August 1, 200422 yr 1. "The Village," $50.8 million. 2. "The Bourne Supremacy," $23.4 million. 3. "The Manchurian Candidate," $20.2 million. 4. "I, Robot," $10.05 million. 5. "Spider-Man 2," $8.5 million. 6. "Catwoman," $6.1 million. 7. "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," $5.15 million. 8. "A Cinderella Story," $4.7 million. 9 (tie) "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," $3.1 million. 9 (tie) "Fahrenheit 9/11," $3.1 million.
August 1, 200422 yr Looks like even with the negative reviews, M. Night Shyamalan still finished on top. :thumbup Shyamalan's 'The Village' Leads Box Office Sunday August 1 1:03 PM ET Its surprise ending may have underwhelmed some critics, but writer/director M. Night Shyamalan's latest scary movie, "The Village," got off to a strong start at the weekend box office in North America. The film, which revolves around the good folk of a bucolic 19th century hamlet and the creepy goings-on in the nearby woods, earned about $50.8 million in its first three days, becoming the third film in as many weekends to open at No. 1 with more than $50 million. Shyamalan's previous effort, "Signs," boosted by the star power of Mel Gibson, opened at $60 million in August 2002 and finished with $228 million. The new movie, reportedly budgeted at a modest $60 million, represents one of the last chances by the film's backer, Walt Disney Co., to salvage some respectability from a dismal summer, which saw it release such duds as "King Arthur," "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Home on the Range," while refusing to allow its Miramax Films unit to handle box office titan "Fahrenheit 9/11." Indeed, "The Village" set a new Disney record for a July release, beating the $46.6 million bow of last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." Last weekend's champion, "The Bourne Supremacy," starring Matt Damon, slipped to No. 2 with $23.4 million. The spy thriller, released by Universal Pictures, has earned $98 million to date. Three other wide new entries also debuted on Friday. Paramount Pictures' $80 million remake of the political conspiracy thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep, opened at No. 3 with $20.2 million, on par with previous Washington releases. The stoner comedy "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," about two pals with the late-night munchies, rolled in at No. 7 with a disappointing $5.2 million. The New Line Cinema film was budgeted at just $9 million. Universal's family adventure "Thunderbirds," a live adaptation of the cult British TV show with marionettes, misfired at No. 12 with $2.7 million. The film was budgeted at $57 million. Universal Pictures is a unit of General Electric Co. -controlled NBC Universal. Paramount Pictures is a unit of Viacom Inc . New Line Cinema is a unit of Time Warner Inc .
August 2, 200422 yr Wow, the Thunderbirds movie bombed even harder than I expected. I saw The Manchurian Candidate on Friday, it was excellent.
August 2, 200422 yr I am guessing there is a 2nd part to The Village. The movies was good but the ended was gay.. There has to be a 2nd part.
August 2, 200422 yr I am guessing there is a 2nd part to The Village. The movies was good but the ended was gay.. There has to be a 2nd part. 489791[/snapback] I highly doubt it. What more is there to say?
August 2, 200422 yr Planning on going to see "The Village" and "The Manchurian Candidate" later this week. But seriously they hyped that Thunderbirds movie so much. Talk about a disaster. It didn't even look half way entertaining.
August 4, 200422 yr Planning on going to see "The Village" and "The Manchurian Candidate" later this week. But seriously they hyped that Thunderbirds movie so much. Talk about a disaster. It didn't even look half way entertaining. 490177[/snapback] I saw like on trailer for it. :plain
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