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TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $238 Million WORLDWIDE thus far (UPDATE)

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pedros82 said:
here we go, the results:

1  Disney's A Christmas Carol $31,000,000
2 Michael Jackson's This Is It $14,000,000
3 The Men Who Stare at Goats $13,309,000
4 The Fourth Kind $12,521,285
5 Paranormal Activity $8,600,000
6 The Box $7,855,000
7 Couples Retreat $6,428,25
8 Law Abiding Citizen $6,172,000
9 Where the Wild Things Are $4,225,000
10 Astro Boy $2,588,000

http://boxoffice.com/numbers/
http://www.ercboxoffice.com/index.php
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Congrats to MJ!!! Well deserved....just wish you were here to witness all the love. L.O.V.E.


ETA:

‘A Christmas Carol’ Is No. 1 Movie With $31 Million in Sales
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiOGvgDVJFz0#


By Inyoung Hwang


Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Walt Disney Co.’s “A Christmas Carol” opened as the top film in U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend with ticket sales of $31 million.
Last week’s No. 1 movie, “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” dropped to second place with $14 million for Sony Corp., researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.
“A Christmas Carol,” a 3-D adaptation of the Charles Dickens holiday tale, is Disney’s sixth top debut this year. The company ranks fifth among the six major studios in U.S. ticket sales in 2009 with $1 billion as of Nov. 5, according to Box Office Mojo, a California-based researcher. “Up,” from Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios, is the top 3-D movie in the U.S. this year with $292.9 million.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, “A Christmas Carol” stars Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, the misanthrope who is visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve.
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” directed by Kenny Ortega, compiles rehearsal and backstage footage of Jackson preparing for his 50 concerts in London’s 02 Arena before his death in June. The film has made $57.9 million since its debut on Oct. 28.
“The Men Who Stare at Goats,” starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, came in third place with $13.3 million for Overture Films. The comedy focuses on a U.S. Army unit that attempts to use psychic powers on the battlefield.
To contact the reporter on this story: Inyoung Hwang in New York at ihwang7@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: November 8, 2009 12:26 EST
 
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thanks
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

"Christmas Carol" leads North American box office (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood.

Walt Disney Co's high-tech adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" topped the North American box office on Sunday with lower-than-expected ticket sales of $31 million.

Industry pundits had forecast a three-day haul in the $35 million-$45 million range for the Jim Carrey vehicle, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis.

But Disney said the opening hit its own target, and it expected the movie to enjoy some longevity in theaters as the Christmas kicks in. This was the case with Zemeckis' 2004 holiday movie "The Polar Express," which employed the same motion-capture technology.

"You know you're in for a marathon rather than a dash," said Chuck Viane, Disney's president of domestic theatrical distribution.

Last weekend's champion, the Michael Jackson concert documentary "This is It" slipped to No. 2 with $14 million, taking its 12-day total to $57.9 million. The foreign total for the movie rose to $128.6 million.

The top-10 contained three other new releases, led by George Clooney's military comedy "The Men Who Stare At Goats" at No. 3 with a solid $13.3 million. It was followed by two thrillers: "The Fourth Kind" at No. 4 with $12.5 million and "The Box" at No. 6 with just $7.9 million.

"This Is It" was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" was released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp. "The Fourth Kind" was released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co. "The Box" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
(Editing by Jackie Frank)

Source: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies...carol-leads-north-american-box-office-reuters
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

so its up to $186.5 million worldwide so far after 12 days !!!
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

OMG I am so happy tii only had a 40% drop at the box office. Good job all the MJ fans for seeing it again and again. I honestly thought that Christmas Carol movie would blow tii away.
 
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OMFreakingGOsh....$186.5 million worldwide in 12 days!
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

$186.5 million worldwide - but including this weekend worldwide numbers?
 
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pedros82 said:
$186.5 million worldwide - but including this weekend worldwide numbers?
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i think so, since before the weekend the foreign sales were at a 100 million dollars....btw sunday is still not in , so are the US sales a prediction??
 
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~* White Chocolate *~ said:
No it's cool. I doubt very many people, in general aren't too aware of it. It's a good film, aside from seeing Mike you should check it out. If you liked films like "Burn after reading" you'd love this one.

