Weekend Preview: Go Speed Racer!

Speed Racer tries to maintain 2008's momentum; however, there's little chance it will match Iron Man's opening, or even its sophomore stint. In fact, many pundits don't think it will be able to match Iron Man's opening during its entire run. That said, the combined weight of the new releases and the holds could lift this weekend over last year's total, which is the real goal at this point. More...

Full Weekend Coverage:
- Go Speed Racer!
- Weekend Theater Counts
- Last Chance to Enter - Predict Speed Racer's Opening Weekend
- New Contest - Prince's Ransom

International Top of the Charts - Furious Ferric Debut

Iron Man became the first worldwide smash hit of the year, opening with $98.59 million on 7,588 screens in 56 markets internationally, for a total of $200.71 million worldwide. Even if it only makes $200 million more during the rest of its box office run, it will still make enough to show a profit during its initial push into the home market. Its challenge is that it was truly a worldwide opening, which leaves it with very few additional markets. With a high level of competition coming up, it is unlikely to stay on top for very long. More...

This Week's New Releases on DVD

A slow week for top-of-the-line releases and there are no first-run, wide releases that look even remotely interesting enough to buy. There are a few limited releases and older releases to fill the gap. It was also a slow week for spotlight reviews, but that gave me a chance to completely catch up to all the screeners that arrived late. ... That is until the next batch of late arrivals show up. As for the best of the best, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Buy from Amazon is high on that list, except technically it was released a couple of weeks ago. Teeth - Buy from Amazon also impressed, but the extras are a little too light. For the DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies - Volume 2. More...

DVD Sales - Cloverfield Claws its Way to the Top

There were only a handful of new releases to chart this week, but we did have a new number one seller. Cloverfield started its home market run with $16.64 million in revenue from 1.04 million units sold. More...

- DVD Sales - Cloverfield Claws its Way to the Top
- The Numbers' Exclusive Weekly DVD Sales Chart
- DVD Rentals - Cloverfield Goes to War

Latest News

May 9	Limited Releases Try to Pick up the Pieces (or Should that be Fragments)
May 9	Cast Updates - May 9, 2008
May 9	Contest - Prince's Ransom
May 8	Go Speed Racer!
May 7	International Top of the Charts - Furious Ferric Debut
May 7	Contest - Turning Iron into Gold - Winning Announcement
May 7	New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - May 7, 2008
May 6	Iron Floats to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

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$100 Million for Iron Man?

Summer started with a bang, and a whimper... it depends on what you compare it to. Over the weekend, the box office totaled $159 million in ticket sales, which is 75% more than last weekend. However, it is also 16% less than the same weekend last year when Spider-man 3 smashed the record for biggest opening weekend. Compared to expectations, this was a great start; compared to last year, 2008 continues to struggle. More...

Weekend Top 3

		Movie	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Iron Man	$102,118,668		4,105	$102,118,668	3
2	(new)	Made of Honor	$14,756,850		2,729	$14,756,850	3
3	(1)	Baby Mama	$10,065,010	-42.18%	2,548	$32,062,480	10

Iron Floats to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

The first blockbuster release of the summer, Iron Man, placed first on the Per Theater Chart with an impressive average of $24,877. Second place was a bit of a surprise as cult director Harmony Korine's latest film, Mister Lonely, did better than expected with $16,769 in one theater. Roman de Gare was the only holdover in the $10,000 club as it doubled its theater count, to two, and earned an average of $11,267. Two other new releases, Son of Rambow and Redbelt opened with nearly identical averages of $10,758 and $10,560 respectively. Both have at least a shot at serious expansion over the coming weeks. More...

Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Iron Man	$102,118,668	4,105	$24,877	$102,118,668	3
2	Mister Lonely	$16,769	1	$16,769	$16,769	5
3	Son of Rambow: A Home Movie	$53,789	5	$10,758	$53,789	3
4	Redbelt	$63,361	6	$10,560	$63,361	3
5	Up the Yangtze	$13,676	2	$6,838	$36,649	10
6	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	$79,960	14	$5,711	$1,378,214	80
7	Made of Honor	$14,756,850	2,729	$5,407	$14,756,850	3
8	U2 3D	$79,202	15	$5,280	$7,755,229	103
9	L'Année Dernière à Marienbad	$5,062	1	$5,062	$122,506	16,861
10	The Visitor	$606,597	130	$4,666	$11,576,256	24

Big Run on the Big, Big Screen

It's been a while since there was something noteworthy at the IMAX box office, but Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D has broken records in Germany during its run. Since it opened there on March 13th the film has been seen by 47,000 moviegoers pulling in $607,000 on just 17 screens. This is almost as much business as the film has done here, but it has done it in only a few weeks as opposed to a month and a half. The record-breaking run is impressive, but not totally unexpected. After all, Earth has done nearly $30 million in business in Germany, so there's obviously a demand for this type of film in the market.

Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Deep Sea 3-D	$45,034	10	$4,503	$35,142,788	794
2	Roving Mars	$24,362	10	$2,436	$8,610,715	829

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