SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films of 8/19/11

[Geezer]

That one is decent. Still certainly wouldn't call it worse than this one. The Roommate made more than any movie this weekend, and won its own weekend, making it a not so terrible pick. It also made a nice profit as it was very cheap to produce. This weekend has been just the complete package of shit.

[Shrykespeare]

Sunday Actuals (BOM):

Top 10:
5 points - The Help, $20.0M
4 points - Planet of the Apes, $16.1M
3 points - Spy Kids 4, $11.6M
2 points - Conan the Barbarian, $10.0M
1 point - The Smurfs, $7.8M
Fright Night, $7.71M
Final Destination 5, $7.70M
30 Minutes or Less, $6.4M
One Day, $5.1M
Crazy Stupid Love, $4.8M

PTA (Jun/Jul):
5 points - The Help, $7,442
4 points - Mysteries of Lisbon, $6,323
3 points - The Guard, $5,059
2 points - Rise of the Planet of the Apes, $4,644
1 point - Sarah's Key, $3,831

PTA (Aug):
5 points - The Help, $7,442
4 points - Mysteries of Lisbon, $6,323
3 points - Rise of the Planet of the Apes, $4,644
2 points - Amigo, $3,732
1 point - Sky Kids 4, $3,534

[BanksIsDaFuture]

I don't know if this is a worse weekend than our current one, but Oct 19, 2007 was pretty terrible. 30 Days of Night won the weekend with $15, but none of the other 7 (SEVEN) new wide releases made over $6M. That includes one of the many Halle Berry flops in Things We Lost In The Fire.

[Buscemi]

I remember that weekend. I think I saw all but one or two of those movies in the theatre (yes, even Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour and the godawful Ten Commandments cartoon).

And I doubled up Things We Lost in The Fire with Saw IV. Things We Lost in The Fire was actually quite good (it helps that Susanne Bier* directed that one) but Saw IV was bad.

* - She also did the original Brothers, got nominated for an Oscar with After The Wedding and won an Oscar for In A Better World.

[undeadmonkey]

i enjoyed 30 days of night, but i only saw it on dvd

[Geezer]

I do remember that weekend and it was fucking terrible. I'd definitely say its the closest, but 30 Days of Night was still fairly successful and some people actually liked it.

I really didn't mean for this to be a challenge, I merely wanted to point out that this weekend really, REALLY sucked.