Sorry to get OT.
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Thanx for the info. i surely will check it out (after the 4th time I see TII!! lol)
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

TII numbers are huge.

Maybe the expectation numbers were for the long run. $250 million..
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

pedros82 said:
here we go, the results:

1  Disney's A Christmas Carol $31,000,000
2 Michael Jackson's This Is It $14,000,000
3 The Men Who Stare at Goats $13,309,000
4 The Fourth Kind $12,521,285
5 Paranormal Activity $8,600,000
6 The Box $7,855,000
7 Couples Retreat $6,428,25
8 Law Abiding Citizen $6,172,000
9 Where the Wild Things Are $4,225,000
10 Astro Boy $2,588,000

http://boxoffice.com/numbers/
http://www.ercboxoffice.com/index.php
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This is an estimate. But Saturday night was indeed VERY good for MJ's TII. I think it will be a breath away from a 60 mil total by the end of the weekend.

Guys, I think it's plausible that we expect -and push for- a 100 mil domestic total -i.e. another 40 mil for the 20 days it still has to go.. It can do it.. And if it gets there, it's a blockbuster by anyone's numbers..!

Let's see. I'll be going at least once a week to see it, and pass the message through!
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

I'll be going again too and for those that are tired of it (for whatever CRAZY reason lol) buy a ticket for it but go on and see another film.
 
'Carol' gets cheery with No. 1 weekend spot in the USA

LOS ANGELES — Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie.

The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked the King of Pop out of the No. 1 spot as "Michael Jackson's This Is It" slipped to second place with $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sony's "This Is It," presenting rehearsal performances Jackson shot before his death last June, raised its domestic total to $57.9 million. Worldwide, "This Is It" has taken in $186.5 million.

Featuring Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and also as the three holiday ghosts that show Scrooge the error of his miserly ways, "A Christmas Carol" came in on the low end of Disney's expectations for opening weekend.

On the other end of the spectrum, Lionsgate's acclaimed drama "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" had a spectacular start, pulling in $1.8 million in just 18 theaters, averaging $100,000 a cinema. That compares with an $8,418 average for "A Christmas Carol" in 3,683 theaters.

"Precious" had a record average for films opening in 10 or more theaters. Others that have averaged $100,000 or more typically debut in only a few cinemas.

The weekend brought a rush of other new movies, led by George Clooney's comedy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," which finished at No. 3 with $13.3 million. The Overture Films release is a satiric look at U.S. military efforts to create "warrior monks" who can predict the future or walk through walls.

Debuting in fourth place with $12.5 million was Universal's "The Fourth Kind," starring Milla Jovovich as a psychologist studying alien abductions in Alaska.

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden's sci-fi tale "The Box" opened at No. 6 with $7.9 million. The Warner Bros. thriller centers on a couple given a mysterious box that can provide them $1 million, but at the cost of a stranger's life.

With nearly two months of playing time through the holidays, Disney is counting on steady business for "A Christmas Carol," particularly over Thanksgiving weekend and in the buildup to Christmas itself.

"You have to play these things for the long term," said Chuck Viane, Disney's head of distribution. "You've got to have the patience and you've got to pick the right weekend. For us, the days when the malls turned to Christmas stores is when we wanted to go."

Director Robert Zemeckis shot the movie using the same performance-capture technology used on his 2004 holiday offering "The Polar Express." Carrey and his co-stars acted on a bare soundstage as digital cameras caught their performances, with computer animators later adding costumes, sets, props and other effects.

"A Christmas Carol" came in ahead of "Polar Express," which had an opening weekend of $23.5 million. But it fell well short of the $55.1 million opening for Carrey's previous holiday tale, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" in 2000.

Holiday-themed films tend to hold up well through the season, among them Disney's "The Santa Clause" comedies. After its modest start, "The Polar Express" went on to become a $160 million hit by the end of its run and has become a holiday perennial in rereleases in huge-screen IMAX theaters.

"A Christmas Carol" did three-fourths of its business in theaters showing 3-D versions. Huge-screen IMAX theaters, which represented only 5 percent of the theater count, accounted for $4.5 million, or 14.5 percent, of the movie's total gross, said Greg Foster, IMAX chairman and president.

