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Quote: Friday Numbers Analysis
By David Mumpower
September 15, 2007
Jodie Foster's recent hot streak of solid openings appears destined to come to a screeching halt this weekend as The Brave One opens to a disappointing (but expected) $4.6 million in its first day. As chronicled in Kim Hollis' weekend forecast, Foster's last three movies had opened to $30.1 million, $24.6 million and $29.0 million. That's an average of $27.9 million the previous three titles. The Brave One will be lucky to earn half of that. A very good 3.2 multiplier would still give it box office of only $14.7 million. Clearly, the dark tone of the advertising campaign alienated potential viewers. This prevented Foster's core fan-base from supporting her with this feature.
The other two new releases this week wish they could be the type of disappointment that The Brave One is. Mr. Woodcock earned only $2.9 million on Friday, proving yet again that for all his popularity, Billy Bob Thornton is not a box office draw. A $7.5 million weekend is in order, which is better than The Astronaut Farmer's $4.5 million debut. But it'' still not good. Dragon Wars, the Korean production starring that guy from Roswell, finished in fifth place with $1.6 million. Given the fact that it's a virtually unknown series of actors starring in a title from a still green distributor in Newstyle Releasing, this performance isn't that bad. It's just that $4.0 million isn't noteworthy.
| ARTICLE - The Korean Times
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09-16-2007 13:58
'D-War' Ranks 5th in US Box Office in 1st Day Earnings
South Korea's science fiction blockbuster "D-War" ranked fifth in U.S. box office earnings with $1.55 million on its first day of showing Friday, trailing U.S. box office hits "The Brave One" and "Mr. Woodcock," an online
entertainment magazine said Sunday.
The movie, made by comedian-turned film director, Shim Hyung-rae, earned $1.55 million by being shown on over 2,269 screens in the U.S. while the U.S. thriller movie "The Brave One" earned $4.6 million and the comedy "Mr. Woodcock" $2.8 million, Variety magazine said. Both U.S. films were also released on
Friday.
"D-War," starring Hollywood actors, is a story about a legendary Korean serpent, called Imoogi, before it is transformed into a dragon that rules heaven. The film's distributor had planned to show the $30-million film, the most expensive ever produced in South Korea, on 1,700 screens in the U.S., which later increased to 2,275, the largest U.S. release ever for a Korean film.
As of Sept. 1, the movie attracted about 8.2 million viewers in South Korea, a success ranked fifth in Korean box-office records. The movie has been a controversial box-office hit with some movie reviewers critical of the film's weak plot and patriotic appeal.
| __________________ “I’m drawn more towards independent-minded things because I think that’s where the most interesting stories are. But, it doesn’t really matter to me if it’s a big-budget thing, or a small little bare-bones movie that I have to pay to be in. For me, it’s more about the story and the character than anything else.”
~ Jason Behr
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