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SUNDAY PM/MONDAY AM - 7TH UPDATE: Did the Midwest blizzards depress box office? Well, not a single studio exec mentioned it to me, and usually they’ll hide behind any excuse… Here are the Top 10 North American movie grosses for Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Both Walden/Fox’s The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader and GK Films’ The Tourist really underperformed domestically. The bright spot were specialty films in an otherwise disappointing weekend. Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman easily cracked the Top 10 at #6 despite playing in only 90 locations. That $37,024 per screen gross average momentum should help its Oscar chances along with the $31,141 per screen gross average in 19 theaters for The King’s Speech from The Weinstein Co. Paramount/Relativity’s The Fighter with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale platformed as a knockout this weekend – a big $320K from only 4 theaters – also helping its Academy Awards stock:
1. Chronicles Of Narnia/Voyage Of Dawn Teader 3D (Walden/Fox) NEW [3,555 Theaters]
Friday $8.2M, Saturday $9.5M, Sunday $5.9M, Weekend $23.6M
Fox management will be glad to see 2010 end. Narnia 3 didn’t get much of a Saturday kids matinee bounce domestically. A weekend opening of $40 million would have been a home run for the studio restarting this fantasy franchise. Instead, Fox has only the low end of what it wanted for a 3D film. But “the real story of this movie’s performance may well be the multiple off its opening and not the opening itself,” a Fox exec emailed me Friday. “Word of mouth about a great family film will serve us well as we move into the holidays.” And foreign could save it. Fox tells me Narnia 3 has already done $105M with international, “a very good start”. Its budget of under $150 million, with Walden still the co-financier, is nearly $100M below the second film. Plus Narnia 3 was shot in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK because of tax and currency conversion reasons.
Fox really pulled out all the stops, including a London Royal Premiere in London with the Queen herself. The studio dated this PG threequel the same opening time frame as the first blockbuster film, and Fox took great pains to reestablish ties with the faith-based communities who made the first film such a hit and were ignored by the 2nd film, which was released in summer and promoted with a lot of battle imagery. To that end, Fox hired Christian PR consultancy Grace Hill Media to reach out to churches, religious radio, faith-based websites, and so on. ”The biggest hurdle was how to resurrect the franchise after the second film left the perception of a failed franchise,” a Fox insider tells me. The Walden franchise had been at Disney, then moved to Fox because of a relationship dating back some years: Elizabeth Gabler at Fox 2000 originally wanted the series and pitched Walden on it before it went to Disney. When it became available again, Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chairmen Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos felt the franchise had a lot of life left in it, and Narnia just needed to be re-configured and re-launched.
2. The Tourist (GK Films/Sony) NEW [2,756 Theaters]
Friday $6M, Saturday $6.6M, Sunday $3.8M, Weekend $16.5M
When Angelina says to Johnny in the trailer, “I’m sorry I got you involved in this”, we now know what she meant… Who knew? Not the distributor Sony Pictures which saw a fun sexy PG-13 thriller starring what’s surely the world’s hottest pairing right now and decided it was a big commercial pic that was going to play great during the crowded holiday season. Oops! But The Tourist really struggled on tracking all the way up until Thursday when it saw a jump. “But I think that jump may be more a function of marketing support rather than genuine interest,” a rival studio exec told me Friday. Filmgoers who were predominantly female only gave it a “B” CinemaScore. Said Sony on Sunday, “While the opening was soft, we expect the film to play to a solid holiday multiple and perform substantially stronger overseas where the title rolls out thru the end of the first quarter in 2011.” Indeed, European distributor Studio Canal planned the biggest ever release across Europe because it’s a remake of its own 2005 film, Anthony Zimmer. And during its shoot, The Tourist paralyzed Venice and those parts of Italy where it was filming. (At one point, production was shut down because too many fans showed up trying to get pics.) Talent participated in a worldwide press junket in Paris and the cast and director are currently on a European tour.
GK Films financed the film in association with Spyglass Entertainment and Sony Pictures handled marketing and distribution. It was produced by Graham King and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck who, so the production notes claim, presented his vision of The Tourist to King who took all of 30 minutes to decide to finance and produce the film. English screenwriter Julian Fellowes wrote the original screenplay while American screenwriters Christopher McQuarrie (Valkyrie) and Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Traitor) did the rewrites. The production history of this movie was as convoluted as any thriller. Donnersmarck had previously dropped out of directing The Tourist. At that point Sam Worthington was going to play opposite Jolie. And Worthington only came on board after Tom Cruise dropped out. Cruise was originally going to star opposite Charlize Theron as the Interpol agent. Marketing was aimed at women, so the TV spots were bought during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Barbara Walters/Oprah interview, etc.