"Precious," which won the top awards at last January's Sundance Film Festival, stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as a Harlem teen who gradually rises above an upbringing of incest, abuse and illiteracy.

After Sundance, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers, helping to spread the word on "Precious," which has earned acclaim from critics and audiences at other film festivals. The film has Academy Awards buzz as a best-picture contender, along with Oscar prospects for Sidibe, co-star Mo'Nique and director Lee Daniels.

The movie started in only four cities — New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago. Lionsgate plans to expand it this Friday to five more — Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Dallas and Houston, then take it into wide release Nov. 20.

"A lot of movie-goers are not happy with the release plan right now, because it's not in their cities yet," said David Spitz, head of distribution for Lionsgate. "That's always a good sign."

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "A Christmas Carol," $31 million.

2. "Michael Jackson's This Is It," $14 million.

3. "The Men Who Stare at Goats," $13.3 million.

4. "The Fourth Kind," $12.5 million.

5. "Paranormal Activity," $8.6 million.

6. "The Box," $7.9 million.

7. "Couples Retreat," $6.4 million.

8. "Law Abiding Citizen," $6.2 million.

9. "Where the Wild Things Are," $4.2 million.

10. "Astro Boy," $2.6 million.

On the Net:
http://www.hollywood.com/boxoffice
 
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I went all weekend and I'm so happy to all those in the USA & Canada who went as well.. I'll see it once more before it goes off the screen
 
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yeah, the title is a bit weird..., I cant fix it...
 
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i'm going to bed thanks for posting i just read the news :(
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

My dad and bro FINALLY saw TII tonight. My dad already stated he will go back again next weekend. He liked it that much. He had NEVER EVER gone to a movie twice.
 
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Memefan said:
My dad and bro FINALLY saw TII tonight. My dad already stated he willg o back again next weekend. He liked it that much. He had NEVER EVER gone to a movie twice.
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Good to know :):)
 
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'This Is It' Tops Overseas Boxoffice

Michael Jackson doc stays at No. 1 with another $29 million

By Frank Segers
Nov 8, 2009, 04:08 PM ET
Updated: Nov 8, 2009, 05:07 PM ET

Despite a 58% drop in weekend boxoffice on the foreign circuit, Sony's release of "This Is It" with Michael Jackson maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot overseas, generating $29 million from 8,800 screens in 110 markets for an offshore total of $128.6 million -- more than double its domestic take.

Finishing No. 2 on the weekend was director Robert Zemeckis' 3D performance-capture version of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, which drew $12 million in its opener at 2,750 screens in 18 territories for a per-screen average of $4,364.

Disney said that "3D was a significant factor, accounting for 62% of our total result from only 37% of the screens." The latest version of Charles Dickens' frequently filmed 1843 novella opened at No. 1 domestically and has collected a worldwide tally of $43 million so far.

Driving "Christmas Carol" were strong opening numbers in the U.K. and in Mexico. Disney says that "on a consolidated basis in the same bucket of territories, the $12 million take was the best ever achieved by a Robert Zemeckis film." The take was 50% bigger than that of "The Polar Express," Zemeckis' 2004 Christmas season title in 3D.

This week, "Christmas Carol" opens in Spain, Japan and Colombia.

"This Is It," which finished at No. 2 in the U.S. and Canada on the weekend, opened in just one new territory (Vietnam), indicating that Jackson's posthumously released concert rehearsal film showed decent staying power in holdover markets. Worldwide, "This Is It" has accumulated $186.9 million.

No. 1 finishes were recorded in Japan ($4.1 million from 322 locales, down just 28% from the opening weekend), France ($2.7 million from 463 screens), Germany ($2.55 million from 926 sites), the U.K. ($2.2 million from 806 locales) and Australia ($1.7 million from 292 situations). Sony says "This Is It" finished in first place in China and Holland as well but in sixth place in Italy, fifth in Spain and third in Brazil.

The doc's top five markets in terms of cumulative grosses are Japan ($23.6 million), the U.K. ($13.3 million), Germany ($11 million), France ($10.6 million) and Australia ($6.6 million).

