Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs appears on its way to bust the $100 million curse Sony Picture Animation has so far endured at the domestic box office.
Auds looking for laughs found their fix in "Couples Retreat" Friday as the Universal pic raked in $12.3 million, breaking the opening day record for an October live-action comedy ... Sony’s pics "Zombieland" and "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" filed second and third respectively yesterday with $4.8 million and $3.1 million while Disney’s toon double feature "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" ranked fifth with $2 million ...
Feature Cartoons now hold down the third and fifth positions in the box office derby. Cloudy dropped a minimal 15%, while Toy Stories declined 39%. Apparently the 3-D enthusiasts have gawked at the TSes and moved on.
1. Couples Retreat (Universal) NEW [3,000 theaters] $12.3M Fri, Est Wkd $37M
2. Zombieland (Sony) Week 2 [3,038] $4.7M Fri (-50%), Est Wkd $15M
3. Cloudy/Meatballs (Sony) Week 3 [2,992] $3.1M Fri, Est Wkd $13M
4. Paranormal Activity (Paramount) Week 3 [159] $2.5M Fri, Est Wkd $5.5M
5. Toy Story 3D (Disney) Week 2 [1,752] $1.9M Fri, Est Wkd $8.5M
6. Surrogates (Disney) Week 3 [2,992] $1.2M Fri, Est Wkd $4.5M
7. Invention Of Lying (Warner Bros) Week 2 [1,743] $1M Fri, Est Wkd
8. Whip It (Fox Searchlight) Week 2 [1,738] $885K Fri
9. Fame (MGM) Week 3 [3,110] $780K Fri
10. Capitalism: A Love Story (Overture) Week 3 [995] $760K Fri
Add On: And at the derby's wire, Cloudy and Toy Stories 3-D end up in the 3rd/4th positions, with CLoud-Meatballs just shy of the $100 million mark, and TSes at $22.6 million.
The big news, to my mind, isn't that Vince Vaughn triumphed in a comedy that collected lousy reviews, (Vince does that almost every Fall, bless his heart), but that Paranormal Activity swept up $7 million from 160 theaters.
Talk about a front-loaded horror flick.
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So, we're abbreviating "Audiences" now?
You obviously haven't read the trades for the last, oh, 100 years or so. You'll be further shocked if you do, so I advise you to go in armed with this guide.
Yep, guess I havent.
Seems silly since it takes a fraction of a second to actually spell out entire words though.
But you knew what they meant, right? So where's the trouble?
I don't think so...
No trouble. I think I'm just overwhelmed with everything abbreviated.
idk lol lmao omg jk ...
Makes me totally naus.
Shame to see anyone unaware of the charm of Daily Variety, which as mentioned goes back 100 years or more.
Look up "Stix Nix Hix Pix" its most famous header, for reference. But maybe if you have to ask and don't get the whole Variety-abbreviated thing, well...
It did use to surprise me how few artists ever look at or bother to know what's written in Variety or any of the trades. Too bad because I've probably read more animation news about every company I've worked for and what they're up to-TV and film both-in the trades than I've ever learned at work. It's a good thing to give them a perusal. Knowledge is power and all that. At least it's a start.
I can't wait to see the movie. I am a big fan of Vince Vaughn and it seems very funny from the previews.
Is "Cloudy" really that good? I cringed when I saw the trailer's...
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