Weekend Box-Office Projections 8/13 (FRIDAY Estimaes)

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AndyDursin · #1 Post by **AndyDursin** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:53 pm

No surprises here -- tepid openings for the newcomers (GREAT RAID, what a bomb! But is anyone surprised? They basically tossed that movie aside).

FOUR BROTHERS 7.1
SKELETON KEY, THE 6.0
DUKES OF HAZZARD, THE 4.3 48.5
DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO 3.4
WEDDING CRASHERS 3.2 156.3
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 2.2 178.3
SKY HIGH 1.8 38.8
MARCH OF THE PENUINS 1.7 32.4
MUST LOVE DOGS 1.4 31.2
GREAT RAID, THE 1.1

Carlson2005 · #2 Post by **Carlson2005** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:54 pm

Wot, no The Island? I guess that means Michael Bay's new movie bombed. Yes, I know I've said it before, but I just love being able to say that!

The Skeleton Key opened here a couple of weeks ago to universal indifference, so no surprise there. As for The Great Raid, I wouldn't write it off just yet - after all, it's already recouped 1/68th of its cost! Straight to video over here in a year or two's time, methinks.

Did someone say dog days of summer?

AndyDursin · #3 Post by **AndyDursin** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:58 pm

Did someone say dog days of summer?

lol. THE CAVE doesn't look awful, and surprisingly, BROTHERS GRIMM looks better than anticipated -- visually, a lot like SLEEPY HOLLOW.

I'd say $30 million for either movie would be satisfactory for their financiers, however...we're not talking blockbusters!

AndyDursin · #4 Post by **AndyDursin** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:43 pm

Weekend finals -- very unremarkable, as expected at this time of the year.

1. "Four Brothers," $20.7 million

2. "The Skeleton Key," $15.8 million

3. "The Dukes of Hazzard," $13 million

4. "Wedding Crashers," $12 million

5. "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," $9.4 million

6. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," $7.3 million

7. "March of the Penguins," $6.7 million.

8. "Sky High," $6.1 million

9. "Must Love Dogs," $4.6 million

10. "The Great Raid," $3.4 million