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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Daily Chart - Tuesday, August 31

  MovieGross% ChangeTheatersTotal GrossDays
1 (1) Takers $1,744,373 -0.74% 2,206 $24,013,998 5
2 (2) The Last Exorcism $1,258,996 -6.90% 2,874 $22,977,858 5
3 (4) Eat Pray Love $1,057,905 +31.58% 3,108 $62,393,242 19
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American First

It's the Labor Day long weekend and The American it getting a jump on the competition by opening tonight. There have been several Wednesday releases this summer, including a few by non-blockbuster films like Vampires Suck and Knight and Day. So how will this one compare? More...

- The American HD Trailer

Trailers for the rest of this week's new releases:
- Machete
- Going the Distance



International Box Office: Expendables Remain Essential

The Expendables held on to top spot on the international chart with $24.70 million on 4823 screens in 38 markets for a total of $101.46 million after just three weeks of release. It had a few openings over the weekend, most notably in Germany where it placed third with $2.94 million on 531 screens. Meanwhile, it fell from first to fourth in the U.K., but still added $2.02 million on 453 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.52 million after two. With openings in Italy and Japan ahead, the film will have no trouble getting to $250 million worldwide, which is more than enough to ensure a profit. More...

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Expendables are Indispensible

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Weekend Top 3

  MovieGross% ChangeTheatersTotal GrossDays
1 (new) Takers $20,512,304   2,206 $20,512,304 3
2 (new) The Last Exorcism $20,366,613   2,874 $20,366,613 3
3 (1) The Expendables $9,527,937 -43.85% 3,398 $82,040,183 17
See the complete weekend chart

Doc Tops Per Theater Chart

The Tillman Story led the way on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $13,046 in four theaters. Given its reviews, it could last a long time in theaters. Soul Kitchen was the only other film to reach the $10,000 mark with an average of $10,458 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross

 MovieGrossTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1 Takers $20,512,304 2,206 $9,298 $20,512,304 3
2 Le code a changé $15,378 2 $7,689 $15,378 558
3 The Last Exorcism $20,366,613 2,874 $7,087 $20,366,613 3
4 The Tillman Story $31,670 5 $6,334 $108,085 10
5 Mesrine: Killer Instinct $152,873 28 $5,460 $152,873 3
6 The Girlfriends $4,980 1 $4,980 $43,783 20,330
7 Avatar $4,007,750 812 $4,936 $753,773,889 255
8 A Film Unfinished $20,296 5 $4,059 $91,498 12
9 Mao's Last Dancer $299,691 75 $3,996 $1,193,813 10
10 Cairo Time $182,409 48 $3,800 $604,738 24

  

IMAX: Inception Intercepts $20 Million Domestically

After reaching $20 million in worldwide IMAX revenue last week, Inception has reached $20 million domestically. Over the weekend it added $3.4 million for a running tally of $22 million. That wasn't the only news on the IMAX front, as Aftershocks, a Chinese film, opened in its native market the previous weekend with $640,000 on just 12 screens. This is being described as the the first mainstream commercial foreign film that has undergone the DMR process to allow it to be shown on IMAX screens. If this becomes common, it opens the IMAX world to the world cinema. Could this be the first step to making martial arts epics on IMAX a common sight? Or Bollywood musicals, perhaps? I look forward to finding out. More...

Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies

 MovieGrossTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1 Hubble 3D $263,530 151 $1,745 $14,558,691 164
2 Under the Sea 3-D $42,126 16 $2,633 $23,971,878 563
See the all time IMAX chart

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