2009 at the Box Office - Page 28

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Chris, Sony believed that this summer was too crowded and that a November release will give the movie bigger box office potential. The move also gave the makers of the film much more time in post-production to finish the many FX shots SPI (Sony Pictures Imageworks) still hadn't completed.

Chuck, "Public Enemies" is currently tracking at having a five-day opening haul in the area of $40-$50 million.

Re: 2009 at the Box Office

Weekend Estimates

#1 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" $112.0 million ($201.2 million)
#2 "The Proposal" $18.5 million ($69.1 million) -45%
#3 "The Hangover" $17.2 million ($183.2 million) -36%
#4 "Up" $13.0 million ($250.2 million) -45%
#5 "My Sister's Keeper" $12.0 million
#6 "Year One" $5.8 million ($32.3 million) -70%
#7 "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" $5.4 million ($53.6 million) -55%
#8 "Star Trek" $3.6 million ($246.2 million) -35%
#9 "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" $3.5 million ($163.2 million) -55%
#10 "Away We Go" $1.7 million ($4.1 million) +93%
#11 "Land of the Lost" $1.14 million ($46.8 million) -74%
#12 "Terminator Salvation" $1.10 million ($121.9 million) -67%

This weekend saw the biggest top 12 finish ever for the month of June as a whopping $195 million was spent at the box office. That marks an 8% increase from last year, as well as a 36% improvement over this frame in '07. 2009's massive year-to-date domestic gross now stands at $5.170 billion, which is up 12% compared to last year ($4.621 billion), 15% stronger than '07 ($4.509 billion), a 19% improvement over '06 ($4.361 billion), and 23% better than the year-to-date haul of '05 ($4.195 billion).

June's overall box office tally now stands at $1.026 billion, marking only the third time in history that the month has reached the billion-dollar plateau, joining June '04 ($1.006 billion) and June '08 ($1.035 billion). The industry expects June '09 to end up posting the biggest haul ever for the month. This also gives 2009 an unprecedented third month (January, May, and June) of box office earnings north of the $1 billion mark.

This weekend saw DreamWorks/Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" become only the second film in history to top the double-century mark after only five days in theaters. The films five-day mark of $201.2 million fell just a few clicks shy of the $203.8 million five-day haul of last year's "The Dark Knight". TF2's Friday-to-Sunday mark of $112.0 million is the seventh best in history trailing "The Dark Knight" ($158.4 million), "Spider-Man 3" ($151.1 million), "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($135.6 million), "Spider-Man" ($114.8 million), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" ($114.7 million).

Here's what TF2 was able to accomplish in its daily numbers...
Wednesday: $60.6 million (biggest Wednesday mark, second biggest opening day mark)
Thursday: $28.6 million (fourth biggest Thursday mark, biggest non-opening Thursday haul)
Friday: $36.8 million (tenth biggest Friday mark, biggest non-opening Friday haul)
Saturday: $40.6 million (eighth biggest Saturday mark, only eighth film to earn $40 million-plus on a Saturday)
Sunday: $34.6 million (sixth biggest Sunday mark, only tenth film to earn $30 million-plus on a Sunday)

Despite horrible reviews, the movie has a real shot ultimately topping the $350 million domestic mark. TF2 posted a stellar average of $26,453 from its massive 4,234 theaters.

Disney's "The Proposal" looks headed for a final haul in the area of $100 million. WB's "The Hangover" looks to be about a week away from passing the double-century mark. Pixar/Disney's "Up" passed the $250 million plateau this weekend. WB's "My Sister's Keeper" got off to a decent start as it pulled in $12 million, giving it a per-theater average of $4,616 from its 2,606 locations. Sony's "Year One" took a disastrous 70% fall and is fading fast.

Sony's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" has so far tallied $53.4 million. Paramount's "Star Trek" is now the biggest 'Trek' film in terms of theater admissions and is about a week away from passing the $250 million mark. Fox's 'Night at the Museum' sequel has now earned more than $163 million. Focus Features' "Away We Go" enjoyed a 93% increase in business this weekend as it entered 363 more locations, bringing its count to 495 theaters. Universal's "Land of the Lost" continues to fade and WB/Sony's "Terminator Salvation" has so far tallied just under $122 million.

Next weekend will see the busy Independence Day holiday frame as "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Public Enemies" will hit theaters. The general consensus is that TF2 may hold on to the top spot at the box office.

Tuesday saw the end of the June session of business.  The industry saw the month earn about $1.086 billion, making it the biggest haul ever for the month, as well as marking only the third time since the early 1950s that June sold more than 150 million admissions (about 151.2 million) joining June 2004 (162.1 million) and June 2002 (161.9 million).  Going into July, '09 has already sold more than 728 million theater admissions, well ahead of the paces set during the previous five years.

The first day of July yielded fantastic results as yesterday saw "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" debut in the top spot with $14 million.  The 'Transformers' sequel continues its box office assault as it was able to pull in $11 million, and "Public Enemies" got off to a really strong start by launching with $8 million.

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