We have it on good authority that this is the last week of earth's existence. That being the case, while there's still a bit of time we'll share Friday's grosses with you ....
1. Thor 3D (Marvel/Disney/Paramount) Week 2 [3,963 Theaters] Friday $9.2M (-64%), Estimated Weekend $32M, Estimated Cume $114.5M
2. Bridesmaids (Universal) NEW [2,918 Theaters] Friday $7.8M, Estimated Weekend $21.5M
3. Fast Five (Universal) Week 3 [3,793 Theaters] Friday $5.9M, Estimated Weekend $18M, Estimated Cume $167.2M
4. Priest 3D (Screen Gems/Sony) NEW [2,864 Theaters] Friday $5.5M, Estimated Weekend $14M
5. Something Borrowed (Warner Bros) Week 2 [2,904 Theaters] Friday $2.3M (-51%), Estimated Weekend $7.5M, Estimated Cume $26.1M
6. Jump The Broom (TriStar/Sony) Week 2 [2,035 Theaters] Friday $1.9M (-53%), Estimated Weekend $6.5M, Estimated Cume $25.2M
7. Rio (Blue Sky Studio/Fox) Week 5 [2,929 Theaters] Friday $1.4M, Estimated Weekend $5.5M, Estimated Cume $122.5M
8. Water For Elephants (Fox 2000/Fox) Week 4 [2,425 Theaters Friday $1.2M, Estimated Weekend $4M, Estimated Cume $48.4M
9. Madea's Big Happy Family (Tyler Perry/Lionsgate) Week 4 [1,449 Theaters] Friday $550K, Estimated Weekend $1.8M, Estimated Cume $49.8M
10. Soul Surfer (FilmDistrict/Sony) Week 6 [1,449 Theaters] Friday $475K, Estimated Weekend $1.5M, Estimated Cume $38.9M
Rio doesn't look to be a monster in its stateside incarnation, but overseas it's at the $300 million level. Fox will probably be staying in the feature animation business.
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Haha. Love the May 21 reference. Crazy zealots.
It's stunning how much better Rio is doing overseas compared to domestically. In the North American market, it's shaping up as one of Blue Sky's weaker efforts, but in worldwide grosses, it'll be one of their biggest hits. It's probably going to be successful enough to spawn a sequel, which I for one wouldn't mind at all.
That's nice for the studio, but sad for the artists. Their bonuses are based on domestic boxoffice only.
And of course Blue Sky uses a lot of project hires, who don't see any bonus at all ...
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