Nielsen Wire » burn after reading http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 “Lakeview Terrace” Tops Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/lakeview-terrace-tops-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/lakeview-terrace-tops-box-office/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:19:18 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1471 “Lakeview Terrace”, the new thriller from Sony Pictures, starring Samuel L. Jackson, claimed the top spot at the Box Office, earning $15.6 million in its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Coen brothers comedy “Burn After Reading” dropped to second place, after earning $11.3 million when it opened last weekend. 

Below are box-office totals for the weekend of September 19 to 21, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS
(MILLIONS)
1 Lakeview Terrace SONY PICTURES $15,004,672 $15.0
2 Burn After Reading FOCUS FEATURES $11,028,257 $36.1
3 My Best Friend’s Girl LIONSGATE $8,265,357 $8.3
4 Igor MGM STUDIOS $7,803,347 $7.8
5 Righteous Kill OVERTURE FILMS $7,424,479 $28.5
6 Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys LIONSGATE $7,271,899 $28.1
7 The Women PICTUREHOUSE $5,417,779 $19.3
8 Ghost Town DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $5,012,315 $5.0
9 The Dark Knight WARNER BROS. $2,915,174 $521.9
10 The House Bunny SONY PICTURES $2,662,650 $45.6
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/lakeview-terrace-tops-box-office/feed/ 0 “Burn After Reading” Tops at Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/burn-after-reading-tops-at-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/burn-after-reading-tops-at-box-office/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:00:04 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1324 The Coen brothers’ new comedy “Burn After Reading” beat pre-release expectations, taking in an estimated $19.4 million on its debut weekend and topping the Box Office charts for September 12-14, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI, as well as a full weekend box-office wrap-up from The Hollywood Reporter.

 

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS
(MILLIONS)
1 Burn After Reading FOCUS FEATURES $19,128,001 $19.1
2 Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys LIONSGATE $17,381,218 $17.4
3 Righteous Kill OVERTURE FILMS $16,288,361 $16.3
4 The Women PICTUREHOUSE $10,115,121 $10.1
5 Tropic Thunder DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $4,183,405 $103.0
6 The House Bunny SONY PICTURES $4,154,427 $42.0
7 The Dark Knight WARNER BROS. $4,128,153 $517.8
8 Bangkok Dangerous LIONSGATE $3,031,307 $10.6
9 Traitor OVERTURE FILMS $2,131,639 $20.7
10 Death Race UNIVERSAL $2,056,415 $33.2
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI

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