Weekend Box Office
Per the LA Times:
The №1 broadcast network got a lesson in big screen disappointment this weekend.
“Extraordinary Measures,” the first release from CBS Films, debuted to an anemic $7 million, according to a studio estimate. “Avatar,” meanwhile, once again dominated the box office charts with a very small decline, while Sony Pictures’ post-apocalyptic thriller “Legion” had a good launch and 20th Century Fox and Walden Media’s family comedy “The Tooth Fairy” started softly.
Extraordinary Measures looks like an MOW (Movie-Of-The-Week) from the 80s. Not sure what they were thinking there. Legion doing well along with The Book of Eli, prompting me to make a note: Do a Movie Story Type on apocalyptic movies as they seem to strike a chord with contemporary audiences. And in the Avatar watch, it’s now up to $1,745B worldwide.
Complete box office top-10 estimates (in millions):
1. ‘Avatar,’ $36.0
2. ‘Legion,’ $18.2
3. ‘The Book of Eli,’ $17.0
4. ‘Tooth Fairy,’ $14.5
5. ‘The Lovely Bones,’ $8.8
6. ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ $7.1
7. ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ $7.0
8. ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squekquel,’ $6.5
9. ‘It’s Complicated,’ $6.2
10.’The Spy Next Door,’ $4.75
Source: Nielsen EDI
What movie did you see this weekend?