The Pirates Steal it All

Were there any doubts that Pirates 3 wouldn't be number one? Maybe the Weinsteins thought so. But was the budget for this one really 300 million dollars?? That would make it the most expensive movie in the Outer Rim, beating out Spider-Man 3, King Kong, etc. Pirates 3 is a good movie, though.

For what it's worth, IMDB estimates the Pirates 3 production budget at $200M, though I've seen other sources putting it at $300M. I'm guessing there were some budgetary overlaps with the last two Pirates movies, making their individual budgets more vague.

Jarrod - are you sure about those numbers for the lower portion of the list? Boxofficemojo is reporting the following for numbers 5-10:

5. Waitress $3,075,000
6. 28 Weeks Later $2,480,000
7. Georgia Rule $1,856,000
8. Disturbia $1,759,000
9. Wild Hogs $1,092,000
10. Fracture $1,075,000

I just thought it was a bit odd that 28 Weeks Later had completely fallen out of the Top Ten already, so I decided to do some investigating. Looks like Waitress also made a bit of a leap, as it was pushed to more theaters this weekend even though it's still mostly playing in urban/art house/indie types of theaters and hasn't reached the cineplexes yet.

Hah, Snally. It seems that BoM has already updated the Box Office Numbers from this morning to this afternoon.

And those numbers are going to change another few times from your list above to tomorrow to Tuesday when the totals are actually tallied and confirmed.

I was actually hesitant about writing this one up and it's why I said in the first part of it that these numbers are still being tallied. Looks like I was right in saying it..

The numbers have already changed twice within 5 hours this afternoon.

I'll get a "Special" Box Office Report written when the numbers start looking more confirmed tomorrow afternoon.

~Jarrod Sarafin~

sorry to say this, i do not agree with these predictions given from some of the maniac.. i truly believe that the transformers will probably end shattering all box office records. it has a lot of potential and dont forget that the birth place of where it was created japan. it will open world wide just like all movies. but japan is big on this kind of show and so is the us still. its new to the movie market and has never been done. after seeing the previews and hearing from thise who have got to see the pre screening, it will blow all those other movies away..."autobots, transform and roll out"

Scorpion, put down your Top 10 Box Office Winners and I'll add it to the list.

Snally, I've updated the Box Office Report just now...lol Apparently the numbers have changed 3 times today.

They'll still change tomorrow so I'll be writing up another again soon anyway.

For now though, the box office report has been updated and this one should be changed very soon.

Jarrod Sarafin

No surprises here.

Jarrod - I was actually surprised to see your box office report today instead of tomorrow, given that the holiday weekend will have the box office in flux for awhile. For that matter, I'm planning on seeing Pirates 3 tomorrow, so my $7 will be part of its Monday box office.

Scorpion - before you give Transformers the top slot in your list, keep in mind the predictions are for US domestic box office, not worldwide. There's a signficant difference - for instance, if the predictions were based on worldwide, I'd have put Harry Potter higher as that franchise traditionally does better on the world market than the US market.

Did anybody stay past the closing credits? I heard there was a surprise at the end. I don't know if I could sit there for all the credits. This POTC movie was pretty good and I have not been a fan of the franchise. The three hour running time does get to you, though. The movie does close up all the loose ends left by the previous movies. Hopefully, they will let series end because I don't think it has anywhere to go from here. I feel the same way about Shrek. As for Spiderman, I can go either way with it. I would like to see Peter and Mary Jane finally married but I don't know what else they can do with the characters.

I knew to stay for after the credits. I was saying "we've had the monkey, we've had the dog, maybe this time it'll be the parrot."

BUT the scene we did get was wonderful and brought an endearing smile to my face. Good way to close this trilogy.

I loved the 2nd Pirates movie, but this one was sort of so-so to me. I can't see myself watching it over and over and over again like the first two. HOWEVER, as rumors are flying about a fourth installment, I hope it involves Depp, Rush, and Keith Richards. Should be fun.

I thought Pirates was good.....Spider Man 3 could have been better (more Venom)......Shrek 3 was funny....But Im losing sleep over Transformers...as a huge Michael Bay fan I cant wait until July 3 (at midnight) for the screening......I believe Transformers will be #1 this summer....yeah whatvever call me crazy....with Bay and Spielberg at the helms of the film Its truly built for success....