A new Disney animated movie does not always means a new box office champ, but the charming The Princess and The Frog took the number one spot in the US and in Puerto Rico. The other surprise of the weekend is how well movies that are aimed for adults are doing well at the box office. Invictus, the new critically aclaimed Clint Eastwood drama, landed in third place with almost 10 million in ticket sales, while the Blind Side continued to do well at number two with 15 million. The rest of the US top five was rounded out by New Moon and a Christmas Carol.
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico it seems adults dont have too much time for themselves to go to the movies. Its either that or everyone is sufferin a severe case of arrested development.
The top five movies in Puerto Rico last weekend were:
1. Princess and the Frog
2. Ninja Assassin
3. Old Dogs
4. Armored
5. New Moon
How can something like Old Dogs make money while an excellent movie like The Blind Side gets ignored is beyond me. I guess people will have to wait until the Oscar nominations to come out to feel any pull to go to the theaters.
Did anybody in Puerto Rico who reads this blog went to see Blind Side? If you didn’t could you please let me know why?!
Well in case you haven’t heard yet, Twilight mania hit a fever pitch this weekend taking in 258.9 million world wide of which 140.7 million was sold in the US.
People are pretending to be surprised but if we’re going to talk surprises we definitely have to talk about the number two film, The Blind Side. This is the type of film that falls by the wayside, specially going up against something like New Moon, but the Sandra Bullock film sold 33.6 million. This means also means that Bullock, who got clobbered when All About Steve came out, will have to be taken seriously as a possible Best Actress nominee.
The other unexpected turn of event is tied to the # 3 film, 2012 which dropped considerably with it’s 26.5 tally on its second weekend. Planet 51 came in at number four, having a soft opening with a little under 13 million and A Christmas Carol held steady at number five with 12.2.
Meanwhile, according to Caribbean Cinemas website, our top five is not that different this weekend. Given that Warners has reservations about opening a sports movie here, and in their defense football movies do seem to tank in Puerto Rico, the top five went like this:
1. New Moon
2. 2012
3. Planet 51
4. A Christmas Carol
5.Paranormal Activity
Ok, quick question. How is it possible that Paranormal Activity is still making money here? The word of mouth has been terrible. I guess everybody’s curious. Anyways this week brings 4 new releases to the Island. Let’s hope Kabo & Platón, the only puertorrican film of the bunch, register at the box office next week. Are you planning on seeing it?
Después de las ventas de las taquillas del domingo, se tabularon los números y el “Top Five” de las películas mas taquilleras en Puerto Ricono es tan diferente al de Estados Unidos.
1. A Christmas Carol- su triunfo se debe a ser la oferta familar más nueva y tener el atractivo del 3D (junto con el costo más caro de la taquilla)
2. This Is It- Este filme se nutre de profesionales adultos que no siempre tienen tiempo de ir en la primera semana de estreno. La película debe continuar con una vida saludable en la taquilla hasta que Sony la retire en la semana de Acción de Gracias.
3.Paranormal Activity- La publicidad, las reacciones divididas y el género de horror mantuvieron este filme vivo entre la demográfica de los jóvenes adultos.
4.The Fourth Kind- La falta de publicidad pudo haber limitado el impacto de este estreno o quizas está destinado a ocupar la CUARTA posición donde quiera que estrena.
5. Law Abiding Citizen- Probando que la piratería no mata filmes que no son blockbusters , este filme de suspenso continua recaudando.
La situación es un poco más severa con los estrenos limitados de la semana. Aquellos que batallaron para que Where The Wild Things Are, aparentemente todavía no se han dado la tarea de ir a verla al cine. El filme colocó en la posición número 10, con solo tres salas de exhibición.
Si el impactode los Wild Things fue limitado PARECE MENTIRA que Miente haya quedado en la posición número 14. Por respeto a los productores de este filme no voy a dar los detalles de los números, pero esta posición indica que la mayoría de los cinéfilos puertorriqueños ignoraron el estreno de este ADMIRABLE FILME.
Si tiene curiosidad por verla, ES TRASCENDENTAL QUE VAYA EN LA PRIMERA SEMANA DE ESTRENO. Aunque parezca melodramático señalarlo el futuro de nuestro cine nacional depende de esto.
Box Office is a tricky thing. Experts have deemed the 31 million a Christmas Carol took in this weekend as a slight disappointment. Yet these numbers rank as director Robert Zemeckis best opening weekend ever. This is a bit of a puzzle considering this is the man behind the Back to The Future trilogy, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbitt and Forest Gump. The analysts are predicting a long run for this Jim Carrey vehicle. Coming in at second place was MJ’s This is It which ranked up 14 million in ticket sales. The international box office for this film has been a lot healthier and its release has been extended until Thanksgiving. George Clooney and The Men Who Stare at Goats come in third with a better than expected 13.3 million. The Fourth Kind lived up to its name coming in on fourth place with about 12 million and Paranormal Activity rounded out the top five. The only real dud was Cameron Diaz’s The Box which only managed to scare up 6.7 million in ticket sales. For the rest of the top ten click here Box Office Chart
Meanwhile Caribbean Cinema’s website is reporting the following top five at our local theaters
1. Paranormal Activity
2. This is It
3. A Christmas Carol
4. The Fourth Kind
5.Law Abiding Citizen
Who says boricua teenagers and young adults don’t rule our box office? There is no other way to explain that line up.
Later tomorrow I’ll let you know how Miente and Where the Wild Things Are fared at our local box office in their limited release.
