Weekend Numbers Smaug 31.4, AM2 26.7 Frozen/AH 19.1

[JarJarBinks]

One thing to keep in mind about Anchorman 2's cost, is that I don't think there's much of a question that it had a larger marketing push than a typical $50 m film.  Just some food for thought.

[wileECoyote]

Rank*	Title	Friday 12/20 (Estimates)	Saturday 12/21 (Estimates)	Sunday 12/22 (Estimates)	Monday 12/23
1	THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Warner Bros. 3,928	$8,655,000 +71.5% / $2,203 $104,700,000 / 8	$12,325,000 +42.4% / $3,138 $117,025,000 / 9	$10,475,000 -15% / $2,667 $127,500,000 / 10	N/A
2	ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Paramount 3,507	$8,745,000 +70.8% / $2,494 $21,969,000 / 3	$9,573,000 +9.5% / $2,730 $31,542,000 / 4	$8,448,000 -11.8% / $2,409 $40,000,000 / 5	N/A
3	FROZEN (2013) Buena Vista 3,540	$5,115,000 +132.7% / $1,445 $177,507,000 / 29	$7,725,000 +51% / $2,182 $185,232,000 / 30	$6,323,000 -18.1% / $1,786 $191,555,000 / 31	N/A
4	AMERICAN HUSTLE Sony / Columbia 2,507	$6,500,000 +8688.2% / $2,593 $7,613,000 / 8	$7,100,000 +9.2% / $2,832 $14,713,000 / 9	$5,500,000 -22.5% / $2,194 $20,200,000 / 10	N/A
5	THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Lionsgate 2,949	$2,450,000 +79.6% / $831 $365,404,000 / 29	$3,420,000 +39.6% / $1,160 $368,824,000 / 30	$2,880,000 -15.8% / $977 $371,700,000 / 31	N/A
6	SAVING MR. BANKS Buena Vista 2,110	$3,080,000 +5964.5% / $1,460 $3,705,000 / 8	$3,417,000 +10.9% / $1,619 $7,122,000 / 9	$2,824,000 -17.4% / $1,338 $9,947,000 / 10	N/A
7	TYLER PERRY'S A MADEA CHRISTMAS Lionsgate 2,194	$2,410,000 +164.4% / $1,098 $22,180,000 / 8	$3,400,000 +41.1% / $1,550 $25,580,000 / 9	$2,690,000 -20.9% / $1,226 $28,300,000 / 10	N/A
8	WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Fox 3,231	$2,160,000 -- / $669 $2,160,000 / 1	$2,800,000 +29.6% / $867 $4,960,000 / 2	$2,340,000 -16.4% / $724 $7,300,000 / 3	N/A
9	DHOOM 3 Yash Raj 236	$1,075,000 -- / $4,555 $1,075,000 / 1	$1,290,000 +20% / $5,466 $2,365,000 / 2	$940,000 -27.1% / $3,983 $3,305,000 / 3	N/A
10	THOR: THE DARK WORLD Buena Vista 1,116	$360,000 +31.2% / $323 $199,798,000 / 43	$530,000 +47.2% / $475 $200,328,000 / 44	$438,000 -17.4% / $392 $200,766,000 / 45	N/A
11	PHILOMENA Weinstein Company 738	$323,000 +24.8% / $438 $12,435,000 / 29	$501,000 +55.1% / $679 $12,936,000 / 30	$401,000 -20% / $543 $13,337,000 / 31	N/A
12	INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS CBS Films 148	$303,000 +835.8% / $2,047 $1,354,000 / 15	$433,000 +42.9% / $2,926 $1,787,000 / 16	$325,000 -24.9% / $2,196 $2,112,000 / 17	N/A
-	HER (2013) Warner Bros. 6	$72,000 +59.2% / $12,000 $176,000 / 3	$100,000 +38.9% / $16,667 $276,000 / 4	$85,000 -15% / $14,167 $361,000 / 5	N/A

 

[DAR]

During that one Sunday sport they're really going to be pushing 47 Ronin and it ain't happening

[The Stingray]

For as long as I have been here, I don't think I have ever witnessed a time as boring as right now.

[kowhite]

One thing to keep in mind about Anchorman 2's cost, is that I don't think there's much of a question that it had a larger marketing push than a typical $50 m film.  Just some food for thought.

