An opening day is a very important for any movie out there. With it's opening day, a movie can show how strong it's box office outcome looks. Has all the hype lead to ticket sales? Is the audience relying on bad reviews and ignoring your movie? Does it already look like your 200 million dollar investment is not going to make it's money back? Especially in days like this, when some of the biggest movies of the year open, an opening day is a good indication of whether or not a movie has a chance to break records. Spider-Man 3 broke the opening day record when it was released two weekends ago, and went on to break the opening weekend record as well. There are two or three other movies this summer season that might have a shot at these records. There's Pirates, there's Transformers, and of course there's Shrek the Third.
Shrek had a very good opening day, stronger than the opening days of the first two parts, but it wasn't strong enough to beat Spider-Man 3. Then again, it's almost impossible for a movie like Shrek the Third to break this record. Since the movie is primarily aimed at kids, it has played against reduced ticket rates. Taking that into account, Shrek the Third might have done better than Spider-Man 3. But since it's hard cash that makes these records, Shrek 3 only ends up in 9th position. Next week there will be another challenge on the record, and, honestly, from a stronger candidate, in a franchise that would like it's old record back; Pirates of the Caribbean.
Top ten opening days, in millions
1. Spider-Man 3 $ 59.8
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $ 55.8
3. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith $ 50.0
4. X-Men 3: The Last Stand $ 45.1
5. Spider-Man 2 $ 40.4
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $ 40.1
7. Spider-Man $ 39.4
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabhan $ 38.3
9. Shrek the Third $ 38.1
10. The Matrix Reloaded $ 37.5
Source box office results: www.boxofficemojo.com
"Pirates of the Caribbean" is an example of how to transform a standard adventure film into a cult movie! The secret is in selecting quality actors such as Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, and a quality script, of course.
Posted by: watch movies online | September 24, 2010 at 02:13 PM