Comments on: Box-Office Wrap-Up: Sep. 25 – Sep. 27, 2009 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/ The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Thu, 24 May 2012 01:22:42 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bustray http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27145 Bustray Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:05:50 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27145 I'm predicting a Cloudy threepeat... still haven't had one since Tropic Thunder. It will probably have a drop of around 30-35%, because even though the third weekend drop is generally notably smaller than the second weekend drop, it has actual competition next weekend, and the Toy Story re-releases will be stealing some of its 3D screens. However, the word of mouth is so good that I don't see it taking a steep fall. Also, it's important to note that a lot of parents may choose Cloudy over Toy Story & Toy Story 2, seeing as the child may want to see both movies while they're at the theater (roughly three hours), which is very time-consuming. In contrast, this makes Cloudy's hour-and-a-half running time look a lot more appealing. Also, it is important to note that Capitalism: A Love Story is expanding to 1,000 locations on Friday, and it could do some serious damage at the box office. Early predictions: 1. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs- $17 million 2. Zombieland- $16 million 3. Toy Story & Toy Story 2 3D- $12 million 4. Capitalism: A Love Story- $10 million 5. Whip It- $9 million I'm predicting a Cloudy threepeat… still haven't had one since Tropic Thunder. It will probably have a drop of around 30-35%, because even though the third weekend drop is generally notably smaller than the second weekend drop, it has actual competition next weekend, and the Toy Story re-releases will be stealing some of its 3D screens. However, the word of mouth is so good that I don't see it taking a steep fall. Also, it's important to note that a lot of parents may choose Cloudy over Toy Story & Toy Story 2, seeing as the child may want to see both movies while they're at the theater (roughly three hours), which is very time-consuming. In contrast, this makes Cloudy's hour-and-a-half running time look a lot more appealing. Also, it is important to note that Capitalism: A Love Story is expanding to 1,000 locations on Friday, and it could do some serious damage at the box office. Early predictions:

1. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs- $17 million
2. Zombieland- $16 million
3. Toy Story & Toy Story 2 3D- $12 million
4. Capitalism: A Love Story- $10 million
5. Whip It- $9 million

]]> By: mfan http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27135 mfan Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:22:25 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27135 The box office will continue to be down, but thanks @<a href="#comment-27133" rel="nofollow">Eli</a>: for giving me a reason to go see Surrogates, which I was on the fence about. I'm definitely going. The box office will continue to be down, but thanks @Eli: for giving me a reason to go see Surrogates, which I was on the fence about. I'm definitely going.

]]> By: Bram http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27134 Bram Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27134 @<a href="#comment-27131" rel="nofollow">JAB</a>: I'm not entirely sure about Toy Story. It doesn't have that many theaters and no 2D. 1. Toy Story Double Feature 2. Zombieland 3. Whip It 4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 5. The Invention of Lying 6. Surrogates 7. Fame 8. Capitalism: A Love Story 9. The Informant! 10. I Can Do Bad All By Myself. @JAB:

I'm not entirely sure about Toy Story. It doesn't have that many theaters and no 2D.
1. Toy Story Double Feature
2. Zombieland
3. Whip It
4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
5. The Invention of Lying
6. Surrogates
7. Fame
8. Capitalism: A Love Story
9. The Informant!
10. I Can Do Bad All By Myself.

]]> By: Eli http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27133 Eli Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:03:18 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27133 @<a href="#comment-27122" rel="nofollow">Jonh-PT</a>: Meatballs will still have the IMAX 3D screens though. I was expecting an average movie with Surrogates and walked out with one of the biggest surprises of the year, personally. Innovative enough, great action scenes, but more importantly - a thoroughly thought-provoking sci-fi premise and I was surprised by how many times I found myself with my jaw dropped. Shame it didn't perform highly. Still gotta see 9 and Meatballs. It definitely WILL be a weird weekend. Zombieland technically is set to open to the most theatres (at 2,900+). I'm not sure if the power of just 3D theatres can bring Toy Story to #1, because a) it won't have the non-3D theatres to back it up, b) Meatballs will surely keep a portion of the 3D theatres, and c) Aside from a brief trailer, I think the marketing has been nearly non-existent. When was the last time a re-release took #1? I think next weekend could be a spread out one, with many of the new releases succeeding in some way, but Meatballs and Zombieland (whose marketing has been great) slugging it out for #1, which isn’t something one would have thought would have happened the weekend Shutter Island was originally supposed to be released.... @Jonh-PT: Meatballs will still have the IMAX 3D screens though.

