Box Office
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Mary Sum Says:
With some states on long weekends, Alice harvested Wonderland with an extra (almost ) $4 M over three days, to close the full week with $14 M an average of $31,443 on 448 screens. The Hurt Locker, tuyrbocharged by Oscar, rose 12% in its third wek, with second highest averages ($18,333 on 48); Dear John did well, too, with a first week of $2.29 M, but Men Who Stare at Goats stared at a few too few screens, taking just under $670,000 on 58 (11,543 avge). Also opened: Separation City (MA, Hoyts) $23,086 on 15. #Figures in [brackets] indicate number of screens and average; takings are in Aus dollars.
Most Popular Films For Period Week, March 4 - 10, 2010
WIR = Weeks In Release
|
| No |
WIR |
Title |
$ |
% |
Total $ |
| 1 |
1 |
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (PG), WALT DISNEY [448/ $31,443] |
14,086,491 |
N/A |
14,086,491 |
| 2 |
2 |
THE BLIND SIDE (PG), ROADSHOW [222/ $11,821] |
2,624,336 |
-25% |
6,470,151 |
| 3 |
1 |
DEAR JOHN (M), ROADSHOW [197/ $11,621] |
2,289,338 |
N/A |
2,289,338 |
| 4 |
3 |
SHUTTER ISLAND (MA15+), PARAMOUNT [245/ $6,850] |
1,678,231 |
-39% |
8,263,438 |
| 5 |
12 |
AVATAR (M), FOX [205/ $7,404] |
1,517,823 |
-36% |
110,059,895 |
| 6 |
3 |
THE HURT LOCKER (MA15+), ROADSHOW [48/ $18,333] |
879,965 |
12% |
2,206,154 |
| 7 |
4 |
VALENTINE`S DAY (M), WARNER BROS [322/ $2,377] |
765,378 |
-61% |
15,506,800 |
| 8 |
1 |
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS (M), SONY PICTURES [58/ $11,543] |
669,493 |
N/A |
718,063 |
| 9 |
4 |
PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTNING THIEF (M), FOX [195/ $2,512] |
489,904 |
-51% |
4,780,514 |
| 10 |
3 |
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE (MA15+), HOYTS [137/ $2,585] |
354,111 |
-49% |
1,829,128 |
| 11 |
2 |
A SINGLE MAN (M), ICON [26/ $12,585] |
327,215 |
-13% |
744,971 |
| 12 |
4 |
THE WOLFMAN (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [156/ $1,467] |
228,833 |
-62% |
4,220,758 |
| 13 |
3 |
CRAZY HEART (M), FOX [76/ $2,766] |
210,225 |
3% |
733,113 |
| 14 |
8 |
UP IN THE AIR (M), PARAMOUNT [84/ $2,367] |
198,805 |
-25% |
8,042,278 |
| 15 |
5 |
PRECIOUS (MA15+), ICON [40/ $3,255] |
130,213 |
-6% |
1,116,318 |
| 16 |
8 |
BRAN NUE DAE (PG), ROADSHOW [100/ $1,148] |
114,757 |
-49% |
7,269,422 |
| 17 |
7 |
INVICTUS (PG), WARNER BROS [74/ $1,458] |
107,856 |
-43% |
6,984,316 |
| 18 |
9 |
IT`S COMPLICATED (M), UNIVERSAL [103/ $943] |
97,142 |
-50% |
15,652,713 |
| 19 |
6 |
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (MA15+), ROADSHOW [30/ $2,199] |
65,966 |
-59% |
4,951,041 |
| 20 |
3 |
ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI 3D (PG), IMAX [2/ $27,730] |
55,459 |
18% |
136,640 |
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