Weekend Actuals 7/3-7/5: Inside Out 29.77M, JW 29.24M, Genisys 27.02M. Greek Wedding's record survives

[MrFanaticGuy34]

I saw the title and was like "ohhhh myyyy goooddd..."

So... How long until Greek Wedding's record actually goes down?

 

Hmm? Maybe with Alice 2 if it gets to $250M.

 

Or maybe with Independence Day 2 with $265-285M, if Dory opens massively and puts it to second place on OW.

[JohnnyGossamer]

Indeed, it was one weird run. $241m with its highest weekend at $11.1m in weekend #20. Can't help but laugh when I think about $90m openers like Godzilla that came up pretty far short of Greek's $241m total.

When I was broke and the features editor for the high school paper, I used my Greek Wedding ticket stub many times over to see movies for free. The ticket taker never flinched when I presented the stub and acted as if I'd just returned from the restroom or water fountain. I still feel shame.

[Gopher]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 O/U My Big Fat Greek Wedding's highest single weekend (11.1m)? 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

All hail Greek Wedding, once and future king of the also-rans!

 

2002

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Apr 19–21	20	$597,362	-	108	-	$5,531	$597,362	1
Apr 26–28	16	$804,683	+34.7%	141	+33	$5,706	$1,626,751	2
May 3–5	16	$666,304	-17.2%	147	+6	$4,532	$2,567,045	3
May 10–12	11	$1,262,562	+89.5%	247	+100	$5,111	$4,112,413	4
May 17–19	10	$1,135,207	-10.1%	275	+28	$4,128	$5,669,706	5
May 24–26	11	$1,247,000 (Estimate)	+9.8%	260	-15	$4,796	$7,300,000 (Estimate)	6
May 24–27	11	$1,590,085	+40.1%	260	-15	$6,115	$7,642,884	6
May 31–Jun 2	11	$910,901	-	236	-24	$3,859	$8,863,863	7
Jun 7–9	12	$1,688,563	+85.4%	443	+207	$3,811	$11,002,602	8
Jun 14–16	12	$1,755,197	+3.9%	455	+12	$3,857	$13,642,098	9
Jun 21–23	14	$1,776,990	+1.2%	444	-11	$4,002	$16,318,140	10
Jun 28–30	13	$2,002,184	+12.7%	493	+49	$4,061	$19,340,988	11
Jul 5–7	11	$2,508,748	+25.3%	499	+6	$5,027	$23,576,174	12
Jul 12–14	12	$2,230,158	-11.1%	495	-4	$4,505	$27,031,170	13
Jul 19–21	14	$2,497,454	+12.0%	530	+35	$4,712	$30,862,103	14
Jul 26–28	10	$3,004,597	+20.3%	569	+39	$5,280	$35,417,552	15
Aug 2–4	9	$3,002,241	-0.1%	657	+88	$4,569	$40,172,975	16
Aug 9–11	8	$3,133,316	+4.4%	723	+66	$4,333	$45,063,979	17
Aug 16–18	6	$5,700,072	+81.9%	1,064	+341	$5,357	$52,777,170	18
Aug 23–25	4	$7,261,842	+27.4%	1,329	+265	$5,464	$63,690,730	19
Aug 30–Sep 1	2	$11,100,764	+52.9%	1,619	+290	$6,856	$78,848,210	20
Aug 30–Sep 2	2	$14,809,546	+104%	1,619	+290	$9,147	$82,556,992	20
Sep 6–8	2	$10,372,316	-6.6%	1,695	+76	$6,119	$95,824,732	21
Sep 13–15	2	$10,772,146	+3.9%	1,764	+69	$6,106	$110,443,668	22
Sep 20–22	3	$9,748,969	-9.5%	1,853	+89	$5,261	$124,052,987	23
Sep 27–29	4	$9,434,602	-3.2%	1,841	-12	$5,124	$136,628,662	24
Oct 4–6	4	$8,223,801	-12.8%	1,971	+130	$4,172	$147,717,828	25
Oct 11–13	5	$8,453,159	+2.8%	2,016	+45	$4,193	$158,954,054	26
Oct 18–20	4	$7,145,309	-15.5%	2,014	-2	$3,547	$169,292,979	27
Oct 25–27	5	$6,209,500	-13.1%	1,967	-47	$3,156	$177,698,447	28
Nov 1–3	6	$5,623,149	-9.4%	1,977	+10	$2,844	$185,244,976	29
Nov 8–10	6	$5,854,005	+4.1%	1,975	-2	$2,964	$192,857,165	30
Nov 15–17	6	$4,713,464	-19.5%	1,812	-163	$2,601	$199,574,370	31
Nov 22–24	8	$3,657,055	-22.4%	1,585	-227	$2,307	$204,520,221	32
Nov 29–Dec 1	11	$3,985,057	+9.0%	1,257	-328	$3,170	$210,585,352	33
Dec 6–8	13	$2,013,029	-49.5%	1,257	-	$1,601	$213,263,148	34
Dec 13–15	12	$1,704,285	-15.3%	1,230	-27	$1,385	$215,640,319	35
Dec 20–22	13	$1,461,534	-14.2%	973	-257	$1,502	$217,765,974	36
Dec 27–29	12	$2,760,697	+88.9%	951	-22	$2,902	$222,517,469	37

