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Box Office: INDY Cuts into CITY Victory

It was a case of extreme ends in the demographic spectrum this week at the box office and as such, the results show a case of how that translated to cash receipts. The film which took the #1 spot did so because it won by a certain margin on Friday alone while the film which took the #2 spot did so because it won overall on Saturday and Sunday, despite losing for the weekend.

Landing into the top spot for this box office report is the big screen adaptation of the cable series Sex and the City. The New Line film opened in 3,285 theaters and scored $55.7 mil at the box office in a clear sign that despite being off the air for some years, it still has a following. When you consider that the budget is only $65 mil, this kind of opening spells success for WB’s New Line. For Friday, it nearly doubled Indy’s numbers but that’s where the victory ended.

For Saturday and Sunday, the top leader of the box office was Paramount’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Despite pulling in $100.3 mil last weekend (and $151 over the five day haul), the fourth adventure still fought for the top spot this time around and still managed pulling in another $46.0 mil in its second weekend. This is a 54% drop but as said above, it had $101 in its debut. To think it’s going to be anywhere that in its second weekend is not realistic. Paramount is likely celebrating the fact that the film still managed to win two days this weekend as well. Going for the top spot of the 2008 earners, Indy is now set at $216.8 mil domestically and another $146.9 mil internationally (last weekend, this weekend’s foreign numbers are not in yet). Overall, it has a budget of $185 and a worldwide gross of $363.8 mil.

Following in 3^rd place is the final new wide release of the weekend, Rogue Pictures’ thriller The Strangers. The Liv Tyler-led film opened in 2,467 theaters and tallied up $20.7 mil for its first three days of distribution. This means it averaged a respectable $8,393 per showing with audiences. Not bad at all when considering the streak of bad luck horror films have had lately and seeing what it had for competition this weekend. Also, it had a budget of only $9 mil. Rogue, like usual, knows how to keep their budgets low and it shows them nearly doubling their money after just 3 days of release.

Following in 4^th place is the #1 Film of 2008 so far, Paramount’s Iron Man. As said last weekend, Paramount is clear front running studio with its Iron and Indy successes. Despite being out for 5 weeks through a heavily saturated May schedule, the film still managed 4^th this weekend by pulling in another $14.0 mil on its 3,650 theaters. Paramount and Favreau kept the budget line at $140 mil and has grossed $505.0 mil worldwide in 31 days of release. The numbers are nearly divided between the two regions but domestic has the edge with $276.6 mil. Foreign is currently at $228.4 mil but this weekend’s international numbers are not yet in.

The Chronicles of Narnia sequel Prince Caspian lands in 5^th place for this report and as mentioned earlier in the week, it still isn’t managing numbers which Disney appreciates. For their part, they’re blaming themselves for putting the movie in May when it likely would have been better for the Winter 2007 season. In its third week of release, the $200 mil budgeted film pulled in another $13.0 mil on its 3,801 theaters across the nation. In 17 days of release, the film has grossed $166.9 mil worldwide, $115.6 mil of it being domestic and another $51.2 mil foreign. In comparison, the original film had grossed $153 mil domestically by its third weekend of release.

Four weeks into its alternative-minded release, Fox’s What Happens in Vegas is still showing in 3,086 theaters and is still managing decent returns. The film landed in 6^th place by taking in another $6.8 mil this weekend and tacking onto its domestic gross of $66.0 mil. The studio kept the budget low at just $35 mil so this film is in the black and that’s not bad at all when thinking of its competition, which it routinely beat throughout its release (Speed Racer).

Universal is likewise sticking in the top 10 with its Tina Fey feature Baby Mama still pulling in $2.2 mil in its 6^th week of release. The film is showing on 1,784 theaters and its overall domestic gross is at $56.1, again not bad for a film marked with a budget of only $30 mil.

And now it’s time to continue discussing the first relative bomb of the high octane box office season, Warner Bros.’ Speed Racer. The Wachowski-led production has never been higher than 3^rd place since opening and this weekend, it finds itself dropping 3 slots to 8^th place and managing only $2.1 at the box office, despite being shown in 2,070 theaters across the nation. In 4 weeks of release, the $120 mil budgeted CG film has only grossed $40.5 domestically and another $30.0 mil in foreign territories. It still has another 50 mil to go before its worldwide gross matches its basic budget (not including advertising costs, etc).

The final 2 films of this report are romantic comedies which have eclipsed their budget lines for Sony and Universal. Made of Honor lands in 9^th place by taking in another $2.0 mil at the ticket counters this weekend and this has its overall domestic gross at $42.9 mil, just over its $40 pricetag. Meanwhile, Universal’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall, follows in 10^th place by taking another $1.0 mil in its 7^th week of release. The film, which has a budget of $30 mil, has grossed $60.4 mil domestically so far.

Iron Man Numbers:

Indiana Jones 4 Numbers:

Budget: $185 mil
Opening: $100.3 mil
Domestic: $216.8 mil
Foreign: $146.9 mil
Worldwide: $363.8 mil so far.

Prince Caspian Numbers:

Speed Racer Numbers:

Friday June 6, 2008 Releases:

Kung Fu Panda (3,600 theaters)

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (3,300+ theaters)

When Did You Last See Your Father