SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films of 3/1/13

[Shrykespeare]

Weekend Actuals

Top 10:
5 points - Jack the Giant Slayer, $27.2M
4 points - Identity Thief, $9.7M
3 points - 21 and Over, $8.8M
2 points - Snitch, $7.77M
1 point - The Last Exorcism Part II, $7.72M
Escape From Planet Earth, $6.6M
Safe Haven, $6.3M
Silver Linings Playbook, $5.7M
A Good Day to Die Hard, $4.6M
Dark Skies, $3.5M

PTA (Jan/Feb):
5 points - Stoker, $22,935
4 points - No, $9,219
3 points - Hava Nagila (The Movie), $8,218
2 points - Jack the Giant Slayer, $7,717
1 point - The Gatekeepers, $5,458

PTA (Mar):
5 points - Stoker, $22,935
4 points - Hava Nagila (The Movie), $8,218
3 points - Jack the Giant Slayer, $7,717
2 points - 21 and Over, $3,159
1 point - The Last Exorcism Part II, $2,862
A Place at the Table, 2,636

According to The-Numbers.com, Phantom made $460,000 in 1,118 theaters for a PTA of $411.

[Chienfantome]

Wow, so Phantom made even worse than we thought it would...

[Buscemi]

Well, it did have its theatre count reduced from 2,000 to 1,100 at the very last minute (the last film I remember this happening to was BloodRayne and yet the distributor still saw fit to make thousands of prints for it).