Lion King falls out of Top Five and more big robots rule.
1. Real Steel (DreamWorks/Disney) NEW [3,440 Theaters] Friday $8.7M, Estimated Weekend $27M
2. The Ides Of March (Smokehouse/Sony) NEW [2,199 Theaters] Friday $3.7M, Estimated Weekend $11M
3. Dolphin Tale (Alcon/Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,478 Theaters] Friday $2.4M, Estimated Weekend $8.5M, Estimated Cume $48.4M
4. Moneyball (Sony) Week 3 [3,018 Theaters] Friday $2.1M, Estimated Weekend $7M, Estimated Cume $48.7M
5. 50/50 (Summit Entertainment) Week 2 [2,479 Theaters] Friday $1.7M (-40%), Estimated Weekend $5.5M, Estimated Cume $17.3M
6. Courageous (Sherwood/Sony) Week 2 [1,161 Theaters] Friday $1.3M (-56%), Estimated Weekend $4.8M, Estimated Cume $16.1M
7. Dream House (Universal) Week 2 [2,664 Theaters] Friday $1.3M (-53%), Estimated Weekend $4.5M, Estimated Cume $14.5M
8. Lion King 3D (Disney) Week 4 [2,267 Theaters] Friday $1.1M, Estimated Weekend $5M, Estimated Cume $86.4M ...
As the Reporter notes:
... Disney 3D re-release ... is still playing in more than 2,260 theaters, even though the Diamond Blu-Ray edition of the film was released on Oct. 4. ...
Still in the theatres, making the Mouse money. Gloriaski.
If past is prologue, there will be more work for 3-D converters at the Hat Building. (The feature library is ripe for picking, yes?)
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"If past is prologue, there will be more work for 3-D converters at the Hat Building. (The feature library is ripe for picking, yes?)"
All well and good, but once you finish picking over and recycling the library you need NEW CONTENT to stay viable as a film making company.
It's as if during the late 80's - and 1990's boom at Disney they had been content to simply mine the old film library by releasing the classic features to the home video market (which they did and made a bundle) but had neglected to produce any new content during that time (the Lion King , etc.)
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