Daily Box Office Analysis for August 14, 2007
By David Mumpower
August 15, 2007
Yesterday's box office analysis discussion centered around the performance of Rush Hour 3. The Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan buddy picture earned $5.2 million on Monday, and I indicated it was showing all of the classic signs of heavy front-loading. Tuesday's performance did little to change this evaluation. The New Line title brought in another $4.47 million, giving the $140 million production a running total of $58.77 million. The 14.0% drop from Monday-to-Tuesday is not the end of the world by any stretch, but it does little to reassure. It desperately needs a couple of weekdays where it holds up rather than continues its (relative) free-fall.
The other big budget opener from last weekend, Stardust, continued in fourth place yesterday with $1,227,772, a marginal decline of 0.6% from Monday's $1,235,115. The running total of $10,404,894 still ain't pretty, though. Meanwhile, Daddy Day Camp is entrenched in last place with another $546,184, an increase (shocking, I know) of 16.2% from Monday's $469,994. Clearly, word-of-mouth is carrying it!
Box office for the top ten fell 4.6% from $15,977,075 to $15,234,255. Yes, this is going to be a dreary batch of weekdays for box office discussion. I'll try to come up with a fun topic for tomorrow and Friday to counter this.
| 1 |
Rush Hour 3 |
New Line Cinema |
$4,470,000 |
- 14.0% |
N/A |
$58,770,000 |
| 2 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Universal |
$3,336,205 |
- 6.2% |
- 55.3% |
$138,444,055 |
| 3 |
The Simpsons Movie |
Twentieth Century Fox |
$1,575,580 |
- 1.4% |
- 53.2% |
$155,555,996 |
| 4 |
Stardust |
Paramount |
$1,227,772 |
- 0.6% |
N/A |
$11,632,666 |
| 5 |
Hairspray |
New Line Cinema |
$1,090,000 |
+ 6.3% |
- 38.8% |
$94,255,000 |
| 6 |
Underdog |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$875,111 |
+ 5.9% |
- 50.8% |
$26,344,778 |
| 7 |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
Universal |
$782,885 |
- 0.2% |
- 49.9% |
$105,344,560 |
| 8 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Warner Bros. |
$772,384 |
- 1.1% |
- 45.8% |
$273,600,922 |
| 9 |
No Reservations |
Warner Bros. |
$558,134 |
+ 11.4% |
- 46.0% |
$33,084,237 |
| 10 |
Daddy Day Camp |
Sony/Revolution Studios |
$546,184 |
+ 16.2% |
N/A |
$5,903,463 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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