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7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Juan F. Lara
Date: Jul 12, 2007 15:45

Information taken from Brandon Gray's
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

2 1 Ratatouille $29,014,293 -38.3%% 3,940 $7,364 $109,531,598
13 11 Shrek the Third $1,537,841 -42.5%% 1,421 -645 $1,082 $316,740,255
14 12 Surf's Up $991,175 -59.5%% 1,458 -1,045 $679 $56,042,318
33 29 Meet the Robinsons $51,675 -46.3%% 71 -22 $727 $96,697,389
38 36 Paprika $40,519 -8.1%% 33 +2 $1,227 $642,641

"Ratatouille" had a decent 38%% dip in its second weekend. It's been even
more impressive during the weekdays, where it's held up well against
"Transformers". Hopefully it'll do the same against "Harry Potter". (The
Wednesday numbers look encouraging actually.)

- Juan F. Lara
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Fish Eye no Miko
Date: Jul 12, 2007 16:59

On Jul 12, 3:45 pm, lj...@ces.clemson.edu (Juan F. Lara) wrote:
> Information taken from Brandon
> Gray'shttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/


> 2 1 Ratatouille
> 13 11 Shrek the Third
> 14 12 Surf's Up
> 33 29 Meet the Robinsons
> 38 36 Paprika
>
> "Ratatouille" had a decent 38%% dip in its second weekend.

Yeah, that's not bad. Some movies just completely tank after early
bad word of mouth (I wonder if that'll happen with HP...).
> It's been even more impressive during the weekdays, where
> it's held up well against "Transformers".
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Juan F. Lara
Date: Jul 12, 2007 17:16

In article <1184284762.715267.80420@g12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Fish Eye no Miko cox.net> wrote:
>Actually, given their animated origins, I'd like to humbly request you
>include "Transformers" on these lists (yes I'll admit a little bias on
>my part--I liked the movie). If there's a specific reason not to
>include it, I understand.

I decided not to include live action movies with CGI characters in them.
Otherwise I'd be listing practically every movie made nowadays. Of course,
that's just my personal bias.

- Juan F. Lara
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Fish Eye no Miko
Date: Jul 12, 2007 21:03

lj...@ces.clemson.edu (Juan F. Lara) wrote:
> Fish Eye no Miko cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Actually, given their animated origins, I'd like to humbly
>>request you include "Transformers" on these lists (yes
>>I'll admit a little bias on my part--I liked the movie). If
>>there's a specific reason not to include it, I understand.
>
> I decided not to include live action movies with CGI characters
> in them. Otherwise I'd be listing practically every movie made
> nowadays. Of course, that's just my personal bias.

Oooh... no, when I say "animated origins", I mean since TF is based on
a cartoon, I thought perhaps that might make it count.

Catherine Johnson.
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Juan F. Lara
Date: Jul 12, 2007 23:56

In article <1184299384.739970.222510@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
Fish Eye no Miko cox.net> wrote:
>Oooh... no, when I say "animated origins", I mean since TF is based on
>a cartoon, I thought perhaps that might make it count.

No, I'd rather not. I don't plan on including "Underdog" either.

- Juan F. Lara
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Patrick Joseph Mc Namara
Date: Jul 13, 2007 05:18

"Juan F. Lara" ces.clemson.edu> wrote in message
news:f76g8h$f3g$1@hubcap.clemson.edu...
> In article <1184284762.715267.80420@g12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
> Fish Eye no Miko cox.net> wrote:
>>Actually, given their animated origins, I'd like to humbly request you
>>include "Transformers" on these lists (yes I'll admit a little bias on
>>my part--I liked the movie). If there's a specific reason not to
>>include it, I understand.
>
> I decided not to include live action movies with CGI characters in
> them.
> Otherwise I'd be listing practically every movie made nowadays. Of
> course,
> that's just my personal bias.
>

Nowadays it's getting hard to tell the difference with all the CG effects
and characters. In the old days an animated character in a live-action movie
would stand out.
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Jay Shell
Date: Jul 13, 2007 12:30

Juan F. Lara wrote:
> Information taken from Brandon Gray's
> http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
>
> 2 1 Ratatouille $29,014,293 -38.3%% 3,940 $7,364 $109,531,598
> 13 11 Shrek the Third $1,537,841 -42.5%% 1,421 -645 $1,082 $316,740,255
> 14 12 Surf's Up $991,175 -59.5%% 1,458 -1,045 $679 $56,042,318
> 33 29 Meet the Robinsons $51,675 -46.3%% 71 -22 $727 $96,697,389
> 38 36 Paprika $40,519 -8.1%% 33 +2 $1,227 $642,641
>
> "Ratatouille" had a decent 38%% dip in its second weekend. It's been even
> more impressive during the weekdays, where it's held up well against
> "Transformers". Hopefully it'll do the same against "Harry Potter". (The
> Wednesday numbers look encouraging actually.)
>
> - Juan F. Lara
>
According to an article at cnn.com, "Ratatouille" had a production
budget of $175 million. It should earn that much back, but Pixar
films are supposed to do better than break even. I'm shocked ...
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Derek Janssen
Date: Jul 13, 2007 12:39

Jay Shell wrote:
> Juan F. Lara wrote:
>
>> Information taken from Brandon Gray's
>> http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
>>
>> 2 1 Ratatouille $29,014,293 -38.3%% 3,940 $7,364
>> $109,531,598
>> 13 11 Shrek the Third $1,537,841 -42.5%% 1,421 -645 $1,082
>> $316,740,255
>> 14 12 Surf's Up $991,175 -59.5%% 1,458 -1,045 $679
>> $56,042,318
>> 33 29 Meet the Robinsons $51,675 -46.3%% 71 -22 $727
>> $96,697,389
>> 38 36 Paprika $40,519 -8.1%% 33 +2 $1,227
>> $642,641
>>
>> "Ratatouille" had a decent 38%% dip in its second weekend. It's
>> been even
>> more impressive during the weekdays, where it's held up well against ...
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Ted
Date: Jul 13, 2007 13:03

Fish Eye no Miko wrote:
>
> lj...@ces.clemson.edu (Juan F. Lara) wrote:
>
>> Fish Eye no Miko cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Actually, given their animated origins, I'd like to humbly
>>>request you include "Transformers" on these lists (yes
>>>I'll admit a little bias on my part--I liked the movie). If
>>>there's a specific reason not to include it, I understand.
>>
>> I decided not to include live action movies with CGI characters
>> in them. Otherwise I'd be listing practically every movie made
>> nowadays. Of course, that's just my personal bias.
>
> Oooh... no, when I say "animated origins", I mean since TF is based on
> a cartoon, I thought perhaps that might make it count.

I believe Bay came out and said the TF movie is explicitly based on the
toyline, not the cartoon.
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Re: 7/6-8 Weekend Boxoffice         


Author: Derek Janssen
Date: Jul 13, 2007 13:27

Justin wrote:
>
>>Nice "prediction" for a second week, there, but remember the Pixar
>>Summer Secret:

(And yes, summer Pixar movies do better when there're *more* big-studio
premature-exit disasters to embarrass, but darnit, Transformers just
wasn't bad enough--
Can't do "Nemo" business on just Spidey and Pirates alone!)
>>We've still got August ahead of us. Au. Freakin'. GUST. -_-
>>
>>So, what new studio movie are *you* planning to go see in the middle of
>>the six-week wasteland when the temperature reaches ninety-eleven,
>>"Underdog"?
>
> Harry Potter, Transformers, Hairspray, The Simpsons
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