Christmas Day Estimates: Oh My Dog! Marley And Me Opens To $14.5 Million On First Day!
Wow, I don't think anyone saw this powerful of a debut coming! And that applies to more movies than one! The top three films had the top three Christmas Day debuts EVER. Marley And Me just broke the all-time record for best Christmas Day box office with an estimated $14.5 million! It could be looking a sizzling $58 million debut! The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button didn't do too badly either, with $11.8 million. The long play-time will cut into it's gross a bit, but a $45 million projection ain't too shabby. Assumed front-runner Bedtime Stories took third place with $10.5 million, but I believe it will do much better in the next few days, considering Christmas is a day when many families do choose to stay in. It might finish with $45 million. Even Valkyrie (to my chagrin, I'll admit it) managed to pull in $8.5 million in ticket sales! The Tom Cruise starrer could make it to $30 million by Sunday. Thanks goodness for The Spirit, which helped maintain some predictability at the box office by only earning $4 million. Give it a still-way-better-than-it-deserves $15 million weekend. Wow, what an amazing day at the box office! Unlike last weekend, the new releases have captured moviegoers' attention, and people flocked to the theaters in droves this Christmas. Here are the estimates:
| # | Movie Title | Daily Gross |
| 1 | Marley And Me | $14,500,000 |
| 2 | The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button | $11,800,000 |
| 3 | Bedtime Stories | $10,500,000 |
| 4 | Valkyrie | $8,500,000 |
| 5 | Yes Man | $6,000,000 |
| 6 | Seven Pounds | $4,750,000 |
| 7 | The Spirit | $4,000,000 |
| 8 | The Day The Earth Stood Still | $2,750,000 |
| 9 | Four Christmases | $2,250,000 |
| 10 | The Tale Of Despereaux | $2,000,000 |
It's funny, though. My family has never even considered going to the movies on Christmas Day, and I've always felt like a lot of people are in the same boat as me. I don't even change out of my pajamas, much less go out! It just wouldn't feel appropriate to me. Anyone else agree? Or do YOU go to the movies on December 25th? Let me know in the comments! Happy holidays!
2 comments:
My family almost always goes to a movie christmas day. Didn't this year, though. The only one that interested us was Benjamin Button-until we heard it was almost three hours long.
Haha- the dreaded three hour mark! It really limited the potential of King Kong, but Ben Button seems to be doing alright!
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