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Friday $3.4M, Saturday $6.8M, Sunday $4.2M, Weekend $14.4M, Cume $114.4M
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Friday $2.4M, Saturday $3.7M, Sunday $2.3M, Weekend $8.4M, Cume $257.6M
5. Unstoppable (Fox) Week 5 [2,967 Theaters]
Friday $1.1M, Saturday $1.7M, Sunday $810K, Weekend $3.6M, Cume $74.2M
6. Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Week 2 [90 Theaters]
Friday $987K, Saturday $1.3M, Sunday $1M, Weekend $3.3M, Cume $5.5M
7. Burlesque (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 3
Friday $1M, Saturday $1.3M, Sunday $800K, Weekend $3.1M, Cume $32.5M
8. Love And Other Drugs (Fox) Week 3
Friday $1M, Saturday $1.2M, Sunday $720K, Weekend $2.9M, Estimated Cume $27.6M
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Friday $554K, Saturday $1.2M, Sunday $780K, Weekend $2.5M, Estimated Cume $140.2M
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Friday $860K, Saturday $1.1M, Sunday $615K, Weekend $2.5M, Cume $94.9M
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Weekend $320K
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Weekend $591K, Cume $1.5M
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Weekend $985K, Cume $8.2M
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Weekend $45K
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What about Black Swan? The Kings Speech? 127 hours? These films in limited release are doing very well. Saw Black Swan at a 1100am showing and it was 3/4 full, very rare for this specific theater.
Sorry, but enough with the European set movies. I guarantee that’s why it didn’t do so well domestically. Angela Jolie faking that accent throughout the whole movie…no thanks.
So what, people hate Europe now? Are you saying this would have performed better if it were set in Branson?
Europe has nothing to do with it, would have done better without Angelina Jolie….!!!!
Exactly! I’m not sure “anyone” cares to watch her any more. I won’t see it because I think her movies are lousy. Poor Johnny Depp. May have been wise for him to pass on this one (or at least strongly suggested a different co-star).
In case you haven’t noticed Americans don’t fancy actors that bash America. Many Hollywood types offer so few genuine positive comments about America people are just turned off. If it wasn’t for animation the business would be dead already.
Which “actors that bash America” would those be? Depp, who had a smash this year with ALICE IN WONDERLAND, or Jolie, who had a hit with SALT? Sorry, Drudgebot, politics had nothing to do with THE TOURIST’s disappointing opening; the problem was much more likely withering reviews almost across the board and trailers/commercials which revealed a distinct lack of chemistry between the two leads.
No. Wrong. Americans hate Jolie and Depp for their silly and ignorant comments. People don’t like to spend their money on these two phonies. People are smarter than you think, a typical Democrat mistake. We don’t like either of these “actors” and loathe their political toxicity. We don’t support their movies. We stay away. We punish them at the box office. We will win. Any more questions?
I agree with your overall assessment, however, drudgepot? Thank Drudge for bringing stories to light that are seldom, if ever, reported in the mainstream media. The mainstream media delivers a dumbed down version of the news for many dumbed down, ignorant Americans.
PounceKitty is sooooo right. Americans hated Pirates of the Caribbean so much because of that evil Francophile Johnny Depp that Disney decided to punish us by making two more of ‘em. And now, yet another one. And in between, they threw in Depp in ridiculous red hair directed by that silly man Sir Timothy Burton. But the joke’s on Depp and Disney, because NOOOOOOOBODY went to see any of these movies, right PounceKitty?
You do realize that us Drudge Report followers who read your comment have a good laugh over being called a “Drudgebot” and will, in all likeliness, wear it as a badge of honor and will probably put it on a shirt and wear it.
Regardless, I agree with you on your point regarding lack of chemistry. What a horrible pair to put together. He needs someone a little more “cheeky” to play against. She’s too dry.
“…the problem was much more likely withering reviews almost across the board and trailers/commercials which revealed a distinct lack of chemistry between the two leads…”
Seriously–whose “huh?” idea was this? It’s hard to imagine Jolie and Depp in the same flick, much less as a romantic couple. And the trailer alternated between being incomprehensible and just plain blah. If you’re going to sell a lavish international thriller/star vehicle, you might want to give that sell some flair, no?
Because it was filmed in Europe? That is such a stupid comment to make. Is this website linked to Drudge again?
That’s how you got here, isn’t it?
You guarantee that’s why the movie bombed? Because it was filmed in Europe? No wonder you can’t make it in Hollywood. You know absolutely nothing. The European setting is the only thing the film has going for it.
The reason the movie bombed is because it looked boring. I’m a huge movie-goer and I passed on this because it just looked so dull.
Simple as that, professor.
Angelina comes out with a statement right before Thanksgiving and basically states that she will not honor or celebrate our American Traditional Holiday because in her eyes, Thanksgiving is celebrating the demise of one culture (Native Indians) by the hands of another (European whites). Yet another Follyhood blowhard preaching to us common folk what our basic demons are. No thanks. This plastic fallacy of a humanist can take her rainbow orphanage and Pitt to boot and go away….I will NEVER ever spend a nickel on this elitist American hating touchy feely tramp.
Jackie, you are right — The Tourist was/is a terrible movie. But remember, it all starts with the script and this script was yawnsville from the get-go. Jolie and Depp can’t spin gold from straw. if the foundation and blueprint for the movie is shoddy, the movie has nary a chance. This was DOA from the first day of principal photography. sad to say. i am surprised no one realized this during the very first script read through. of course, the producers were probably creaming their pants at the prospect of having jolie and depp TOGETHER in their movie. cest la vie.
