Labor Day Weekend Box Office: Audiences go on another 'Final Destination'

[The Clown Prince]

Note: These numbers are for Friday through Sunday. Monday's holiday numbers will be updated Monday.

The final weekend of the summer movie season is here and we send it off with The Final Destination claiming the number one spot for the second weekend in a row earning another $12.4 million and a $47.5 million total.

Debuting in second place was All About Steve with $11.2 million. I'm sure the marketing department will use that placement to put ads on TV this week calling it "the number one comedy in America."

Falling one spot to third was Inglourious Basterds with $10.8 million and a $91 million total.

Opening in fourth place was Gamer with $9 million.

And rounding out the top 5 is District 9 making another $7 million and crossing the century mark with a $101.2 million total.

Opening this weekend as well all the way down in tenth place was Extract with $4.1 million.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen reached $400 million this weekend with an $805,000 weekend. It's total now is $400.4 million.

Out of the top 12 this weekend is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (13th), 500 Days of Summer (14th), and Taking Woodstock (16th).

Opening next weekend are four new movies as we start the fall movie season and people go back to school and work.

First up this Wednesday (9/9/09) is the animated movie 9 (rated PG-13) starring the voices of Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, and Crispin Glover.

Then on Friday we have Whiteout (rated R). Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, it stars Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, Alex O'Loughlin, and Shawn Doyle.

Up next is Sorority Row (rated R) with Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, and Carrie Fisher.

And finally we have Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (rated PG-13) with Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Brian White, Hope Olaide Wilson, Adam Rodriguez, Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye, Frederick Siglar, Mary J. Blige, and Gladys Knight.

Here are your numbers...

1) The Final Destination- $12,435,000 ($47,566,000)
2) All About Steve- $11,200,000 ($11,200,000) NEW!
3) Inglourious Basterds- $10,847,000 ($91,042,000)
4) Gamer- $9,000,000 ($9,000,000) NEW!
5) District 9- $7,000,000 ($101,274,000)
6) Halloween 2- $5,608,000 ($25,664,000)
7) Julie & Julia- $5,200,000 ($78,840,000)
8) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra- $5,100,000 ($139,415,000)
9) The Time Traveler's Wife- $4,215,000 ($54,557,000)
10) Extract- $4,187,000 ($4,187,000) NEW!
11) Shorts- $2,605,000 ($17,028,000)
12) G-Force- $1,977,000 ($114,604,000)

UPDATE 9/7/09: 4-Day Estimates....

1) The Final Destination- $15,445,000 ($50,576,000)
2) Inglourious Basterds- $15,031,000 ($95,226,000)
3) All About Steve- $13,900,000 ($13,900,000) NEW!
4) Gamer- $11,200,000 ($11,200,000) NEW!
5) District 9- $9,000,000 ($103,274,000)
6) Halloween 2- $7,074,000 ($27,130,000)
7) Julie & Julia- $7,000,000 ($80,640,000)
8) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra- $6,700,000 ($141,015,000)
9) The Time Traveler's Wife- $5,455,000 ($55,797,000)
10) Extract- $5,313,000 ($5,313,000) NEW!
11) Shorts- $3,770,000 ($18,193,000)
12) G-Force- $2,762,000 ($115,389,000)

[mr.happy]

Congratulations to Transformers for passing the $400 million mark. It actually had a pretty good weekend, and still has an outside shot of overtaking Spider-Man on the domestic all-time box office chart.

[ShadowGUN]

Originally Posted by The Clown Prince

10) Extract- $4,187,000 ($4,187,000) NEW!
11) Shorts- $2,605,000 ($17,028,000)
12) G-Force- $1,977,000 ($114,604,000)

Ouch. Mike Judge just can't win this year can he .

[Lord Dalek]

Originally Posted by ShadowGUN

Ouch. Mike Judge just can't win this year can he .

All his films have flopped theatrically. Even "Office Space".

[ShadowGUN]

Originally Posted by Lord Dalek

All his films have flopped theatrically. Even "Office Space".

True but if you add the fact that King of the Hill and the Goode Family got cancel it hasn't really been a good year for him.

[CaptainHero]

Originally Posted by Lord Dalek

All his films have flopped theatrically. Even "Office Space".

I wouldn't call Extract a flop. It only cost $10 million to produce and its weekend box office was decent enough considering it opened in only 1500 theaters, it had a decent per theater average of over $2000 dollars.

It is definitely the most similar to Office Space of all the projects he's done, and it will make its money back on DVD for sure.

Extract is a much bigger success than All About Steve, which probably cost around $40 million to produce, probably even more considering Sandra Bullock demands a hefty salary.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Originally Posted by mr.happy

Congratulations to Transformers for passing the $400 million mark. It actually had a pretty good weekend, and still has an outside shot of overtaking Spider-Man on the domestic all-time box office chart.

Why do you hate me? WHY? What did I ever do to you ?

