Nielsen Wire » eagle eye http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:08:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” Tops Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/beverly-hills-chihuahua-tops-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/beverly-hills-chihuahua-tops-box-office/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:31 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2162 “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” the new Disney film featuring conversing canines, took in an estimated $29 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

The total was Disney’s biggest October opening, easily surpassing opening weekend earnings for “Ladder 49″ ($22.1 million) in 2004.

DreamWorks/Paramount’s thriller “Eagle Eye” had another impressive showing in its second weekend, taking in an estimated $17.7 million. 

Below are box-office totals for the weekend of October 3-5, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK
(by gross earnings)		 FILM STUDIO WEEKEND EARNINGS
(Oct. 3-5)		 GROSS EARNINGS
($ MILLIONS)
1 Beverly Hills Chihuahua  WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $29,300,465 $29.3
2 Eagle Eye DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $17,709,817 $54.6
3 Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist SONY PICTURES $11,311,751 $11.3
4 Nights In Rodanthe WARNER BROS. $7,368,259 $25.1
5 Appaloosa WARNER BROS. $5,050,310 $5.6
6 Lakeview Terrace SONY PICTURES $4,561,227 $32.2
7 Burn After Reading FOCUS FEATURES $4,120,129 $51.7
8 Fireproof IDP DISTRIBUTION $3,987,509 $12.4
9 An American Carol VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT $3,656,000 $3.7
10 Religulous LIONSGATE $3,409,643 $3.4
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI (October 3, 2008 – October 5, 2008).
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/beverly-hills-chihuahua-tops-box-office/feed/ 0 “Eagle Eye” Tops Weekend Box Office Results http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/eagle_eye_tops_box_office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/eagle_eye_tops_box_office/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:10:53 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1763 “Eagle Eye”, the terrorism-themed thriller from Dreamworks/Paramount, took in an estimated $29.2 million between Friday and Sunday, to open strongly at the top of the U.S. Box Office this weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Nights in Rodanthe,”  starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, came in second, earning $13.6 million.

Below are box-office totals for the weekend of September 26-28, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS
(MILLIONS)
1 Eagle Eye DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $29,150,721 $29.2
2 Nights In Rodanthe WARNER BROS. $13,418,454 $13.4
3 Lakeview Terrace SONY PICTURES $6,966,711 $25.7
4 Fireproof IDP DISTRIBUTION $6,804,764 $6.8
5 Burn After Reading FOCUS FEATURES $6,196,269 $45.6
6 Igor MGM STUDIOS $5,383,912 $14.2
7 My Best Friend’s Girl LIONSGATE $3,882,912 $14.6
8 Righteous Kill OVERTURE FILMS $3,709,480 $34.7
9 Miracle At St. Anna WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $3,477,996 $3.5
10 Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys LIONSGATE $3,125,620 $32.8
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
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