Angelina has every right to object to the false history woven into Thanksgiving – it’s actually offensive in it’s denial of the truth.
Is that anti American? Because Angelina spoiled your little fairy tale?
Guess what, there’s no Santa Claus either!
Besides the script of The Tourist there are lessons lost in film cinematography – the actors look bad – don’t know how it was shot or what cameras were used…
Wholeheartedly agree … why support un-American, spoiled actors/actresses. You can put Sean Penn, Jane Fonda, Barbara Streisand and Matt Damon on the top of the list to avoid. Really, there are too may to name … sad.
On the contrary, these performers are very American and pro-USA.
I don’t think it’s the foreign locale that turned people off but I do agree with you about the accent. enough with the accents, use your normal voice.
I guess it should have been set in LA or NY or Miami or DC, right? We’ve hardly have spy thrillers set there… and so-called anti-American comments in the press don’t dissuade people from going to see a movie or not… that’s such a suspect argument. However, since Texas is the largest non-coast market, THEY could have gotten offended, as who knows what makes Texans think!
It’s altogether possible that by doing (yet another) remake of European film that didn’t even get a wide American release was the problem. I don’t know too many people who saw Anthony Zimmer, even on DVD or torrent rip. The spark that makes an original film interesting, is usually missing from the remake (like we’ll probably see with Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).
Also, it’s possible that the German art house director, no matter what his take, wasn’t the right director for this?
Dee, sorry to comment about the lack of sophistication of the American movie goers, but the great majority waste money in really bad Hollywood movies; The King’s Speech is a jewel, I hope more people would travel 10-20 or 30 miles to see it.
I agree with Sue. The American public have been taken for a bad
ride. Hollywood is so filled with potheads and druggies that there
are very few who can write or produce or direct. There is a severe lack of creativity and imagination. They even mess up on the imitation of a good, old film by attempting to “bring it up to
contemporary standards” (whatever that means.)
I could count on my fingers the actors who DESERVE to call them-
selves “actors” much less be paid what “actors” in Hollywood get.
I don’t care how talented you are, who deserves $20,000,000 a picture!!! And then, of course, we have Charlie Sheen who should
be taken off the air for the way he abuses himself but instead, he
draws an audience so the networks (who have no ethics or morals at
all and are only motivated by outright GREED) pay him millions to misbehave. That’s what it comes down to. And, if you don’t like this country, LEAVE, maybe you’ll make room for someone who has
talent.
Sad isn’t it? Notice how follyhood can only make remakes of movies from the 60′s and 70′s. What about network TV. Sex and violence is all their pathetically warped and oxygen starved cranial cavities can imagine. What happened to real TV programs that inspired love of values and morals. All the shows look the same. Strong gun toting women is kicking butt and saving the blundering white man from his own follies.
Oh my yes, would follow Colin Firth to Pemberly….!!
Saw 127 Hours and thought it brilliant but so tense, I could hardly watch all of Jame’s suffering, bisected arm deal and delusions. Will be Oscar worthy. Saw Harry too and though very very dark, liked it. Narnia will do well if people do not listen to Liam Neeson say that Lewis meant it all so that all roads lead to God. That was not not the message of CS. Aslan is perfect for the Christmas season as Christ is his earthly role. I must admit, as an old guy, I will be awaiting Part 2 for Harry.
“Narnia will do well if people do not listen to Liam Neeson say that Lewis meant it all so that all roads lead to God. That was not not the message of CS.”
I’m pretty sure you haven’t read CS Lewis, since he EXPLICITLY says that in The Last Battle.
“But the Glorious One bent down his golden head and touched my forehead with his tongue and said, ‘Son, thou art welcome.’ But I said, ‘Alas, Lord, I am no son of thine but the servant of Tash.’ He answered, ‘Child, all the service thou hast done to Tash, I account as service done to me.’”
It is quite obvious that they haven’t read CS Lewis, since Lewis was one of the most famous Christian Apologists of his time and wrote the Chronicles as a way to introduce young readers to the Christian faith via allegory. Not to mention his numerous other books that were rational arguments why Christians believe what they believe. Sadly, we are becoming a nation of anti-god, anti-government, and anti-human(green movement)thanks to the left leaning media and I too thank God for drudge and other websites like them that tell truth outside the mainstream. and yes, this did link from drudge.
Narnia simply had no business opening so close to Harry Potter, It would have done better if it opened up over the summer. I was also not very impressed by Prince Caspian, it seemed more like a BBC original than a huge Disney production
The Tourist just looked bad in the trailer and didn’t interest me.
And you have two of the sexiest stars int he world, you give Johnny a Douchbag beard and dress Angie like a 60 year old woman? They were asking for it
Did you like Black Swan? I’m eager to see this one. Natalie looks wicked!
Tired of the whole Jolie, Jen and Politics( which I blame the media, fans and actors themselves). I just want to watch a good film without drama at this point.
