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isaac15 wrote:yes way to go disney. chicken little is stell doing preety good at the box office. do you think it is going to make more than lilo and stitch.
Hard to tell. I highly doubt it will top Lilo & Stitch's worldwide gross of $273,000,000, but it could come close to its domestic gross of $145,000,000. It might even surpass it. Chicken Little is still running relatively strong, so I wouldn't be surprised.

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Until Narnia is released, you can officially call it Disney's biggest grossing movie of 2005 so far! In other words, it beat The Pacifier!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/cha ... 005&p=.htm

It has yet to be released in U.K., Australia and several other countries so it could beat Lilo and Stitch worldwide as well.

However you have to adjust box office scores if you really want to be acurate!
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Kenai wrote:How ironic that it's being released in the United Kingdom last. I guess cuz the last couple of Disney animated movies haven't done well there.
I don't think that's the case at all. In fact Brother Bear and Treasure Planet did far better in Europe than in the States.

The real reason that this will have happened is because there is just too much out in cinemas at the moment aimed at children.

Corpse bride was released here on October 13th, a month after the US.
Wallace and Gromit was released on October 14th.
Then Sky High not released here in summer was released on October 21st.
Also Nanny McPhee was released on October 21st (big hot here starring Colin Firth, Emma Thompson and Angela Lansbury, not released in US until January)
Then Harry Potter was released on November 18th.
Then we have Narnia released on December 8th and King Kong on December 15th.

Simply a case of nowhere for it to go.

Whereas in February the theatres will be clearer and it is being released the friday before the schools are closed for a week, so it's first week of opening will be against no other competition and every kid in the country will be off school.

Although yes back to your point, Yes it is interesting that CL has only been released in a few countries other than the US and outside the States the UK brings in more film revenue than any other country.
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Ah, I never thought about it that way ichabod. Thanks for the clear up. :)

Curious question, what kind of holiday goes in in February when kids get out for a week?

Oh, and interesting you brought up Brother Bear. I know in the rest of Europe it performed incredibly well, better than the States, (over 160 million overseas if I remember right ^_^ ) but I remember in the UK it opened up in no.4. :( Am I right?
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Kenai wrote:Actually this week it made an additional 7.4 million in worldwide sales, bringing the overseas box office to 25 million. Still doing very good in Mexico despite Harry Potter being out. And apparently, in Spain it managed an reallly well 2.5 million, while in Poland it posted the biggest ever opening for an animated feature. So, so far that brings the worldwide total to approximately 130,739,000.
Well that box office link Timon/Pumba fan posted (see below) seems to say that it has only made $118M - so maybe that website doesn't count the foreign take?

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/cha ... 005&p=.htm

Well I am shocked; it didn't even make as much as Mr. & Mrs. Smith or War of the Worlds! Gee, I thought those were considered "bombs." I guess maybe one would have to know how long those films were in the theaters... and maybe CL will be in the theater long enough to best those films? Anyone taking bets on how long CL will remain in the theaters? I intended to see it a 2nd time in 3D, but got too busy with work these past 2 wks. I don't know now if I'll get that chance... I'll have to do it before Narnia comes out because I think they will kick it out of El Capitan for Narnia and El Capitan is probably the last theater it will remain since it is Disney owned?
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No, BOM doesn't count the worldwide box office for domestic movie box office business. But it does combine it.

Only 118 mil? :roll: That's good, and in only it's 24 first days. Mr and Mrs Smith and War of the Worlds were in no ways bombs by any means. And PR1, you forget, it's still got a few weeks in theaters so don't right if off yet. My guess it that it will see it's final bow right before the week on which the Christmas holidays land. Meaning right when King Kong hits the screens. I'm guessing after that, CL will sink to about 990-1,020 theaters and go from there.

BOM and Box Office Prophets were predicting a tally of 145-149 range. And that does seem likely right now. Which like I said, is not UBER SUPER spectacular, but it's Disney's first over 100 million animated movie (not counting Lilo and Stitch) since 2000. It's proved to be a hit. Most people aren't accepting it though.

Plus, you forget it's the only movie, next to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to make over 100 million since August. 8)
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Kenai wrote:Plus, you forget it's the only movie, next to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to make over 100 million since August. 8)
That's even more amazing.
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Kenai wrote: Only 118 mil? :roll: That's good, and in only it's 24 first days. Mr and Mrs Smith and War of the Worlds were in no ways bombs by any means.
Hmmmm, maybe PR1 was referring to the critics and thought if floped from what they said.

However that would confuse me as well considering both of these films got decent reviews compared to most of the blockbusters this summer(or any summer to be specific).

Pluto Region1- If you want to know worldwide box office scores, they are also on box office mojo here: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/cha ... 005&p=.htm

Chicken Little is only 26 so far, however keep in mind it won't get released to the rest of the world until Feburary 2006! When it does, expect it to be in the top 15! :)
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Kenai wrote:No, BOM doesn't count the worldwide box office for domestic movie box office business. But it does combine it.

Only 118 mil? :roll: That's good, and in only it's 24 first days. Mr and Mrs Smith and War of the Worlds were in no ways bombs by any means. And PR1, you forget, it's still got a few weeks in theaters so don't right if off yet. My guess it that it will see it's final bow right before the week on which the Christmas holidays land. Meaning right when King Kong hits the screens. I'm guessing after that, CL will sink to about 990-1,020 theaters and go from there.
You guys gotta remember I am "in training," and this is my first time watching box office of anything. I got the (apparently mistaken) impression that War of the Worlds and Mr/Mrs Smith were flops due to lack of media coverage about their success. I realize now that is obviously no way to judge a success of a movie - but at the time with nothing else to go on (didn't know about the Box Office totals website, thanks!) it gives one that impression when you've got nothing else to go on.

In anycase, I just wanted to add that just now on the radio (in the Los Angeles area here) they gave the rankings at the box office this weekend and the announcer said CL came in 4th!

BTW, totally off topic but why would anyone do yet another movie about King Kong?!
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Saw it over the weekend and I would give it a 6, which a fair movie but not great. It proved Disney can make an entertaining CGI movie but I don't think it is better than any of Pixar's movies yet. It seemed like a good story that should have been 60 - 70 minutes but padded out to feature length with pop culture references. (I mean the starting of the CL comes right of Shrek. The songs got a little tiresome as well.) However it was entertaining and Disney can do a CGI movie.

I have to admit because of Peter Jackson involvement with the Kong DVD package, I actually excited to see the latest Kong. Peter wanted to make the movie because it was Kong that inspired him to be filmmaker.
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Kenai wrote:Curious question, what kind of holiday goes in in February when kids get out for a week?
Nothing special, we just have different school dates that's all. Instead of having a giant summer holiday like the states, in the UK it is only 6 weeks long. However kids are only at school for 6 weeks at a time, then they have a week's school holiday ( 2 weeks at Christmas and Easter).

So after they kids go back to school after Christmas, they do 6 weeks, then have a 1 week break.
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looks like chicken little is not going to make any more money at the box office.
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isaac15 wrote:looks like chicken little is not going to make any more money at the box office.
It's still making money, it's just not making as much as it was. Remember, it still has a few more places in the world to be released in.
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Pasta67 wrote:Remember, it still has a few more places in the world to be released in.
Yeah. For example here in Finland CL comes January 27. :roll:
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wow i looked at box office mojo and chicken is 5 at the box office. and has maid 124. i must have looked at a wrong site. because it said it only maid 119. but dont you think it well have to make a little more a box office because there is no cartoons at the movies right know. chicken little is the only cartton.

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chicken little total know is 127 mil. preety good.
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I was at the box office site and it said that Chicken Little was at #9 as of yesterday. Currently, as of today, it has made $125,504,000. It is still making money... However Narnia in 2 days has made $68 million:

http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/wbotitle.php?t=2982

It appears that it surpases CL's first 2 days; CL made only $40M in its 1st 2 days of release:

http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/wbotitle.p ... 3&expand=3
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It's cume is now at 127 million as of today. I'm glad in the aspect that it's sailing pretty much past Robots total box office. CL's made more in 38 days then Robots did it's entire 9 month run. It should be crossing 130 million by next week, it's last "official" week in wide release, before it starts dropping to under 1,000 theaters for the last of it's legs. As of it's final, still too soon to say......I'm gonna hold my breath for now.

It's worldwide box office, as of this past week's tally put up recently at Box Office Mojo stands at $41,305,000.
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Kenai wrote:It's worldwide box office, as of this past week's tally put up recently at Box Office Mojo stands at $41,305,000.
It seems paltry compared to Titanic at over $600 million - did anyone check out the all-time top 100 grossing films at that website? I was astonished that Snow White is on there - my husband wondered if they adjust that list to todays inflation dollars - I dont think they do... it doesn't say on that page if they do or not. You figure if tickets costed like 50 cents back in 1937 then how many tickets would have had to be sold to put Snow White in the league of surpassing total box office for many modern films. But if it is adjusted for inflation, that is a different matter.
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Heh surely you wouldn't compare this to Titanic, that film will forever stand out in box office history as the one to always beat. Hard to believe it's opening weekend was only 24 million. O_O

Anyway, Chicken Little finally fell out of the top 10 this weekend, grossing an estimated 1.1 million. With 128.9 million after 6 weeks, it looks on set to finish in the 132-134 million range. It seems done now with it's run. Which, since it's been years since a Disney animated feature did this well, officially contends it as a Disney hit. 8) It didn't make Lilo & Stitch's money, but hey good for Disney for slowly getting back in the groove.
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