Lilo's Second Weekend

[RyMickey]

'Lilo and Stitch' raked in a respectable $22.2 million (according to estimates) this weekend, the result of a 37% drop from the previous weekend. That brings its 10-day total to $77.8 million. With a four-day weekend next weekend due to July 4th being on a Thursday (and with what should be a very decent Wednesday, as well), I think that 'Lilo' should be well over the $100 million mark by the end of next weekend.

'Hey Arnold!' posed no real threat to 'Lilo' this weekend, as it could only muster up $6 million in ticket sales. Next weekend, 'Powerpuff Girls' and 'Men in Black 2' are 'Lilo's' most formidable competition, but I think that even if these two flicks are moviegoers' top choices, there will still be enough spillover (and people who's first choice is 'Lilo') to give 'Lilo' a very decent weekend total.

RyMickey

 

[d-r]

If anybody is keeping score...las has passed "spirit: cadillac of the cimmeran" -

last weekend #2 to Minority report, then #1 for the week (with no credit for it) - this weekend #2 to mr. deeds, but probably no chance to catch up during the weekdays with the short week - I wonder if there is any chance for next weekend #2 to mib? Probably not with powerpuff and mr. deed - but, yeah, should be over 100 mil. this time next week


dr

 

[Peter Pirate]

I'm not sure how this bodes...I guess the big weekend will be the proof.

It is interesting that percentage wise only 'Hey Arnold' lost a smaller percetage from the Saturday revenues than L&S (and the numbers for 'Arnold' aren't to strong anyway). So perhaps this dropoff for Sunday isn't really too revealing...

 

[johare]

That's probably pretty accurate scoop. Here's a quote from boxofficeguru.com

"Spending a second weekend at number two was the Disney animated comedy Lilo & Stitch which grossed an estimated $22.2M. Dropping a moderate 37%, the PG-rated film pushed its ten-day cume to an impressive $77.8M. Lilo, with its $80M pricetag, could find its way to $150-160M."

 

[Bob O]

My daughters went to see Hey Arnold on firday and i was surprised how empty the show was on its opening night.
Im glad to see L & S hold up well. But i think making 100 mil. is a stretch when you factor in all the advertising costs with the cost of making the movie. They are still spending big money as the commericals are on all the time.

 

[All Aboard]

BobO, I've read that the production budget was $80m and the marketing budget is roughly $35m totalling $115m. We can assume about a 50% take from domestic box equalling $75m to $90m. Then, factor in profit from the sale of toys, the $ McD's paid to throw the toys in Happy Meals, the licensing of the video game, the profits from DVD sales next year and the international box office. I don't know the economics of all those other pieces, but they tack on heavily to the domestic take.

 

[YoHo]

When does the next "family movie" Hit the Screens?

There may have been families that didn't go to the Theater this weekend putting it off til the holiday.

I don't know if that's a valid theory or not.

 

[Bob O]

gcurling i was only commenting on the movie take and not other revenue streams. And even though Hey Arnold was a bomb i just read that it only took 5 mil. to make so they will at least make some money on the movie.
I think alot of families will go see MIB 2 when it opens over the holiday weekend.

 

[Peter Pirate]

Following that logic Bb, you should conceivably be in the camp that applauds the Disney sequal bombardment...After all they ARE mkng Disney $$$...