The Simpsons Movie exceeded all expectations this past weekend earning a huge $74.0 million on over 3,900 screens. The 2 Daves were caught short on this one, both predicting under $50 million (Gorgos was closer with a $45.1 million estimate). As to the big question as to whether audiences would pay for something they can get on TV for free: duh! Homer and family could be looking to surpass the $200 million mark, which would place it in the Happy Feet and Ice Age 2 arenas. There’s only one thing to say: Whoo-hoo!
Dave B. hit it on the head with No Reservations with an 11.7 million estimate. The romantic comedy did less than $5,000 per screen average, and word-of-mouth isn’t expected to be that strong. Bleiler’s assessment that the pic would set back the genre 20 years may be a little overstated, but don’t count on seeing the two leads opposite each other any time soon.
Lindsay Lohan has been getting so much press coverage over the last few days for yet another meltdown, this time for a DUI car chase of sorts, that the fact she had a new film seemed to get lost in the shuffle. I Know Who Killed Me may turnout to be prophetic, as Little Miss Lohan’s career appears to be in a spiral. Dave G. was within $200,000 in his guess… film opened with a poor $3.5 million on 1,320 screens.
Among the holdovers, Dave B. was closest with his guesses, kicking a bit of Gorgos ass… whoo-hoo! I’ll enjoy it while it (briefly) lasts.
| Rank | Film | Total |
| 1 | The Simpsons Movie | $74.0 million |
| 2 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | $19.1 million |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $17.7 million |
| 4 | Hairspray | $15.9 million |
| 5 | No Reservations | $11.7 million |
| 6 | Transformers | $11.5 million |
| 7 | Ratatouille | $7.5 million |
| 8 | Live Free or Die Hard | $5.6 million |
| 9 | I Know Who Killed Me | $3.5 million |
| 10 | Who's Your Caddy? | $2.8 million |
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Box office figures © Box Office Mojo
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