in

Sauer Reviews

Pop Culture

Sauer Reviews

Weekend Box Office 7/28-7/30

1. Miami Vice $ 25.2 Million NEW
2. Pirates of the... $ 20.5 Million $ 358.4 Million
3. John Tucker Must Die $ 14.1 Million NEW
4. Monster House $ 11.5 Million $ 43.9 Million
5. The Ant Bully $ 8.1 Million NEW
6. You, Me and Dupree $ 7 Million $ 59 Million
7. Lady in the Water $ 7 Million $ 32.1 Million
8. Little Man $ 5.1 Million $ 50.2 Million
9. The Devil Wears Prada $ 4.8 Million $ 106.7 Million
10. Clerks 2 $ 3.9 Million $ 18.5 Million

 

Well Mr. Mann did okay this weekend, but if you think about the film's high budget this really isn't much of an opening. Pirates held strong becoming the highest grossing Disney film of all time. John Tucker did better then expected, at least better then I expected. Maybe the teen gross out comedy isn't dead afterall? Clerks II and Lady in the Water both had significant drops. Though with Clerks II measly 5 million dollar budget, Smith has already made his money back. M.Night needs a break.

The biggest losers this week are computer animated films. The Ant Bully debuted at a very underwhelming number, and Monster House dropped pretty fast as well. It seems oversaturation maybe the problem. The studios need to chill for a bit before greenlighting every idea. Cars seems to be the only CG success story this year. I would imagine most parents can't handle all these kid flicks every other weekend, which is why less people are going.

Next Weekend: Ricky Bobby

Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit!
Published Jul 31 2006, 04:36 PM by sauer
Filed under:

Comments

No Comments

Leave a Comment

(required)  
(optional)
(required)  
Add
Powered by Community Server (Non-Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems