Wednesday 10 December 2008

Box Office Figures

RankMovie Title (click to view)StudioTotal Gross /TheatersOpening / TheatersOpenClose
1The Dark KnightWB$530,559,1374,366$158,411,4834,3667/18-
2Iron ManPar.$318,313,1994,154$98,618,6684,1055/210/2
3Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullPar.$317,023,8514,264$100,137,8354,2605/22-
4HancockSony$227,946,2743,965$62,603,8793,9657/29/7
5WALL-EBV$223,704,2233,992$63,087,5263,9926/27-
6Kung Fu PandaP/DW$215,434,5914,136$60,239,1304,1146/610/9
7Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaP/DW$165,977,7884,065$63,106,5894,05611/7-
8Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!Fox$154,529,4393,961$45,012,9983,9543/149/4
9Sex and the CityWB (NL)$152,647,2583,325$57,038,4043,2855/309/18
10Quantum of SolaceSony$152,148,4733,501$67,528,8823,45111/14-
11Mamma Mia!Uni.$143,762,9553,194$27,751,2402,9767/1811/6
12The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianBV$141,621,4903,929$55,034,8053,9295/169/4
13TwilightSum.$139,337,8953,620$69,637,7403,41911/21-
14The Incredible HulkUni.$134,533,8853,508$55,414,0503,5056/139/4
15WantedUni.$134,327,1253,185$50,927,0853,1756/279/18
16Get SmartWB$130,319,2083,915$38,683,4803,9116/2011/6
17Tropic ThunderP/DW$110,461,3073,473$25,812,7963,3198/1311/13
18The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorUni.$102,277,5103,778$40,457,7703,7608/19/25
19Journey to the Center of the EarthWB (NL)$101,702,5282,830$21,018,1412,8117/11-
20Step BrothersSony$100,468,7933,182$30,940,7323,0947/259/21
This shows the box office figures for the last year (2008), this shows that there is a non popular showing of british crime dramas and the only one in the top 100 is bank job. 
84The Bank JobLGF$30,060,6601,613$5,935,2561,6033/76/5
At number 84 and this is only a british crime drama not a british teen drama but it is also a realistic film as it is based on a true story and shows a representation of british life which is what we are aiming for in our opening sequence. I have posted this information to show that there is a gap in the market for a british,  teenage, gun, crime drama.

Karl Buckel 

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