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[Fan2]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 1:20pm

Here are the numbers - # 5 Friday-Sunday. $18,050,000 so far with a budget of $40M (not including publicity).

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart

$10.7 Friday-Sunday
$18M Wed.-Sunday

$4,400,000 on Friday
$3,925,000 on Saturday
$2,375,000 on Sunday

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart

Updated On: 11/27/05 at 01:20 PM

[sadiem100]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 1:33pm

How about all of us BWW people go see Rent today. I wonder how much money it would make...

[greenegirl87]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 1:34pm

I dont think much difference sadiem, since most of us have gone most of the days already :]

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 1:36pm

*raises hand* I'm going today! and taking my ultra conservative father (this should be interesting!)

[Fan2]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 1:54pm

Here's another:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=12130

Potter Goblets Up Thanksgiving
Source: Box Office Mojo November 27, 2005

The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the extended Thanksgiving weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.

Thanksgiving is often one of the busiest weekends at the movies, since many people use their extended four or five-day weekend to spend time with the family. With that in mind, five new movies opened on Wednesday trying to cash in on that business, although only one movie did well enough to be considered a Thanksgiving hit.

That clear-cut winner was once again Warner Bros' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth installment in the series, which made another $81 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday, as estimated $55 million over the weekend, bringing its total just over $201 million in just ten days. This puts it well ahead of the first installment of the Harry Potter series, which earned $187 million by the end of its second weekend four years ago, and the second movie Chamber of Secrets, which took a whole week longer to reach the $200 million mark. It is now the fourth fastest movie to reach that milestone behind the two Spider-Man movies and Star Wars: Episode III.

In its second week at second place, 20th Century Fox's Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, continued to do great business thanks to strong word-of-mouth, and it held up well, adding another $19.7 million to its 10-day cumulative gross of $54.7 million.

Paramount Pictures' remake of the Lucille Ball comedy Yours, Mine and Ours with Dennis Quaid and Renee Russo, scored well in a holiday weekend where family films are always popular, grossing $24.5 million in its first five days, coming in third for the three-day weekend with roughly $17.5 million. Opening in more theatres than the other new movies, it maintained a decent average per theatre of $5,450. Like last year's Christmas with the Kranks, it proved once again that poor reviews don't matter when it comes to finding movies for the whole family over Thanksgiving weekend.

Dropping down a notch to fourth place, Walt Disney Pictures' Chicken Little also took advantage of the wealth of families and shoppers out on "Black Friday", to pull in another $2.4 million in its third weekend, bringing its box office total over $118 million.

After a terrific opening day, grossing roughly $5 million, the musical Rent, directed by Chris Columbus, quickly levelled off in its next four days, and its three-day weekend take of $10.7 million was quite dismal in comparison to its promising opening. It ended up in fifth place with a five-day haul of roughly $18 million.

After a comparitively slow start, New Line's irreverent romantic comedy Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart, picked up steam over the extended weekend thanks to positive word-of-mouth, ending up with $13.6 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend.

The latest adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice has done great business in its two weeks of limited release, and on Wednesday, it expanded into 1,299 theatres across the country. In the five days, it was able to add over $9 million to its box office take with a healthy per-theatre average over the weekend comparable to that of Yours, Mine and Ours. To date, it has grossed just under $16 million.

Eighth and ninth place was filled by two other returning films. Sony's space adventure Zathura, directed by Jon "Elf" Favreau, earned an estimated $4.9 million, while the Weinstein Co.'s charter offering, the Clive Owen-Jennifer Aniston thriller Derailed added another $4.7 million to bring their totals up to $26 and $29.4 million respectively.

Two new crime comedies in moderate release didn't do as well over the weekend, as Usher's debut In The Mix made only $6.1 million in its first five days, and the Harold Ramis directed The Ice Harvest, starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton grossed an estimated $5 million. Usher rounded out the Top 10 while Ice Harvest ended up just outside.

