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comedyfreak · 06-04-2006, 07:22 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Supported by real-life romantic splits and hookups, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn's "The Break-Up" pulled an upset over the mutant world of the "X-Men."

"The Break-Up" debuted more strongly than expected with $38.1 million to take over as the No. 1 weekend movie from "X-Men: The Last Stand," which slipped to second place with $34.35 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Aniston's split from Brad Pitt last year and her reported romance that began with Vaughn while filming "The Break-Up" helped keep the movie in the public eye.

"They're always in the press," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, which released "The Break-Up.""Every time you turn around, somebody's talking about Jennifer, or Jennifer and Brad, or Jennifer and Vince. It's not why we made the movie, though."

"The Break-Up" pulled in about $10 million more than Rocco had expected.

After putting in a record four-day debut of $122.9 million over Memorial Day weekend, 20th Century Fox's third "X-Men" movie tumbled. The movie's domestic gross dropped a steep 67 percent from its Friday-Sunday haul the first weekend.

Still, "X-Men" raised its total to a whopping $175.7 million in just 10 days, a mark it took "X2: X-Men United" 18 days to reach. Bruce Snyder, head of distribution for Fox, said the film should top out at $240 million to $250 million, beating the $157 million take for the first "X-Men" and the $215 million return for "X2."

The huge decline in the second weekend was typical given how many people saw the movie over the holiday weekend, Snyder said.

"I'm not shocked at that drop," Snyder said.

DreamWorks Animation's cartoon comedy "Over the Hedge" held up well, placing third with $20.6 million for a three-week total of $112.4 million.

Sony's "The Da Vinci Code" was No. 4 with $19.3 million, lifting its three-week domestic gross to $172.7 million. Worldwide, the Tom Hanks film adapted from Dan Brown's best-seller has grossed $581 million and should hit at least $750 million globally, said Rory Bruer, Sony head of distribution.

In its second weekend, the Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" went into wider release and broke into the top 10 with $1.33 million, even though it was playing in just 77 theaters.

Released by Paramount Classics, the film averaged an impressive $17,292 a theater, compared to $12,410 in 3,070 cinemas for "The Break-Up."

Chronicling the former vice president's campaign to educate people about the perils of global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth" expands to more theaters over the next two weekends.

"It's breakups and global warming that I think really are interesting people now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 - The Break-Up Universal Pictures Distribution $38,053,000 $38,053,000 1 3070
2 1 X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox International $34,350,000 $175,681,000 2 3714
3 3 Over the Hedge Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures $20,647,000 $112,357,000 3 3993
4 2 The Da Vinci Code Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International $19,300,000 $172,656,000 3 3757
5 4 Mission: Impossible III Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures $4,679,000 $122,664,000 5 2667
6 5 Poseidon Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International $3,411,000 $51,679,000 4 2720
7 6 RV Sony Pictures Releasing $3,300,000 $61,806,000 6 2181
8 7 See No Evil Lionsgate $2,000,000 $12,364,000 3 1270
9 22 An Inconvenient Truth Paramount Vantage $1,332,000 $1,912,000 2 77
10 8 Just My Luck 20th Century Fox International, 20th Century Fox Distribution $825,000 $15,571,000 4 958
11 12 An American Haunting Freestyle Releasing $482,000 $15,592,000 5 528
12 9 United 93 Universal Pictures Distribution, United International Pictures $464,000 $30,585,000 6 654

LucyCompanyPhan · 06-04-2006, 08:47 PM

I'm not surprised. I don't know how this summer holds up to compare to last summer but despite Mission Impossible and Poseidon under preforming, every opening movie seems like it's going to break 100 million. Cars opens next week and you know that's gonna be big.

comedyfreak · 06-05-2006, 02:27 AM

Cars will be a hit and probably take top spot until Superman opens.

06-04-2006, 07:22 PM	#1
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	The Break-Up Pulls Box Office Upset Over X3 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Supported by real-life romantic splits and hookups, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn's "The Break-Up" pulled an upset over the mutant world of the "X-Men." "The Break-Up" debuted more strongly than expected with $38.1 million to take over as the No. 1 weekend movie from "X-Men: The Last Stand," which slipped to second place with $34.35 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Aniston's split from Brad Pitt last year and her reported romance that began with Vaughn while filming "The Break-Up" helped keep the movie in the public eye. "They're always in the press," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, which released "The Break-Up.""Every time you turn around, somebody's talking about Jennifer, or Jennifer and Brad, or Jennifer and Vince. It's not why we made the movie, though." "The Break-Up" pulled in about $10 million more than Rocco had expected. After putting in a record four-day debut of $122.9 million over Memorial Day weekend, 20th Century Fox's third "X-Men" movie tumbled. The movie's domestic gross dropped a steep 67 percent from its Friday-Sunday haul the first weekend. Still, "X-Men" raised its total to a whopping $175.7 million in just 10 days, a mark it took "X2: X-Men United" 18 days to reach. Bruce Snyder, head of distribution for Fox, said the film should top out at $240 million to $250 million, beating the $157 million take for the first "X-Men" and the $215 million return for "X2." The huge decline in the second weekend was typical given how many people saw the movie over the holiday weekend, Snyder said. "I'm not shocked at that drop," Snyder said. DreamWorks Animation's cartoon comedy "Over the Hedge" held up well, placing third with $20.6 million for a three-week total of $112.4 million. Sony's "The Da Vinci Code" was No. 4 with $19.3 million, lifting its three-week domestic gross to $172.7 million. Worldwide, the Tom Hanks film adapted from Dan Brown's best-seller has grossed $581 million and should hit at least $750 million globally, said Rory Bruer, Sony head of distribution. In its second weekend, the Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" went into wider release and broke into the top 10 with $1.33 million, even though it was playing in just 77 theaters. Released by Paramount Classics, the film averaged an impressive $17,292 a theater, compared to $12,410 in 3,070 cinemas for "The Break-Up." Chronicling the former vice president's campaign to educate people about the perils of global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth" expands to more theaters over the next two weekends. "It's breakups and global warming that I think really are interesting people now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.) This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Rlse Wks # of Theaters 1 - The Break-Up Universal Pictures Distribution $38,053,000 $38,053,000 1 3070 2 1 X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox International $34,350,000 $175,681,000 2 3714 3 3 Over the Hedge Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures $20,647,000 $112,357,000 3 3993 4 2 The Da Vinci Code Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International $19,300,000 $172,656,000 3 3757 5 4 Mission: Impossible III Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures $4,679,000 $122,664,000 5 2667 6 5 Poseidon Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International $3,411,000 $51,679,000 4 2720 7 6 RV Sony Pictures Releasing $3,300,000 $61,806,000 6 2181 8 7 See No Evil Lionsgate $2,000,000 $12,364,000 3 1270 9 22 An Inconvenient Truth Paramount Vantage $1,332,000 $1,912,000 2 77 10 8 Just My Luck 20th Century Fox International, 20th Century Fox Distribution $825,000 $15,571,000 4 958 11 12 An American Haunting Freestyle Releasing $482,000 $15,592,000 5 528 12 9 United 93 Universal Pictures Distribution, United International Pictures $464,000 $30,585,000 6 654
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06-05-2006, 02:27 AM	#3
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	Cars will be a hit and probably take top spot until Superman opens.