 

That's probably true, though unlike many other major tentpole marketing campaigns, I suspect that is limited to the domestic market.  As such, we're not talking $150M-$200M of distribution costs since international is sure to be lighter.

[CoolioD1]

I was just looking at the most liked content page and I didn't know that the banned users list was on there.

 

lmao, you guys are assholes.

[Gopher]

Hobbit keeps performing at ~85% of AUJ's grosses. I still think Gravity and Frozen will ultimately outgross it but 260m isn't anything to scoff at I suppose. Fine but ultimately underwhelming for Anchorman. I don't know why they went for a holiday release when summer could have guarenteed a 40m opening and strong weekdays. But I think it could probably finish in the 120-140m viscinity, which would still place it above Will Ferrell's average grosses. Frozen is a monster! It's now performing at more than double of Tangled's weekend takes. I can't put a cap on its run anymore because this has no competition until The LEGO Movie (I don't consider The Nut Job a threat). 300m could and might fall. Very solid opening for American Hustle. I'm curious how Wolf will affect it- they're gunning after the same exact audience but the marketplace always expands over the holidays. 100m seems assured and it could even challenge SLP, since everybody seemingly liked it a lot more than I did. Soft opening for Banks, but I think its limited opening predicted this. I'm sure legs will be very strong. This is just the beginning of Catching Fire's nice holiday bump. I still think it wins the year. LOL Dinosaurs. Congrats to Thor for (finally) crossing 200m. What the hell happened to Nebraska? Decent for Llewyn Davis and a good limited start for Her. These are the two best films currently playing. I would check them out.

[The Stingray]

Have you ever been banned, Coolio?

[Jack Nevada]

Out of this year's animated films Frozen is below both The Croods and Despicable Me 2. Monsters University is still number one. 

[Michael Gary Scott]

Out of this year's animated films Frozen is below both The Croods and Despicable Me 2. Monsters University is still number one.

no its not

[kowhite]

Frozen is a monster! It's now performing at more than double of Tangled's weekend takes. I can't put a cap on its run anymore because this has no competition until The LEGO Movie (I don't consider The Nut Job a threat). 300m could and might fall.

 

I think at this point $300M looks like no question, the question is what number above $300M will fall?  $325M?  Maybe $350M?

 

Hard to say, but $300M seems like the floor at this point.  More than double Tangled's dailies is hard to ignore, and that film did like $75M more past its comparable saturday.

[Jack Nevada]

no its not

This is a rare case where I won't argue with you. I realize it's a super unpopular opinion.

[Godzilla]

Tyler Perry's Madea is on track for a 55M DOM total.

[redfirebird2008]

Geez, Paramount fudging again. They have to be the Kings of Fudge in Hollywood.

[Leyla]

Saw 'Much ado abt nothing'  

oh Joss u perfect human being! still have a huge stupid grin on my face

 

+saw Dos 2 more times

HFR sucks.

[kowhite]

Geez, Paramount fudging again. They have to be the Kings of Fudge in Hollywood.

 

Puerto Rico LOVES Anchorman.

[Jake Gittes]

What the hell happened to Nebraska? 

BOM fucked up and gave it the same weekend as gross as Bad Grandpa's (they are both Paramount releases). No other explanation

[grim22]

http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/dhoom3-box-office-records-north-america/

 

 

 

UPDATE, SUNDAY AM: With the estimates now tallied, Dhoom 3 has set a new record for biggest opening weekend of a Bollywood film ever in North America. The actioner’s three-day cume is estimated at $3.305M, overtaking the previous record holderChennai Express, which grossed $2.22M when it bowed last August. At 236 playdates, Dhoom 3 had a strong per-screen average of $14,004 this weekend. The breakdown is $1.075M for Friday, $1.129M on Saturday and $940,000 on Sunday.

[Fake]

Why is Anchorman projected to have the best Sunday drop among all films?

 

I smell something that starts with 'f'.

[grim22]

Why is Anchorman projected to have the best Sunday drop among all films?

 

I smell something that starts with 'f'.

 

The 5 day figure with that projected drop is 40,000,000$.

 

Such a nice round figure wouldn't you say (and I am not talking about Vidya Balan  )