WEEKEND SUPER FOR FOOTBALL, NOT SO FOR MOVIES
Record numbers of Super Bowl viewers translated to fewer viewers in movie theaters. Attendance was even scantier than the low estimates issued by the studios on Sunday. The No. 1 film for the weekend, The Roommate, debuted with just $15 million, and the No. 2 film, Sanctum, opened with just $9.4 million, despite having 3D […]
THE ROOMMATE WINS SUPER BOWL WEEKEND
February 7, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Super Bowl weekend always throws the box office for a loss, but, if studio estimates hold, fewer tickets were sold this weekend than at any time since the comparable one in 1996, according to box-office trackers BoxOfficeMojo.com. Sony’sThe Roommate landed in first place — but with only about $15.6 million. That compares with the $30.5 […]
TOP DVD SELLER IS NOT A MOVIE
June 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Movies took a backseat to television at the DVD counters of retail stores last week as the Season 2 set of HBO’s True Blood topped the sales charts in its debut, edging out the romantic drama Dear John, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, which became a surprise hit in theaters earlier this year, Home […]
