F9/11 per screen average real tells the tale $27,558.34 per screen!

[wndycty]

One of the best gauges of a film's popularity is its per screen average. Now obviously the more theaters that show the film the more likely it is the per screen average will drop, however it is a strong indicator of a films draw. From this weekend!


1. Fahrenheit 9/11 Gross$23,920,637 Screens868 Per Screen$27,558.34
2. White Chicks Gross$19,676,748 Screens2,726 Per Screen$7,218.18
3. DodgeBall Gross$18,787,419 Screens3,020 Per Screen$6,221.00
4. The Notebook Gross$13,464,745 Screens2,303 Per Screen$5,846.61
5. The Terminal Gross$13,135,148 Screens2,914 Per Screen$4,507.60
6. Harry Potter Gross$11,247,412 Screens3,404 Per Screen$3,304.18
7. Shrek 2 Gross$10,216,452 Screens2,937 Per Screen$3,478.53
8. Garfield Gross$7,526,987 Screens2,880 Per Screen$2,613.54
9. Two Brothers Gross$6,144,160 Screens2,175 Per Screen$2,824.90
10. The Stepford Gross$5,056,343 Screens2,437 Per Screen$2,074.82

[wndycty]

1. Kick

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[ShaneGR]

2. I'll bet you a dollar it grosses another 35 million this week

Monday-Sunday I mean. It's also playing in over a 1000 more theatres this weekend for a total of about 1750-1900.

[wndycty]

4. One of my friends if movie distribution predicts. . .

. . .that this film will be the first $100 million documentary. This guy knows documentaries.

[G_j]

3. $27,558.34 compared to $7,218.18 per screen says it all !!

I heard this may have broken a per screen record, could this be true?

[wndycty]

5. Well its smashed all documentary records. . .

. . .which is huge! How it stacks up against non documentaries is still to be debated.

[G_j]

7. numerous records already set

http://www.moviecitynews.com/notepad/2004/040627a_pr.html

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Among the numerous records already set by FAHRENHEIT 9/11 are the following:

*Highest opening weekend ever for a documentary of any type (including IMAX and concert films)

*Highest opening ever for a wide release under 1000 screens (beating previous record holder “Rocky III” in 1982)

*Highest opening ever for a Palm d’Or winner (topping previous record holder “Pulp Fiction” in 1994)

*Opening weekend numbers have already outgrossed the total domestic box office for Academy Award® winner “Bowling for Columbine”, Michael Moore’s previous release

*Achieved 3rd highest per screen average opening for the year to date among wide releases (behind only “Passion of the Christ” & “Shrek 2”)

<snip>

[Zinfandel]

6. F-9/11 adding over 200 more screens this week.

[wicket]

8. Do you have a link for this?

I could totally nail a freeper with this info :)

[wndycty]

9. Well I took the raw grosses and divided by theaters however here is a link

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

[wndycty]

10. Kick

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