Will Smith and real life son Jaden Smith, meanwhile, are probably all smiles over how well their dramedy The Pursuit of Happyness performed.
Brandon Gray of Box Ofice Mojo:
'The Pursuit of Happyness' captured an impressive estimated $27 million over the weekend, eclipsing the expected top draws, 'Eragon' [$23.5 million] and 'Charlotte's Web' [$12 million]...
There's more Mojo right here
Ian Mohr of Variety writes:
Holiday auds were in the mood for father-and-son bonding as Sony's "The Pursuit of Happyness," with Will Smith starring opposite his son, warmed hearts and landed atop the domestic B.O. over the weekend with a $27 million bow.
Pic's per-engagement average was a robust $9,467 from 2,852 over a pre-holiday frame in which it can be tough for non-tentpole pics to woo auds away from holiday preparations. No. 1 bow was Smith's 10th, and pic also marked a solid English-lingo debut for Italo helmer Gabriele Muccino.
Last weekend's surprise No. 1, Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto," dropped nearly 50% in its second frame into sixth place.
Subtitled pic added $7.7 million to its coffers to bring its cume to $27.9 million. Pic is playing in almost 2,500 engagements and posted an average of $3,133 per.
Fox's PG-rated "Eragon" took the second spot on the charts, with $23.4 million off 3,020 for a per-screen average of $7,765. Pic, based on the fantasy-lit phenom, played somewhat better with young males, but also brought in a young female demo.
Frame's other wide opener, Paramount's G-rated reinvention of "Charlotte's Web" -- which mixed live-action with CG f/x -- landed in third with $12 million. Studio said it's hoping to mirror the release of "Stuart Little," which opened slowly in the same frame in 1999 with $15 million, but wound up with $140 million by April as families discovered it. Both "Stuart" and "Charlotte" are based on books by E.B. White...
Article Continues...
For his weekend wrap-up Entertainment Weekly's Joshua Rich said:
Will Smith's star power conquers the box office, while a mythical beast beats a little piggy for the No. 2 spot...
No comments:
Post a Comment