My wife and I saw The Tourist last night with two of our friends, and we all thought that it was terrific. What is it with these critics?? The characters were entirely believable and the story hung together very well. Thoroughly entertaining and we would have given it four stars out of five. Our local reviewer in Ottawa also panned it, and it was clear that he had a hate-on for Jolie and Depp – the review had little to do with the actual film, which I note is a common theme in all the other negative reviews as well.
Jolie is the start of US Weekly.. not US movies.
Next.
You people give too much power to the critics. If you poll a line outside a non-industry town megaplex, 9 out of 10 people haven’t a clue what the critics said about a film. People can just smell if something isn’t for them.
The marketing on the tourist was just putrid. Depp came off as prettier than Angelina. It just looked like a mess from the previews since Depp didn’t look like a Hitchcock hero that would be pulled into such a tangled web. He doesn’t have the chops to play clueless.
Yah, playing clueless is not Depp’s thing. The last time he took a role similar to this one (in THE NINTH GATE), his character was as quietly corrupt/venal as he was baffled by what was really going on.
Depp did alright as a Hitchcokian hero in Nick of Time. I don’t know if that movie was technically a success but the makers of 24 sure took notes…
“Black Swan” is typical Hollywood garbage, a star vehicle for sexless Portman. Not a single socially redeeming feature to this movie. Portman/Kunis acting sexy is as believable as Congress acting responsibly.
“Narnia 3D” just more cinematic garbage for the right-wing, messianic religious fanatics.
“The Tourist” plays out as a garbage twin-star vehicle for Depp & Jolie, two loathsome, talentless fools.
Regrettably, all 3 of these movies will find sufficient domestic & foreign sales to bring home the money, perpetuating the garbage.
Despite the sad sacks like Portman, Jolie, and Depp who act in them, Hollywood has no shortage of garbage films and garbage actors and garbage screenwriters.
Sadly, garbage sells in movies, politics, and business.
Hey, savvy Deadline Hollywood readers, a quick question:
Are there ANY 20-something actresses with intelligence, energy, humor, and genuine sex appeal left in Hollywood?
Do you guys have ANYTHING else to do than to come to an ENTERTAINMENT website and spout ridiculous politics that have NOTHING to do with the film?
THIS is why your party is struggling, and is likely to lose 2012′s election, AGAIN. Start saying something that matters – if you’ll notice on all of the other NON-DRUDGE linked threads that all comments stay on topic.
Anna Kendrick
Ryan Gosling is amazing.
He and Rachel McAdams had the best on screen chemistry in the Notebook, that I’ve seen in any “twenty somethings” since “Say Anything.”
I’m sorry but Angelina Jolie has nothing interesting to offer as an actress. She is just plain strange. We know way too much about her personal life. I’ve also never seen Brad Pitt in any movie where he truly treated a woman lovingly ans well. They deserve each other, but please leave Johnny Depp alone.
Jolie has not had a box office hit since Tomb Raiders. She is all Hollywood hype and no heat. As a matter of fact she comes off as just plain cold. Boring, talentless and cold.
What are you talking about? 127 Hours is tanking as it expands. It’s in limited release but has less than a 3000 per screen average. It won’t even make $15 mil unless it gets a ton of nominations, and then it’s still iffy
lets not forget another JULIE TAYMOR BOMB! The tempest is awful – it will be her bookend to that terrible SPIDERMAN Musical…I caught a preview and its a BOMB!!!
I guess the reviews really killed “The Tourist”.
They were brutal (17% on RT as of Friday PM)
The problem (Which Fox failed to realize with Knight & Day this summer) is that superstar vehicles are a tricky thing nowadays. It’s not the 80s or 90s anymore. Most of the people who can “open” a picture are those who have been around for 15+ years and who’s audiences are older. Those audiences still read reviews.
The commercials don’t really say anything about this film beyond the stars, which should clue any thinking person into the fact that’s it’s totally generic studio product.
Worldwide, Knight & Day was a huge hit. Tom Cruise still knows how to find an audience.
It will be a challenge for the studios to gamble on Depp in a spy thriller type film again.
If they do try it again with him, they better make sure it’s not a foreign setting like this one.
Depp “misconceived” his role. He chose to play it
dumb, schlubby. The role needed irony, cheekiness.
Very true. I wonder if it’s because that’s how he sees the average “tourist”
I don’t know what part of the world some people are from, but despite the brutal reviews I saw The Tourist with low expectations and thoroughly enjoyed it—-as well as most of the audience. I don’t know where some are getting a budget of over $120 million; I believe it was close to $100 million which is somewhat low for a location shoot. It’s too bad that people believe so much of the tabloid garbage out there about Jolie & Depp. Sadly, it’s a sign of our times I guess. This was never meant to be an Oscar film, just good old fashioned entertainment. It was sophisticated, elegant and classic filmmaking set against a gorgeous locale. I think Ms. Finke should be more concerned that Narnia, which was expected to gross $35-45 million, has actually been the one to tank. It opened on over 1000 more screens & had the benefit of higher 3D ticket prices—The Tourist didn’t & only made slightly $2 million less. The Tourist will do fine and for me was a nice escape from all the “serious” type films out right now.
