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comedyfreak · 05-14-2006, 03:40 PM

It was bottoms up for "Poseidon," as the cruise ship disaster remake failed to topple "Mission: Impossible III" from a second week atop the nation's box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Mission: Impossible III" clung to No. 1 with a $24.5 million take during an anemic North America box office weekend that saw the Tom Cruise action film drop 49 percent from its opening weekend.

Internationally, "Mission: Impossible III" raked in another $70 million to bring its two-week earnings overall to $214 million.

"It's not a bad start," said Rob Moore, Paramount's president of worldwide marketing, distribution and operations.

"Poseidon," which reportedly cost $150 million-plus to make, debuted in second place with what was described as a solid weekend opening of $20.3 million.

"You've got two PG-13 action movies vying for the top spot and each earned over $20 million. I think that's pretty strong for Mother's Day weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian of Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., which tracks box office performance.

But the overall North America turnstile take was more than 13 percent behind the comparable 2005 period, the first time in seven weeks that box office receipts dropped over last year's figures.

"The top 12 films for this weekend are down about 13.5 percent for comparable weekend last year. Hollywood has been on a roll for seven weeks," Dergarabedian said, adding the upcoming weekend has two potential blockbusters that could again float all boats.

"This was a solid but not spectacular weekend leading up to a big week ahead with `The Da Vinci Code' and `Over the Hedge.' This will be classic counter-programming," he said.

The Robin Williams comedy "RV" was third with $9.5 million, Lindsay Lohan's "Just My Luck" debuted in fourth with $5.5 million and "An American Haunting" was fifth with $3.7 million.

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 1 Mission: Impossible III Paramount Pictures $24,514,000 $84,635,000 2 4059
2 - Poseidon Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $20,325,000 $20,325,000 1 3555
3 2 RV Sony Pictures Releasing $9,500,000 $42,821,000 3 3536
4 - Just My Luck 20th Century Fox Distribution $5,500,000 $5,500,000 1 2541
5 3 An American Haunting Freestyle Releasing $3,689,000 $10,938,000 2 1703
6 5 United 93 N/A $3,583,000 $25,630,000 3 1871
7 4 Stick It Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $3,239,000 $22,218,000 3 2009
8 6 Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox $2,975,000 $187,395,000 7 1879
9 7 Silent Hill TriStar Pictures $2,200,000 $44,507,000 4 1888
10 10 Hoot New Line Cinema $2,125,000 $6,213,000 2 3018
11 8 Scary Movie 4 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company $2,080,000 $86,582,000 5 1793
12 - Goal! The Dream Begins Touchstone Pictures $2,003,000 $2,003,000 1 1007

05-14-2006, 03:40 PM	#1
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	M:I:3 Sinks Poseidon At Box Office It was bottoms up for "Poseidon," as the cruise ship disaster remake failed to topple "Mission: Impossible III" from a second week atop the nation's box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Mission: Impossible III" clung to No. 1 with a $24.5 million take during an anemic North America box office weekend that saw the Tom Cruise action film drop 49 percent from its opening weekend. Internationally, "Mission: Impossible III" raked in another $70 million to bring its two-week earnings overall to $214 million. "It's not a bad start," said Rob Moore, Paramount's president of worldwide marketing, distribution and operations. "Poseidon," which reportedly cost $150 million-plus to make, debuted in second place with what was described as a solid weekend opening of $20.3 million. "You've got two PG-13 action movies vying for the top spot and each earned over $20 million. I think that's pretty strong for Mother's Day weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian of Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., which tracks box office performance. But the overall North America turnstile take was more than 13 percent behind the comparable 2005 period, the first time in seven weeks that box office receipts dropped over last year's figures. "The top 12 films for this weekend are down about 13.5 percent for comparable weekend last year. Hollywood has been on a roll for seven weeks," Dergarabedian said, adding the upcoming weekend has two potential blockbusters that could again float all boats. "This was a solid but not spectacular weekend leading up to a big week ahead with `The Da Vinci Code' and `Over the Hedge.' This will be classic counter-programming," he said. The Robin Williams comedy "RV" was third with $9.5 million, Lindsay Lohan's "Just My Luck" debuted in fourth with $5.5 million and "An American Haunting" was fifth with $3.7 million. Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.) This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Rlse Wks # of Theaters 1 1 Mission: Impossible III Paramount Pictures $24,514,000 $84,635,000 2 4059 2 - Poseidon Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $20,325,000 $20,325,000 1 3555 3 2 RV Sony Pictures Releasing $9,500,000 $42,821,000 3 3536 4 - Just My Luck 20th Century Fox Distribution $5,500,000 $5,500,000 1 2541 5 3 An American Haunting Freestyle Releasing $3,689,000 $10,938,000 2 1703 6 5 United 93 N/A $3,583,000 $25,630,000 3 1871 7 4 Stick It Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $3,239,000 $22,218,000 3 2009 8 6 Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox $2,975,000 $187,395,000 7 1879 9 7 Silent Hill TriStar Pictures $2,200,000 $44,507,000 4 1888 10 10 Hoot New Line Cinema $2,125,000 $6,213,000 2 3018 11 8 Scary Movie 4 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company $2,080,000 $86,582,000 5 1793 12 - Goal! The Dream Begins Touchstone Pictures $2,003,000 $2,003,000 1 1007
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