This Week's New Releases on DVD and Blu-ray

It's the week before Black Friday, which is widely reported as the busiest shopping day of the year. (It's not. Christmas Eve is the busiest shopping day of the year; however, on Christmas Eve a lot of the purchases are last minute food items.) If a studio wants its product to be part of Black Friday, this is the last Tuesday they can release the DVD or Blu-ray. Because of this, I'm a little surprised the week isn't busier than it is. The biggest release of the week is Angels & Demons, while there are a couple of Christmas releases that are also selling well. However, none of those come close to being the DVD Pick of the Week. Arguably the best of the best is Funny People, which isn't the best movie coming out this week, but it is a good movie and its Blu-ray is absolutely loaded. More...

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November 25	Contest - New Movie, Old Prize - Winning Announcement
November 24	People Embrace Fantastic Films on the Per Theater Chart
November 23	New Moon Rising
November 23	New Moon Final Weekend: $142,839,137
November 23	DVD Releases for November 24th, 2009
November 22	Featured DVD review - Marvel Animation - 6 Film Set
November 22	International Details - Healthy Imagination
November 22	Weekend Estimates: New Moon Has Third Biggest Weekend Ever

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New Moon Rising

New Moon broke all manner of records over the weekend, which was great news for Summit, and for the industry as a whole. New Moon made more all by itself than all other movies combined pulled in last weekend and the overall box office was $259 million, the second biggest weekend on record. Compared to last week, we saw a 85% increase, while compared to the same weekend last year, 2009 grew by 57%. Year-to-date, 2009 has now pulled in $9.20 billion, which is just shy of 8.0% higher than last year's pace. Additionally, it is just ahead of 2002's final tally, making 2009 the sixth biggest year so far, and we have more than a full month ahead, including two major holidays. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Top 3

		Movie	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137		4,024	$142,839,137	3
2	(new)	The Blind Side	$34,119,372		3,110	$34,119,372	3
3	(1)	2012	$26,410,206	-59.52%	3,408	$108,131,263	10

People Embrace Fantastic Films on the Per Theater Chart

Broken Embraces opened on top of the per theater chart with an impressive average of $53,556 in two theaters, while The Fantastic Mr. Fox was in a close second place with an average $50,878 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga - New Moon, placed third with $35,497 in more than 4,000 theaters. Precious saw its best numbers of its run so far, pulling in nearly $11 million in just over 600 theaters for an average of $17,300. The Sun opened with $11,588 in one theater while The Blind Side opened with an average of $10,971 in more than 3,000 theaters. More...

Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Broken Embraces	$107,111	2	$53,556	$107,111	3
2	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	$203,512	4	$50,878	$562,048	10
3	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137	4,024	$35,497	$142,839,137	3
4	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	$10,881,772	629	$17,300	$21,277,521	17
5	The Sun	$11,588	1	$11,588	$15,122	5
6	The Blind Side	$34,119,372	3,110	$10,971	$34,119,372	3
7	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	$245,398	27	$9,089	$245,398	3
8	2012	$26,410,206	3,408	$7,749	$108,131,263	10
9	Red Cliff	$13,104	2	$6,552	$14,873	3
10	Fix	$5,951	1	$5,951	$5,951	3

At Least It Was Big on IMAX

Disney's A Christmas Carol took in $4.2 million on 181 IMAX screens during its opening, which represented 14% of its total box office in just 3% of the theaters it played in. Some are reporting this is the highest percentage earned by a wide release, which is partially due to its per screen average of $23,000, but it also had a lot to do with its softer than expected theatrical debut. It opened with $560,000 internationally in 28 IMAX theaters, and it is only half way done with its international rollout. More...

Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Under the Sea 3-D	$71,994	30	$2,400	$18,760,505	283
2	Space Station	$34,922	6	$5,820	$80,245,679	2,775
3	Magnificent Desolation	$16,685	3	$5,562	$30,362,092	1,522
4	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	$16,589	8	$2,074	$22,530,595	780
5	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	$6,166	4	$1,542	$7,191,707	647

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