Anyways, a rather unimpressive slate for this week. I'm looking forward to 9, though I doubt that it'll be a big box-office champ (though Burton and Bekmambetov's names may well sell a few tickedts), but I could be wrong. I'm betting that between Megan Fox fans (i.e., the majority of the population with Y chromosomes) and those interested in Juno (many of whom may be female, as well as a few people intrigued by the Oscar buzz and now interested in its screenwriter) might give Jennifer's Body a pretty strong demographic-crossing opening. Even some horror fans might want to give it a look. I wonder what kind of legs it'll have.

[Tomato Surprise]

I really hope 9 does well. Please? You owe me for what you did with Ponyo. It's Tim Burton, even! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee?

Tomato

[CaptainHero]

Originally Posted by Tomato Suprise

I really hope 9 does well. Please? You owe me for what you did with Ponyo. It's Tim Burton, even! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee?

Tomato

It won't do well, almost every audience reaction for the trailer has been a big WTF and not in a good way, though genre fans and animation buffs will love it.

It's not Tim Burton either, he produced it, but he did not write or direct it.

[Old Guy]

Originally Posted by The Clown Prince

Falling one spot to third was Inglourious Basterds with $10.8 million and a $91 million total.

This will be the first Tarantino movie since Pulp Fiction to gross $100 million domestically. It just comes to show that despite a loyal fanbase he doesn't have the best track record box office-wise. 17 years in the biz and only two of his movies cross the $100 million mark.

[mr.happy]

Originally Posted by Hanshotfirst113

Why do you hate me? WHY? What did I ever do to you ?

Nothing yet, but I'm all about prevention.

I'm betting that between Megan Fox fans (i.e., the majority of the population with Y chromosomes) and those interested in Juno (many of whom may be female, as well as a few people intrigued by the Oscar buzz and now interested in its screenwriter) might give Jennifer's Body a pretty strong demographic-crossing opening. Even some horror fans might want to give it a look. I wonder what kind of legs it'll have.

It will be an interesting test of Fox's star power. It's by no means a make-or-break movie, but there's still quite a bit riding on it.

As for this week, like I predicted ages ago, Mila Kunis should have looked elsewhere than a Mike Judge movie to boost her career.

Originally Posted by CaptainHero

It's not Tim Burton either, he produced it, but he did not write or direct it.

You'd be surprised how ignorant the average movie-goer is about these things. Big-name producers are an important selling point.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by Hanshotfirst113

I'm looking forward to 9, though I doubt that it'll be a big box-office champ (though Burton and Bekmambetov's names may well sell a few tickedts),

Bekmambetov? I've never heard of him before this movie. What's he done before? I don't know if I'll be able to see it in the theater, but I definitely will if I get the opportunity.

I was also under the impression this was a Burton movie (I knew he didn't direct it, but it sure seemed like he had a heavy involvement with it), as it otherwise looks like something right out of his mind.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Originally Posted by mr.happy

It will be an interesting test of Fox's star power. It's by no means a make-or-break movie, but there's still quite a bit riding on it.

It's her first big post-Transformers movie, so you're absolutely right. We'll see.

As for this week, like I predicted ages ago, Mila Kunis should have looked elsewhere than a Mike Judge movie to boost her career.

It'll build up a cult following on DVD, I'm guessing.

You'd be surprised how ignorant the average movie-goer is about these things. Big-name producers are an important selling point.

I just think that seeing the name will be enough to get some people's attention, which is what the marketing people are probably counting on.

Originally Posted by Michael24

Bekmambetov? I've never heard of him before this movie. What's he done before? I don't know if I'll be able to see it in the theater, but I definitely will if I get the opportunity.

He made a pair of Russian blockbuster movies Night Watch and Day Watch, and is best known for the Angelina Jolie vehicle Wanted.

I was also under the impression this was a Burton movie (I knew he didn't direct it, but it sure seemed like he had a heavy involvement with it), as it otherwise looks like something right out of his mind.

Yes, seeing the trailer and Burton's name, it's quite obviously something that he'd like to throw his weight behind. It looks like his style of thing !

[HG Revolution]

Something kind of curious: the highest per-theater average of any wide release this week went to All About Steve, which is getting what are probably the worst reviews of any film released since Disaster Movie.

[NewcomerDC]

This Top 5 was pretty week but let's see final numbers after tomorrow. They might be better but I'm not sure. I'm still going to see 9 but nothing else this month until maybe the Eureka Seven film on Sept 24th.

Originally Posted by HG Revolution

Something kind of curious: the highest per-theater average of any wide release this week went to All About Steve, which is getting what are probably the worst reviews of any film released since Disaster Movie.

It's pretty bad when your movie's been advertised in Sears since the beginning of the year with the ads ending with 'Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-Ray'.

[The Clown Prince]

4-Day estimates....

