| Title | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | | Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan | $26,375,000 | $26,375,000 | | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | | Flushed Away | $19,100,000 | $19,100,000 | | Saw III | $15,500,00 | $60,077,000 | | The Departed | $8,000,000 | $102,282,000 | | The Prestige | $7,784,000 | $39,414,000 | | Flags of our Fathers | $4,500,000 | $26,631,000 | | Man of the Year | $3,821,000 | $34,004,000 | | Open Season | $3,100,000 | $81,386,000 | | The Queen | $3,010,000 | $10,087,000 |
Borat amazingly took the number one spot this past weekend. It opened on 800 screens and averaged over 10 grand per screen. It absolutely killed the competition. In the number two spot The Santa Clause 3 took in a decent amount of money with $20 million. Now consider this. Borat made $26 million on 800 screens and The Santa Clause made $20 million on almost 3 thousand screens. Borat cost about $18 million to produce, now add the cost of advertising and the cost of Sacha Baron Cohens dignity and the number adds up to approximately $40 million. Now, the Santa Clause 3 probably had a monstrous budget of close to $60 million without factoring in the cost of selling the movie... Business wise Borat slaughtered The Santa Clause 3. Borat killed Christmas and a Tim Allen Franchise. Good. I didn't see Borat this weekend because I want to let the hype die down before I watch it. I really don't want to watch this movie in a crowded theater because well I am afraid of germs and people in general. Actually I just didn't have any time. The number three spot went to the Dreamworks BOMB Flushed away. Usually the animation department of Dreamworks studios is usually the crutch that keeps that studio going but not this time. Mr. Katzenberg the man who runs the animation division really fucked up in greenlighting this movie. Sure flushed away was produced by the same guys as Wallace and Gromit and that movie made tons of cash but this one is officially a certified BOMB. With only $19million in box office receipts it is $140 million short from turning a profit. I wonder what it feels like to bet $160 million dollars on clay and then loose? My guess is not good. Saw III continued to make its creators even more rich. I can say with a certain degree of certainty that this franchise is here to stay. I am not being facetious when I say that there will be a Saw X. Seriously. The Departed just won't go away. It is still in the top 5 and it doesn't look like it is going anywhere. Scorsese Oscar however has left. The academy will shun this movie because it has made Millions. The Queen rounds out the top 10 with $3 million dollars in business this weekend. I still can't believe Borat made $26 million on just 800 screens. That is incredible business. I can see this movie making close to $100 million by the time it is released onto Dvd. That is just incredible. Good, I made it through an entire post without quoting Borat. I am proud of myself. Oh yeah, I was right...No one wants to see Flags of our Fathers. It only made $4 Million. |