I don’t know where some are getting a budget of over $120 million; I believe it was close to $100 million which is somewhat low for a location shoot.
Possibly production incentives make up the difference.
My theory? With KNIGHT & DAY and THE TOURIST both underperforming — at least domestically — Hollywood will be loathe to bankroll an old school, champagne & dinner-jacket, Hitchock-type thriller for a long time to come.
Pity, that. Those kinds of films, when done well (see NORTH BY NORTHWEST and TO CATCH A THIEF and CHARADE and SILVER STREAK) are what movies are all about.
Time to draft the folks who write BURN NOTICE, LEVERAGE, and WHITE COLLAR, no? Five minutes of any of these are sexier and sharper than KNIGHT AND DAY and THE TOURIST put together.
Actors, directors and writers of these Hitchcock knock-off thrillers don’t envision them right… — Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz just have little chemistry; she’s too screechy, and he’s not cheeky in any sense of the word (as always too cocky). As for Depp and Jolie, while Depp is handsome and sexy, he’s not a fool (his hair and clothing indicate, “i’m cool”) and Jolie… her face everywhere all the time regarding Jennifer Aniston and her causes dilutes all her mystery… and stars MUST have bit of public mystery about them…
These types of films – today – need a more meta take to be more self-aware of what’s happened in the last 30 years in entertainment, as people invoke what they see in movies into their real life understanding (which is sad and wrong, but that’s not the point)… take a page from SCREAM when doing one of these semi-comedies and maybe you have something.
Saw it last night. Lame and leaden are the best ways to describe it. It’s like Charade without sex, wit, charm and sophistication.
Ummm, I think Angie’s dislike and ignorance of Thanksgiving helped tank the show. She can say what she wants and I can choose to see it or not. I chose not to do so.
No, actually it probably didn’t. Thanks for playing though!
Yes, reviews and Angelina Jolie did kill the movie..Adore Johnny Depp…!!
The Tourist looks horrible. And as much as everyone loves Johnny Depp, he’s no Will Smith. Alice in Wonderland didn’t make a billion dollars because he was in it.
Are you people delusional??? The Tourist came in second…which is just under first, DUH!!!! God , you critics are a bunch of nay-saying crap slingers!!! Johnny and Angelina were good, and I’d rather see REAL actors as opposed to a bunch of Video Game type special effects.Also, The Tourist opened in 1000 less theaters that Narnia! Do the math people…wow, butt-heads!!!
Yes butt-head do the math: an official 100 mil pic means it really cost 120 plus another 90 for prints and advertising and you’re 210 million in the hole. If you lent me 210 million and I gave you back 20 mil with a promise of 180 and a huge profit at a later date, would you be all smiles or would you call the cops?! If you like this deal, maybe you should meet my investment partner Bernie.
Geez – it just opened, and it’s still got worldwide gross to figure in. Go sit on an egg for a minute – you’re about to pop.
Hilarious response – thanks!
“hilarious response” was meant for anonymous!
If I had 210 million to lend, I’d only give it to you on the promise that you would spend it all domestically. Possibly on high-speed rail lines that link cities less than 100 miles apart.
Who cares if it opened in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place? A flop is a flop any way you spin it. The Tourist had a $140 million budget and will make less than $20 million opening weekend, closer to $15 million if Friday word of mouth gets around. It will only go down from there and will be lucky to gross $60 million domestically. To be considered a hit it would have had to open around $30 million. Jolie last film opened with $30-35 million so I’d say $18 million even with Johnny Depp in it is a pretty massive drop. Even horror movies with no stars have bigger openings than this, and with a fraction of the budget.
I totally agree with this comment. I saw the movie on Friday and liked it. I want to see movies with real people, real relationships, not all the tech junk and stupid special effects.
Johnny Depp is no Will Smith? You’re right, Depp is a versatile actor. Smith is, well…Smith.
If you mean Depp is versatile in playing kooky/weird then you are right? If you simple mean versatile, then you are crazy or just a groupie.
NOW IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS HORRIBLE AS THE SKYLINE, COULD IT?
Or was it more horrible? Jolie is only good in GUN LOVE AFFAIR films where she can run around making sex to all kinds of handguns. I thing Jolie is a agent for the NRA.
As a huge Narnia fan, this hurts. This really hurts. Gotta hope for the Saturday matinee family rise tomorrow. I really want the series to continue.
If they are turning these wonderful books into pitiful movies, why would you even want more? Save the stories until they can be done properly.
Just saw it and it was excellent! By far the best of the 3. I’ll be seeing it again. Box office numbers will swell into the weekend and weeks/months ahead being recommended by word of mouth and it will be a great success.
Also, by what stretch of the imagination do you call them “pitiful”. Even Prince Caspian, which admittedly was not as good as the first and strayed a bit too much from the book, did quite well and made a ton of money.
No……….the second one did NOT make a ton of money when it’s $225 million production budget is taken into account.