I was expecting an average movie with Surrogates and walked out with one of the biggest surprises of the year, personally. Innovative enough, great action scenes, but more importantly – a thoroughly thought-provoking sci-fi premise and I was surprised by how many times I found myself with my jaw dropped. Shame it didn't perform highly. Still gotta see 9 and Meatballs.

It definitely WILL be a weird weekend. Zombieland technically is set to open to the most theatres (at 2,900+). I'm not sure if the power of just 3D theatres can bring Toy Story to #1, because a) it won't have the non-3D theatres to back it up, b) Meatballs will surely keep a portion of the 3D theatres, and c) Aside from a brief trailer, I think the marketing has been nearly non-existent. When was the last time a re-release took #1?

I think next weekend could be a spread out one, with many of the new releases succeeding in some way, but Meatballs and Zombieland (whose marketing has been great) slugging it out for #1, which isn’t something one would have thought would have happened the weekend Shutter Island was originally supposed to be released….

]]> By: JAB http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27131 JAB Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:42:46 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27131 next week is gonna be a weird week... i can't even think of dollar values 1. Toy Story Double Feature 2. Whip It! 3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 4. Zombieland 5. The Invention of Lying 6. Surrogates 7. Capitalism: A Love Story 8. The Informant! 9. Fame 10. I Can Do Bad All By Myself next week is gonna be a weird week…
i can't even think of dollar values
1. Toy Story Double Feature
2. Whip It!
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
4. Zombieland
5. The Invention of Lying
6. Surrogates
7. Capitalism: A Love Story
8. The Informant!
9. Fame
10. I Can Do Bad All By Myself

]]> By: m1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27130 m1 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:17:34 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27130 The Invention of Lying will be the pleasant surprise, though it won't be #1. Whip It will be surprising as well. Zombieland could make more; after The Final Destination is withdrawing from theaters as well as Halloween II. The Toy Story double feature will be fun to predict. Had Shutter Island been released next week, it would have been #1. The Invention of Lying will be the pleasant surprise, though it won't be #1. Whip It will be surprising as well. Zombieland could make more; after The Final Destination is withdrawing from theaters as well as Halloween II. The Toy Story double feature will be fun to predict. Had Shutter Island been released next week, it would have been #1.

]]> By: Vince http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27128 Vince Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27128 Yeah, I was waaaay off on "Fame". I didn't think it would get absolutely trashed review wise, nor did I see how all over the place the ads were (random people dancing, singing, rapping does not make for an interesting preview). Good for "Cloudy", it'll make profit, no worries. Can't wait for "Zombieland" next week, same with "The Invention of Lying" (and although I saw it already, "Whip It" is totally a good viewing choice next week as well). With the exception of "Zombieland" though (and that's a stretch even- you know my feelings on "horror comedies") I don't see the movies doing too well next weekend either. Yeah, I was waaaay off on "Fame". I didn't think it would get absolutely trashed review wise, nor did I see how all over the place the ads were (random people dancing, singing, rapping does not make for an interesting preview).

Good for "Cloudy", it'll make profit, no worries. Can't wait for "Zombieland" next week, same with "The Invention of Lying" (and although I saw it already, "Whip It" is totally a good viewing choice next week as well). With the exception of "Zombieland" though (and that's a stretch even- you know my feelings on "horror comedies") I don't see the movies doing too well next weekend either.