Opening in just five theatres in New York and L.A., writer/director Stephen Gaghan's Syriana, starring Goerge Clooney and Matt Damon, earned roughly $550 thousand in its first five days in limited release. Its weekend per-theatre average of almost $75 thousand makes it the 16th highest average ever, just below Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, another Warner Bros. release. Its a good start for the political thriller, which is scheduled to get a nationwide roll-out on December 9.

On Wednesday, Warner Bros. also rereleased their 2004 holiday hit The Polar Express into 66 IMAX theatres, where it made another $1.4 million, an impressive average of over $18 thousand per theatre.

Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films.

http://www.comingsoon.net/boxoffice/2005/nov25.php

[ckeaton]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 2:32pm

Well, I certainly hope that "Rent" picks up. It was a beautiful film with some amazing performances.

[Fan2]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 2:52pm

Not so hot:

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=

...The list of sad sack openers begins in fifth with Rent from Sony and Revolution Studios. What with its built-in audience and legions of fans, one has to wonder where they all were beyond opening day. Over the three-day portion of the weekend, Rent grossed $10.7 million from 2,433 venues, good for a venue average of $4,397. Since its opening on Wednesday (when it placed second) Rent has grossed $18.1 million. The $40 million production failed to capture any buzz heading into opening weekend, and reviews didn't help much either. Critics were almost evenly split, as only 57 reviewers out of a possible 112 liked this one enough to recommend it. That's not enough to cut it for a musical. Why Sony and Revolution chose Chris Columbus to helm Rent is beyond me. Look for Rent to disappear quicker than I would have ever expected.

[YankeesFan175]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 2:59pm

ouch.

am i totally selfish to think that the one good thing about it closing so soon is that itll come to DVD quicker?

but seriously, maybe some buzz will generate because of word of mouth. everyone ive talked to thats seen the movie loved it. and maybe even talk of nominations for best actor/actress will help it out. i hope so b/c it really was a beautiful film! its a shame it opened so close to happy potter and a bunch of fluff family films.

Updated On: 11/27/05 at 02:59 PM

[my2cents]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:20pm

To keep the info in all the threads

Rent got some pretty bad reviews and did 18 million. On box office mojo it is ranked #21 of musicals listed since 1974 and has so far grossed more then Hair, grease 2, a chrous line, hedwig, newsies, and pirates of penzance among others. Ofcourse one has to add in budget, inflation, tickets prices etc.

also of the top 5 movies rent is at the leaset theaters.
potter is at 3858, walk the line 3138, yours mine 3206, chicken little 3475, rent 2433. Updated On: 11/27/05 at 03:20 PM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:27pm

Variety has Rent listed 4th in its Box Office Estimate:

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (WB) 3,858 $81.4
2. Walk the Line (FOX) 3,138 $27.6
3. Yours, Mine and Ours (PAR) 3,206 $24.5
4. Rent (SONY) 2,433 $18.1
5. Chicken Little (BV) 3,475 $16.7
6. Just Friends (NEW LINE) 2,505 $13.6

""Rent" proved more of a disappointment to Sony and Revolution, earning a modest $18.1 million over five days and $10.7 million for three days on 2,433 screens. Per play take was $4,398 for the weekend."


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117933550?categoryid=13&cs=1

[greenegirl87]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:28pm

DVD sales will do a lot for Rent, I believe.

[Whiteboy Spice]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:35pm

According to the studio, all exit polling-type audience ratings numbers are very strong for Rent. Across the board, from all demographics that they measure. So we'll pay close attention to how it holds up in the coming weeks.

The only thing disappointing about the weekend box office is the fact that the opening was so huge on Wednesday that it made it seem possible that the film would be a huge blockbuster. It came back down to earth after that, but did respectably in a very crowded marketplace.

