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1 1 Shark Tale D'WORKS $22,100,000 $118,800,000 
2 2 Friday Night Lights UNIV $13,100,000 $38,700,000
3 - Team America: World Police PARA $12,300,000 $12,300,000
4 - Shall We Dance? M'MAX $11,622,541 $11,622,541
5 3 Ladder 49 BV $8,607,000 $53,851,000 
6 4 Taxi FOX $7,700,000 $23,700,550 
7 5 The Forgotten SONY $6,000,000 $57,153,000
8 6 Raise Your Voice NL $2,975,000 $8,119,000 
9 9 The Motorcycle Diaries FOCUS $1,684,928 $5,676,933 
10 7 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow PARA $1,310,000 $35,991,000 
11 8 Shaun of the Dead FOCUS $1,106,086 $11,265,791 
12 15 I Heart Huckabees FOX SEARCH $920,000 $2,606,113

SHARK TALE
Production Budget: $75 million

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Production Budget: $30 million

TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
Production Budget: $32 million

SHALL WE DANCE
Production Budget: $50 million

TAXI
Production Budget: $25 million

Ugh, Taxi is a success

 

[The Shadow]

US Box Office - Shark Tale #1 for 3rd straight week

Bush is going to win the election...isn't he?

 

[Star Power]

I liked Taxi...

 

[shuri]

Go Shaun!

 

[Coop]

It's a sad day.

 

[SlickWilly223]

I'm surprised Team America cost 32 million to make.

 

[LakeEarth]

I'm surprised Team America cost 32 million to make.

Same here.

 

[COCKLES]

How exactly Shark's Tale cost 75 million is mind-boggling.

 

[Willco]

I'm surprised Team America actually cost that much to make, because it's a lot cheaper than I thought it'd be.

They employed the services of Bill Pope (Matrix, Spider-Man 2) to start with and the sets they built were so detailed it was insane. The film and the sets looked beautiful. Not to mention all the custom built stuff, like the vehicles and puppets, which had never been done on this scale. I was thinking the price tag for it when all was said and done would probably be closer to $45 million.

 

[FortNinety]

If Shark Tale's success doesn't prove American's lack of taste, then I don't know what does.

 

[Littleberu]

I liked Taxi...

I liked it when it was a french comedy. 5 years ago.

 

[Jak140]

I liked Taxi...

...


Well at least you have good taste in music.

 

[J2 Cool]

... this is discouraging. No matter, I'll make sure to see Team America but please people stop seeing Shark Tale. This is disgusting

 

[Brannon]

This Christmas will be DOMINATED by Shark Tale merchandise; it's not even half way over yet...

Bastards, all of them.

 

[Meier]

How exactly Shark's Tale cost 75 million is mind-boggling.

That's actually a ridiculously low number for American animation which proves nothing more than American animation costs a shitload to do. Home on the Range had a production budget of a whopping $100 million. For Dreamworks to make Shark Tale and Shrek 2 at only $75 is pretty incredible comparitively speaking.

Shark Tale has another week or two of decent numbers but then it will be squashed by The Incredibles.

 

[belgurdo]

GYA HA HA

HATERS OWNED

I'll never watch the movie myself of course, but i still personally find this hilarious

 

[Brannon]

The Incredibles are our only hope for everlasting peace. Now if only the guy could just put his belt on...

 

[Flynn]

The fact of the matter is that kids' movies do well. You have to make a really, really unappealling seeming movies (like Treasure Planet or Home on the Range) to keep the families away.

 

[Tritroid]

If Shark Tale's success doesn't prove American's lack of taste, then I don't know what does.

Agreed.

 

[Trevelyon]

Bush is going to win the election...isn't he?

fraid so... ;_;

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Alcibiades]

Well, Shark Tales is doing great loads of business in Australia and New Zealand as well, better if you companare BO parallels I think...

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1514&p=.htm

 

[Tritroid]

I don't understand what motivates people to see Shark Tale at all though.

It's getting mediocre reviews across the board, and it's nothing more than a ghetto-ized rip off of Finding Nemo.

I still don't know what Dreamworks was thinking by putting this out as its follow-up to Shrek.

 

[AeroGod]

I don't understand what motivates people to see Shark Tale at all though.

It's getting mediocre reviews across the board, and it's nothing more than a ghetto-ized rip off of Finding Nemo.

Some people...GASP...might actually enjoy that. And 90% of people dont give a shit about what critics say. Its nice to see a movie get glowing reviews, but alot of movies that get trashed I still end up enjoying and so do many other people.

Shark Tale isnt terrible, its not fantastic either. Alot of kids like these movies though, and parents take them to see it. Maybe you're forgetting that. Its not like there are alot of appealing movies for families either that have been released within the past few weeks.

If Shark Tale's success doesn't prove American's lack of taste, then I don't know what does.

And that statement proves you are ignorant. "OMG AMERICA ISNT LIKE ME THEY HAVE NO TASTE!!!" Families go to see movies, and this might surprise you but.... Families with young kids. Shark Tale is really the only option for them right now, with appeal. Alot of people dont really take into account, know about, or trust reviews from cynical asshole critics.

Im not here to defend Shark Tale, Ive seen it, it isnt the greatest movie. Im just here to really say this isnt that bad. 3 weeks at #1. Nothing. Titanic being #1 for like 30 weeks is the real tragedy.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I don't understand what motivates people to see Shark Tale at all though.

It's getting mediocre reviews across the board, and it's nothing more than a ghetto-ized rip off of Finding Nemo.

I still don't know what Dreamworks was thinking by putting this out as its follow-up to Shrek.

Because little kids don't care about critics and reviews. And parents just want to shut their kids up for a couple of hours. Unlike some people around here, most of America doesn't put the kind of thought into picking a movie to see as they would buying a house or car. Its only $10 for fucks sake.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

I saw the movie its not that bad at all, and it has its moments. I dont see any comparison to little nemo , if this is a little nemo rip off then little nemo is a little mermaid ripoff. The one thing that makes sharks tale shine is the cast they chose fits so perfectly together even if the story isnt all that great.

 

[lordmrw]

. Home on the Range had a production budget of a whopping $100 million. For Dreamworks to make Shark Tale and Shrek 2 at only $75 is pretty incredible comparitively speaking.

If Home on the Range cost 100 million to make, then there are Disney employees that are sniffing $75 million in coke, because I refuse to believe that shit.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

"I’ve seen reports that put the budget for “Home on the Range” to be upwards of $110 million."

http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/reviews/homeontherangedvd_review.htm


I don't get it either. The animation doesn't even look good.

 

[Dan]

Its only $10 for fucks sake.

Sure, $10 for the kid. Add in two parents, possible siblings and concessions... going to a movie isn't cheap by any standard. There are definitely cheaper ways to "shut their kids up for a couple of hours."

 

[3phemeral]

Man, dreamworks is sucking the life out of animated films. I really wanted to like this movie but it's horrid. Sad that it's doing so well at the box office, but it does indicate that I'll have a job no matter what when I graduate. Seems like animated films are becoming the new 'in' thing (which, unfortunately, will affect quality). There must have been 5 new cg films premiered before "A Shark's Tale" started.... and that robo one with Robin Williams.... even though it looks pretty -- the script sounded horriblly contrived and out of place. The Polar Express looked interesting, but the mouth animation has a ways to go before it looks any bit convincing.