HAIRSPRAY, THE 6TH MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVIE MUSICAL OF ALL TIMES.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:39pm

1 THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Fox

3,922 $9,277,515

-52.4% / $2,366
$83,314,302 / 4 $7,501,425

-19.1% / $1,913
$90,815,727 / 5
N/A
N/A
2 HAIRSPRAY (2007)
New Line

3,121 $2,491,000
(estimate)
-46.2% / $798
$62,148,000 / 11 $2,625,000
(estimate)
+5.4% / $841
$64,773,000 / 12
N/A
N/A
3 I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY
Universal

3,501 $2,643,255

-53.1% / $755
$74,323,335 / 11 $2,434,510

-7.9% / $695
$76,757,845 / 12
N/A
N/A
4 HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Warner Bros.

4,005 $2,438,374

-56.4% / $609
$244,877,588 / 20 $2,313,995

-5.1% / $578
$247,191,583 / 21
N/A
N/A
5 NO RESERVATIONS
Warner Bros.

2,425 $1,463,982

-54.4% / $604
$13,168,339 / 4 $1,533,476

+4.7% / $632
$14,701,815 / 5
N/A
N/A
6 TRANSFORMERS
Paramount (DreamWorks)

www.boxofficemojo.com

Updated On: 8/3/07 at 03:39 PM

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:45pm

Great news for several reasons:

1) Solid 'legs' will keep it in theaters longer, and on more screens.

2) Word-of-mouth seems to be helping.

3) General public is showing some taste for a change.

4) Poor Marc needs the money.

[jam_man]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:46pm

Is that just for today, or what?

In any case, that's certainly great news!

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:48pm

Those are Tuesday's numbers. Hairspray has been neck-and-neck with both Harry Potter and C&L on weekdays, but this has been the first day that Hairspray has topped them both!

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 4:21pm

mateo? You there?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 5:00pm

A big "Ouch" for No Reservations. That movie looks good.
Damn those Simpsons "Spider Pig" commercials that play every commercial break!

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 5:20pm

For God's sake, I made an all-encompasing thread about the box office just so the board wouldn't be cluttered with a new thread any time something minor happens to this movie...

[JP2]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 5:29pm

I post in it..
Updated On: 8/1/07 at 05:29 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 5:39pm

Thank you :)

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 5:54pm

No Reservations looks good? It looks so commercail, so safe, and so obvious.

I remember hearing about this movie last year. The fact that they put it on hold just shows that the movie isn't any good.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 6:10pm

For God's sake, I made an all-encompasing thread about the box office just so the board wouldn't be cluttered with a new thread any time something minor happens to this movie...

Who cares! It's Hairspray! It deserves a new thread!

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 7:19pm

Actually No Reservations is a suprise tear jerker....way better then Hairspray.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 7:27pm

The Hairspray Soundtrack is also #2 on the Billboard Top 200.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 8:28pm

I was so sad with the simpsons movie. It was a frikin hour and half. I've sneezed for longer than that!! Hairspray should be number 1

[Funny Face]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 8:31pm

Good news! A really authentic musical is connecting with audiences, whether you like the movie or not, that's pretty damn exciting!

I don't feel too bad for No Reservations. I'm sure no-one expected it to premiere in the top spot. #5 isn't so bad, or maybe I'm just naive....

[JP2]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:01pm

No Reservation has bad reviews.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:11pm

"No Reservations" looks like the worst cheesiest and unnecessary movie out there. Catherine is wasting her talent on that, and that girl from Little Miss Sunshine, no thanks!

Scarywarhol, I also posted in your thread, take a chill pill!

=)

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 9:53am

Bump!

[[e-mail]]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 12:09pm

The bigger concern I have is that while HP had a stellar Opening Weekend, since then it has not been at the number 1 spot as far as I know.

I hope to go back and see Hairspray again soon. Such an enjoyable evening.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 1:27pm

Estimates for Wednesday have Hairspray holding on to the #2 spot, behind The Simspons and ahead of C&L and HP.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 1:37pm

I am probably going back to see it next weekend with a friend and after that with my mom and sister. So . . . it will still get my money for the weeks to come.

[singingbackup]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 1:58pm

the bigger story is it has a higher per screen average....it's not in as many theaters as the other ones yet it is making more money, meaning those screenings are fuller, so that's awesome!

[devonian.t]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 2:15pm

It deserves every success.

As for the anal thread police, go alphetize your bookshelf or something.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 2:30pm

Spider, you haven't seen it yet?

[mateo]

Posted: 8/2/07 at 4:40pm

#2 for Wednesday

2,425,000

Vs. Chuck and Larry's 2,240,640

and in 380 less theatres.