Sunday
30Nov
Box Office - 46 Million 'Christmases'
Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 11:52AM
Keep in mind that these are five-day totals we're
talking about, but
Four Christmases still did better than
expected, which based on the reviews of the movie means people were just in the
mood to laugh at a loud heavyset guy over Thanksgiving. In some families, that's
a holiday tradition.
2 - Twilight ($39.5 million)
3 - Bolt ($36 million)
4 - Quantum of Solace ($28.1 million)
5 - Australia ($20 million)
But the Vince Vaughn-Reese Witherspoon flick made $46.7 million from Wednesday to Sunday, and was the clear winner over the five-day weekend, besting projections for the holiday comedy by almost $10 million, or even more in some cases.
That doesn't necessarily mean the bloom is off the rose for Twilight. The $37 million movie made more than that in its second "weekend," good enough for second place, and a sign that this was not just an opening night phenomenon. And I promise that's the last time I'll use that word in conjunction with the vampire movie, which has now grossed a cool $120 million in ten days.
Both Australia and Transporter 3 failed to scare up much business. They made far less than Four Christmases combined, at $20 million and $18.5 million respectively, and here's another example of being cognizant of the time frame: $18.5 million over five days is under $4 million a day, including a Friday and Saturday. So, Transporter is not a hit. The news is worse for Australia, which cost well over a hundred million bucks and won't make that back here in the United States.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Milk, as we discussed yesterday, have slid into the lower rungs of the top ten, a great achievement considering the number of theaters in which they're playing.
The Top Five (Wednesday - Sunday): 1 - Four Christmases ($46.7 million)
2 - Twilight ($39.5 million)
3 - Bolt ($36 million)
4 - Quantum of Solace ($28.1 million)
5 - Australia ($20 million)
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