| Underworld 2: Evolution (2006) won the weekend as expected, but with $26.9M, did so with much more dinero than analysts had predicted. However, and you have heard this a lot, with weak reviews, the movie will unlikely show good legs. The first one was a surprise hit with over $50M on a production budget of about $25M. The second installment however cost about $45M to make, so it will need to make a lot more money to warrant starting a third episode.
Hoodwinked! The True Story of Red Riding Hood (2006) continues to do great and and with less than 20% drop off from its first weekend, its performance is fantastic. With an estimated budget of around $15M, the movie is a hit!
Brokeback Mountain (2005) can also be qualified as a hit. Winning all those awards at the Golden Globes definitely made a difference. Now, with some Oscars likely in sight, the movie will try to get to the $100M maek. It now sits at just over $40M, so it still has some ways to go.
Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, The (2005) continues to do respectably well and is probably a few weeks away from overtaking Harry Potter. Hostel (2005) added over $4M to its coffers and is slowly approaching the $50M mark. It's a definite success. Finally, King Kong (2005) is closing down with a final potential of about $220M. This is enough for it to place fifth in 2005's box office.
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1 | Underworld 2: Evolution (2006) | $26.9M | 3,207 | $26.9M | 3 | 2 | Hoodwinked! The True Story of Red Riding Hood (2006) | $10.4M | 3,002 | $28.6M | 38 | 3 | Glory Road (2006) | $8.8M | 2,396 | $27.7M | 10 | 4 | Last Holiday (2006) | $8.7M | 2,514 | $26M | 10 | 5 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) | $7.8M | 1,196 | $42.1M | 45 | 6 | Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, The (2005) | $6.2M | 2,757 | $271.9M | 45 | 7 | Fun With Dick And Jane (2005) | $5.8M | 2,826 | $101.4M | 33 | 8 | End Of The Spear (2006) | $4.3M | 1,162 | $4.3M | 3 | 9 | Hostel (2005) | $4.2M | 2,258 | $42.7M | 17 | 10 | King Kong (2005) | $4.2M | 2,205 | $209.9M | 40 | 11 | New World, The (2005) | $4M | 811 | $4.2M | 29 | 12 | Tristan And Isolde (2006) | $3.2M | 1,845 | $11.8M | 10 | 13 | Walk The Line (2005) | $3.1M | 1,125 | $102.1M | 66 | 14 | Munich (2005) | $3M | 1,437 | $38M | 31 | 15 | Match Point (2005) | $2.9M | 441 | $10.2M | 26 | 16 | Cheaper By The Dozen 2 (2005) | $2.8M | 2,067 | $78.1M | 33 | 17 | Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005) | $2.7M | 1,404 | $51.2M | 45 | 18 | Ringer, The (2005) | $1.4M | 998 | $33.7M | 31 | 19 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | $1M | 1,055 | $41.7M | 29 | 20 | Casanova (2005) | $922.2K | 770 | $10.5M | 29 | | For the top 20 movies: | $112.4M | 35,476 | $1.2B | |
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