WILL PIRATES CAPTURE NEW RECORDS?
Tuesday, May 22 2007
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Disney has lined up 1,064 digital movie screens for Thursday's opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the Hollywood Reporter reported today (Tuesday), noting that the number has been rising steadily. Disney distribution chief Chuck Viane noted that in addition to the savings in print costs that digital distribution represents, it will also result in future audiences being able to see the movie without dirt or scratches degrading the picture. "I believe Pirates is going to be around a long time this summer, [and] this guarantees that audiences will see this in the most pristine way throughout the engagement," Viane told the trade publication. "In week 15, it will be as good-looking as this Thursday at 8 p.m." During a month when 3 appeared to have become Hollywood's magic number, after Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third set box-office records, the third Pirates movie is expected to make May 2007 the most lucrative month in film history. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Shrek the Third, Paramount, $121,629,270, (New); 2. Spider-Man 3, Sony, $29,022,026, 3 Wks. ($282,379,655); 3. 28 Weeks Later, Fox Atomic, $5,454,168, 2 Wks. ($18,914,,924); 4. Georgia Rule, Universal, $3,745,880, 2 Wks. ($12,867,,455); 5. Disturbia, Paramount, $3,731,349, 6 Wks. ($71,379,,695); 6. Fracture, New Line, $2,278,362, 5 Wks. ($34,530,,840); 7. Delta Farce, Lionsgate, $1,852,193, 2 Wks. ($6,138,105); 8. The Invisible, Disney, $1,300,769, 4 Wks. ($17,654,,557); 9. Hot Fuzz, Focus Features, $1,291,898, 5 Wks. ($21,125,,512); 10. Blades of Glory, Paramount, $1,091,982, 8 Wks. ($115,446,583).
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