'Pirates 3' fails to match predecessor's sales
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End fell short of expectations when it opened in the US last Friday. It registered a 3-day opening total of $112.5M, excluding the $14M sales for the advanced screenings last Thursday.I think it's justifiable considering two giant hits opened in the last three weeks, Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third. As a result, At World's End failed to surpass Spidey and Shrek's 3-day opening sales.
Over a hundred million opening sales is not bad at all. It's still considered a box-office figure, the 5th biggest 3-day opening overall. I'm pretty much sure it's going to surpass the worldwide gross of both Spider-Man 3 and Shrek 3 because it's the latest one, and most likely to stay longer in theaters. The two previous hits had already lost its momentum and stayed for a very short time in theaters, with the opening of Pirates 3.
Take the case of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, which only had an opening weekend sales of $72M but it went on to become the 2nd all-time highest grossing film in Hollywood.
The only shortback is that, it failed to match Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's performance as far as the 3-day opening weekend is concerned. Dead Man's Chest had a 3-day opening of $135.6 (2nd highest, next to Spider-Man 3's $151.1) and
also the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, hitting the billion dollar mark.
Here's US Weekend Box Office (May 25-27, 2007)
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," $112.5 million.
2. "Shrek the Third," $51 million.
3. "Spider-Man 3," $13.7 million.
4. "Bug," $3.3 million.
5. "Waitress," $3.1 million.
6. "28 Weeks Later," $2.5 million.
7. "Georgia Rule," $1.9 million.
8. "Disturbia," $1.8 million.
9. "Wild Hogs," $1.1 million.
10. "Fracture," $1.08 million.
TOP TEN OPENING WEEKENDS
1 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $135,634,554
3 Shrek the Third P/DW $121,629,270
4 Spider-Man Sony $114,844,116 28.4% 3,615 $31,768 $403,706,375 5/03/2002
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $112,547,000
6 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $108,435,841
7 Shrek 2 DW $108,037,878
8 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $102,750,665
9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $102,685,961
10 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $93,687,367
ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE
As of May 25, 2007
1. Titanic 1997 $1,835,400,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $1,129,200,000
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $1,060,300,000
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 $968,700,000
5. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 $922,400,000
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 $921,700,000
7. Jurassic Park 1993 $919,800,000
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $892,200,000
9. Shrek 2 2004 $880,900,000
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $866,400,000
11. Finding Nemo 2003 $865,000,000
12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 $860,800,000
13. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 $848,500,000
14. Independence Day 1996 $811,300,000
15. Spider-Man 2002 $806,800,000
16. Star Wars 1977 $798,000,000
17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $789,500,000
18. Spider-Man 2 2004 $783,600,000
19. The Lion King 1994 $783,500,000
20. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The 20th Anniversary 2002 $756,800,000
21. Spider-Man 3 2007 $753,000,000
22. The Da Vinci Code 2006 $749,500,000
23. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 $738,800,000
24. The Matrix: Reloaded 2003 $735,700,000
25. Forrest Gump 1994 $679,500,000
Sources:
Yahoo! Movies
Box Office Mojo
Celebritywonder
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