SATURDAY PM/SUNDAY AM: The big news this weekend wasn't just�seeing whether domestic grosses were depressed on the post-blizzard East Coast (they weren't), but also�which movies received Oscar bumps given that the Academy Award nominations were announced this past Tuesday (all of them still in theaters).�Some like The King's Speech, 127 Hours, Blue Valentine (because of Michelle Williams' Best Actress nom), and�Rabbit Hole (due to Nicole Kidman's), all expanded their runs.�True Grit, Black Swan, The Fighter, are still in the thick of their releases and held very well, including Golden Globe Best Drama winner�The Social Network in limited release for a return engagement to improve on its $96M domestic cume.�(But King's Speech attendance could soar if The Weinstein Co succeeds in creating a PG-13 version for exhibitors and educators who want the R-rated movie available to a bigger audience.) 
As for this weekend's newcomers, studios hoped that�house-bound blizzard victims would dig out and go to the movies�on this�football-less Sunday.�Warner Bros'�exorcism genre pic�The Rite starring Anthony Hopkins and playing in 2,985 theaters came in #1�with approximately $15 million. CBS Films�released hit man flick�The Mechanic with�2,703 runs for #3 Friday. But�the Jason Statham starrer�fell to 4th Sunday with�$11.8M. CBS Films paid $5M for the distribution rights and the pic supposedly will be�in profit if its domestic run gets to the mid-$20sM. "It's coming in where we expected,"�one�insider tells ... Read More »Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/first-box-office-the-rite-1-with-15m-weekend-the-mechanic-distant-5/
Minki van der Westhuizen Miranda Kerr Mischa Barton Missi Pyle Missy Peregrym Molly Sims
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