nd-highest-grossing 3D movie ever overseas, behind Avatar:
2009 Avatar $2021.8 million
1997 Titanic $1242.4 million
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $742.1 million
2011 *** PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES *** $731.9 million
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $690.1 million
It is also now the #11 film of all time worldwide; the other 3D movies
ahead of it on that chart are Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland.
Meanwhile, it is still only the #84 film of all time in North America.
Also FWIW, The Hangover Part II has now outgrossed its predecessor both
overseas and worldwide, though not in North America.
http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=summercomedyvs.htm
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/reynolds-lantern-has-lowbeam-debut-527m-ap
LOS ANGELES - Ryan Reynolds is the latest superhero to rule the weekend
box office.
Reynolds' "Green Lantern" debuted at No. 1 with $52.7 million
domestically, a fair but unremarkable opening stacked up against other
comic-book adaptations. The movie added $17 million in a handful of
overseas markets where it has opened, including Great Britain and Russia.
Released by Warner Bros., "Green Lantern" brought up the rear among
superhero movies to open so far this summer, behind the $65.7 million
debut of "Thor" and the $55.1 million launch of "X-Men: First Class."
The previous weekend's top flick, Paramount Pictures' sci-fi adventure
"Super 8," slipped to No. 2 with $21.3 million. Its domestic total rose to
$72.8 million.
Jim Carrey's family comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" had a frosty start as
the 20th Century Fox release came in at No. 3 with $18.2 million.
Overall business cooled for the second-straight weekend. Hollywood
revenues totaled $149 million, down a steep 25 percent from the same
weekend last year, when Disney's Pixar Animation blockbuster "Toy Story 3"
debuted with $110.3 million, according to box-office tracker
Hollywood.com.
Receipts this summer season still are ahead of last year's, with revenue
climbing to $1.56 billion since the first weekend in May, up 7 percent
from 2010's pace.
Another Pixar animated sequel, "Cars 2," could steer Hollywood upward
again this coming weekend.
"We're fine. We're still ahead of last summer, and Pixar is going to have
a chance to get us back in the mix next weekend," said Hollywood.com
analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
Adapted from the DC Comics series, "Green Lantern" stars Reynolds as a
cocky test pilot who gains superpowers after he becomes the first human
recruit of a galactic police force.
The movie was trashed by critics, and after a solid $21.6 million haul on
opening day Friday, "Green Lantern" trailed off sharply as revenues
dropped 22 percent Saturday. That's often a sign that a movie lacks
staying power, since revenues for new releases typically rise on Saturday.
With school letting out for the summer, Warner Bros. executives hope the
movie will draw teenagers in on the weekdays.
"The mid-weeks are going to tell the tale of the movie," said Dan Fellman,
head of distribution for Warner. If "Green Lantern" does good business
come Monday, "then all bets are off and we're back in the game."
Likewise, 20th Century Fox is counting on good holdover business for "Mr.
Popper's Penguins," a children's book adaptation that stars Carrey as a
neglectful dad who learns the value of family ties after he inherits half
a dozen pesky penguins.
"It's a heartwarming PG comedy that everybody can go see," said Fox
distribution executive Bert Livingston. "There's humor for adults in
there, and it's got penguins. People love penguins."
In narrower release, Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts' teen romance "The
Art of Getting By" flopped with a debut of just $700,000.
Released by Fox Searchlight, "The Art of Getting By" played in 610
theaters and averaged a dismal $1,148 a cinema.
That compared to a $13,806 average in 3,816 theaters for "Green Lantern"
and $5,451 in 3,339 cinemas for "Mr. Popper's Penguins."
The Warner Bros. sequel "The Hangover Part II" pulled in $9.6 million
domestically and $21.4 million overseas to raise its worldwide total to
$488 million. That topped the $468 million global haul of 2009's "The
Hangover."
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" padded its lead as
the biggest worldwide box-office draw released this year. The movie took
in $6.2 million domestically and $25.9 million internationally to lift its
total to $952.2 million.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/green-lantern-falls-short-box-office-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The costly superhero movie "Green Lantern"
flickered at the weekend box office in North America, while a Jim Carrey
family comedy got a lukewarm reception.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, "Green Lantern" earned
about $52.7 million -- at the lower end of expectations -- during its
first three days of release across the United States and Canada.
The Warner Bros. 3D release will need to make up ground overseas to recoup
its reported $200 million production budget and its $125 million worldwide
marketing tab. (The studio said those numbers were too high, but declined
to give its own figures.)
