Box-Office Wrap-Up: Global Domination for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ While Woody’s ‘Midnight’ Satisfies in Limited Release
By
Brad Brevet
Well, summer is certainly underway now as Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens with the fourth biggest global debut of all-time. It didn’t crack the $100 million mark domestically, which is continued proof 3D isn’t a draw as much as it is a way to hit consumer pockets harder, but its overseas take was massive.
Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 4 Weeks In A Row
Bridesmaids held on nicely after last weekend’s higher than expected opening only dropping 19.4% with a cumulative total now at $59.5 million. I think people are liking this one? Will it be able to hold up against The Hangover Part II next weekend and perhaps take a chunk out of that film’s opening expectations?
Result: $21 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 with $18.62 million, which is $2.38m off for a 11.33% error.
Thor crosses the $145 million mark, dropping 55.3% this weekend. The budget is a reported $150 million and it is now around $390 million worldwide. It seems the Avengers franchise is alive and kicking as the global box-office has grown to massive importance.
Result: $15.5 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $22.56 million, which is $7.06m off for a 45.55% error.
Fast Five is probably the story of 2011 so far on a blockbuster level (Insidious on a small scale) as it has now crossed $506 million worldwide with a domestic total approaching $200 million. I bet Universal can’t wait to get Fast Six into production.
Result: $10.6 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $12.27 million, which is $1.67m off for a 15.75% error.
On an animated scale Rio is the current talk of the year as it has now crossed the $131 million mark, but will Kung Fu Panda 2 quickly dethrone it? The original grossed $215 back in 2008, but I will say this one tiny thing… the sequel is good, but nowhere near as good as the original. I doubt you’re surprised to hear that.
Result: $4.65 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $5.44 million, which is $0.79m off for a 16.99% error.
This and Something Borrowed are in a tug-of-war match as Something Borrowed continues to win the week while Jumping the Broom keeps winning the weekend. This one currently sits at $31.3 cume while Something Borrowed is at $31.4. Which one will win overall?
Result: $3.7 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $3.5 million, which is $0.2m off for a 5.41% error.
$52.4 million cume domestically and a total of $88 million worldwide on a $38 million budget. A below-the-radar success that will probably do well on home video.
Result: $2.1 million Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #9 with $2.43 million, which is $0.33m off for a 15.71% error.
The tenth slot couldn’t even manage $1 million. I weep.
Result: $0.99 million Laremy’s rank: Not Ranked
In other news, Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris opened in only six theaters, but managed a whopping $578,808 from those six for a $96,468 per theater, and I’ll tell you now, if you haven’t read my review, this is a good film and one I bet is going to have legs.
Other than that, it’s time for you to talk about this weekend as well as next.
What are your thoughts for next weekend as The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 come to town? For reference, The Hangover opened to $44.9 million in 2009 from 3,269 theaters and the original Kung Fu Panda opened to $60.2 million in 2008 from 4,114 theaters. Next weekend Kung Fu Panda 2 will apparently be getting approximately 3,800 theaters and The Hangover Part II will get 3,500+ theaters.
There’s a lot to consider next weekend, both are the first sequels in the respective franchises so the expectation would be to outperform the original film. Kung Fu Panda 2 is in 3D, which helps. The Hangover Part II has the current success of Bridesmaids to consider. Then there is Pirates of the Caribbean. Who you taking?
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