Tuesday, August 4, 2009

(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer is having a very good run thus far in a small number of theatres. It is, in fact, performing above standard compared to previous films that have been successful in limited run. Check out these two charts. The first is for films in their third weekends that in 1,000 or fewer theatres, and the second is for films that played in fewer than 500 theatres. Days of Summer is in the top 15 in the second chart based on just half the maximum number of theatres:

Monday, August 3, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Third Weekend

Potter had quite a healthy third weekend, boosted by the IMAX screens it got mid-week last week. The sub-40% drop effectively guarantees that the film will pass $300m, becoming only the second Potter film to do so. Half-Blood Prince registered the 86th best third weekend of all time:

Films: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Charts: 2009, Charts: Third Weekend, Franchises: Harry Potter, Years: 2009,