Weekend Actuals (Taken 2 - 49.5M, Hotel Transylvania - 27.05M)

[StephenN18]

I think I heard that Monday is a holiday, so does that mean we can expect good grosses for Monday?

[bk03]

Columbus Day is stil a holiday?

[druv10]

Columbus Day is stil a holiday?

Most people I know are working on Monday.

[StephenN18]

I don't know, I just read from another user on here that Monday was a holiday, so I thought that we may see higher grosses for Monday?

[ecstasy]

I'm at work and my daughter's at school today. The bank is closed. Everything else is open. Some schools around the country may still get the day off. Not where I live though. Columbus day is not a holiday for me.

Edited October 8, 2012 by ECSTASY

[JCS]

Shame Taken 2 decreased but what a weekend!

[ecstasy]

Shame Taken 2 decreased but what a weekend!

It was bound to happen. 50m on the nose estimate was pushing it. Good for the headlines on the weekend though. And it was pretty close.

[MrPink]

Only down 15%? Is it still in Imax?

I think it's going to be in IMAX for two more weeks, then Cloud Atlas will take the screens. After that, TDKR will drop hard. It will fall about a million or so short without an extra push from WB.

[Ezen Baklattan]

TDKR entered discount theaters on Friday, but Frankenweenie took its IMAX screens. Take that as you may.

[Gopher]

I think TDKR is going to keep the film IMAX screens until Skyfall actually. But the ones near me are only playing it once a week now.

[MrPink]

TDKR entered discount theaters on Friday, but Frankenweenie took its IMAX screens. Take that as you may.

I'm so confused. It still has 4 showings at my IMAX, and some regular showtimes at the big theaters around here, but it's also playing in a discount theater or two as well.

[John Marston]

TDKR entered discount theaters on Friday, but Frankenweenie took its IMAX screens. Take that as you may.

according to mojo the official "Dollar theater" release hasn't happened yet

[bk03]

2012 is ahead of 2010 again, and with the strength of the holiday releases it should stay ahead. It's also slightly below 2010 and 2008 in ticket sales, I feel confident that 2012 will finish ahead of that. I'm saying 2012's final gross will be 10.8 billion, hopefully 2013 can hit 11 billion

[#ED]

TDKR continues to play in most Real IMAX screens. The one here in Lincoln Sqaure continues to sell out the Sat night showing. I went Sat night to see Taken 2 and saw TDKR was sold out.I gave up on 450M... I don't see WB pushing it there either because of the shooting incident being all over the films name.

[bk03]

I think the impact of the shooting went on until Labor Day. Shame we don't know how much the rest of the movies would have done otherwise. TDKR I think would have done 180/475. I'd say based on the last 2 weekends the last slump is over. I think slumps come and go, it's a matter of when the next slump starts

[MrPink]

TDKR continues to play in most Real IMAX screens. The one here in Lincoln Sqaure continues to sell out the Sat night showing. I went Sat night to see Taken 2 and saw TDKR was sold out.I gave up on 450M... I don't see WB pushing it there either because of the shooting incident being all over the films name.

WB isn't pushing it because it's a pretty meaningless number, not because of the shooting incident.It's not a big deal if it falls 1 million short or whatever.

[Deep Wang]

It's a strange holiday. Because its mostly for kids in Houston. We do seriously strong business Columbus Day. When I left, we were at 1800 people and about 75% of that was all kids movies.

[Rthmessiah]

Top 12 theatres engagement (gets published in Variety)wkend 5-7/10 (MM Minimax, PI Proper Imax)1-AMC Empire 25, New York City NY 195,409 (Taken2)2-AMC Garden State 16, Paramus NJ 135,512 (Taken2)3-CMK Egyptian 24, Paramus NJ 116,976 (Taken2)4-KER Showplace Icon, Chicago IL 112,892 (Taken2)5-Regal Sheppshead Bay 14 , Brooklyn NY 112,507 (Taken2)6-Cobb Dolphin 24, Miami FL 110,600 (Taken2)7-Elcapitan, Hollywood CA 108,028 (Frank)8-Regal Union Square 14, New York City NY 106,795 (Taken2)9-Regal Atlantic Station 16, Atlanta GA 103,999 (Taken2) 10-AMC Burbank 30, Burbank CA 100,374 (Taken2)11-AMC Hoffman 22, Alexandria VA 99,707 (taken2)12-Regal Union Square 14, New York City NY 93,159 (loop)

[#ED]

Top 12 theatres engagement (gets published in Variety)wkend 5-7/10 (MM Minimax, PI Proper Imax)1-AMC Empire 25, New York City NY 195,409 (Taken2)2-AMC Garden State 16, Paramus NJ 135,512 (Taken2)3-CMK Egyptian 24, Paramus NJ 116,976 (Taken2)4-KER Showplace Icon, Chicago IL 112,892 (Taken2)5-Regal Sheppshead Bay 14 , Brooklyn NY 112,507 (Taken2)6-Cobb Dolphin 24, Miami FL 110,600 (Taken2)7-Elcapitan, Hollywood CA 108,028 (Frank)8-Regal Union Square 14, New York City NY 106,795 (Taken2)9-Regal Atlantic Station 16, Atlanta GA 103,999 (Taken2) 10-AMC Burbank 30, Burbank CA 100,374 (Taken2)11-AMC Hoffman 22, Alexandria VA 99,707 (taken2)12-Regal Union Square 14, New York City NY 93,159 (loop)

Empire back on top!Regal Union Sqaure is known for being Sci Fi/ Super hero heavy.

[baumer]

Monday was Thanksgiving in Canada too so that will inflate business for sure. Thanksgiving is always the second Monday in October for us.Here are last year's declines....you can see they are less by about 15-25%.http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2011-10-10&track=cars2.htm&p=.htm

Edited October 9, 2012 by Expendable baumer