"Chicken" Anything But Little at the Weekend Box Office
Disney's first non-Pixar CG feature, "Chicken Little," had a lot to crow about over the weekend as it pecked an estimated $40 million out of the moviegoers pockets, giving it the #1 spot by about 12 million boks. (Sorry.) Coming in at second place was the surprisingly powerful "Jarhead," which pulled in about $28.7 million in its opening frame, which is a good deal more than anyone (including Universal) was expecting.
Third through fifth place went to a trio of holdovers: Lions Gate's "Saw 2" added another $17.2 million to its $60 million piggy bank, while Sony's "Zorro" sequel tallied an additional $10 million, giving it a total of approximately $30.2 million. Rounding out the top five was the romantic comedy "Prime," which managed to hold on in fairly impressive fashion, earning another $5.2 million to its $13.5 million total.
Next week sees the unleashing of three new wide releases: Jim Sheridan's 50 Cent flick "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" opens on Wednesday, while the Clive Owen/Jennifer Aniston thriller "Derailed" and the family-friendly sci-fi adventure "Zathura" will wait until Friday.
For a closer look at the weekend numbers, stop by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page and poke around a little.
Third through fifth place went to a trio of holdovers: Lions Gate's "Saw 2" added another $17.2 million to its $60 million piggy bank, while Sony's "Zorro" sequel tallied an additional $10 million, giving it a total of approximately $30.2 million. Rounding out the top five was the romantic comedy "Prime," which managed to hold on in fairly impressive fashion, earning another $5.2 million to its $13.5 million total.
Next week sees the unleashing of three new wide releases: Jim Sheridan's 50 Cent flick "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" opens on Wednesday, while the Clive Owen/Jennifer Aniston thriller "Derailed" and the family-friendly sci-fi adventure "Zathura" will wait until Friday.
For a closer look at the weekend numbers, stop by the Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Page and poke around a little.
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on Nov 07 2005 10:48 AM haven't watched chicken little... but i wanted it to do good, just cause of Zach Braff... he is very talented and deserves a lot.... (come on scrubs season 5) (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 11:27 AM [b]I hate disney...[/b] god, i hate them... (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 01:46 PM Zach Braff is very talkented and i think a little underated as a serious actor. I mean Garden State should have show everyone (It did to some, including me) that he is a great actor. I love him in scrubs and i hope he continues to get work (Although that SHOULDNT be a problem). (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 02:11 PM [b]The chicken or the dinosaur egg?[/b] First Pixar films were known only as "Disney films", now Chicken Little is "Disney's first CGI movie"?? [i]Dinosaur[/i] may not have been the business, but does the entire news media have to resoundly ignore it? I know that all news comes from the same source, but daaaannng. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 07 2005 02:49 PM [b]Hey it was cute...[/b] Hey hi, The anmia is so damm cute as far as C.Little goes, love his faces. I HATE most CGI's. I got into the "WOTW" & other movies they took on. Overall a cute flick. ~~~Ruth~~~ (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 04:16 PM [b]oh Ruth...[/b] If you thought this movie was cute, then i'm happy. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 05:33 PM What about Jarhead? I thought it was AMAZING!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 05:49 PM i saw it.and that was a great movie.although it didnt havd as much action as people were expecting, the acting was great. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 07 2005 06:11 PM In reply to this comment (#827510) Yeah, true. I guess maybe because Dinosaur used live-action backgrounds/sets, it's not completely all CGI. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 06:37 PM [b]Jamie Foxx is..[/b] Jamie Foxx? A good actor. Just don't like his kind of movies. And jaydurden, you have the right to dislike Disney, but may I inquire as to why? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2005 08:37 PM Disney is going up against the big ones of CGI - Pixar, Dreamworks. Haven't seen Chicken Little but should they throw in the towel? Wasn't the story for this written by the morons who wrote Brother Bear? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 08 2005 06:45 AM In reply to this comment (#827516) just the quality of what they've made in recent years and the fact that they wont stop making awful sequels to old classics...i mean...they are making toy story 3 without pixar, do i really need reasons to hate them? (Reply to this) |
on Nov 08 2005 01:32 PM Actua;;y. they're not doing Toy Story 3. That was just a ploy to get Pixar to stay with them. By the way, rumor has it they're working out a new deal. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 08 2005 02:08 PM In reply to this comment (#827519) thanks for the info Simba....wasn't aware of that...still hate disney but i'm glad they're not doing TS3 (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 08 2005 02:35 PM No prob! (Reply to this) |
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