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rotten watch box office:

14% Prom Night

30% Street Kings

32% 21

48% Nim's Island

53% Leatherheads
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48% Smart People

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Audiences make a date for 'Prom'. Horror remake slashes competition at box office

Sony and Screen Gems' remake "Prom Night" terrorized the competish at the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $23 million from 2,700 theaters and scoring one of the best bows for a horror pic in recent months.

"Prom" is the highest bow since Lionsgate's "Saw IV," which opened to $31.7 million last October.

Fox Searchlight and New Regency took the No. 2 spot at the B.O. with Keanu Reeves-Forest Whitaker cop actioner "Street Kings," which grossed an estimated $12 million in its debut from 2,467 runs, according to Rentrak. Pic, distributed by 20th Century Fox for Searchlight, was directed by David Ayer and co-written by James Ellroy.

Miramax's Sundance buy "Smart People"--the weekend's other new wide release--only placed No. 7, grossing an estimated $4.2 million from 1,106 runs. Dramedy's cast includes Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker and Ellen Page.

Among holdovers, Sony's gambling drama "21" played another strong hand in its third frame, coming in No. 3. Pic declined a slim 28% to an estimated $11 million from 2,736 runs for a cume of $62.3 million.

Both in their second weekends, Fox-Walden's adventure fantasy "Nim's Island" continued to outplay Universal's period screwball laffer "Leatherheads."

"Nim's" declined only 32% to an estimated $9 million from 3,518 runs to place No. 4 for the weekend. Cume is $25.3 million.

"Leatherheads," directed by and starring George Clooney, fell 51% to an estimated $6.2 million from 2,771 runs for a cume of $21.9 million. Film came in No. 5.

On the specialty side, Overture's "The Visitor" nabbed the highest per screen average of the weekend at $22,000. Pic grossed an estimated $88,000 from four locations in New York and Los Angeles.

Fox Searchlight's feel-good docu "Young @ Heart" posted the second highest location per average of the frame. Film grossed an estimated $52,312 from four locations for a per screen average of $13,078. Pic's five day cume is $63,606.

Nothing, however, could stop the box office from continuing to slide. Weekend was down a hefty 19.6% from the same frame last year, according to Media by Numbers.

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[mabuza]

that prom trailer looked good. of course i'm sure the real movie was entirely different.

 

[Ceres]

Just rent the original with Jamie Lee Curtis. It was rated R at least.

 

[BlueTsunami]

How is "Street Kings" I've been hearing its one of those "unintentionally funny" movies

 

[miyamotofreak]

Ugh.

 

[Femmeworth]

Anyone go see Smart People?

Damn, Run Fat Boy Run has a low theater count. That explains why I haven't seen it anywhere.

 

[castle007]

I still haven't seen a single commerical for Prom Night. I didn't even hear about it until my sister came back from watching it.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

another shit weekend.


shit for us, not the producers

 

[Blader]

Wow, Street Kings is really that bad?

 

[Confusion Illusion]

Movie Critics: "Hmmm...spare no one"

 

[Ceres]

Next week is all about redemption: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (and hopefully The Forbidden Kingdom).

 

[Femmeworth]

Next week is all about redemption: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (and hopefully The Forbidden Kingdom).

Indeed.

 

[Struct09]

What a rotten weekend

 

[Pachinko]

Goddamn, people really will watch any shitty movie as long as someone dies won't they ?

 

[Tamanon]

Wait what? They made that stupid Prom horror movie a PG-13? I guess they had to to make back the costs of it.

And I refuse to watch Smart People, it just screams "douchebag 'intellectual' movie"

 

[BlueTsunami]

And I refuse to watch Smart People, it just screams "douchebag 'intellectual' movie"

Well, Ellen Page is in the movie so its definitely that kind of movie

 

[Ceres]

Well, Ellen Page is in the movie so its definitely that kind of movie

But Sarah Jessica Parker!

I would think the loss of IQ from that alone negates any "intellectual" aspect.

 

[Tamanon]

Well, Ellen Page is in the movie so its definitely that kind of movie

Yeah, I had just been going by the commercials and then later on saw she was in it, and was not surprised.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

But Sarah Jessica Parker!

I would think the loss of IQ from that alone negates any "intellectual" aspect.

Sarah Jessica Parker's face looks like a foot.

 

[jakershaker]

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[NameGenerated]

uhh.

EDIT: Wow, lame!!

 

[castle007]

whatdog.gif

:lol

 

[Blader]

Sarah Jessica Parker's face looks like a foot.

She really is ugly. Do people honestly find her attractive?

 

[ZeoVGM]

Sarah Jessica Parker's face looks like a foot.

 

[MaverickX9]

She really is ugly. Do people honestly find her attractive?

I don't think she is incredibly hot or anything, but I don't think she is as ugly as everybody claims she is.

 

[Green Shinobi]

I love how shitty horror films like Prom Night get multi-million dollar advertising budgets, but the studios won't push stuff like Doomsday or The Ruins and then they wonder why they flop.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Man, every single Jr. High student in the tri-state area was at the theatre on Friday night, for what I assume was that shitty Prom movie.

But Thomas Haden Church!

fixed, and yes he's pretty damn funny in it (think Sideways). I don't know if I'd pay to see it, though.

 

[Ceres]

fixed, and yes he's pretty damn funny in it (think Sideways). I don't know if I'd pay to see it, though.

I quite enjoyed Sideways

Spoiler

along with Wings & even a little of Ned & Stacy

so I have no problems with him. I've never seen anything with SJP I enjoyed where she had a main role. I mean, she was basically in a bunch of stupid campy movies prior to Sex and the City.

 

[Chamber]

She really is ugly. Do people honestly find her attractive?

The media tries to sell her as attractive but I've never met anyone who thinks so.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

She really is ugly. Do people honestly find her attractive?

I've never met a man who thinks she is attractive. The only people that say it are women who are fans of Sex and the City. And I think even then, they are more in love with her lifestyle and personality on the show more than anything.

 

[Captain Glanton]

Prom Night is #1

Well, at least Stringer Bell is getting work, I suppose.

 

[John Dunbar]

The media tries to sell her as attractive but I've never met anyone who thinks so.

She's being seen as attractive because it makes the common woman think she too is capable of reaching Hollywood level beauty (a horse).

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

It's amazing how most teens can smell out shitty movies like Prom and swarm to them like flies, yet I'll have no idea they were even being released.


Also: fuck what ya heard, SJP is hot in Striking Distance.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

I've never met a man who thinks she is attractive. The only people that say it are women who are fans of Sex and the City. And I think even then, they are more in love with her lifestyle and personality on the show more than anything.

She wasn't bad in Hocus Pocus:

:lol

 

[Captain N]

Wait what? They made that stupid Prom horror movie a PG-13? I guess they had to to make back the costs of it.

The movie only had a budget of about 15 million.

 

[Costanza]

Wait....


Jessica Stroup and Scott Porter are in Prom Night? I wanna see it, I don't care how shitty it is.