Sunday, May 23, 2010

US Box Office Estimates May 21-23 2010

Shrek breaks into the cinemas for it's fourth outing at the top of the charts, as usual, but not doing as well as previous films. The Ogre does manage to beat the metal man significantly, but not as much as might have been expected. Meanwhile last weeks films move down a notch, although both Iron man and robin hood make a respectable showing.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

US Box Office Estimates May 14-16 2010

Iron Man becomes the second highest grossing film of the year in just it's second weekend, passing How to Train Your Dragon in just 9 days. Newcomer films, including the much touted Robin Hood can only reduce, but not beat the man-of-metal.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

US Box Office Estimates May 7-9 2010

Released almost exactly two years after its predicessor, Iron Man 2 has stormed into an outstanding first weekend take - one of the highest on record. As a result, every other release has basically taken a step down the ladder as everyone has gone to see the man in the metal suit. Also, Dragon lost many of it's IMAX screens to Iron Man, further contributing to it's reduced take.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

US Box Office Estimates April 30-May 2 2010

A strong start for Freddie as he murdered the competition this weekend. The franchise's remake made a killing, and left the others trailing. Dragon took a dive, coming in second, while Date night shows that it REALLY loves the number 3, taking the number 3 spot for a third straight weekend.