TopDawg14 Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Will Smith, nominated for Best Actor by The Golden Globes, has the #1 movie in America according to Friday's Box Office Estimates. The movie, based on the real life of Chris Garderner, grossed slightly over $9 million on Friday according to Box Office Mojo. If those estimates hold through the weekend, Pursuit stands to make close to $30 million in its opening weekend. For the list go to Box Office Mojo. If that link doesn't work simply go to Box Office Mojo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 And so it begins... :wiggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted December 16, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I thought that would happen and everyone was predicting 16 million for it! seriously all these box office prediction sites have under predicted Will's last 5 movies.. :nhawong: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg14 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I thought that would happen and everyone was predicting 16 million for it! seriously all these box office prediction sites have under predicted Will's last 5 movies.. :nhawong: It's crazy that people were predicting such a low number. Box Office Mojo predicted somewhere around $17 million and for it to finish in third place this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted December 17, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 bad boys II they predicted 30 million.. opened with 46 million I robot they predicted 30-35 million opened with 52 million hitch they predicted 20-25 million opened with 43 million sharktale they predicted 30 million opened with 47 million pursuit of happyness they predicted 17 million.. will open with 26-30 million They just seem to want to deny how big a star Will Smith is.. he's opened a sci-fi flick in I Robot, a romantic comedy in Hitch and now a serious drama in Pursuit of Happyness to huge numbers.. Pursuit will be his 6th movie to go past 100 million.. He's a huge star.. his next horror movie I Am Legend is a lock go past 100 million again.. biggest movie star in the world! :wiggle: :wiggle: :wiggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigie Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 (edited) Damn the numbers are impressive, cant wait to see it here....any site where i can check other countries dates?? Edited December 17, 2006 by Luigie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted December 17, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Damn the numbers are impressive, cant wait to see it here....any site where i can check other countries dates?? Australia 11 January 2007 Germany 11 January 2007 Italy 12 January 2007 UK 12 January 2007 Israel 18 January 2007 Japan 27 January 2007 Argentina 1 February 2007 Netherlands 1 February 2007 Brazil 2 February 2007 Spain 2 February 2007 Belgium 7 February 2007 Estonia 9 February 2007 Finland 9 February 2007 Sweden 23 February 2007 France 28 February 2007 Turkey 2 March 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigie Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Damn the numbers are impressive, cant wait to see it here....any site where i can check other countries dates?? Australia 11 January 2007 Germany 11 January 2007 Italy 12 January 2007 UK 12 January 2007 Israel 18 January 2007 Japan 27 January 2007 Argentina 1 February 2007 Netherlands 1 February 2007 Brazil 2 February 2007 Spain 2 February 2007 Belgium 7 February 2007 Estonia 9 February 2007 Finland 9 February 2007 Sweden 23 February 2007 France 28 February 2007 Turkey 2 March 2007 uhm.... i guess in peru will be around feb in argentina and brazil got feb, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosia Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 You go will!!!; the hell with the critics; :bufordpusser: :4-only1ha: people love the film and that's tho only thing that matters; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 There's been an update... Pursuit made about 10,500,000 on Saturday which brings it to about 19,500,000... It's projected to be the weekend leader. Box Office Mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAshley Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 (edited) 'Happyness' Delivers Box Office Joy By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES - Not even a dragon or the world's most-beloved spider could deny Will Smith another first-place finish at the box office. Sony's father-son drama "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Smith and his own son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $27 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Smith's latest topped 20th Century Fox's dragon fantasy "Eragon," which opened in second place with $23.45 million, and Paramount's children's tale "Charlotte's Web," which premiered a distant third with $12 million. The previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Mel Gibson's Mayan saga "Apocalypto," fell to sixth place with $7.7 million, raising its 10-day total to $27.9 million. The story of a struggling dad who becomes homeless along with his young son, "Pursuit of Happyness" joins a long line of No. 1 openings for Smith, including the action tales "Independence Day" and "I, Robot." "Audiences around the world love him," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution at Sony, whose past hits with Smith include the "Men in Black" flicks and last year's romantic comedy "Hitch." "Everyone who sees Will Smith or meets Will Smith feels like he could be their best friend," Bruer said. "He has that type of charisma that resonates throughout whatever room he's in." Combining live action and computer animation, "Charlotte's Web" had a soft opening despite an all-star voice cast including Julia Roberts, Robert Redford and Oprah Winfrey in E.B. White's classic about a spider that befriends a lonely pig. Don Harris, executive vice president of distribution at Paramount, said the studio hopes "Charlotte's Web" will follow the pattern of other pre-Christmas family releases such as "Stuart Little" and "The Prince of Egypt," which opened in the same range but held on through the holidays to become hits. "The movie has every chance to get to $100 million off of this opening," Harris said. Paramount's musical "Dreamgirls," starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson in an adaptation of the stage hit, opened to big numbers at three theaters in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Premiering with reserved seating and special programs at a premium ticket price of $25, the film took in $360,000, a healthy start to its nationwide release on Christmas. George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's latest collaboration, "The Good German," debuted solidly with $78,572 at five theaters. Clooney stars with Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire in a black-and-white tale of murder and intrigue in Berlin just after World War II. Overall business was off, with the top 12 movies taking in $112.3 million, down 8.3 percent compared to the same weekend last year, when two blockbusters _ "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" _ were Nos. 1 and 2. This weekend's holdover films retained strong audiences, though, a sign that many current movies may have a long shelf life, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "It's hard to say this is a positive thing that this is a down weekend. But the strength of this weekend has been the holdovers," Dergarabedian said. "There is a lot of depth to the marketplace. It's a direct reflection of audience satisfaction. That's more important I think than beating last year's competition." Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "The Pursuit of Happyness," $27 million. 2. "Eragon," $23.45 million. 3. "Charlotte's Web," $12 million. 4. "Happy Feet," $8.5 million. 5. "The Holiday," $8.2 million. 6. "Apocalypto," $7.7 million. 7. "Blood Diamond," $6.3 million. 8. "Casino Royale," $5.7 million. 9. "The Nativity Story," $4.7 million. 10. "Unaccompanied Minors," $3.7 million. http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.../17/543776.html Edited December 17, 2006 by MissAshley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.p...asc&start=0 They are one of the people who give will some major props, especially about the box office grosses he made. They even predict this one could surpass the 100M. domestic mark which would continue his consecutive 100M. Marks. Is that a record ? if POH indeed succeeds at this then will could break some sort of record, with I am legend and Tonight He Comes those are definately 100M. movies. I hope POH keeps on doing well, because if I recall it correctly ALI had the biggest opening for the holidays, and in a short period of time it went downhill. Hope this one works out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted December 17, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 awesome result..should pass 100 million because it wont drop much over the holiday period.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 This movie may very well end up past 125... I'm realizing that our estimates were very conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_JumpinJack AJ_* Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I just found one of the articles already posted and came her 2 post it. I can't believe it. I mean, i waz never doubting the 'Prince...but WOW!! As a long time music fan, i actually can't grasp how big a celebrity he is. Nothing short of amazing!! I'm gonna see the movie again this week or next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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