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6 September 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney's football flick Invincible scored another touchdown over the Labor Day weekend, staying well ahead of its rivals for the second week in a row. According to final figures released by Exhibitor Relations Tuesday, the Mark Wahlberg starrer earned $15.4 million over the four days, putting its two-week gross at $38.1 million. Lionsgate's Crank premiered with $12.9 million, just ahead of Warner Bros.' The Wicker Man, starring Nicolas Cage, which earned $11.7 million. Another new film, the basketball-themed Crossover, failed even to make the top ten, fouling out with just $4.4 million. Fox Searchlight, however, continued to beam over the success of the indie Little Miss Sunshine, which raked in $9.6 million -- up 3 percent over the previous week. Also impressing was The Illusionist, which took fifth place with $8.1 million despite playing in only 971 theaters. It produced the weekend's highest per-screen average among the top 10 -- $8,362. The top ten films over four-day Labor Day weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent the Friday-Sunday totals): 1. Invincible, ($12.2 million) $15.4 million; 2. Crank, ($10.5 million) $12.9 million; 3. The Wicker Man, ($9.6 million) $11.7 million; 4. Little Miss Sunshine, ($7.6 million) $9.6 million; 5. The Illusionist, ($6.3 million) $8.1 million; 6. Talladega Nights. ($6.1 million) $7.6 million; 7. Barnyard, ($4.9 million) $6.6 million; 8. World Trade Center, ($4.6 million) $5.9 million; 9. Accepted, ($4.6 million) $5.62 million; 10. Step Up, ($4.5 million) $5.61 million.

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5 September 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Two small independent films stole the spotlight from the big studio releases over the Labor Day weekend as Yari Film Group's The Illusionist and Fox Searchlight's Little Miss Sunshine earned more per theater than any other films in wide release. The Illusionist earned $8 million despite playing in only 971 theaters. It averaged $8,261 per theater, to place 10th. Little Miss Sunshine played in 1,602 venues, earning $9.7 million and averaging $6,071 per theater, to place fourth. Two new releases had so-so debuts. Lionsgate's Crank opened in second place with $13 million, while Warner Bros.' The Wicker Man, starring Nicolas Cage, opened in third place with $11.7 million. Sony's basketball drama, Crossover, sat on the bench, unable to crack the top ten, as it opened with $4.5 million. Remaining in first place was the Mark Wahlberg football movie Invincible, which raked in $15.2 million. Analysts said that the results were particularly impressive given the fact that raging storms enveloped most of the East Coast over the holiday period. The top ten films for the Labor Day weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Invincible, $15.2 million; 2. Crank, $13 million; 3. The Wicker Man, $11.7 million; 4. Little Miss Sunshine, $9.7 million; 5. The Illusionist, $8 million; 6. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, $7.7 million; 7. Barnyard, $6.4 million; 8. Accepted, $5.9 million; 9. World Trade Center, $5.8 million; 10. Step Up, $5.5 million.

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29 August 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney's Invincible lived up to its name as the feel-good football flick earned a better-than-expected $17 million over the weekend, chalking up more than twice the ticket sales of its closest competitor, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, which earned $8.1 million. Last week's winner, Snakes on a Plane, slithered all the way down to seventh place. The road-trip comedy Little Miss Sunshine finished in third place with $7.4 million as it expanded to 1,430 theaters. The debuting Beerfest tanked with just $7 million from 2,964 locations.The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Invincible, Disney, $17,031,122, (New); 2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Sony, $8,122,642, 4 Wks. ($127,806,521); 3. Little Miss Sunshine, Fox Searchlight, $7,371,263, 5 Wks. ($22,895,257); 4. Beerfest, Warner Bros., $7,031,228, (New); 5. World Trade Center, Paramount, $6,473,299, 3 Wks. ($55,642,517); 6. Accepted, Universal, $6,344,475, 2 Wks. ($20,986,355); 7. Snakes on a Plane, New Line, $6,167,366, 2 Wks. ($26,319,390); 8. Step Up, Disney, $6,163,436, 3 Wks. ($50,395,874); 9. Idlewild, Universal, $5,745,780, (New); 10. Barnyard, Paramount, $5,652,932, 4 Wks. ($54,930,100).

