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

August 19, 2007 Weekend Finals Domestic Market Share You've Got That McLovin' Feeling You can't get me to say that Superbad was super good but the film that one critic extolled as "the Lawrence of Arabia of teen pics" out-grossed the field with an estimated $31.4 million in another upbeat movie going session. The super total largely compensated for poor openings for The Invasion that ranked fifth overall with $5.8 million and the Roman epic The Last Legion that soldiered on with $2.6 million. The session was also choc-a-block with incoming niche entries that ranged from good returns of $1.2 million for the black comedy Death at a Funeral to potent limited forays of non-fiction fare The 11th Hour and King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. But there was no bloom for the Bollywood hybrid Marigold, the cross-cultural American Fusion or the Mexican scam thriller 7 Dias. Industry trackers were predicting a close race between Superbad and the second weekend of Rush Hour 3 but the modest expectations for the former could largely be ascribed to antiquated methods of gauging interest. Anyone hanging out at the mall could have seen the strong youth interest in the tale of a couple of geeks seizing an opportunity to party with the cool kids. The strong response from the core appeal crowd has strong crossover potential like the early summer sensation Knocked Up. Weekend revenues inched toward a $125 million tally for a 19% decline from a week earlier as signs of the seasonal sunset drew ever closer. However, it exceeded last year's sum by 14% when the much anticipated Snakes on a Plane led with a nonetheless disappointing $15.2 million debut. The latest kick at the can update/remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers abbreviated not only the title but the threat of the original. One critic aptly observed that its lead's cool demeanor made it difficult to discern them from the emotionless pod people taking over the nation. It also suffered from an insufficiently palpable modern parable that fueled its inspiration. The session saw the brunt of holdover titles generally experiencing 40% declines. Becoming Jane continued its roll out but clearly maxed out as it stayed roughly consistent at the box office despite doubling its theater count. Pictures dipping a toe in the marketplace saw tales of global warming and gaming finding the most temperate response. Leonard DiCaprio's venture into Gore territory with The 11th Hour heated up with averages of close to $15,000 from four venues while King of Kong, the oddly compelling saga of a video game rivalry, had $10,000 plus averages from five sessions. Despite critical hosannas for the indie black comic Delirious, its roughly $17,000 gross at five sites was decidedly lukewarm. - Leonard Klady Weekend Finals - August 17-19, 2007 Title Distrib Weekend % Change* Theaters Cume Wks 1 New Superbad Sony 33,052,411 - 2948 33,052,411 1 2 1 Rush Hour 3 New Line 21,353,361 -56% 3778 87,676,529 2 3 2 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni 19,874,370 -40% 3701 164,694,690 3 4 3 The Simpsons Movie Fox 6,829,648 -39% 3162 165,271,443 4 5 New The Invasion WB 5,951,409 - 2776 5,951,409 1 6 4 Stardust Par 5,651,343 -38% 2565 