..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Kim Voynar
..Michael Wilmington

January 16, 2006 Weekend Estimates Top Worldwide Grosses - 2005 Domestic Market Share - 2005 Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge... The animated spoof Hoodwinked nosed ahead of the competition to claim the weekend box office crown with an estimated $16.7 million. Two other new releases were in close pursuit. The sport-themed Glory Road grossed $16.4 million while the Queen Latifah human comedy Last Holiday ranked third with $14.9 million. However, the report card for the 4-day Martin Luther King holiday frame was generally uninspired with grosses falling behind 2005 by 8% and dipping 10% from last weekend's comparative three-day portion of the revenues. Hoodwinked marks the first time the nascent Weinstein Co. has had a picture top the weekend charts. The acquisition drew little attention when it played a week to qualify for the Oscars and wasn't expected to gross more than $10 million in its national bow. Tracking and a perception of the film's primary appeal greatly under appreciated the draw it ultimately had for pre-teens that have been largely ignored in recent weeks. Also somewhat underestimated was the rags to riches tale of an unseeded amateur basketball team in Glory Road. A year ago the similarly themed Coach Carter was top draw with a $29 million debut during the holiday. Disney has mined this field before with the likes of Remember the Titans and Miracle and so the new film suffers somewhat from over familiarity. Last Holiday, based on a British film from the 1950s that starred Alec Guinness, has been kicking around development circles for more than a decade. A more sober sided version of Nothing Sacred, it was expected to carry the weekend and its more modest response will be one of those head scratchers for studio execs. The span generated ticket sales approaching $160 million to fall short of last year's tally by roughly 8% and dip below the prior weekend of 10%. The current frame's top grosser would have ranked fourth just one year ago and the situation had distribution execs at least pondering whether last year's record might not be an anomaly but a cultural viewing shift that requires some future budgetary tweaking. The frame also included the national bow of the classic love saga Tristan & Isolde that grossed a respectable $7.9 million to slot eighth overall. A handful of limited release openers barely registered a blip on the radar screen. In general holdover titles continued to hold well against new entries. Fun with Dick and Jane is emerging as one of the more resilient seasonal offerings and it and Walk the Line are both poised to surpass $100 million domestically. The highly strategic, glacial expansion of Brokeback Mountain added 200 additional playdates and was one of the few titles to receive a slight box office boost. Tonight's broadcast of the Golden Globes could provide a boost for the film if it takes away the top statuette. The event could also be significant to Munich's commercial future but insiders say that the drama prize could well be won by Good Night, and Good Luck. - by Leonard Klady Weekend Estimates - January 13-16, 2006 - Title Distributor Gross (average) % change Theaters Cume Hoodwinked Weinstein Co. 16.7 (6,960) - 2394 16.6 Glory Road BV 16.4 (7,400) - 2222 16.4 Last Holiday Par 14.9 (5,940) - 2514 14.9 The Chronicles of Narnia BV 13.1 (4,050) -35% 3224 264.3 Hostel Lions Gate 11.7 (5,010) -40% 2337 36.9 Fun with Dick and Jane Sony 10.4 (3,220) -27% 3239 94.3 King Kong  Uni 9.2 (3,280) -40% 2814 204.7 Tristan & Isolde Fox 7.9 (4,260) - 1845 7.9 Brokeback Mountain Focus 7.1 (10,380) 3% 683 32.1 Cheaper by the Dozen Fox 6.8 (2,450) -40% 2773 74.7 Munich Uni 6.1 (4,080) -33% 1498 34 Memoirs of a Geisha Sony 5.4 (3,250) -30% 1654 47.6 The Ringer Fox 3.3 (2,360) -35% 1388 32 Rumor Has It WB 3.2 (1,650) -53% 1955 40.1 Casanova BV 2.8 (2,780) -38% 1011 9.1 The Family Stone Fox 2.8 (1,920) -50% 1441 57.3 Match Point DreamWorks 2.5 (7.950) -25% 312 6.9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB 2.4 (2,360) -39% 1003 284.6 Walk the Line Fox 2.2 (2,530) -14% 864 98.4 The Producers Uni 1.6 (2,000) -43% 785 17.5 Grandma's Boys Fox 1.5 (730) -60% 2016 5.6 Syriana WB 1.4 (2,010) -45% 706 44.2 Pride and Prejudice Focus .67 (1,790) -34% 375 26.2 The Matador Weinstein Co .53 (9,460) 91% 56 1 Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $150.50 - - - % Change (Last Year) * -8% - - - % Change (Last Week) -10% - - - Also Debuting/Expanding Mortuary Echo Bridge 15,500 (2,210) - 7 0.02 When the Sea Rises New Yorker 10,400 (5,200) - 2 0.01 Henri Cartier-Bresson Palm 8,100 (8,100) - 1 0.01 Top Worldwide Grosses - January 1 - December 31, 2005 Distributor (releases) Gross Percentage % Change 04 Rank 04 Warner Bros. (25) 1385.8 15.60% 13% 2 Fox (21) 1353.9 15.20% 46% 5 Universal (24) 1004.2 11.30% 12% 6 Buena Vista (23) 921.8 10.40% -21% 3 Sony (27) 918.9 10.30% -31% 1 Paramount (16) 832.3 9.40% 32% 7 DreamWorks (10) 503.9 5.70% -46% 4 New Line (17) 424.7 4.80% 4% 8 Miramax (22) 360.6 4.00% -7% 9 Lions Gate (19) 284.8 3.20% 2% 10 MGM (8) 182.6 2.00% -8% 11 Focus (11) 160.2 1.80% 28% 13 WIP (7) 114.6 1.30% - N/A Fox Searchlight (10) 102.1 1.20% -41% 12 Sony Classics (27) 63.3 0.70% 68% 14 Other * (254) 281 3.10% 15% - * none greater than .05% 8894.7 100.00% 5.40% - Domestic Grosses - January 1 - December 31, 2005 Title Distributor Gross Star Wars: Epi III - Revenge of the Sith Fox 380,270,577 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB 273,281,180 War of the Worlds Par 234,292,593 The Chronicles of Narnia BV 209,440,087 Wedding Crashers NLC 209,255,921 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB 206,459,076 Batman Begins WB 205,362,156 Madagascar DmWks 193,595,521 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Fox 186,336,279 Hitch Sony 179,495,555 King Kong Uni 158,709,835 The Longest Yard Par 158,119,460 Fantastic Four Fox 154,696,080 Meet the Fockers * Uni 146,401,395 Chicken Little BV 131,744,998 Robots Fox 128,200,012 The Pacifier BV 113,086,868 The 40 Year-old Virgin Uni 109,516,849 Million Dollar Baby * WB 99,649,950 Walk the Line Fox 90,851,004 * does not include 2004 box office