Monday, December 15, 2008

'The Day the Earth Stood Still' tops the Box Office

the day the earth stood still posters, keanu reeves In spite of some far-of-stellar reviews, remake of 20th Century Fox of S of traditional sciences fiction day always held by ground dominated the case of weekend, returning $31 million in the United States and the Canadian theatres.

With first magistrates of Keanu as a foreigner who must consider the race human and Jennifer Connelly as a astrobiologist of which the world 'destiny of S depends, day opened on 3.560 screens, with an average of by-screen of $8.708, according to media of traquor of data by Numbers.

Other side, it was one easy weekend for the ground, with only two new films to be competed with - Freddy Rodriguez and nothing John Leguizamo 'nothing like the holidays', which entered to #7 with $3.5 million, and the 'Delgo animated', which brought of the $915.840 sad ones, and did not even split the ten principal ones.

In fact, 'Delgo' now holds the record for the worst opening never for a film playing more than 2.000 screens. In the comparison, the 'doubt' open in a limited series of 15 theatres and brought in $525.000, and 'Gran Torino' gained to $284.000 with only 6 theatres.

Four Christmases, 'twilight', and 'bolt' continue to make full deals, each one which drops a spot, but which hangs in these five principal. �Australia� hangs inside there, but the epic lovesong just did not remove the hoped manner no matter who.

In spite of the numbers the ground made, the total case is in bottom approximately of 44% of last year, when 'I am legend' open at $77.2 million and 'Alvine and Chipmunks' to $44.3 million. While the films continue to be enough proof of recession, the economy seems to take its toll - or perhaps the offers of film right are not like calling upon the assistances.