WHEN IS A $47.7 MILLION WEEKEND TAKE A DISAPPOINTMENT?
Tuesday, May 9 2006
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A movie that earns $47.7 million in its opening weekend would ordinarily be greeted with rousing cheers by most studio executives. A clear exception is any film that stars Tom Cruise and, according to some reports, cost more than $200 million to make. Moreover, Mission: Impossible III opened in 4,054 theaters, one of the biggest openings in history. Reporting on the disappointing performance of the film, the Associated Press observed today (Tuesday) that 7.2 million tickets were sold for the movie, versus 10.3 million for the original Mission: Impossible and 10.7 million for Mission: Impossible II. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Mission: Impossible 3, Paramount, $47,743,273, (New); 2. RV, Sony, $11,004,706, 2 Wks. ($30,910,618); 3. An American Haunting, Freestyle, $5,783,508, (New); 4. Stick It, Disney, $5,479,658, 2 Wks. ($17,934,291); 5. United 93, Universal, $5,347,860, 2 Wks. ($20,192,305); 6. Ice Age: The Meltdown, 20th Century Fox, $4,161,724, 6 Wks. ($183,435,937); 7. Silent Hill, Sony, $4,013,871, 3 Wks. ($40,919,014); 8. Scary Movie 4, The Weinstein Co., $3,690,454, 4 Wks. ($83,644,761); 9. Akeelah and The Bee, Lionsgate, $3,369,630, 2 Wks. ($10,632,413); 10. Hoot, New Line, $3,368,197, (New).
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