Best Picture Oscar nominees didn't get much box office boost. And I am happy to report this! The movies that are currently playing in theatres were added to more venues as a result of their Oscar nods, but did not generate significant ticket sales. Here is the weekend box office report from Box Office Mojo, and the relevant paragraphs:
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2001&p=l.htm
Going into the weekend, though, the group of Best Picture nominees were collectively the least popular with audiences on record, with two barely over $50 million at announcement time last Tuesday—Crash and Brokeback Mountain. It's the second year in a row that the Academy's selections diverged wildly from the public's, and the resulting boost did little to assuage the Oscars' continued wane.
Brokeback Mountain roped 435 more theaters for a total of 2,089, but saw business drop eight percent. Ang Lee's $14 million cowboy love story gathered $6 million, taking its total to $60.1 million in 59 days.
"We've got a lot of runs that have been playing for a month, and some of these markets are over-encumbered," Foley noted of Focus' highest-grossing picture ever. "So there's a weakness in some of these theaters that are playing out. It's a function of normal attrition, despite the Academy awards stuff. It's the core markets that it's important to sustain."
Foley expects Brokeback Mountain to climb past $80 million at least and more if it wins Best Picture. "[$100 million] always necessitated a win," Foley said.
A Best Picture nomination helped Sony Pictures Classics catapult Capote into wide release for the first time. Playing at 1,239 theaters in its 19th weekend, the drama about writer Truman Capote took in a paltry $2.3 million. Under-performing relative to past Oscar pictures, the $7 million production is still hit in the realm of specialty releases, with $18 million in the till.
With Best Picture nomination in tow, Good Night, and Good Luck. broadcasted in wide release again, rallying few new patrons. George Clooney's $7 million 1950s journalism drama showed at 929 locations but drew $1.5 million, bringing its total to $26.8 million in over four months.
The final Best Picture nominee in theaters—Crash has been on DVD for five months with no theatrical re-issue scheduled—Munich was even with last weekend, despite an expansion. Steven Spielberg's $70 million drama about the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics' Palestinian terrorist attack pulled $1.7 million from 1,151 theaters for a somber $43 million in 45 days.
Without receiving a Best Picture nomination as many expected, Walk the Line drummed up an eight percent increase over last weekend, making $3.3 million. The $28 million Johnny Cash biographical drama was already a sizable hit without the aid of Oscar, and its total stands at $110.6 million in 80 days.
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2001&p=l.htm
Going into the weekend, though, the group of Best Picture nominees were collectively the least popular with audiences on record, with two barely over $50 million at announcement time last Tuesday—Crash and Brokeback Mountain. It's the second year in a row that the Academy's selections diverged wildly from the public's, and the resulting boost did little to assuage the Oscars' continued wane.
Brokeback Mountain roped 435 more theaters for a total of 2,089, but saw business drop eight percent. Ang Lee's $14 million cowboy love story gathered $6 million, taking its total to $60.1 million in 59 days.
"We've got a lot of runs that have been playing for a month, and some of these markets are over-encumbered," Foley noted of Focus' highest-grossing picture ever. "So there's a weakness in some of these theaters that are playing out. It's a function of normal attrition, despite the Academy awards stuff. It's the core markets that it's important to sustain."
Foley expects Brokeback Mountain to climb past $80 million at least and more if it wins Best Picture. "[$100 million] always necessitated a win," Foley said.
A Best Picture nomination helped Sony Pictures Classics catapult Capote into wide release for the first time. Playing at 1,239 theaters in its 19th weekend, the drama about writer Truman Capote took in a paltry $2.3 million. Under-performing relative to past Oscar pictures, the $7 million production is still hit in the realm of specialty releases, with $18 million in the till.
With Best Picture nomination in tow, Good Night, and Good Luck. broadcasted in wide release again, rallying few new patrons. George Clooney's $7 million 1950s journalism drama showed at 929 locations but drew $1.5 million, bringing its total to $26.8 million in over four months.
The final Best Picture nominee in theaters—Crash has been on DVD for five months with no theatrical re-issue scheduled—Munich was even with last weekend, despite an expansion. Steven Spielberg's $70 million drama about the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics' Palestinian terrorist attack pulled $1.7 million from 1,151 theaters for a somber $43 million in 45 days.
Without receiving a Best Picture nomination as many expected, Walk the Line drummed up an eight percent increase over last weekend, making $3.3 million. The $28 million Johnny Cash biographical drama was already a sizable hit without the aid of Oscar, and its total stands at $110.6 million in 80 days.
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