1) The Final Destination- $15,445,000 ($50,576,000)
2) Inglourious Basterds- $15,031,000 ($95,226,000)
3) All About Steve- $13,900,000 ($13,900,000) NEW!
4) Gamer- $11,200,000 ($11,200,000) NEW!
5) District 9- $9,000,000 ($103,274,000)
6) Halloween 2- $7,074,000 ($27,130,000)
7) Julie & Julia- $7,000,000 ($80,640,000)
8) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra- $6,700,000 ($141,015,000)
9) The Time Traveler's Wife- $5,455,000 ($55,797,000)
10) Extract- $5,313,000 ($5,313,000) NEW!
11) Shorts- $3,770,000 ($18,193,000)
12) G-Force- $2,762,000 ($115,389,000)

[CaptainHero]

Originally Posted by mr.happy

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As for this week, like I predicted ages ago, Mila Kunis should have looked elsewhere than a Mike Judge movie to boost her career.

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Yeah, so while Fox is off starring in crappy Michael Bay movies, Kunis will star in actual well-written comedies like Extract, and ten years down the line, Extract will have a huge cult following and be well remembered. In fact, Mila Kunis's next movie is Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan which sees her starring oppostie Natalie Portman.

Hmmm..I wonder if Megan Fox would ever be able to land a Darren Aronofsky movie, the same guy who did The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream and Pi.
You can't say Kunis isn't getting noticed. Sure, she was in Max Payne, but someone is noticing she has talent and making use of it, whether it be Apatow or Mike Judge considering Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Extract have boosted her cred in comedy circuits.

[mr.happy]

Originally Posted by CaptainHero

Yeah, so while Fox is off starring in crappy Michael Bay movies, Kunis will star in actual well-written comedies like Extract, and ten years down the line, Extract will have a huge cult following and be well remembered.

I think it's a bit early to make that prediction. It looks quite forgettable, and I can't think of anyone whose careers particularly benefited from Office Space, quotable and cult-like as it may be.

In fact, Mila Kunis's next movie is Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan which sees her starring oppostie Natalie Portman.

Portman has found a pretty good balance. She's done mega-blockbusters like Star Wars, attempted blockbusters like Vendetta, as well as more serious movies, of course. I don't know if an Aronofsky movie is the best choice for Kunis at this stage, though. I think she'd be better off making a name for herself with a few good romantic comedies. Not the Heigl type, but something slightly more off-beat.

Hmmm..I wonder if Megan Fox would ever be able to land a Darren Aronofsky movie, the same guy who did The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream and Pi.

Probably not at this point. It could change if Jennifer's Body is a big hit, though, but assuming it's even the sort of thing she would want to do, I would think that slowly easing her way into serious roles would be the smart way to go. Being able to milk blockbusters like Transformers is an incredible luxury for an actress to have, though, and if she proves to be able to draw on her own, she will be able to force her way into Aronofsky movies if she feels like it.

You can't say Kunis isn't getting noticed. Sure, she was in Max Payne, but someone is noticing she has talent and making use of it, whether it be Apatow or Mike Judge considering Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Extract have boosted her cred in comedy circuits.

Like I said some time ago in the Sarah Marshall thread, that movie should have been more of a stepping stone for her. I think she's terrific, and it was the sort of role she could start to build a career on. Her current choices seem a little bit all over the place, and Extract's poor performance isn't going to create a surge of good offers coming her way.

[HG Revolution]

Originally Posted by CaptainHero

Yeah, so while Fox is off starring in crappy Michael Bay movies, Kunis will star in actual well-written comedies like Extract, and ten years down the line, Extract will have a huge cult following and be well remembered.

Extract seems very unlikely to gain a sizable cult following because it's probably the least appealing of Judge's works. Beavis and Butthead made fun of MTV-watching idiots while simultaneously appealing to MTV-watching idiots who didn't get it. King of the Hill made fun of its southern protagonists while also respecting them. Office Space was in favor of the office workers while attacking the bosses. Idiocracy, up until this year Judge's least successful film, attacked the whole of society so whatever issues you had with it at least it didn't make anyone feel singled out. Extract, however, seems to be the opposite of Office Space: it's making fun of lower-end workers and doesn't seem to have KotH-esque sympathy for them. A lot less appealing than his other work.

[CaptainHero]

Originally Posted by HG Revolution

Extract seems very unlikely to gain a sizable cult following because it's probably the least appealing of Judge's works. Beavis and Butthead made fun of MTV-watching idiots while simultaneously appealing to MTV-watching idiots who didn't get it. King of the Hill made fun of its southern protagonists while also respecting them. Office Space was in favor of the office workers while attacking the bosses. Idiocracy, up until this year Judge's least successful film, attacked the whole of society so whatever issues you had with it at least it didn't make anyone feel singled out. Extract, however, seems to be the opposite of Office Space: it's making fun of lower-end workers and doesn't seem to have KotH-esque sympathy for them. A lot less appealing than his other work.

I'm assuming you haven't seen the film. It doesn't make fun of the workers, you do actually sympathize with some of them, I won't spoil the film. It is sure to gain a cult following. It mocks workers while also respecting them a la KOTH.