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August 7th, 2012
This is not a really slow week on the home market this week, as we have The Lorax coming out, and it was the highest-grossing animated film of the year, until Brave overtook is very recently, so it should be a big seller on the home market. Unfortunately, it is the only major release of the week. There are some other releases worth checking out, a few worth picking up, but very few that are contenders for Pick of the Week. High Fidelity is a great movie, but its Blu-ray debut is Shovelware. Personally, I think Spaceballs is really underrated, but this is not the first time it has been released on Blu-ray and double-dips are rarely Pick of the Week material. In the end, I'm going with My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, because I liked the first DVD release more than I thought I would.
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August 4th, 2012
Grosse Point Blank was a minor hit when it came out in theaters in 1997. It only managed fourth place during its opening weekend, but it did manage to nearly double its production budget at the box office, so the studio likely broke even sometime during its home market run. This week it is making its Blu-ray debut, but is the movie still worth checking out 15 years later? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up?
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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records
| Record | Rank | Revenue |
|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,793 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) |
2,351 |
$54,883,806 |
| All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) |
2,335 |
$28,084,357 |
| Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office |
71 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) |
1,356 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) |
2,423 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) |
1,398 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies |
21 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) |
888 |
$28,084,357 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) |
321 |
$28,084,357 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 1997/04/11 |
4 |
$6,870,397 |
|
1,227 |
$5,599 |
$6,870,397 |
1 |
| 1997/04/18 |
5 |
$4,749,396 |
-31% |
1,236 |
$3,843 |
$13,624,046 |
2 |
| 1997/04/25 |
7 |
$3,098,353 |
-35% |
1,242 |
$2,495 |
$18,152,209 |
3 |
| 1997/05/02 |
10 |
$2,051,361 |
-34% |
1,177 |
$1,743 |
$21,121,291 |
4 |
| 1997/05/09 |
11 |
$1,116,407 |
-46% |
994 |
$1,123 |
$22,860,231 |
5 |
| 1997/05/16 |
13 |
$1,042,053 |
-7% |
1,021 |
$1,021 |
$24,327,917 |
6 |
| 1997/05/23 |
16 |
$719,947 |
-31% |
528 |
$1,364 |
$25,475,452 |
7 |
| 1997/05/30 |
18 |
$352,866 |
-51% |
336 |
$1,050 |
$25,978,392 |
8 |
| 1997/06/06 |
25 |
$213,746 |
-39% |
229 |
$933 |
$26,225,645 |
9 |
| 1997/06/13 |
25 |
$239,812 |
+12% |
244 |
$983 |
$26,670,089 |
10 |
| 1997/06/20 |
31 |
$140,597 |
-41% |
153 |
$919 |
$26,930,174 |
11 |
| 1997/06/27 |
19 |
$224,938 |
+60% |
371 |
$606 |
$27,226,038 |
12 |
| 1997/07/04 |
22 |
$127,316 |
-43% |
222 |
$573 |
$27,481,485 |
13 |
| 1997/07/11 |
27 |
$96,029 |
-25% |
136 |
$706 |
$27,658,687 |
14 |
| 1997/07/18 |
32 |
$81,793 |
-15% |
99 |
$826 |
$27,807,800 |
15 |
| 1997/07/25 |
44 |
$46,788 |
-43% |
59 |
$793 |
$27,911,513 |
16 |
| 1997/08/01 |
50 |
$28,747 |
-39% |
37 |
$777 |
$27,972,296 |
17 |
| 1997/08/08 |
57 |
$20,904 |
-27% |
23 |
$909 |
$28,014,536 |
18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|
| 1997/09/01 |
- |
$2,736 |
|
12 |
$228 |
$28,073,151 |
144 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 1997/04/11 |
4 |
$8,874,650 |
|
1,227 |
$7,233 |
$8,874,650 |
1 |
| 1997/04/18 |
5 |
$6,179,206 |
-30% |
1,236 |
$4,999 |
$15,053,856 |
2 |
| 1997/04/25 |
7 |
$4,016,074 |
-35% |
1,242 |
$3,234 |
$19,069,930 |
3 |
| 1997/05/02 |
10 |
$2,673,894 |
-33% |
1,177 |
$2,272 |
$21,743,824 |
4 |
| 1997/05/09 |
11 |
$1,542,040 |
-42% |
994 |
$1,551 |
$23,285,864 |
5 |
| 1997/05/16 |
13 |
$1,469,641 |
-5% |
1,021 |
$1,439 |
$24,755,505 |
6 |
| 1997/05/23 |
16 |
$870,021 |
-41% |
528 |
$1,648 |
$25,625,526 |
7 |
| 1997/05/30 |
20 |
$386,373 |
-56% |
336 |
$1,150 |
$26,011,899 |
8 |
| 1997/06/06 |
21 |
$418,378 |
+8% |
229 |
$1,827 |
$26,430,277 |
9 |
| 1997/06/13 |
26 |
$359,300 |
-14% |
244 |
$1,473 |
$26,789,577 |
10 |
| 1997/06/20 |
31 |
$211,523 |
-41% |
153 |
$1,383 |
$27,001,100 |
11 |
| 1997/06/27 |
20 |
$353,069 |
+67% |
371 |
$952 |
$27,354,169 |
12 |
| 1997/07/04 |
23 |
$208,489 |
-41% |
222 |
$939 |
$27,562,658 |
13 |
| 1997/07/11 |
26 |
$163,349 |
-22% |
136 |
$1,201 |
$27,726,007 |
14 |
| 1997/07/18 |
32 |
$138,718 |
-15% |
99 |
$1,401 |
$27,864,725 |
15 |
| 1997/07/25 |
42 |
$78,824 |
-43% |
59 |
$1,336 |
$27,943,549 |
16 |
| 1997/08/01 |
47 |
$50,083 |
-36% |
37 |
$1,354 |
$27,993,632 |
17 |
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