Weekend Wrap-Up
Blind Side Finally Takes Top Spot
By John Hamann
December 6, 2009
Seventh goes to 2012, as the apocalyptic actioner gets hammered in its fourth frame. 2012 took in another $6.6 million from 3,220 venues. It dropped a large 63% compared to the Thanksgiving frame. While it no longer looks like 2012 will reach $200 million on the domestic front, it has outperformed internationally, as it is already approaching $500 million from the foreign box office. It has a domestic total of $148.8 million, against its $200 million budget.
Thanksgiving opener Ninja Assassin finds itself in eighth this weekend, after finishing sixth last weekend. This Ninja couldn't escape the post-Thanksgiving curse, as it drops from $13.3 million last weekend to $5 million this weekend. That score gives Ninja Assassin a drop of 62%, and pushes the $40 million film that much closer toward the Wal-Mart $2.99 bin. The Warner Bros. flick has a running total of $29.8 million.
Planet 51 (and sadly not Fantastic Mr. Fox) finishes ninth. The Sony film earned $4.3 million and dropped 58%. This $70 million flop has now earned $34 million.
Everybody's Fine finishes an ugly tenth, as Robert DeNiro failed to draw a Meet the Parents sized audience. The dramedy earned a not good $4 million from 2,133 venues, and had a venue average of $1,888. Considering this one had a cast that included DeNiro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell, and is a Christmas movie, this should have done better. I blame an insipid marketing campaign that didn't support it, as well as the not so great reviews (45% fresh at RottenTomatoes).
Overall this weekend, the post-Thanksgiving box office weekend enjoys a much healthier frame than last year. In 2008, the top 12 was led again by Four Christmases, as openers Punisher: War Zone and Cadillac Records finished well back of the pack. Last year, the top 12 grossed $76.7 million, where this year the top 12 took in $92 million, mostly on the back of The Blind Side.
| 1 |
The Blind Side |
Twentieth Century Fox |
$20,440,000 |
$20,043,181 |
- 50.0% |
$128,867,559 |
| 2 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
$15,704,000 |
$15,427,628 |
- 64.0% |
$255,363,052 |
| 3 |
Brothers |
IFC Films |
$9,700,000 |
$9,527,848 |
New |
$9,527,848 |
| 4 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$7,520,000 |
$7,763,244 |
- 50.7% |
$115,249,331 |
| 5 |
Old Dogs |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$6,901,000 |
$6,892,265 |
- 59.2% |
$33,924,385 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Paramount |
$6,600,000 |
$6,771,665 |
- 61.6% |
$148,958,486 |
| 7 |
Armored |
Screen Gems (Sony) |
$6,600,000 |
$6,511,128 |
New |
$6,511,128 |
| 8 |
Ninja Assassin |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$5,030,000 |
$5,061,499 |
- 62.0% |
$29,821,996 |
| 9 |
Planet 51 |
Sony/Columbia |
$4,300,000 |
$4,386,873 |
- 57.1% |
$34,052,876 |
| 10 |
Everybody's Fine |
Miramax Films |
$4,027,000 |
$3,852,068 |
New |
$3,852,068 |
| 11 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
20th Century Fox |
$2,885,000 |
$2,918,331 |
- 58.1% |
$14,084,495 |
| 12 |
Precious |
Lionsgate |
$2,310,000 |
$2,282,077 |
- 67.8% |
$36,252,012 |
| |
Also Opening/Notables |
| |
Up in the Air |
Paramount |
$1,185,000 |
$1,181,450 |
New |
$1,181,450 |
| |
Serious Moonlight |
|
N/A |
$11,636 |
New |
$11,636 |
| |
Until the Light Takes Us |
Variance |
N/A |
$7,246 |
New |
$17,356 |
| |
The Strip |
Truly Indie |
N/A |
$5,107 |
New |
$5,107 |
| |
The Road |
The Weinstein Company |
$759,774 |
$749,535 |
- 50.1% |
$3,194,349 |
| |
The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$744,000 |
$747,710 |
- 4.9% |
$2,410,810 |
| |
Me and Orson Welles |
|
$40,745 |
$39,587 |
- 37.8% |
$149,051 |
| |
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day |
Apparation |
$884,489 |
$922,623 |
New |
$6,994,980 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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