2003

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Jan 3–5	13	$2,661,106	-3.6%	1,194	+243	$2,228	$227,898,505	38
Jan 10–12	16	$2,102,547	-21.0%	1,212	+18	$1,734	$230,876,712	39
Jan 17–19	15	$2,173,330	+3.4%	1,171	-41	$1,855	$233,841,212	40
Jan 17–20	15	$2,601,083	+23.7%	1,171	-41	$2,221	$234,268,965	40
Jan 24–26	14	$1,704,430	-21.6%	1,143	-28	$1,491	$236,448,697	41
Jan 31–Feb 2	15	$1,538,527	-9.7%	1,076	-67	$1,429	$238,540,872	42
Feb 7–9	17	$1,003,360	-34.8%	971	-105	$1,033	$239,952,321	43
Feb 14–16	24	$475,282	-52.6%	533	-438	$891	$240,686,319	44
Feb 14–17	25	$531,331	-47.0%	533	-438	$996	$240,742,368	44
Feb 21–23	29	$214,809	-54.8%	353	-180	$608	$241,055,385	45
Feb 28–Mar 2	40	$130,928	-39.0%	260	-93	$503	$241,250,669	46
Mar 7–9	49	$71,321	-45.5%	170	-90	$419	$241,356,536	47
Mar 14–16	70	$20,903	-70.7%	74	-96	$282	$241,406,779	48
Mar 21–23	80	$9,651	-53.8%	36	-38	$268	$241,423,860	49
Mar 28–30	96	$5,587	-42.1%	21	-15	$266	$241,433,282	50
Apr 4–6	133	$1,696	-69.6%	6	-15	$282	$241,437,427	51
Apr 11–13	146	$27	-98.4%	1	-5	$27	$241,438,208	52

 

[filmlover]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding's run is still unbelievable. It could never be duplicated. And it's gonna make the sequel's run all the more difficult to watch. It'll be lucky if it even makes 1/10th of the original.

 

So happy that Inside Out enjoyed at least one weekend at #1.

[redfirebird2008]

Wait, they're making a Greek Wedding sequel? I thought Gopher was just kidding with that post, ha.

[The Bee]

I love My Big Fat Greek Wedding!

[Fancyarcher]

Wait, they're making a Greek Wedding sequel? I thought Gopher was just kidding with that post, ha.

 

Nope. 

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3760922/?ref_=nv_sr_2

 

Nia Vardalos is a great example of a one-hit wonder actress. She's had no success outside of that film, so it's surprising that she's agreeing to do a sequel, that arriving way too many years later. 

 

Also opening the same weekend as BVS, so bombs away. 

Edited July 6, 2015 by Insidearcher

[filmlover]

Wait, they're making a Greek Wedding sequel? I thought Gopher was just kidding with that post, ha.

Opening the same weekend as Batman v Superman next year!

 

No, I'm not kidding.

[redfirebird2008]

Opening the same weekend as Batman v Superman next year!

 

No, I'm not kidding.

 

Hey, maybe it will be like Mamma Mia against TDK.

[Plain Old Tele]

Never mind, I forgot what I'd put for my placements. Yay, IO!

[Fancyarcher]

Hey, maybe it will be like Mamma Mia against TDK.

 

Oh, I sincerely doubt that. It could still break records in the U.K., maybe. 

[Walt Disney]

I am so done with this shit ass American country, couldn't even give my dino babies the first place again for the fourth time. Instead it gave it to a bunch of stupid feelings. 

 

I think you've lost that loving feeling.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVNWSEX-WqU 

[grim22]

Oh, I sincerely doubt that. It could still break records in the U.K., maybe. 

 

It would have probably broken all records in Greece, but the Greek economy now resembles the title of a different Nia Vardalos movie

 

[Gopher]

Hey, maybe it will be like Mamma Mia against TDK.

 

Gonna point this out because somebody has to once every summer: Mamma Mia did incredible business. 27m OW against Dark Knight and a 5x multiplier is good enough--610m worldwide, without opening in most of the markets that cater to boffo international business these days, is outstanding. 

[grim22]

Hmm? Maybe with Alice 2 if it gets to $250M.

 

[filmlover]

Nope. 

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3760922/?ref_=nv_sr_2

 

Nia Vardalos is a great example of a one-hit wonder actress. She's had no success outside of that film, so it's surprising that she's agreeing to do a sequel, that arriving way too many years later. 

 

Also opening the same weekend as BVS, so bombs away. 

Nia Vardalos is such a weird case of a one hit wonder. I just can't put my finger on it. She came out of nowhere with a surprise hit and even has the on-screen likability that could carry her through any project. But then she did that flop spin-off show and then embarked on a bunch of projects that she herself put together in an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again that were met with nothing but critical disdain and complete lack of interest from audiences. Was the stench from that spin-off show so powerful that she couldn't even land a hit sitcom? Success completely eluded her after making such a big mark. Again, weird.

[TServo2049]

As I said in the estimates thread:

I don't understand the hate for MBFGW, particularly going into this weekend. Sure, it didn't endure in the cultural consciousness, but it earned that record by starting small and then building and building to #2 in weekend 20. That was astounding even in 2002. It was a perpetual-motion-machine of WOM.

And yet people hate on the movie now. It's almost like the Ally McBeal of cinema, seemingly nobody on the Internet will admit that they liked it back then, or that its popularity back then was legitimate.

[CJohn]

It would have probably broken all records in Greece, but the Greek economy now resembles the title of a different Nia Vardalos movie

 

LOL at the Greek economy jokes. Yeah, forget that market for now. That shit is worse than Portugal.

[grim22]

Nia Vardalos is such a weird case of a one hit wonder. I just can't put my finger on it. She came out of nowhere with a surprise hit and even has the on-screen likability that could carry her through any project. But then she did that flop spin-off show and then embarked on a bunch of projects that she herself put together in an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again that were met with nothing but critical disdain and complete lack of interest from audiences. Was the stench from that spin-off show so powerful that she couldn't even land a hit sitcom? Success completely eluded her after making such a big mark. Again, weird.

 

I think Greek Wedding was the right movie at the right time and almost lightning in a bottle. By the time the spinoff sitcom came on air, no one cared for it anymore, it was already old news just a year later basically.