Weekend Box Office: Up Gets What it Deserves…
By Mali Elfman
…a lot of money! Finally I agree with moviegoers. Although nearly every single film critic agreed that Up is an amazing, must see film, no one ever knows what the people will decide to buy a ticket to. This weekend, greatness prevailed, and Up took in almost $70 million and nearly bumped Obsessed off the list!
Another welcome surprise was the success of Sam Raimi‘s independent horror film Drag Me to Hell which managed to beat out Terminator!
There is a movie god! Check out the numbers below…
- Up | New | Weekend Gross $68,200,000 | Average Per Theater $18,109 | Total Gross $68,200,000 | Week 1
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | LW 1 | $25,500,000 | $105,296,000 | Production Cost $150 | Week 2
- Drag Me to Hell | New | $16,628,000 | Average Per Theater $6,630 | Total Gross $16,628,000 | Week 1
- Terminator Salvation | LW 2 | $16,140,000 | Average Per Theater $4,481 | Total Gross $90,657,000 | Production Cost $200 | Week 2
- Star Trek | LW 3 |$12,800,000 | Average Per Theater $3,650 | Total Gross $209,500,000 | Week 4
- Angels & Demons | LW 4 | $11,200,000 | Average Per Theater $3,233 | Total Gross $104,760,000 | Production Cost $150 | Week 3
- Dance Flick | LW 5 | $4,900,000 | Average Per Theater $1,993 | Total Gross $19,241,000 | Production Cost $25 | Week 2
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine | LW 6 | $3,900,000 | Average Per Theater $1,723 | Total Gross $170,870,000 | Production Cost $150 | Week 5
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | LW 7 | $1,905,000 | Average Per Theater $1,314 | Total Gross $50,015,000 | Week 5
- Obsessed | LW 8 | $665,000 | Average Per Theater $979 | Total Gross $67,508,000 | Production Cost $20 | Week 6
Overall, I good weekend for movies. Let’s keep it up people!
Are you happy to see Up and Drag Me to Hell doing so well?