Ideally, the picture would have opened to about $55 million, said Dan
Fellman, the president of domestic theatrical distribution at the Time
Warner Inc unit. But it was too early to get an accurate picture of its
prospects, he added.
Critics mauled the picture, which stars Ryan Reynolds as an intergalactic
space cop. The relatively obscure character originated in a DC Comics
book, and is the latest superhero to invade theaters in recent weeks
following "Thor" ($65 million opening) and a fifth "X-Men" movie ($55
million).
Carrey's family comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" came in at No. 3 with $18.2
million, exceeding the diminished $10 million to $15 million expectations
of its distributor, 20th Century Fox.
The News Corp unit was confident about the long-term prospects for its $55
million movie, citing strong exit polls. On the other hand "Penguins" has
just a few more days to attract families before they all line up for Pixar
Animation's "Cars 2" sequel beginning June 24.
The film, based on a 1938 children's book, stars Carrey as a divorced dad
who reconnects with his children with the improbable help of a half-dozen
penguins who run amok through his Manhattan apartment and across the city.
Critics also gave it the thumbs down.
Carrey has not starred in a major hit since "Bruce Almighty" in 2003. His
last live-action wide release, "Yes Man," also opened to about $18 million
in 1998; the comedy finished up with $98 million domestically, but
production costs alone were about $70 million.
Last weekend's champion, "Super 8," slipped to No. 2 with $21.3 million.
The sci-fi mystery has earned $72.3 million after 11 days, according to
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 15 of 2011 (as of June 19, 2011)
[***] 1 (1) The Hangover Part II (R) $232.7 million
[***] 2 (2) Pirates of the Caribbean: On ... Tides (PG-13) $220.3 million
[***] 3 (3) Fast Five (PG-13) $206.8 million
[***] 4 (4) Thor (PG-13) $176.1 million
[***] 5 (6) Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) $143.3 million
[***] 6 (5) Rio (G) $138.7 million
[***] 7 (7) Bridesmaids (R) $136.8 million
[***] 8 (8) Rango (PG) $122.7 million
[***] 9 (12) X-Men: First Class (PG-13) $119.9 million
[***] 10 (9) Hop (PG) $108.1 million
[***] 11(10) Just Go with It (PG-13) $103.0 million
[***] 11(11) Gnomeo and Juliet (G) $99.8 million
[***] 13(13) The Green Hornet (PG-13) $98.8 million
[***] 14(14) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13) $83.6 million
[***] 15(15) Limitless (PG-13) $79.0 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2011&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 15 of 2011 (as of June 19, 2011)
[***] 1 Pirates of the ... Tides (PG-13) 220.3 + 731.9 = 952.2 million
[***] 2 Fast Five (PG-13) 206.8 + 385.0 = 591.8 million
[***] 3 The Hangover Part II (R) 232.7 + 256.0 = 488.7 million
[***] 4 Rio (G) 138.7 + 326.6 = 465.3 million
[***] 5 Thor (PG-13) 176.1 + 259.1 = 435.2 million
[***] 6 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 143.3 + 280.0 = 423.3 million
[***] 7 X-Men: First Class (PG-13) 119.9 + 162.1 = 282.0 million
[***] 8 Rango (PG) 122.7 + 119.3 = 242.1 million
[***] 9 The Green Hornet (PG-13) 98.8 + 129.0 = 227.8 million
[***] 10 Just Go with It (PG-13) 103.0 + 111.9 = 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) 108.1 + 67.3 = 175.4 million
[***] 14 No Strings Attached (R) 70.7 + 77.1 = 147.8 million
[***] 15 Limitless (PG-13) 79.0 + 66.7 = 145.7 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of June 19, 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 19, 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 Pirates of the ... Tides (2011) 220.3 + 731.9 = 952.2 million
[***] 12 Harry Potter and the ... (2007) 292.0 + 646.2 = 938.2 million
[***] 13 Harry Potter and the ... (2009) 302.0 + 632.0 = 934.0 million
[*5*] 14 The Lord of the Rings: ... (2002) 341.8 + 583.5 = 925.3 million
[*3*] 15 Star Wars: Episode I - ... (1999) 431.1 + 493.2 = 924.3 million
[***] 16 Shrek 2 (2004) 441.2 + 478.6 = 919.8 million
[*2*] 17 Jurassic Park (1993) 357.1 + 557.6 = 914.7 million
[***] 18 Harry Potter and the ... (2005) 290.0 + 605.9 = 895.9 million
[***] 19 Spider-Man 3 (2007) 336.5 + 554.3 = 890.9 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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