That’s why Disney dumped it and Fox took over……….
I love how Americans love to harp on the domestic gross so much…
Come on, people. They have cinemas in the rest of the world and the international gross for Narnia will be huge. The sequel only made $142million domestic and $278 international for a total of 420million. Similar numbers on this pic with a much lower price tag won’t be so bad.
Domestic box office is important, though. Narnia needs to do well here if it’s going to break even. Business may pick up over the holidays, but it’s going to need major WOM. I just don’t get how Tim Burton’s murky and disturbing “Alice in Wonderland” can gross north of $300 million while this much more family-friendly film stumbles. Do people not want family entertainment? Do they not take their kids to the movies anymore?
On a lighter note, it’s nice to see Tangled pass the $100 million mark.
“Do people not want family entertainment? Do they not take their kids to the movies anymore?”
They do–but they want entertainment with more emotional complexity and smarts than NARNIA. And less preachiness would sure help.
oh, I’m not an American that looks only at the domestics figures, it hurts- but I’m still waiting to see how it does in the rest of the world and the remaining of the month. (I also, don’t think the movies are terrible- I’ve greatly enjoyed them. I don’t expect a word for word narrative of the book.)
It’s because the studios have become experts at getting revenue from the U.S. domestic market. You have the theatrical run, the product tie-ins, the product placement, possibly pay-per-view, premium cable, cable, network, DVD’s, computer games, soundtracks, creative accounting, and probably something I’m missing.
On the international you have the theatrical run, but all the other revenue streams come at an additional cost, e.g. dubbing or subtitles. Or there is simply less demand for what is a foreign product e.g. television rights.
So they make more money per dollar of U.S. domestic gross than they do per dollar of international gross. However, I did read a statement by a major studio executive saying they were getting better at monetizing overseas revenues.
Foreign revenue streams post-box office are poorly monetizied, and whose fault is that? America’s consume-until-it-breaks economy is why those ancillary mean so much domestically.
Foreign TV and DVD rights generate big money, don’t be fooled. It’s just subject to the same creative accounting as when the Studio Accountants oversee the operation! A Business Affairs exec at Sony told me years ago that when they estimate the Foreign BO for an urban film they give it $2 – $3mil (hence why they don’t bankroll those films), but the video & TV money is jacked up to $10m to start with no talent boosters… now if that’s the case on so-called unmarketable “urban films”, what do you think the real score is on popcorn flicks?
American Exceptionalism demands that US box office is the end-all/be-all… as Knight & Day showed, the international aud has different tastes…
You think? Dawn Treader opened 30 million less than caspian and 40 million less than Lion Witch.
As a long time Narnia fan, I was appalled at the liberties taken with the second movie. I hope the third one sticks closer to the book. If not, they do not deserve success!
3D but only 28mil?
how did the tourist bomb with 18M opening weekend? you’re crazy!
Given this opening, The Tourist will be lucky to make half of its production budget back during its domestic box office run. Call it what you want, but it’s sure not a success story.
100 million dollar budget. It may get it’s money back in oversees sales but it has a lot of work to do.
$18 million for two of the biggest movie stars in the world? Of course that’s a disaster – especially considering how much it cost. It will be lucky to make $60 million at that rate. Even if it makes its money abroad, the filmmakers really screwed the pooch by mis-casting Depp, assuming people love Angelina doing anything, and an unintelligible script.
Also, someone mentioned in their post that 127 hours is doing well in limited release. Are you nuts? Look at the per-screen average. it hasn’t expanded well at all, and, unless it gets a ton of nomination, is going to die very soon.
It’s doing great in terms of WOM and likely awards nominations – though I can’t say I understand what FOX is doing – it appears they will expand after nominations are announced.
The film should be in wide release by now though, so that everyone can start making their money back.
This film cost much more than 100 million bucks. Then there is domestic marketing far north of 30 million, and then double that for intl release. This is the first xmas turkey, but the big one will be TRON, where xmas entertainment will be watching Disney execs jumping from windows. At least GK Films produced THE TOWN, one the best and most underrated films of the year.
TRON will be the biggest holiday film of the year, not sure how you think it will be a “turkey”. Awareness for this is sky high.
My thoughts too….except that the two stars command $20 & $15Million…for a total of $35Million so it would have to make at least 3 times that to be considered a hit. So if it cost $100Mill — which IMO is a bit overstated….what movie today costs $100MIL…then it’s going to be a long haul domestically to make that amount.
Now overseas is another thing….and studioes are making their movies more today for overseas than they are domestically….that’s why you see at the beginning of the credits all these foreign studios and producers connected to studies.
Go UnStoppable!!!
My husband & I went and we really liked it. I think 35 million is much better spent on this talent than the over 30 million on next weeks “how do you know”
this movie at the end of the day will be one of the top earners worldwide.
Holy ish @ those numbers for the Tourist! Will they be able to recover the reported 140 million dollar budget with such a weak opening? Jolie is fading and Depp has never been able to open movies where he’s “normal”.