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28 August 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Walt Disney Co., whose formula for turning out successful inspirational sports movies ranks right up there with its formula for turning out successful cartoons, saw its latest football drama Invincible become, well, invincible at the box office this weekend. The movie, which stars Mark Wahlberg in the role of a real-life Philadelphia teacher and bartender who made the 1976 Eagles' roster in 1976, grossed an estimated $17 million, well above analysts' estimates. The Will Ferrell comedy Talladega Nights remained in second place, grossing about $8 million. The real surprise was Little Miss Sunshine, which finished third with $7.5 million as it moved into 1,430 theaters after a slow, "platform" release over the past three weeks. Taking fourth place was the critically lambasted Beerfest, which failed to reach even the low expectations of most analysts, as it debuted with just $6.5 million. Spiraling down to sixth place from the top spot a week ago was Snakes on a Plane, which dropped 58 percent to gross $6.4 million. Coming in ninth was the new musical Idlewild. Although it grossed an estimated $5.9 million, it played in just 973 theaters and its per-theater average of $6,064 was the highest among films in general release. The kids' flick How to Eat Fried Worms finished out of the top ten with only $4.1 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Invincible, $17 million; 2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, $8 million; 3. Little Miss Sunshine, $7.5 million; 4 Beerfest, $6.5 million; 4 (tie). Accepted, $6.5 million; 6. Snakes on a Plane, $6.4 million; 7. World Trade Center, $6.39 million; 8. Step Up, $6.2 million; 9. Idlewild, $5.9 million; 10. Barnyard, $5.4 million.

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22 August 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Studios and entertainment analysts were doing some Monday morning quarterbacking yesterday over the failure of New Line's Snakes on a Plane to live up to expectations. Although it had been predicted to earn around $30 million -- largely as a result of "viral" Internet hype -- it ended up slinking off with about half that amount -- $15.2 million, including its earnings from 10:00 p.m. screenings on Thursday. Daily Variety, which was among those predicting a $30-million take, said that the results revealed "that what's important to the Internet crowd is not necessarily of interest to the general population." Similarly, Lew Harris, editorial director for Disney-owned Movies.com, told the Associated Press, "The buzz starts feeding on itself. People then start thinking this is appealing to a larger audience than it was." Today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Daily News pointed out that what was overlooked in all the industry hand-wringing over the disappointing performance of SoaP, was that Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continued its remarkable performance, taking in an additional $5.2 million and becoming only the seventh movie in history to pass the $400-million mark. It also crossed the $500-million mark overseas to bring its worldwide gross to $922.7 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1 Snakes on a Plane, New Line, $15,206,301, (New); 2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Sony, $13,755,387, 3 Wks. ($114,341,263); 3. World Trade Center, Paramount, $10,901,350, 2 Wks. ($45,105,868); 4. Step Up, Disney, $10,157,605, 2 Wks. ($39,738,435); 5. Accepted, Universal, $10,023,835, (New); 6. Barnyard, Paramount, $7,581,622, 3 Wks. ($46,088,273); 7. Little Miss Sunshine, Fox Searchlight, $5,610,845, 4 Wks. ($12,692,059); 8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Disney, $5,212,351, 7 Wks. ($401,253,092); 9. Material Girls, MGM, $4,603,121, (New); 10. Pulse, Weinstein Co. $3,519,889, 2 Wks. ($14,695,988).

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18 August 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box office analysts are not betting that director Steve Pink's teen comedy Accepted will find much acceptance from ticket buyers this weekend. The same can be said of the critics, who mostly bestowed so-so reviews on the film, about a high-school grad who invents his own college on the Internet when he is turned down by the colleges that he applied for. Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer says that the film starts off promisingly enough but in the end, "comes off as sophomoric." Likewise, Elizabeth Weitzman writes in the New York Daily News: "Like its underachieving protagonist, Steve Pink's teen comedy Accepted flashes just enough charm to get by but is too lazy to really make anything of itself." Stephen Williams in Newsday finds the premise of the movie disconcerting: "that self-indulgence is a substitute for structured education, or, more to the point, that it's a substitute for life." But Ty Burr in the Boston Globe writes that it's a mistake to take Accepted too seriously. He writes: "The movie plays like Animal House extra-lite, and as such it's decent indecent fun."

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