Final Weekend Box Office: Transformers Edges Out Ice Age

Final weekend numbers (updated at 1.00pm for early studios reporting, and 3.30pm for all movies, Pacific Time, Monday):
- Final weekend numbers
- Wednesday's revised numbers
- Thursday's revised numbers
- Friday final numbers
- Saturday final numbers
- Sunday final numbers

Weekend Estimates: Transformers and Ice Age Tie at the Top

This weekend's box office race looked close, but how close only became apparent on Sunday morning when Fox and Paramount announced their weekend estimates. For the first time that we know of, the estimates have the two top movies in a tie, with each movie estimated to have earned $42.5 million over the weekend. Final numbers on Monday are virtually guaranteed to break the tie one way or the other, but the larger point is that both movies had strong weekends. (For the record, the closest weekend result in history was a virtual tie between CB4 and Fire in the Sky back in March, 1993. On that occasion, just $6,000, or less than 0.1% separated the two top movies.) More...

- Weekend Estimates

Wednesday Daily Numbers

Some studios are closing early for the weekend, so we do not expect to receive daily reports for all movies today. We will post all numbers that we receive. We don't expect to receive any reports on Friday, so the full charts for Wednesday-Sunday will be published on Monday, once the studios return from the long weekend.

We do have some early reports for a couple of movies, however. Public Enemies opened with $8,165,025 for Universal, while Variety reports that Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs made an estimated $13.8 million on its opening day, ahead of an estimated $10.9 million for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Weekend Preview: Dawn of the Holidays

While the movie industry has been in summer mode for a full two months, for many, the July 4th weekend marks the official start of summer. To celebrate, there are two saturation level releases coming out this week, and both are opening tonight and not Friday. Both could be major hits, but they could have real trouble topping Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen over the weekend. Compared to last year, I don't think anything will top Hancock's opening weekend, but combined they should help 2009 maintain its strong pace compared to last year. More...

Full Weekend Coverage:
- Dawn of the Holidays
- Weekend Theater Counts
- New Feature: Trailers for this Week's Openers

DVD Sales - Torino Runs a Victory Lap

Gran Torino was able to top all new releases to earn first place on this week's DVD sales chart. It was able to do this with sales of 1.44 million units and $19.40 million for the week, which represents just a 45% drop-off for the week, and 4.05 million units and $62.33 million in total, which is in the top five for the year. More... - DVD Sales - Torino Runs a Victory Lap - DVD Rentals - Madea and Friday are not so Gran(d) - The Numbers' Exclusive Weekly DVD Sales Chart - Top DVD Sellers in 2009

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Transformers Gets Revenge on the Critics

The biggest opening of the year, and in some respects the biggest opening weekend ever, helped the overall box office recover from its mini-slump, with moviegoers spending just a hair shy of $200 million on tickets over the weekend. This was up 32% from last weekend and 7.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now amassed $5.13 billion in ticket sales, which is 12% higher than last year's pace. It has been a long, long time since we've seen this kind of year-over-year growth, and while it is likely the box office will cool down over the rest of the summer, this is still an amazing performance. More...

Weekend Top 3

		Movie	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$42,320,877	-61.16%	4,234	$293,355,885	12
2	(new)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$41,690,382		4,099	$66,732,868	5
3	(new)	Public Enemies	$25,271,675		3,334	$40,141,080	5

Hurt and Revenge Rise on the Per Theater Chart

The Hurt Locker did something most films about the Iraq War have not been able to do: succeed at the box office. During its opening weekend it earned close to $150,000 in just four theaters for an average of $36,338. The overall number one film, Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen, managed second place with an average of $25,736, and nearly double that since Wednesday. Meanwhile, last week's number one film on the per theater average, Whatever Works, landed in third with $10,280. More...

Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	The Hurt Locker	$131,202	9	$14,578	$370,123	10
2	The Beaches of Agnes	$21,300	2	$10,650	$27,600	5
3	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$41,690,382	4,099	$10,171	$66,732,868	5
4	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$42,320,877	4,234	$9,995	$293,355,885	12
5	Kambakkht Ishq	$768,542	100	$7,685	$768,542	3
6	Public Enemies	$25,271,675	3,334	$7,580	$40,141,080	5
7	Moon	$262,583	47	$5,587	$945,279	24
8	The Proposal	$12,857,482	3,099	$4,149	$94,335,111	17
9	The Girl from Monaco	$83,755	21	$3,988	$83,755	3
10	The Hangover	$11,268,413	3,070	$3,670	$205,038,233	31

Transformers Changes the IMAX Record Book

Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen rewrote the record book during its opening weekend on IMAX, earning $14.4 million on 169 IMAX screens for an average of $85,000. It had the biggest day on IMAX ($3.9 million); the biggest 5-day opening ($14.4 million); the biggest international day ($770,000 on Saturday); and the biggest three-day international weekend ($2.1 million). Worldwide, the film has $18.3 million in the super-large format, with plenty more upside to come. In comparison, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian managed $15.4 million worldwide during its run. Transformers Changes the IMAX Record Book

Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Under the Sea 3-D	$266,728	38	$7,019	$11,632,367	143
2	Deep Sea 3-D	$38,251	3	$12,750	$41,728,927	1,221
3	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	$31,044	5	$6,209	$6,458,267	507
4	Magnificent Desolation	$29,377	3	$9,792	$29,142,952	1,382
5	Space Station	$24,802	3	$8,267	$79,062,081	2,635

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