If “Tangled” really dropped that much, it doesn’t stand a chance. This is the beginning of the end. Shame, because it’s such a good movie- but marketing did nothing to try to expand the messaging and be creative and responsive to the reviews and success. Pretty impressed by “Treader’s” performance. And I wonder now if the media will stop calling Depp and Jolie “the world’s biggest stars.”
Tangled and Narnia 3 are both terrific films and perfect for families. All I can hope is that they both pick up over the Christmas holiday.
I haven’t seen Tangled but if it is like the trailers that I have seen, I would definately opt for Narnia. Disney movies lately have all been about adult humor. Kids do not find them funny or amusing. The music is marginally good and the traditional “sidekicks” that they create are just annoying. I’m a preschool teacher and I rented Hercules for my class one year as an end of the year treat. They were bored out of their minds and so was I. I switched movies about 20 minutes into the film because it could not hold their interest. Lately Disney has been all about marketing to kids and has forgotten to include the quality that has made them such a wonderful outlet for children’s entertainment.
The end? 14M is a 35% drop from last week. That’s actually really good. It’s going to go all the way through the holidays.
The end? 14M is only a 35% drop. That’s actually really good. It will go all the way through the holidays.
The final number will be 21 million. Far from a bomb. The film will do close to 150 million overseas + 75 million domes.
Re: “The Tourist”…..is an $18M opening really considered a “bomb”? Or just a bomb because it’s a Depp and Jolie film? I don’t remember reading anywhere where analysts predicted this to be a “smash”. And the reviews have been horrible. But aside for the “Pirates” films and a few of the Tim Burton films, none of Depp’s films have been blockbusters. Same with Jolie. In her entire career, out of the 29 movies she has done, only 6 have grossed over 100M. So what were people expecting here? Seems like this film will gross in the 50-60M range with this opening.
If your numbers are right then the only question is why did the media make these two out to be much bigger stars than they really are? Depp does great with fantasy pix and bombs with everything else (Public Enemies, Secret Window) while Jolie usually bombs with her Oscar bait (Mighty Heart anyone?) Jolie was doing alright in the action genre. Really only alright. The first Tomb Raider did great. The second one bombed. Then she had a ton of bombs (Original Sin, Pushing Tin, Beyond Borders, Taking Lives). Things started picking up again with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. and she did well with Wanted and Salt. But honestly, I think people are getting sick and tired of her in this role. It’s enough already with the Femme Fatal thing.
What bothers me is that the media always hypes these people to death and then when you look at their resumes, their track records are really, really mixed. Brad Pitt is another great example. He has far more flops on his resume than hits. Same with Clooney. But the media adores these people so they always act as if the entire world adores them. If the media doesn’t like you then it doesn’t really matter if your films make money. They will always find a way to spin it as a failure. I’m sure here, the media will act as if it was the director’s fault this film failed and not the fact that Jolie and Depp had zero chemistry.
Depp and Jolie are over-exposed. How many times can you watch Jolie play this role?? Viewer fatigue…
Agree with the Jolie assessment completely. And you are correct, Depp and Jolie had no chemistry, which the studio should have seen coming. Have two actors ever been so badly paired before? One has wit and charm and the other likes to face-f*ck the camera to get by. Give me a break.
Also agree that Clooney’s and Pitt’s star power is tremendously overrated, although Clooney can act and can deliver.
When you cast Depp and Jolie, you’re expecting a “smash.” It’s sad that they got these 2 huge stars and couldn’t make a good movie. If the script was halfway decent, it could’ve been enormous.
I think the reviews did the damage. I definitely planned on watching it before the handful of C- reviews.
Yes, both actors have a slew of flops. Yes, this pic is
quite a bit of fun. I say, see it!
I think $18 million is right in line with expectations. It’s low for sure but not a bomb especially since adult driven thrillers do far less in their opening weekend.
The problem will be the word of mouth since it’s received terrible reviews. Hence it’s not going to have a large multiplier which the Christmas holidays provide the benefit of.
Remember $18m means only $9m to the distributors, who get their cut, then there’s the percentage to GK and Sony. Remember they spent $30m+ to get this. So this film is a huge bomb.
Fuzzbox, it’s been corrected time and time again here – distributors do NOT take only half the box office during a film’s first run. It is more like 90%. Get your facts straight.
Low numbers for Narnia as well, I wonder what situation the series would be in if Disney had never decided to move Prince Caspian to the summer.
So so so happy that crapfest The Tourist is a major Bomb. Also happy to see Potter fall hard again. It won’t come close to 300 million.
You are angry and need a life. I imagine you lose sleep over important things like this.
I’m happy the tourist bombed too! it was pretty annoying to see the studios thought they could see this movie on “star power” alone. they think we’re idiots. maybe we’ll get some real acting from Jolie next time? and enough with whatever she’s injecting in her face. she looks like a robot!
if you think $275+ million is not close to $300 million then you’re an idiot.
“The Tourist” bombs?…c’mon what about Narnia, 8 millions? WHAT?
