Finally, talk of the downturn in the week to week business comparisons is over. This weekend, the box office rose to $148.9 million compared to last year's $148.2 million.
I think the biggest surprise is that the charge was led by Fantastic Four, which opened to negative buzz and poor reviews. I saw it, and, while it was not nearly as bad as I had been led to believe it would be, it still left much to be desired. Its take of over $56 million caught analysts off guard, as they were predicting somewhere in the mid $30 millions, as reported at IMDB and Box Office Mojo.
War of the Worlds dropped off considerably, but still managed a hefty sum to place second. This while Batman Begins showed good legs finishing third. This is the most encouraging to me, and I encourage everyone to go out and see this excellent film.
Dark Water was a bit disappointing, failing to crack $10 million. I saw this as well, and, while not perfect, is a fine thriller dripping with creepy atmosphere.
| This Week |
Last Week |
Title |
Wknd Gross |
Overall |
Week in release |
| 1 |
N |
Fantastic Four |
$56,061,504 |
$56,061,504 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 |
War of the Worlds |
$30,469,118 |
$164,978,282 |
2 |
| 3 |
2 |
Batman Begins |
$10,012,444 |
$171,901,777 |
4 |
| 4 |
N |
Dark Water |
$9,939,251 |
$9,939,251 |
1 |
| 5 |
3 |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
$7,872,275 |
$158,669,309 |
5 |
| 6 |
5 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded |
$6,060,511 |
$48,292,675 |
3 |
| 7 |
4 |
Bewitched |
$5,583,833 |
$50,934,671 |
3 |
| 8 |
6 |
Madagascar |
$4,009,053 |
$179,259,220 |
7 |
| 9 |
7 |
Rebound |
$3,024,349 |
$11,513,266 |
2 |
| 10 |
8 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
$2,600,800 |
$370,819,889 |
8 |
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Article comments
1 - chloejaz
Batman Begins should hit 200 million domestic. And it deserves every penny.
2 - Chris Beaumont
I hope it does, the drops have been less precipitous than other blockbusters. WOrd of mouth is getting around, and there have been repeat viewings. I think this has the legs to last the longest in the top 10 this summer. We shall see....
3 - Aaman
You may want to read and do a post based on this piece - pretty relevant