Nielsen Wire » movie rankings http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 “The Day The Earth Stood Still” Invades Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-invades-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-invades-box-office/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:45:21 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=5926 Fox’s remake of the sci-fi classic “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” starring Keanu Reeves, landed atop the U.S. weekend Box Office with an estimated $31 million in opening grosses.

Warner Brothers’ comedy “Four Christmases” dropped to second place, with $13.3 million over the weekend and an $88 million cumulative take over three weeks of release.

Summit’s vampire romance “Twilight” finished third over the weekend, with an $8 million performance and a $150.1 million cumulative take over four weeks of release.

Industrywide, year-to-date totals for 2008 are outpacing the same portion of 2007 grosses by 1%, at $9.01 billion.

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of December 12-14, 2008 from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS
(MILLIONS)
1 The Day The Earth Stood Still TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX $30,480,153 $30.5
2 Four Christmases WARNER BROS. $13,074,470 $87.8
3 Twilight SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT $7,951,131 $150.0
4 Bolt WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $7,464,282 $88.8
5 Australia TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX $4,169,277 $37.8
6 Quantum of Solace SONY PICTURES $3,715,522 $157.6
7 Nothing Like The Holidays OVERTURE FILMS $3,531,664 $3.5
8 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PARAMOUNT $3,181,231 $169.9
9 Milk FOCUS FEATURES $2,598,638 $7.6
10 Transporter 3 LIONSGATE $2,351,229 $29.4
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-invades-box-office/feed/ 1 “Four Christmases” Holds Holiday Box Office Top Tally http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/four-christmases-holds-holiday-box-office-top-tally/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/four-christmases-holds-holiday-box-office-top-tally/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:32:12 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=5420 The Warner Bros.’ seasonal comedy “Four Christmases” topped the weekend Box Office for the second week in a row,  taking in an estimated $16.8 million in Friday-Sunday grosses.

Summit Entertainment’s vampire film “Twilight” took in an estimated $13 million to reclaim second place from Disney’s CG-animated feature “Bolt”, which earned an estimated $9.7 million to finish third.

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS
(MILLIONS)
1 Four Christmases WARNER BROS. $16,755,478 $69.4
2 Twilight SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT $13,046,722 $138.4
3 Bolt WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $9,796,149 $79.4
4 Australia TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX $7,050,261 $30.9
5 Quantum of Solace SONY PICTURES $6,752,390 $151.6
6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PARAMOUNT $5,079,120 $165.7
7 Transporter 3 LIONSGATE $4,668,898 $25.5
8 Punisher: War Zone LIONSGATE $4,271,451 $4.3
9 Cadillac Records SONY PICTURES $3,445,559 $3.4
10 Role Models UNIVERSAL $2,574,460 $61.6
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/four-christmases-holds-holiday-box-office-top-tally/feed/ 0 “Twilight” Sinks Its Teeth at the Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/twilight-sinks-its-teeth-at-the-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/twilight-sinks-its-teeth-at-the-box-office/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:23:42 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4977 Summit Entertainment’s vampire film “Twilight” feasted on competitors this weekend, taking in an estimated $70.6 million to leave all competitors far behind, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Quantum of Solace,” the latest James Bond film from Sony and MGM, came in second over the weekend with $27.4 million, shaping a 10-day cumulative take of $109.5 million.

Across the industry, the overall weekend take of $169 million marked a 4% overall improvement over the same time frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. That makes eight of the last nine weekends that overall industry takes have beaten year-over-year comparisons.

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of November 21-23, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS(MILLIONS)
1 Twilight SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT $69,637,740 $69.6
2 Quantum of Solace SONY PICTURES $26,707,945 $108.8
3 Bolt WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $26,223,128 $26.2
4 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PARAMOUNT $15,661,936 $137.1
5 Role Models UNIVERSAL $7,324,445 $48.1
6 Changeling UNIVERSAL $2,695,450 $31.7
7 High School Musical 3: Senior Year WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $2,049,144 $86.9
8 The Boy in The Striped Pajamas MIRAMAX $1,647,514 $2.6
9 Zack and Miri THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY $1,605,579 $29.2
10 The Secret Life of Bees FOX SEARCHLIGHT $1,264,991 $35.6
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/twilight-sinks-its-teeth-at-the-box-office/feed/ 0 “Quantum of Solace” Rules at the Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/quantum-of-solace-rules-at-the-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/quantum-of-solace-rules-at-the-box-office/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:18:00 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4783 “Quantum of Solace” acheived the best opening weekend ever for a James Bond film in North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film took in an estimated $70.4 million in domestic grosses over the weekend, which  exceeded even the most optimistic prerelease projections.

The family comedy “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” from DreamWorks Animation and Paramount, registered $36.1 million to land in second place over the weekend.

Overall, the weekend’s $154 million in collective boxoffice across the industry marked a 48% improvement over the same weekend last year, according to Nielsen EDI.

