Daily Chart - Sunday, January 4
| | | Movie | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Marley & Me |
$5,448,910 |
-40.63% |
3,505 |
$106,664,046 |
11 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Bedtime Stories |
$4,394,089 |
-42.47% |
3,684 |
$85,539,168 |
11 |
| 3 |
(3) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
$4,367,852 |
-39.82% |
2,988 |
$79,297,086 |
11 |
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Final Weekend Numbers
Final weekend numbers (updated at 1pm, for early studios reporting, and 3.30pm for all movies, Pacific Time, Monday):
- Final weekend numbers
- New Year's Eve final numbers
- New Year's Day final numbers
- Friday final numbers
- Saturday final numbers
- Sunday final numbers
Note: Due to the Holidays, our DVD sales chart will be published on Wednesday this week.
Marley & Me has taken the box office crown for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
With no wide openers, the top seven movies have all remained in the same order they enjoyed last weekend, and overall performances were remarkably similar across the board.
Yes Man did best among the top five, down just 17%, while Slumdog Millionaire moved back into the top 10 and increased its box office by 10% while playing in basically the same number of theaters as it had over Christmas weekend.
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- Weekend Estimates
As is customary for the first weekend of the year, there are no new releases to deal with. However, there are plenty of high profile holdovers to entertain moviegoers, including several that at least have a shot at reaching $100 million before they leave theaters. In fact, every film in the top five has at least a shot at reaching that milestone.
Speaking of $100 million, Marley & Me should have little trouble reaching that mark this weekend, as it already has $65 million, and that's before New Year's Eve. It should surpass $80 million by tonight, and earn $27 million over the weekend for a running tally of $107 million, making it the 25th film from 2008 to hit $100 million, but not the last.
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Full Weekend Coverage:
- Celebrating the New Year with Holdovers
- Looking for a few Good Limited Releases
- Weekend Theater Counts
- New Contest - Two Brides Go To War
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Happy New Year!
If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008.
2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office.
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DVD Sales Chart, Tuesday's Dailies and Weekend Theater Counts
Our DVD Sales Chart for the week ending December 21 is posted.
Our daily charts are updated every day by 1.30pm (with early studio reports) and 3pm (with complete final numbers).
Today, thanks to the New Year's Holiday, we have weekend theater counts a day early.
- Tuesday's daily numbers
- Theater Counts
- DVD Sales Chart
For the second weekend in a row, all three wide releases missed expectations, and unlike last week, the holdovers were not able to compensate. This caused the overall box office to slip to just $89 million; that's down 3% from last weekend, and more troubling, 44% from the same weekend last year. This two-week slump has been so bad that 2008 has lost its lead vs. 2007 and is now behind $9.25 billion to $9.23 billion. Unacceptable. If the Christmas releases are not stellar, we will see a decline in the yearly number for the first time in three years, while we are nearly guaranteed to see a drop in ticket sales for the fifth time in six years.
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Weekend Top 3
| | | Movie | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Marley & Me |
$24,263,763 |
-33.26% |
3,505 |
$106,664,046 |
11 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Bedtime Stories |
$20,501,339 |
-25.31% |
3,684 |
$85,539,168 |
11 |
| 3 |
(3) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
$18,691,248 |
-30.40% |
2,988 |
$79,297,086 |
11 |
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The Wrestler had one of the best opening per theater averages this year, pulling in just over $200,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $50,679; this impressive beginning is even more impressive once one realizes it was a Wednesday opener, which undoubtedly cut its weekend average. Gran Torino tripled its theater count but its per theater average held well at $24,643 during its second weekend of release. Likewise, Doubt saw a significant increase in its theater count while earning an average of $17,460 over the weekend. The Reader remained in 8 theaters with an average of $11,599, and it will be interesting to see how well it expands at this point, but momentum is not on its side.
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Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross
| | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Defiance |
$123,513 |
2 |
$61,757 |
$200,614 |
5 |
| 2 |
Gran Torino |
$2,936,423 |
84 |
$34,957 |
$9,820,554 |
24 |
| 3 |
Revolutionary Road |
$985,961 |
38 |
$25,946 |
$1,375,749 |
10 |
| 4 |
The Wrestler |
$437,815 |
18 |
$24,323 |
$1,762,043 |
19 |
| 5 |
Che, El Ar the Argentine |
$35,484 |
2 |
$17,742 |
$218,470 |
122 |
| 6 |
Last Chance Harvey |
$102,206 |
6 |
$17,034 |
$350,947 |
11 |
| 7 |
Waltz with Bashir |
$53,564 |
5 |
$10,713 |
$220,441 |
11 |
| 8 |
The Secret of the Grain |
$9,864 |
1 |
$9,864 |
$35,097 |
157 |
| 9 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
$4,690,769 |
612 |
$7,665 |
$28,676,598 |
54 |
| 10 |
Marley & Me |
$24,263,763 |
3,505 |
$6,923 |
$106,664,046 |
11 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still missed expectations during its opening weekend, at least in regular theaters. On IMAX it was fantastic, earning an estimated $3.7 million on just 123 screens to give it a per IMAX average of $30,000. That's an average that is 3.5 times higher than its overall per theater average.
Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies
| | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
$66,662 |
21 |
$3,174 |
$20,402,536 |
458 |
| 2 |
Deep Sea 3-D |
$50,396 |
8 |
$6,300 |
$37,313,859 |
1,039 |
| 3 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$48,722 |
2 |
$24,361 |
$27,119,705 |
1,200 |
| 4 |
Space Station |
$43,840 |
3 |
$14,613 |
$77,271,651 |
2,453 |
| 5 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
$24,373 |
10 |
$2,437 |
$5,243,604 |
325 |
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