We have the totals from this past weekends box office to share with you. Below we have a chart that lists the weekend take (friday-sunday) as well as the total gross (in millions). The following numbers were provided thanks to our good friends over at cinematical:
1 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) – $126.04 – $151.08
2 – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) – $28.64 – $96.69
3 – Iron Man (Paramount) – $25.65 ($6,551) – $257.82
4 – What Happens in Vegas (Fox) – $11.15 – $56.40
5 – Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) – $5.20 – $37.42
6 – Baby Mama (Universal) – $4.21 – $53.02
7 – Made of Honor (Sony) – $4.20 – $39.86
8 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) – $2.20 – $58.73
9 – Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay – $1.2 – $36.19
10 – The Visitor (Overture) – $0.92 – $4.57
Gobs of money changed hands this weekend! I thought Indy was going to kill the other films, but it appears that audiences are still clamoring to see the Iron Man and Prince Caspian. Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Harold And Kumar 2 continue to chip away a million or two a weekend, and remain on the top 10.
The biggest upset numbers wise is Speed Racer. With a production budget of 120 million, they have a lot of DVD’s to sell before they break even. I’m not sure if the film just didn’t appeal to anyone, or if the population of earth is still pissed at the Wachowskis for shitting the bed with the third Matrix film. Love it or hate it, there will be hell to pay with this one.
