Speed Racer Did Even WORSE Than Warner Bros. Claimed! Speed Racer Actually Opened In Third Place!
May 13, 2008
They lied! All over the movie news yesterday was the reporting that Speed Racer came in a distant second to Iron Man. Well, Speed Racer did even worse than Warner Bros. wanted to admit to. The movie actually opened in the third place slot, coming in behind What Happened in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz.
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‘Speed Racer’ Gets Passed By $50.5M ‘Iron Man’
May 12, 2008
“Speed Racer” was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as “Iron Man” continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The anime-inspired race movie edged into the No. 2 spot with $20.2 million, slightly ahead of the 20th Century Fox comedy “What Happens in Vegas,” which debuted at $20 million. Read more
‘Iron Man’ turns into gold with $100M-plus debut
May 5, 2008
“Iron Man” was pure gold at the box office.
The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film also scored overseas with $96.7 million in 57 countries where it began opening Wednesday, putting its worldwide total at $201 million.
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‘Baby Mama’ Delivers $18.3 Million At The Box Office
April 28, 2008
“Baby Mama,” Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s comedy about surrogate motherhood, delivered the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $18.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Universal Pictures laugher starring the “Saturday Night Live” duo crawled past Warner Bros.’ “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” the goofy stoner flick that opened at No. 2 with $14.6 million.
With a third comedy, Universal’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” holding its own at No. 4 with $11 million, audiences looked to be flocking to theaters to get giddy.
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‘Forbidden Kingdom’ fights to top of box office with $20.9 Million
April 21, 2008
A martial arts dream team Jackie Chan and Jet Li won the weekend as their movie matchup “The Forbidden Kingdom” debuted at No. 1 with $20.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Audiences Went To ‘Prom’ Over The Weekend
April 14, 2008
Audiences made a date with “Prom Night,” the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend’s No. 1 movie.
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‘21′ sacks ‘Leatherheads’: Universal pigskin pic drops box office ball
April 7, 2008
Universal’s “Leatherheads,” a period pigskin comedy starred and directed by George Clooney, failed to convert pre-release projections into box office glory and finished second this weekend to Sony’s repeat champ “21.”
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‘21′ Rakes in $23M Box-Office Jackpot
March 31, 2008
Movie-goers laid their money down on “21,” a gambling romp that was the weekend’s box-office high roller with a $23.7 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess as math geniuses who make a killing at Vegas’ blackjack tables, Sony’s “21″ bumped off “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!“, which had been No. 1 the previous two weekends.
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Weekend Box Office: March 21-23, 2008
March 24, 2008
1. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who $25,100,000 (Total $86,470,000, Week 2)
2. Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns $20,010,000 (Total $20,010,000, Week 1)
3. Shutter $10,700,000 (Total $10,700,000, Week 1)
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Weekend Box Office: March 14-16, 2008
March 16, 2008
1. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who $45,100,000 ($45,100,000, Week 1)
2. 10,000 B.C. $16,415,000 ($61,219,000 Week 2)
3. Never Back Down $8,610,000 ($8,610,000, Week 1)
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