Interestingly, the weekend's No. 2 film in France was "Le Concert," a EuropaCorp. release that opened to $2.3 million from 400 sites. It has nothing to do with the Michael Jackson title, however. It's a French-Russian co-production about a sacked Bolshoi Orchestra conductor who conspires with other discharged friends to mount a concert in Paris. The Weinstein Co. has U.S. release rights.

Third on the weekend was Pixar/Disney's "Up," which boosted its international total to $367 million -- $48 million shy of the total recorded by Pixar/Disney's "Ratatouille" - thanks to an $8.4 million weekend at 4,278 screens in 26 markets. A Japan opening is set for Dec. 5.

No. 4 was Universal's "Couples Retreat," the Vince Vaughn comedy, which lured $5.7 million from 1,596 situations in 18 territories for an overseas cume of $28.8 million. A second-place Germany introduction produced $2.8 million from 338 sites, per the distributor.

Fifth was Mandate International's horror sequel "Saw VI," which opened in six markets, including France (No. 5 in the Paris area), the U.K. (No. 9), Japan and Brazil for an estimated $4.7 million from 1,700 screens, pushing its overseas cume to $16.8 million.



Universal's release of Michael Mann's period drama "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp resurfaced in Italy. A No. 1 opening there furnished the weekend's total action, $3.5 million from 319 locales, which raised the international cume to $104.3 million. Japan opens Dec. 12.

Overture Films' "The Men Who Stare at Goats" opened abroad via Mandate International on the weekend in the U.K. (where it ranked No. 2), Italy and in Italian-speaking Switzerland. The Iraq war comedy starring George Clooney drew an estimated $3 million from 650 screens.

Premiering at No. 1 in Spain was "Celda 211" (Cell 211), a Spanish-language thriller starring Carols Bardem that was acquired and released by Paramount. Director Daniel Monzon's film version of an F.P. Gandull novel about a prison guard who gets sucked into a prison riot opened to $1.7 million from 220 sites.

Opening ninth in France was the latest title from 87-year-old French director Alain Resnais ("Hiroshima Mon Amour," "Last Year in Marienbad"). "Les herbes folles" (Wild Grass), a drama involving a male-female couple and a lost wallet, bowed via Studio Canal to $1.5 million from 300 location.

Other weekend action and cumes: Disney's "G-Force," $2.9 million from 2,227 screens in 28 markets, cume $153.5 million; Disney's "Book of Masters," $2.7 million from 691 sites in Russia (where it ranked No. 1), cume $9.2 million; Sony's "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," $2.7 million from 2,180 screens in 35 territories, cume $57.8 million; and Weinstein/Universal's "Inglourious Basterds," $2.6 million from 1,943 sites in 43 markets, cume $183.7 million over 12 rounds.

Also, Disney's "Surrogates," $2.4 million from 1,812 screens in 38 territories, cume $64.5 million; Sony's "Julie & Julia," $2.4 million from 960 sites in 39 markets, cume $27.8 million; New Line/Warner's "The Final Destination," $2.3 million from 1,540 situations in 39 territories, cume $116.1 million; Fox's "Jennifer's Body," $2.29 million from 885 screens in 22 markets, cume $13.8 million; and Warner's "Micmacs a tire-larigot," $2 million from 618 sites in France, market cume, $7.5 million.

Other international cumes: Sony's "The Ugly Truth," $110.7 million; Fox's "Aliens in the Attic," $34.3 million; Universal's "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," $9.7 million; Fox's "(500) Days of Summer," $21.2 million; Wild Bunch Distribution's "Le petit Nicolas," $40.8 million (in France only); Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox," $11.1 million (over three U.K. frames); UGC's "Lucky Luke," $14.8 million over three France frames; and Fox's "Agora," $27.3 million over five frames in Spain only.

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Re: 'Carol' gets cheery with No. 1 weekend spot in the USA

'This Is It' tops overseas boxoffice

Michael Jackson doc stays at No. 1 with another $29 million

By Frank Segers
Nov 8, 2009, 04:08 PM ET
Updated: Nov 8, 2009, 05:07 PM ET

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"This Is It"


Despite a 58% drop in weekend boxoffice on the foreign circuit, Sony's release of "This Is It" with Michael Jackson maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot overseas, generating $29 million from 8,800 screens in 110 markets for an offshore total of $128.6 million -- more than double its domestic take.