The reason the tourist tanked is because no one knew what the hell it was about, it looks like they spent to much money on the locations and cast then on a good storyline, depps amazing. saw him on letterman seems like a stand up angelinas public image is horrific
168 million negative cost and not even 30 mil for opening weekend. Leave it to Walden to kill a franchise. How does the brain trust over there blame this on Fox Davey, is it too late to blame this on Cary
Maybe if Johnny Depp really wants his romantic-action-adventure movies to succeed, he shouldn’t show up on the first day of shooting looking like Alfred Molina’s chubby, hairy cousin.
Molina! I coudln’t place who he looked like.
Thanks. His nerd act was lousy. Jolie needed
a larky, cool vis-a-vis.
The Tourist is a star-driven film and stars just don’t draw like they used to. Still, this movie at least won’t be the financial disaster that James L. Brooks’ new one will be.
Normally, I’d agree with you since it looks more like Spanglish than AGAIG but because the weekend release date, it will have the typical high mulitiplier legs to it’s final gross. Family Stone opened that same weekend in 05 around 8-ish million yet ended up with 50-ish million.
I think people in general have been over-estimating star power for quite some time, just like they’ve been over-estimating the value of remaking or adapting every franchise possible.
For stars, it is always tied to their bread and butter genres (Depp – Burton/POTC, Jolie – action). Take those away and he averages about $17 million and she about $13 million for 2000+ openings, if my math is right.
I don’t want to discount the value of their power to their normal genres, but maybe those smaller numbers are a better assessment of what A list talent can bring to out-of-genre or even mediocre movies. Very few (i.e. Will Smith and Brad Pitt) can do better completely on their own.
jolie and depp dont draw like they used to? are you an idiot?
If that 28 mil weekend is correct for Narnia, then it bombed as well.
Nikki why are you calling The Tourist a bomb when Narnia is clearly the bigger flop? The thing had a $155m budget and it’s barely even going to make half of that domestic! Total disaster.
Tourist was the victim of a professional hit job by the critics’ community.
Narnia 3 was the victim of a critical hit job, too. I haven’t read so many bitchy carping reviews since — well, since the last Narnia film came out. The Guardian critic was slamming the movie before he’d even seen it.
Yeah, it’s all a giant conspiracy. I blame Jennifer Aniston. LOL
Honestly, the premise of this movie was two hot people are in a movie together. You can’t send Johnny Depp in looking like what one poster rightfully described as Alfred Molina’s chubby, hairy cousin. And you can’t have Jolie spend half the movie with a rat’s nest on top of her head. They both looked horrible. And again, Jolie needs to find a new genre. This one is done, done, done. We know. She’s hot, she’s a bad ass who leaps tall buildings in a single bound. She’s international with her fake British accent. We get it. Now please move on.
My sentiments exactly.
I think her best work (IMHO) was in the 1985 television adaptation of Alice Through The Looking Glass as the White Queen.
She was simply amazing.
I show this to my grandchildren now and they cannot believe it is the same actress. Just superb!
Rat’s nest? Are you kidding me? This is the most beautiful Jolie has ever looked on screen, outside of maybe Alexander or Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Also, let’s wait til the Christmas before we label these movies “tanked”, “bombed”…
Saw Fighter at a sneak yesterday. I came away so-so on it. Besides Christian Bale, there’s really no reason to see it. But I suppose it is a by-the-books sports movie that people haven’t had to cheer along with in a while.
It does surprise me it hit big on just 4 screens.
Consider Narnia DOA. Even with horrid reviews im surprised the tourist wont crack 20 million on opening weekend, proves that simple starpower doesn’t open films anymore, glad black swan and the fighter are doing well, why can’t 127 hours find a audience? It is fantastic!
The problem with “Hours” is Fox is waiting on awards buzz to open it wide. It’s been in limited release for over a month now, which is a sham. SOMEONE’s career is riding on the final gross, to be sure.
ouch for narnia, much worse than i expected.
was hoping for a little bit better for the tourist.
but congrats to the fighter and black swan had a nice expansion
I think Swan and Fighter are doing well because the studios have failed with the bigger-name projects. Same thing happened with the independents a few years ago. Goliath is sling-shotting himself in the head here, and the little guys are loving it.
I think that Narnia will have a nicer Saturday bump and hit low-$30 million. Not great, but with the lowered expectations after the last film, not terrible. Honestly, I didn’t think Tourist was going to do much more than $20 million opening weekend, so to hit $18 million isn’t too far off that. IT should hold up well (even with crap reviews) since just about everything released around the holidays ends up getting decent legs. Even Did You Hear about the Morgans made more than 4x its opening weekend last year. Other than that…well, at least Tron: Legacy is coming out next week.
the second narnia movie was a disaster at the box office, so there’s no surprise, the third bombed too. i dont understand fox why they’ve bought the dead franchise from disney.
Probably because, before this year, Fox was able to turn s*** into gold, especially with kid’s films like Alvin and the Chimpunks.
But their transmutation powers failed them all around in 2010
Disney’s disease is going to kill Fox. If Fox bombs, Disney survives. It’s basic strategy, and Disney has mastered it.