Weekend B.O.

Posted: Thu., Mar. 31, 2005, 5:20pm PT

Weekend Box Office Preview
April 1, 2005

'Sin' springing ahead of summer B.O. season

SPRING FORWARD

Few April openers have long legs but there are some that reversed the trend and generated a high percentage of their B.O. from their summer run.


April titles (% of B.O. generated during summer*)

Man on Fire ('04)  

    63%
13 Going on 30 ('04)  

    57%
U-571 ('00)  
    51%
Bridget Jones's Diary ('01)  
    49%
Holes ('03)  

 

  43%

*May through Labor Day

BOWING
Movie Title Engagements
Sin City (Miramax) 3,230
Beauty Shop (MGM)* 2,659
Mughal-E-Azam (UTV) 33
Look at Me (Sony Classics) NY, LA 5
Dust to Glory (IFC) NY, LA 2
Kontroll (ThinkFilm) NY 2
Girl Play (Wolfe) NY 1
In the City (Wolfe) Miami 1
EXPANDING
The Upside of Anger 167-1,111

*Bowed Wednesday

YEAR TO DATE
(in billions of $)
1.89



'04

thru March 28


1.87


-1%


'05

thru March 27


1. Sin City

2. Beauty Shop

3. Guess Who

4. Miss Congeniality 2

5. The Ring Two

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RELEASE DATES AND CHANGES
As of March 31
Pic New date Old date
BUENA VISTA
Dark Water July 8 Aug. 12
Mars (BV Large Format) TBA Sept. 16
FINE LINE
The Holy Girl April 29 undated
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Roll Bounce Sept. 30 July 1
MIRAMAX
Mindhunters May 6 May 27
NEW LINE
Just Friends Feb. 10 '06 undated
NEWMARKET
A Hole in My Heart April 8  
PARAMOUNT
Barnyard Jan. 13 '06 undated
WARNER BROS.
Must Love Dogs July 29 Aug. 5
The Dukes of Hazzard Aug. 5 June 24
Red indicates new entry

Source: Nielsen EDI Filmsource

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