Finishing No. 2 on the weekend was director Robert Zemeckis' 3D performance-capture version of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, which drew $12 million in its opener at 2,750 screens in 18 territories for a per-screen average of $4,364.

Disney said that "3D was a significant factor, accounting for 62% of our total result from only 37% of the screens." The latest version of Charles Dickens' frequently filmed 1843 novella opened at No. 1 domestically and has collected a worldwide tally of $43 million so far.

Driving "Christmas Carol" were strong opening numbers in the U.K. and in Mexico. Disney says that "on a consolidated basis in the same bucket of territories, the $12 million take was the best ever achieved by a Robert Zemeckis film." The take was 50% bigger than that of "The Polar Express," Zemeckis' 2004 Christmas season title in 3D.

This week, "Christmas Carol" opens in Spain, Japan and Colombia.

"This Is It," which finished at No. 2 in the U.S. and Canada on the weekend, opened in just one new territory (Vietnam), indicating that Jackson's posthumously released concert rehearsal film showed decent staying power in holdover markets. Worldwide, "This Is It" has accumulated $186.9 million.

No. 1 finishes were recorded in Japan ($4.1 million from 322 locales, down just 28% from the opening weekend), France ($2.7 million from 463 screens), Germany ($2.55 million from 926 sites), the U.K. ($2.2 million from 806 locales) and Australia ($1.7 million from 292 situations). Sony says "This Is It" finished in first place in China and Holland as well but in sixth place in Italy, fifth in Spain and third in Brazil.

The doc's top five markets in terms of cumulative grosses are Japan ($23.6 million), the U.K. ($13.3 million), Germany ($11 million), France ($10.6 million) and Australia ($6.6 million).

Interestingly, the weekend's No. 2 film in France was "Le Concert," a EuropaCorp. release that opened to $2.3 million from 400 sites. It has nothing to do with the Michael Jackson title, however. It's a French-Russian co-production about a sacked Bolshoi Orchestra conductor who conspires with other discharged friends to mount a concert in Paris. The Weinstein Co. has U.S. release rights.

Third on the weekend was Pixar/Disney's "Up," which boosted its international total to $367 million -- $48 million shy of the total recorded by Pixar/Disney's "Ratatouille" - thanks to an $8.4 million weekend at 4,278 screens in 26 markets. A Japan opening is set for Dec. 5.

No. 4 was Universal's "Couples Retreat," the Vince Vaughn comedy, which lured $5.7 million from 1,596 situations in 18 territories for an overseas cume of $28.8 million. A second-place Germany introduction produced $2.8 million from 338 sites, per the distributor.

Fifth was Mandate International's horror sequel "Saw VI," which opened in six markets, including France (No. 5 in the Paris area), the U.K. (No. 9), Japan and Brazil for an estimated $4.7 million from 1,700 screens, pushing its overseas cume to $16.8 million.
 
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aw :(
 
Re: 'Carol' gets cheery with No. 1 weekend spot in the USA

No 2 in USA... sucks!!! :( But No 1 overseas!!! Yeah!!! :D
 
Re: TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $105 Million thus far (UPDATE)

CherubimII said:
Despite a 58% drop in weekend boxoffice on the foreign circuit, Sony's release of "This Is It" with Michael Jackson maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot overseas, generating $29 million from 8,800 screens in 110 markets for an offshore total of $128.6 million -- more than double its domestic take.
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I repeat that this is a stupid thing of the reports to say. International gross is higher than domestic because the world is a bigger market. Period
 
Re: 'Carol' gets cheery with No. 1 weekend spot in the USA

No.2 in the US with five new movies out in the second weekend is GREAT.. If you pay attention, when reports say "it's number 1 internationally" and then break it down to country-by-country showings, it's usually no.2 to different movies at the top spot in the various countries.. But it's no.1 overall!
As it was also here for a straight 10 days!
 
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