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of November 14-16, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS(MILLIONS)
1 Quantum of Solace SONY PICTURES $67,528,882 $67.5
2 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PARAMOUNT $35,017,301 $116.9
3 Role Models UNIVERSAL $11,150,030 $37.6
4 High School Musical 3: Senior Year WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $5,656,162 $84.2
5 Changeling UNIVERSAL $4,254,080 $27.6
6 Zack and Miri THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY $3,146,312 $26.5
7 Soul Men MGM STUDIOS $2,350,141 $59.4
8 The Secret Life of Bees FOX SEARCHLIGHT $2,338,279 $33.6
9 Saw V LIONSGATE $1,767,405 $55.4
10 Beverly Hills Chihuahua WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $1,579,080 $90.9
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/quantum-of-solace-rules-at-the-box-office/feed/ 0 ‘Madagascar’ Roars to the Top of the Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/madagascar-roars-to-the-top-of-the-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/madagascar-roars-to-the-top-of-the-box-office/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:11:59 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4529 “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, the new animated sequel distributed by Paramount, opened with an impressive $63.5 million take at the Box Office over the past weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The opening results significantly beat expectations, and even outperformed opening weekend for the original “Madagascar,” which earned $61 million in its opening over the 2005 Memorial Day weekend.

Universal’s new R-rated comedy “Role Models” finished second with a $19.3 million debut that also comfortably topped projections.

Overall, the weekend’s $148 million industrywide total represented a considerable 30% improvement over the same weekend last year, according to Nielsen EDI. 

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of November 7-9, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS(MILLIONS)
1 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa PARAMOUNT $63,106,589 $63.1
2 Role Models UNIVERSAL $19,167,085 $19.2
3 High School Musical 3: Senior Year WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $9,159,523 $75.6
4 Changeling UNIVERSAL $7,252,940 $20.6
5 Zack and Miri THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY $6,274,530 $20.7
6 Soul Men MGM STUDIOS $5,401,605 $5.4
7 Saw V LIONSGATE $4,067,071 $52.2
8 The Haunting of Molly Hartley FREESTYLE RELEASING $3,318,694 $10.1
9 The Secret Life of Bees FOX SEARCHLIGHT $3,089,467 $29.9
10 Eagle Eye DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $2,541,602 $96.3
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/madagascar-roars-to-the-top-of-the-box-office/feed/ 1 ‘High School Musical 3′ Still Tops at Box Office http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/high-school-musical-3-still-tops-at-box-office/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/high-school-musical-3-still-tops-at-box-office/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:30:08 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4099 Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” spent its second straight weekend at the top of the Box Office charts, although the film grossed 64% less than its opening total last week.

The Weinstein Co.’s R-rated comedy “Zack and Miri,” starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, opened with $10.7 million.

In overall Box Office results, the weekend’s $84 million gross was a considerable 37% decline from grosses rung up over the same weekend last year, according to Nielsen EDI. 

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of October 31- November 2, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS(MILLIONS)
1 High School Musical 3: Senior Year WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $15,316,072 $62.0
2 Zack and Miri THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY $10,065,630 $10.1
3 Saw V LIONSGATE $9,741,578 $45.4
4 Changeling UNIVERSAL $9,351,560 $10.0
5 The Haunting of Molly Hartley FREESTYLE RELEASING $5,423,315 $5.4
6 Bevery Hills Chihuahua WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $4,864,021 $84.2
7 The Secret Life of Bees FOX SEARCHLIGHT $7,791,649 $25.3
8 Max Payne TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX $4,010,668 $29.9
9 Eagle Eye DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $3,482,655 $92.6
10 Pride and Glory WARNER BROS. $3,363,452 $11.7
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/high-school-musical-3-still-tops-at-box-office/feed/ 0 Huge Opening Weekend for “High School Musical 3″ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/huge-opening-weekend-for-high-school-musical-3/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/huge-opening-weekend-for-high-school-musical-3/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:35 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=3460 “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” the new theatrical release from Disney, pulled in an astounding $42 million in opening grosses over the weekend to open at head of the class at the domestic Box Office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Saw V”, the new horror sequel from Lionsgate, pulled in an impressive $30.5 million over the weekend to finish in second place.

Overall, industry-wide grosses at Box Office for the weekend reached $135 million – a 32% improvement over the same weekend last year.

Below are Box Office totals for the weekend of October 24-26, 2008, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK FILM STUDIO WEEKEND GROSS(MILLIONS)
1 High School Musical 3: Senior Year WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $42,030,184 $42.0
2 Saw V LIONSGATE $30,053,954 $30.0
3 Max Payne TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX $7,791,649 $29.9
4 Bevery Hills Chihuahua WALT DISNEY STUDIOS $6,884,387 $78.1
5 Pride and Glory WARNER BROS. $6,262,396 $6.3
6 The Secret Life of Bees FOX SEARCHLIGHT $6,051,630 $19.3
7 W. LIONSGATE $5,088,249 $18.5
8 Eagle Eye DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT $5,051,952 $87.9
9 Body of Lies WARNER BROS. $4,064,488 $30.9
10 Quarantine SONY PICTURES $2,581,262 $28.8
Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/huge-opening-weekend-for-high-school-musical-3/feed/ 0 “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
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/eagle_eye_tops_box_office/feed/ 0 “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
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