19,493,894 2 7 5 Hairspray New Line 4,502,455 -30% 2389 100,805,456 5 8 6 Underdog BV 3,848,791 -39% 2551 31,927,488 3 9 8 Harry Potter & the Order of Phoenix WB 3,656,379 -33% 1955 278,762,117 6 10 7 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Uni 3,601,545 -39% 2258 110,484,335 5 11 12 Becoming Jane Miramax 2,935,129 1% 1186 9,083,790 3 12 New The Last Legion Weinstein Co. 2,746,312 - 2002 2,746,312 1 13 9 No Reservations WB 2,363,459 -39% 1604 36,518,274 4 14 10 Daddy Day Camp Sony 1,950,823 -43% 2332 8,918,854 2 15 11 Transformers Par 1,948,099 -40% 1206 306,487,922 7 16 13 Ratatouille BV 1,643,850 -31% 1403 196,620,846 8 17 New Death at a Funeral MGM 1,282,973 - 260 1,282,973 1 18 16 El Cantante Picturehouse 640,627 -54% 374 6,686,803 3 19 14 Hot Rod Par 571,780 -74% 811 13,106,020 3 20 19 Les 3 p'tits cochons Christal 451,023 -2% 100 1,437,415 2 21 15 Bratz Lions Gate 439,599 -69% 533 8,893,678 3 22 18 Live Free or Die Hard Fox 393,816 -42% 503 121,649,320 8 23 24 Evan Almighty Uni 334,535 10% 413 98,416,370 9 24 23 Knocked Up Uni 297,005 -5% 297 147,306,660 12 25 20 Talk to Me Focus 261,506 -35% 185 3,944,509 6 26 21 Chak De! India Yash Raj 246,984 -30% 56 732,426 2 27 22 Shrek the Third Par 239,693 -24% 303 321,811,363 14 28 25 Ocean's Thirteen WB 214,259 -29% 297 116,651,343 11 29 59 Arctic Tale Par Vantage 207,346 726% 227 369,592 4 30 28 Once Fox Searchlight 203,102 -22% 105 7,309,077 14 31 29 Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer Fox 200,577 -13% 229 131,117,315 10 32 27 Sicko LGF/Alliance 200,411 -25% 159 23,616,424 9 33 34 2 Days in Paris IDP/Seville 176,086 1% 20 443,258 2 34 32 Surf's Up Sony 159,208 -14% 236 58,645,467 11 35 26 Rescue Dawn MGM 158,542 -41% 278 5,141,295 7 36 35 Deep Sea 3-D WB 152,092 -7% 30 31,593,570 77 37 31 La Vie en Rose TVA/Picturehouse 132,284 -29% 96 9,019,539 22 38 36 I Know Who Killed Me Sony 117,724 -19% 65 7,233,485 4 39 49 Rocket Science Picturehouse 117,212 100% 40 203,768 2 40 38 No End in Sight Magnolia 107,812 -9% 33 404,462 4 41 17 Skinwalkers FreeStyle 103,137 -81% 339 957,935 2 42 37 Pirates of Caribbean: At World's End BVI 100,195 -27% 123 307,771,457 13 43 33 Sunshine Fox Searchlight 94,616 -48% 85 3,376,207 5 44 42 The Ten Thinkfilm 82,775 -19% 47 442,042 3 45 41 1408 MGM 74,718 -29% 102 71,045,248 9 46 40 My Best Friend IFC/Christal 73,496 -35% 51 958,626 6 47 39 License to Wed WB 69,191 -39% 94 43,016,065 7 48 43 Nancy Drew WB 65,136 -35% 132 25,498,513 10 49 New The 11th Hour WIP 60,583 - 4 60,583 1 50 30 Who's Your Caddy? MGM 56,763 -70% 63 5,501,498 4 51 51 Moliere Sony Classics 52,658 4% 34 233,083 4 52 44 Spider-Man 3 Sony 52,585 -32% 111 336,530,303 16 53 New The King of Kong: Fistful of Dollars Picturehouse 51,493 - 5 51,493 1 54 New Contre toute esperance Seville 50,073 - 12 50,073 1 55 48 Waitress Fox Searchlight 47,418 -21% 52 18,785,635 16 56 45 Goya's Ghosts IDP 43,169 -35% 26 667,372 5 57 50 Magnificent Desolation Imax 41,226 -22% 7 20,721,822 100 58 54 Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia Sky High 39,802 1% 11 1,109,597 21 59 52 Paris je t'aime First Look 36,865 -11% 25 5,010,133 15 60 46 Broken English Magnolia 35,986 -45% 31 889,987 9 61 47 Wild Hogs BV 32,850 -48% 64 168,563,801 25 62 55 Wild Safari 3-D nWave 30,111 -23% 