Weekend Estimates New Years Eve - 13.7M; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 0.3M (PTA 75,184 in 4 theaters)

[CJohn]

NEW YEAR'S EVE popped into the top spot with $13.7 mil this weekend--the party's over.

Jonah Hill's "The Sitter" got low-balled, grossing just $10 million in its second-place debut.

Focus Feature's TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY tracked down $300,737 from 4 venues--a fantastic per-theatre-average of $75,184.

With all films in release grossing just $75 million, this weekend was the lowest on record for the entire year. #boxofficebust

YOUNG ADULT was quite the page-turner as Diablo Cody's latest scored $320,000 from 10 sites--$40,000 per.

Edited December 11, 2011 by CJohn

[CoolioD1]

LMAO that sucks. And I've been seeing ads non stop for the last couple weeks.

[Hatebox]

It's nice when garbage gets the box office it deserves, although anything over even 10m was too much for this film.

[baumer]

What's the source?

[Totem]

Focus Feature's TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY tracked down $300,737 from 4 venues--a fantastic per-theatre-average of $75,184.

Impressive

[CJohn]

What's the source?

ERC facebook page.

[CoolioD1]

Epic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Which is still one of the best films of the year for me.

[kayumanggi]

Wow at the PTA.

[baumer]

TTSS is just another in a long list of films that have these amazing per theater averages when they are in 4 or 5 theaters. And we all get bat-shit crazy about the numbers. Then when they go wide they open to 11 or 12 mill and finish with 45-50 mill. This, imo, will be just one more example.

[CJohn]

Jonah Hill's "The Sitter" got low-balled, grossing just $10 million in its second-place debut.

[Gopher]

Excellent for Tinker Taylor. In terms of PTA averages that blows everything since last year's The Fighter out of the water. Hopefully Focus knows what its doing in terms of its expansions. I don't think this weekend's awfulness can be understated. Unadjusted for inflation, this is the worst second weekend of December in 13+ years.

[reddevil18]

TTSS is just another in a long list of films that have these amazing per theater averages when they are in 4 or 5 theaters. And we all get bat-shit crazy about the numbers. Then when they go wide they open to 11 or 12 mill and finish with 45-50 mill. This, imo, will be just one more example.

50 million would be fantastic for TTSS.

[CJohn]

The new releases were uninteresting. Why would people pay to see movies like NYE or TS!

[Crusader]

TTSS is just another in a long list of films that have these amazing per theater averages when they are in 4 or 5 theaters. And we all get bat-shit crazy about the numbers. Then when they go wide they open to 11 or 12 mill and finish with 45-50 mill. This, imo, will be just one more example.

50 mil would be beyond fantastic for TTSS I'm seeing a finish in 30's right now

[baumer]

The films coming out this holiday season have really produced a lot of ho hum buzz. Alvin will probably do well because the first two were loved by kids. But SH2, it just seems like a prime candidate to drop. I know it's just me but i really don't get the appeal of the first. I think this holiday season might really be soft.

[CJohn]

With all films in release grossing just $75 million, this weekend was the lowest on record for the entire year. #boxofficebust

[baumer]

50 million would be fantastic for TTSS.

Sure, but it is not a massive breakout like the per theater average suggests it is.

[kayumanggi]

With all films in release grossing just $75 million, this weekend was the lowest on record for the entire year. #boxofficebust

What happened to the greatest country on Earth?

[DAR]

What happened to the greatest country on Earth?

By not seeing NYE or TS we proved we still are. Edited December 11, 2011 by DAR

[lab276]

There's 19 days left in the year. Something amazing is going to have to happen for 2011 to save face.