]]> By: Chris C. http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27126 Chris C. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:26:16 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27126 Coco Before Chanel pulled in 30k per and Brief Interviews With Hideous Men took in 20k, and Paranormal Activity sold out nearly every midnight show. Good weekend for the limited releases. Oh, Pandorum cost 40 million to make and Whiteout has made 9 million off of 30. Great month for the wides... Coco Before Chanel pulled in 30k per and Brief Interviews With Hideous Men took in 20k, and Paranormal Activity sold out nearly every midnight show. Good weekend for the limited releases.

Oh, Pandorum cost 40 million to make and Whiteout has made 9 million off of 30. Great month for the wides…

]]> By: mfan http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27125 mfan Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:29 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27125 The Surrogates situation is bad, but don't worry. The head of Disney studios has already been shown the door (I don't think they say 'fired' at Disney.) There was a commenter a while back who thought Fall was a good time for the studios to rerelease old movies to avoid losing money. He'll be happy that Disney is somewhat taking his advice, rereleasing Toy Story, Toy Story2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D. Tyler Perry fans must be happy fans indeed as he continues to stick with his two movies per year schedule, the next to be released Easter weekend. The Surrogates situation is bad, but don't worry. The head of Disney studios has already been shown the door (I don't think they say 'fired' at Disney.) There was a commenter a while back who thought Fall was a good time for the studios to rerelease old movies to avoid losing money. He'll be happy that Disney is somewhat taking his advice, rereleasing Toy Story, Toy Story2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D.
Tyler Perry fans must be happy fans indeed as he continues to stick with his two movies per year schedule, the next to be released Easter weekend.

]]> By: Jonh-PT http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27122 Jonh-PT Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:26:46 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27122 Meatballs wins again. That is good. Sorrugates and Fame bomb at the box office. Fame only coast $16M, but Sorrugates (o my god) cost $80M to make. Unfortunely, next weekend Meatballs will lost almost all 3-D theaters to Toy Story 3D. Zombieland looks to be another bomb at the box office. Meatballs could repeat again? Or Toy Story will win? Only next week we will know. Meatballs wins again. That is good. Sorrugates and Fame bomb at the box office. Fame only coast $16M, but Sorrugates (o my god) cost $80M to make. Unfortunely, next weekend Meatballs will lost almost all 3-D theaters to Toy Story 3D. Zombieland looks to be another bomb at the box office. Meatballs could repeat again? Or Toy Story will win? Only next week we will know.

]]> By: Nick http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27119 Nick Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27119 Hmmm. I admit I'm starting to think about watching Meatballs. And I think $100M is a pretty safe bet for it now, even though it will fall hard next weekend with Toy Stories 3-D arriving. Pleased to see IB and The Informant holding so well, can't wait to see the latter. As for the rest of the chart, don't really care, honestly. Really hope Zombieland does great next weekend, it looks awesome from the previews, and the buzz is very positive too. Will be interesting how much is TS double-feature going to make. Hmmm. I admit I'm starting to think about watching Meatballs. And I think $100M is a pretty safe bet for it now, even though it will fall hard next weekend with Toy Stories 3-D arriving.

Pleased to see IB and The Informant holding so well, can't wait to see the latter. As for the rest of the chart, don't really care, honestly. Really hope Zombieland does great next weekend, it looks awesome from the previews, and the buzz is very positive too. Will be interesting how much is TS double-feature going to make.

]]> By: Robert http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-sep-25-sep-27-2009/#comment-27118 Robert Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=#comment-27118 I'm glad Meatballs repeated on top, it was a funny movie. Not the best animated film of the year, that's definitely Up, but it was entertaining. Hard to believe in a year of X-Men, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Fast & Furious, and Night At The Museum, the only 6 films to repeat are: Paul Blart, Madea Goes To Jail, The Hangover, Transformers 2, Final Destination, and now Meatballs. I'm glad Meatballs repeated on top, it was a funny movie. Not the best animated film of the year, that's definitely Up, but it was entertaining. Hard to believe in a year of X-Men, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Fast & Furious, and Night At The Museum, the only 6 films to repeat are: Paul Blart, Madea Goes To Jail, The Hangover, Transformers 2, Final Destination, and now Meatballs.

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