It's all spin, of course, but by all accounts, Rent's per screen average on a holiday weekend against family friendly fare and in the face of a very split critical response is nothing to sneeze at. We have to remember it's challenging subject matter and it's a musical.

Who knows what will happen from here on in, but Rent is not yet a disaster nor a flop nor guaranteed to fade quickly.

I'm not saying that Rent will be a blockbuster on this scale, but I want to remind people that Titanic did only double what Rent did when it opened, and it was on far many more screens, and shared a very split critical response. People wrote it off as a disaster after the first weekend. But audiences responded and told their friends and it hung in there. Maybe on some smaller scale Rent can hang in there too. We shall see...

Or maybe it will fade away quickly. The truth is, no one knows for sure, and pundits make all sorts of declarations, which they're paid to do, but that doesn't make them always correct.


Edited to say that I was wrong on the Titanic numbers. It did two and a half times as well as Rent, on a couple of hundred more screens. However, the point remains that it was considered somewhat soft of an opening, and it hung in there beyond expectations. Updated On: 11/27/05 at 03:35 PM

[N0tThatGirl213]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:38pm

This doesn't really mean anything in terms of statistics, but when I saw how well The Constant Gardener did a few months ago, it gave me good hope for Rent. I agree it's getting very good user ratings as well, and at least from what I've seen it's getting through to those people who do show up to see it.

[xoxRogue]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:39pm

Considering what I've read from eye whitnesses, I think it will do well by word of mouth. At least I hope. Everyone's been saying that for the most part the audiences enjoyed it. I know mine did.

Updated On: 11/27/05 at 03:39 PM

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:39pm

I am remaining optimistic. I don't think we can make any definite determinations based on this weekends numbers.

To everyone: If you enjoyed the film, talk it up. That is how people's butts get into the seats.

[renthead1223]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 3:59pm

So far people who have seen it seem to really love it, so word of mouth is huge here. If all of the RENTheads go multiple times and bring friends, those friends might tell their friends about it and so on. Obviously people who only listen to the critics cannot really be counted on, but so many people seem interested in it just because one of their crazy RENThead friends was so enthusiastic about it that they figured there had to be something about this film. As long as us as RENTheads do our job I think it will be fine, because the issue is getting people to see it, not getting people to like it. The movie speaks for itself in that area.

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:19pm

just because the numbers aren't high doesn't mean people aren't liking it or being affected by it. I've heard raves about P&P, but it doesn't seem to be doing too well at the box office - so what exactly do the numbers mean?

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:24pm

I don't see what people are so worried about. The numbers are not terrible, the film is well on the way to making back it's investment, and being in the top 5 is nothing to sneeze at.

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:35pm

Being number 5 with numbers below what the studio expected in a season where tons of movies are opening every week is not well on its way toward making back its investment. Let's hope The Producers fares better so we'll have a chance to see even more movie musicals in the near future.

[Whiteboy Spice]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:38pm

KuhKrazy --

The numbers are barely below what the studio expected. What is your source for what the studio expected? They would have been happy if it was around $20 million after five days. $18 million is close to that. Again, especially in a crowded marketplace. Word of mouth will be very telling.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:40pm

The musical adaptation of the Broadway hit "Rent" opened at No. 5 with $10.7 million, and $18.1 million since Wednesday -- below expectations of a $20 million-$25 million range during the five-day period.
Full article, from Yahoo news

Updated On: 11/27/05 at 04:40 PM

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:40pm

ofcourse everyone wants the movie to do well, but since when has Rent been about money? All I care about is that people who see it now know the story and can hopefully take something away from it.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:41pm

But the movie making money goes hand-in-hand with lots of people seeing it.

[greenegirl87]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:42pm

I care about the fact that I am hoping that by this movie doing well, more movie musicals will cast more obc instead of stunt casting!

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 11/27/05 at 4:43pm

yea but at least it made what it made. it could have been worse, less people could have seen it. and it's only been 5 days. who knows what'll happen next week?