F -9/11 Real Gross $2.1 M Higher than Estimates -- Records Fall

[stickdog]

The real weekend gross came in at $23,920,637 rather than the estimated $21,800,000:

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=26&p=.htm

All-time best opening weekends for a less than 2,000 theater release:

1) Blair Witch Project - $29,207,381, 1,101 theaters, $26,528 per theater average
2) Back to the Future Part II - $27,835,125, 1,865 theaters, $14,925 average
3) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - $25,337,110, 1,687 theaters, $15,019 average
4) Forrest Gump - $24,450,602, 1,595 theaters, $15,329 average
5) Fahrenheit 9/11 - $23,920,637, 868 theaters, $27,558 average
6) Return of the Jedi - $23,019,618, 1,002 theaters, $22,973 average
7) Road to Perdition - $22,079,481, 1,797 theaters, $12,286 average
8) Remember The Titans - $20,905,831, 1,865 theaters, $11,209 average
9) Seabiscuit - $20,854,735, 1,989 theaters, $10,485 average
10) Barbershop - $20,627,433, 1,605 theaters, $12,851 average
11) Contact - $20,584,908, 1,923 theaters, $10,704 average
12) Mrs. Doubtfire - $20,468,847, 1,605 theaters, $12,753 average
13) Lethal Weapon 2 - $20,388,800, 1,803 theaters, $11,308 average

Per theater average ranking for any 500-2000 theater release:

1) Fahrenheit 9/11 - $27,558
2) Blair Witch Project - $26,528
3) Return of the Jedi - $22,973
4) Forrest Gump - $15,329
5) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - $15,019

2004 opening weekend per theater average:

1) Fahrenheit 9/11 - $27,558
2) The Passion of Jesus Christ - $27,554
3) Shrek II - $25,951

All-time opening weekend per theater average for a nationwide release:

1) Spiderman - $31,768
2) Fahrenheit 9/11 - $27,558
3) The Passion of Jesus Christ - $27,554
4) Blair Witch Project - $26,528
5) Shrek II - $25,951
6) Star Wars II; Revenge of the Clones - $25,317
7) Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone - $24,590

[Joanne98]

1. It beat The Passion

hahahahahahahahahaahhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Junkdrawer]

3. That's funny because I put Box Office MoJo's numbers into Excel...

and I thought that if the numbers were only a little higher than estimated, it would beat The Passion on per/theater numbers.

[benburch]

5. We need to rub the Freeper's noses in that!

Damn, but I want to kick some Freeper ass lately.

[librechik]

9. by half a ticket! Jeez! ($4) I demand a recount! n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Does this mean that more theatres will show it?

I'm hoping the local theatre will have it. How many people who were for Bush or leaning towards Bush have had their minds changed?

[RoyGBiv]

6. Yes!!!!

About 1000 more, it seems.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1882378

[stickdog]

8. Let's see. It made more per theater than White Chicks, Dodgeball,

The Notebook, The Terminal and Harry Potter combined!

Meanwhile, NO OTHER MAJOR RELEASES are going up against Spiderman II.

So what do you think?

[ogminlo]

4. Screen for screen

F911 is in a statistical dead heat with the opening weekend for Mel Gibson's gorefest. Hooray for our side!

[stickdog]

7. Remember, I got laughed at when I predicted a $26 M opening.

I was a lot closer (2.1 million too high) than any of the box office gurus (8-16 million).

23.9 million in 868 theaters with less than a $10 million marketing budget and just $6 million in production costs.

Thank God that Republicans are such fucking fascist whiners!!!

[stickdog]

10. Kick!