Enchanted Holds #1 Spot
Disney Flick Keeps Top Spot For Second Week in a Row
Enchanted topped the box office charts for a second week in a row, while Beowulf and Bee Movie stayed in the Top 10.
Film audiences are still digging the romance of Enchanted.
The Disney live-action/animated flick topped the box office for a second week in a row, taking home a reasonable $16.5 million. That's twice what its nearest competitor made at the box office, which means that most people who are seeing movies right now are checking out the Kevin Lima flick.
Box Office Drop No Surprise
Enchanted's drop in box office is also not surprising, considering the weekend after Thanksgiving is not a profitable time for cinemas, but doesn't totally bode well for the flick. Enchanted has earned $70 million so far, which means that it will easily make over $100 million in its first month, and likely will break the $200 million barrier before it's pulled from theatres. Analysts are predicting blockbuster status (that means more than $200 million in theatrical receipts) for the film, which stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden and Susan Sarandon.
Paramount's Beowulf rallied to recapture the #2 spot in its third week in theatres, taking another $8.2 million. It has now made $68.9 million in cinemas, less than what Enchanted pulled in two-thirds of the time. This means an uphill battle for the motion-capture flick in theatres, which cost Paramount $150 million to make.
Barring some calamity, Beowulf is likely to make its money back, and will probably become a modest hit in theatres. However, blockbuster status ($200 million plus in theatres) is unlikely for the Robert Zemeckis flick.
Bee Movie Hanging On
DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie is hanging onto the bottom of the Top 10, having made another $4.4 million this past weekend. The CGI animated flick, which stars the voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger and Patrick Warburton, has already pulled $117 million in its 5 weeks in theatres. This speaks well for the flick's staying power, and Seinfeld's ability to appeal to all the old Seinfeld fans and their kids. Bee Movie should make back its $150 million price tag within the next couple of weeks, then factor in another $20 - 30 million to cover promotions. After that, the Jerry Seinfeld flick should be making some coin during its theatrical run.
Bee Movie was originally expected to make $175 million in theatres, slightly better than most DreamWorks' non-Shrek productions. However, it is possible for the flick to cross the $200 million barrier. The true test will be how the film does overseas, where its New York City locale may not play so well in international markets.