10 14,724,987 124 63 53 Meet the Robinsons BV 29,136 -29% 69 97,755,357 21 64 56 This is England IFC 29,074 -13% 11 147,138 4 65 New Marigold Adlabs 27,702 - 54 27,702 1 66 58 Golden Door Miramax 20,808 -23% 28 1,037,499 13 67 New Delirious Peace Arch 19,030 - 5 19,030 1 68 63 Space Station Imax 16,424 -3% 2 63,736,807 279 Source: Nielsen EDI; MCN - - - -   Estimates - August 17-19, 2007 Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume Superbad Sony 31.4 (10,660) - 2948 31.4 Rush Hour 3 New Line 21.6 (5,710) -56% 3778 87.9 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni 19.1 (5,170) -42% 3701 163.9 The Simpson Movie Fox 6.7 (2,130) -40% 3162 165.2 The Invasion WB 5.8 (2,100) 2776 5.8 Stardust Par 5.3 (2,060) -42% 2565 19.1 Hairspray New Line 4.1 (1,720) -36% 2389 100.4 Underdog BV 3.7 (1,440) -43% 2551 31.7 Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix WB 3.5 (1,790) -35% 1955 278.6 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Uni 3.4 (1,500) -42% 2258 110.3 Becoming Jane Miramax 2.9 (2,430) -1% 1186 9 The Last Legion Weinstein Co. 2.6 (1,300) 2002 2.6 No Reservations WB 2.3 (1,440) -40% 1604 36.5 Transformers Par 1.9 (1,590) -41% 1206 306.5 Daddy Day Camp Sony 1.7 (750) -49% 2332 8.7 Ratatouille BV 1.4 (1,010) -40% 1403 196.4 Death at a Funeral MGM 1.2 (4,470) 260 1.2 El Cantante Picturehouse .62 (1,660) -56% 374 6.7 Hot Rod Par .58 (710) -74% 811 13.1 Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) - $119.80 - - - % Change (Last Year) - 14% - - - % Change (Last Week) - -19% - - - Also debuting/expanding Talk to Me Focus .26 (1,420) -25% 185 3.9 Arctic Tale Par Vantage .19 (830) 656% 227 0.35 The 11th Hour WIP 58,800 (14,700) - 4 0.06 The King of Kong Picturehouse 51,500 (10,300) - 5 0.05 Marigold Adlabs 28,900 (540) - 54 0.03 Delirious Peach Arch 16,900 (3,380) - 5 0.02 American Fusion Wildcat 12,200 (870) - 14 0.01 Splinter Magnolia 9,600 (3,200) - 3 0.01 7 Dias Xenon 9,100 (1,140) - 8 0.01 Top Limited Releases: To August 16, 2007 Title Distributor Gross Waitress Fox Searchlight 18,738,217 Notes on a Scandal Fox Searchlight 16,889,774 The Last King of Scotland Fox Searchlight 13,987,084 The Namesake Fox Searchlight 13,569,248 The Lives of Others Sony Classics 11,249,027 Deep Sea 3-D WB 9,256,011 La Vie en Rose TVA/Picturehouse 8,887,255 Volver Sony Class/Seville 8,667,708 The Painted Veil WIP 7,552,537 Once Fox Searchlight 7,105,975 Becoming Jane Mrmx 6,148,661 El Cantante Picturehouse 6,046,176 Away from Her Mongrel/Lions Gate 5,693,776 Rescue Dawn MGM 4,982,753 Paris je t'aime First Look 4,973,268 Black Book Sony Classics 4,397,827 Magnificent Desolation Imax 3,979,862 Talk to Me Focus 3,683,002 Sunshine Fox Searchlight 3,281,591 Venus Mrmx 3,233,893 * none greater than 710 playdates Domestic Market Share: To August 16, 2007 Distributor (Releases) Gross Market Share Paramount (16) 1184.5 18.30% Warner Bros. (22) 962.2 14.90% Buena Vista (15) 925.3 14.30% Sony (19) 897.2 13.90% Universal (13) 718.4 11.10% Fox (16) 702.7 10.90% New Line (8) 271.6 4.20% MGM (15) 191.9 3.00% Lions Gate (13) 132.2 2.00% Fox Searchlight (11) 88.2 1.40% Focus (4) 56.3 0.90% Picturehouse (4) 53.1 0.80% Miramax (7) 50.7 0.80% Par Vantage (5) 34.7 0.50% Sony Classics (12) 33.8 0.50% Other * (172) 163.8 2.50% 6466.6 100%