'PIRATES' STORMS THE BOX OFFICE DISNEY FILM SETS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RECORD.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer The box office booty BOOTY, war. The capture of personal property by a public enemy on land, in contradistinction to prize, which is a capture of such property by such an enemy, on the sea. 2. for "Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End" proved massive, setting a treasure trove TREASURE TROVE. Found treasure. 2. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident. of records including best Memorial Day weekend opening ever and biggest worldwide opening in history. The Disney film led a strong field of contenders, which also included holdovers "Shrek The Third" and "Spider-Man 3," to the biggest Memorial Day weekend on record. It took in a total of $142 million domestically over the four days, surpassing the previous high of $122.8 million set by "X-Men: The Last Stand" a year ago. When Thursday night preview showings are added, the movie will have earned $156 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Disney estimates Monday. "Pirates" also had a six-day international tally of $245 million, giving it an unprecedented worldwide haul of $401 million. According to Disney, this figure surpasses the previous record of $382 million set by the six-day opening of "Spider-Man 3" earlier this month. "This is a historic weekend for us," said Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
"From the very beginning, the strategy was global and it set records all over the world. We had a story that was not landlocked landlocked adj. referring to a parcel of real property which has no access or egress (entry or exit) to a public street and cannot be reached except by crossing another's property. to the U.S. and Canada, with an international cast." In a summer season just four weeks old, "Pirates" became the third movie to open to $100 million plus -- a feat that had previously been accomplished by just six other movies. Its three-day total was $112.5 million, fifth-biggest of all time. "Pirates" pushed last weekend's champ "Shrek the Third" into second place as the animated hit added $69 million for an 11-day total of $219.4 million. "It's a very competitive marketplace but we had another great weekend," said Anne Globe, president of marketing for DreamWorks Animation. "Over the next couple of weeks, our audience becomes even more available as kids begin to get out of school." While Sony Picture Entertainment's "Spider-Man 3" ended up in third place this weekend, its $18 million domestic gross pushed it up to a cumulative gross of $307.6 million and its worldwide gross to more than $800 million. Rory Bruer, Sony's president of distribution, looks at all the box office success this month as a sign of robust movie industry health: "It shows that it is product-driven in regards to bringing the audience out and hopefully we'll continue to see growth." Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the marketplace expanded because of the three top must-see movies, which are playing on multiple screens in the bigger megaplex theaters. "This is a perfect ending to what we thought would be a spectacular May," said Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. He added that domestic grosses for the month alone should surpass the $1 billion mark. The counterprogramming In broadcasting, counterprogramming is the practice of offering programs to attract an audience from another station airing a major event. Television The main events counterprogrammed are the Super Bowl and the Oscars. strategy employed by Lionsgate with the release of the horror drama "Bug" was a failure as the Ashley Judd Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early 2000s thrillers, including Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes. vehicle took in just $4.2 million in 1,632 locations. In comparison, the growing sleeper hit This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since October 2007. "Waitress" took in $4 million playing in just 510 theaters. greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 TOP MOVIES Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Final figures will be released today. 1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," $142.1 million. 2. "Shrek the Third," $69.1 million. 3. "Spider-Man 3," $18 million. 4. "Bug," $4.2 million. 5. "Waitress," $4 million. 6. "28 Weeks Later," $3.3 million. 7. "Disturbia," $2.4 million. 8. "Georgia Rule," $2.38 million. 9. "Fracture," $1.6 million. 10. "Wild Hogs," $1.4 million. -- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. CAPTION(S): box Box: TOP MOVIES (see text) |
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