Labor Day weekend is Hollywood's traditional dumping ground for bad movies with little commercial upside. 2009 is no exception.
Sandra Bullock is coming off of her gigantic hit The Proposal ($160M domestic cume) and Bradley Cooper starred in the year's 4th-biggest movie The Hangover ($270.6M domestic cume), so Fox is hoping to get one weekend of reasonable business out of All About Steve despite some of the worst reviews of 2009. The plan has worked to some degree as the standard issue rom-com scored an estimated $3.6M in Friday ticket sales, which could translate to an $11.2M 3-day and a possible $14.2M holiday weekend. That may be enough to eek out a narrow win for the frame.
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) is holding up very well as the 25+ audience discovers the movie. The picture managed $2.9M to start the weekend (#3 for the day), and it appears to be headed for a strong second-place finish for 4 days with something close to $14M. That pushes Basterds past $94M in the US. Meanwhile, The Final Destination (Warner Bros) grabbed another $3.5M on its second Friday and seems destined for about $13.9M. (These 3 movies are essentially in a dead heat, but I'm guessing All About Steve has the best shot of coming out on top.)
Gamer (Lionsgate) is targeting $10M for the long weekend, a definite disappointment, while Mike Judge's Extract (Miramax), on fewer screens (just over 1,600), may reach a possible $5.6M by Monday night. Finally, Tranformers Revenge of the Fallen (Dreamworks/Paramount) will pass $400M some time this Labor Day weekend.
EXCLUSIVE STEVE MASON EARLY FRIDAY, 3-DAY & 4-DAY ESTIMATES - SEPTEMBER 4-7
-in order of projected 4-day gross-
1. NEW - All About Steve (Fox) - $3.6M Fri - $11.2M 3-day - $14.2M 4-day - $14.2M cume
2. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) - $2.9M Fri - $11M 3-day - $14M 4-day - $94.1M cume
3. Final Destination 3D (Warner Bros) - $3.5M Fri - $11.5M 3-day - $13.9M 4-day - $35.1M cume
4. NEW - Gamer (Lionsgate) - $2.7M Fri -$8.2M 3-day - $10M 4-day - $10M cume
5. GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra (Paramount) - $1.2M Fri - $4.8M 3-day - $6.2M 4-day - $145.3M cume
*Halloween 2 (Weinstein) - $1.6M Fri - $5M 3-day - $6M 4-day - $26M cume
*NEW - Extract (Miramax) - $1.4M Fri - $4.5M 3-day - $5.6M 4-day - $5.6M cume
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Forgettable Labor Day Weekend with Bullock's ALL ABOUT STEVE possibly edging holdovers BASTERDS & FINAL DESTINATION!
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looking forward to see this movie! :) has this been released yet?
Posted by: rapidshare movies | September 22, 2009 at 06:06 AM