Alice Nets $41 Million Opening Day

jt04

jt04

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I believe this is far beyond expectations.

How do you like Iger now?


So I guess we can call this "proof" he knows what he's doing.

And the sheriff too. :lol:
 
jeffk410

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I am very impressed with how it was marketed. It was the best marketed movie since... I can't remember. It was all over facebook and commercials.. it was everywhere. But these numbers look great at the moment 41 mil, but then business wise you have to take into consideration how much they spent. I have links into facebook and I know the price they paid to have the free gifts there... But I am hoping this movie is a huge hit.
 
jt04

jt04

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krankenstein said:
________ Cook picked Alice.... :lookaroun
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Too inconsistent. I think he would even admit that.


I'm telling you, Disney is reconnecting with it's "base" after finally realizing they are in the "family entertainment" business. The long nightmare is ending.

What a year it's going to be!

PatF DVD release
Alice
TS3
Rapunzel
PoP
TRON
SA


and much more.
 
jt04

jt04

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I will post the weekend estimates on Sunday. 100 million is in reach folks.

Friday was the 11th biggest opening of all time FYI.
 
jt04

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As promised.....

$116.5 Million opening weekend*!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sixth largest opening weekend ever.



*per Box Office Mojo estimates.


:D
 
jt04

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jt04 said:
As promised.....

$116.5 Million opening weekend*!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sixth largest opening weekend ever.



*per Box Office Mojo estimates.


:D
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just wanted to add it's already well over $200 million in global box office and broke Avatar's 3D b.o. record opening weekend.
 
fractal

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http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/100m-weekend-for-alice-in-wonderland/

'ALICE' IS A MONSTER! Opens $41M Friday & $45M Saturday; $115+M Weekend Blows Past 'Avatar' For Biggest Ever 3D Bow

By Nikki Finke | Category: Breaking News | Saturday March 6, 2010 @ 10:40pm PST
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SATURDAY PM UPDATE: Disney's Alice In Wonderland is a monster hit despite blowing past its budget and bringing back mediocre reviews. It clearly becomes the biggest 3D bow ever and the best March release ever and the highest grossing movie of 2010 with $41 million on Friday and $45 million on Saturday. Remember, those higher priced 3D tickets make all the difference. Even so, the Tim Burton-directed, Johnny Depp-starring fantasy flick had the biggest 3D release of all time. Of its 3,728 North American locations this weekend, its total domestic 3D count is 2,063, plus 180 Imax 3D engagements. That helped the pic post a $115+M opening weekend with numbers blowing away Avatar's first Fri-Sat-Sun. IMAX on Friday had the biggest day in their history with $4.3M for Alice. The IMAX weekend take of $11+M also is a record for the big screen company. Overseas, Alice shot to #1 almost everywhere after opening day and date in 40 territories beginning Wednesday. Disney narrowly avoided a boycott overseas when UK and other exhibitors were angered by the studio's plans to shorten the theatrical-to-DVD window from 16 weeks to just 12 weeks. (UK Exhibitors End Boycott Of Disney's Alice) Foreign grosses should be available from Disney by Sunday midday.
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This would be a huge triumph for Walt Disney Studios except this also is one of those awkward Hollywood situations where a studio cleans house of top executives only to have the new management preside over a hit courtesy of their predecessors. In this case, Rich Ross et al will benefit from what ________ Cook and Oren Aviv hath wrought. Everyone knows that ________ had a very special relationship with both Tim and Johnny. But what's really amusing is the way that one of Alice's producers, Joe Roth, is trying to use the film to claw his way back into Hollywood. I see the former Disney and Fox production chief who failed miserably with his Revolution Studios is up to his old trick of manipulating the media, this time with a tale of how he put together Wonderland singlehandedly. (Oh, puh-leeze.) "Don't you think 4 years in the penalty box is long enough?" a Roth pal emailed me today. Not when considering how arrogantly he made so many awful movies. And not when knowing that Alice blew past its budget. (Roth admits to $150M, but I hear the real figure is $200M.)
The only other major newcomer this weekend was Overture's Brooklyn's Finest directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke opened like most R-rated action films: it had a $4.7M Friday and $5.5M Saturday for a $13.5M weekend.
Here's the Top 10 as of Saturday. (Numbers will be refined in the morning.)
1. Alice In Wonderland (Disney) NEW [3,728 Theaters]
Friday $41M, Saturday $45M, Weekend $115+M
2. Brooklyn's Finest (Overture) NEW [1,936 Theaters]
Friday $4.7M, Saturday $5.5M, Weekend $13.5M
3. Shutter Island (Paramount) Week 3 [3,178 Theaters]
Friday $4.0M, Saturday $6.1M, Weekend $13.5M, Cume $96.0M
4. Cop Out (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,150 Theaters]
Friday $2.8M, Saturday $4.2M, Weekend $9.2M, Cume $32.4M
5. The Crazies (Overture) Week 2 [2,479 Theaters]
Friday $2.3M, Saturday $3.0M, Weekend $6.9M, Cume $27.3M
6. Avatar (Fox) [2,163 Theaters] Week 12
Friday $1.9M, Saturday $3.7M, Weekend $7.6M, Estimated Cume $720.0M
7. Valentine's Day (Warner Bros) Week 4 [3,040 Theaters]
Friday $1.4M, Estimated Weekend $4.5M, Estimated Cume $106.4M
8. Percy Jackson (Fox) Week 4 [2,994 Theaters]
Friday $1.3M, Estimated Weekend $5.2M, Estimated Cume $78.0M
9. Dear John (Sony) Week 5 [2,496 Theaters]
Friday $965K, Saturday $1.3M, Weekend $3.0M, Estimated Cume $76.8M
10. Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight) Week 12 [1,274 Theaters]
Friday $925K, Estimated Weekend $3.5M, Estimated Cume $29.6M
7:40 PM: I'm hearing that Friday's North American grosses for Disney's 3D Alice In Wonderland are looking like $35+M and maybe even as high as $40M from 3,728 theaters. This would make it the biggest film of 2010 so far and its aleady the biggest 3D bow ever. Also opening this weekend is Overture's cop drama Brooklyn's Finest which could hit $5M today for a possible $13M weekend.
10:55 AM: I just learned that today's matinees for Disney's Alice In Wonderland are running ahead of Avatar's so far.
FRIDAY AM: First it was $90+M. Now I'm hearing from Hollywood that Disney's Alice In Wonderland has a real shot at $100 million weekend.
 
Computer Magic

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IMAX– which pulled Avatar from all its screens in exchange for Alice–was rewarded handsomely with its highest weekend gross ever, $11.9 million in only 188 theaters. (IMAX’s 9 additional theaters plus Alice’s shorter run time gave the company the added boost over its Avatar numbers.) If there was even a question as to whether or not 3-D was here to stay, it’s now officially been answered. Avatar was not an anomaly. In fact, what it did was expand the marketplace to all those moviegoers that were nonbelievers in the 3-D technology. They tested it out with Avatar, were convinced of the stunning visuals, and they are now back for more. In fact, IMAX alone sold out every seat they had for the entire weekend. And Disney counts 65% of its weekend gross on Alice from 3-D screenings. Kinda amazing, really.
 
disneypearl

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Wow! I loved the movie and am so glad it is doing so well.

I went to see it in 3D on Saturday and had to buy tickets for a later show because the time I was going to see was sold out. I then came an hour early to find a line already. So glad I bought my tickets early because that was a sold out show too.

It was great and can't wait to see it again!
 

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