Box Office Report: Who Doesn't Love Controversy?
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Riding gleefully on a wave of controversy-driven publicity -- not to mention the backs of zillions of eager Dan Brown-lovers -- The Da Vinci Code soared to the top of the box office the weekend, scoring the biggest open of 2006. The $77 million the film earned from 3735 screens gave it the 13th largest domestic open in history (for comparison's sake, Mission: Impossible III opened on over 4000 screens and made $47.7 million on its first weekend out) -- and that without even talking about the $120 million the movie made abroad, which was the second-biggest foreign debut ever for an American film. Who the hell needs critics, anyway?The weekend's other big debut, Over the Hedge, finished a distant second with earnings of $37.2 million, while See No Evil made a paltry $4.4 million on just over 1200 screens. Joining The Da Vinci Code and Over the Hedge in the top five were MI3, which made $11 million (pushing its three week total over $100 million), Poseidon, which continued to disappoint with only $9.2 million, and RV at $5.1 million. The full top 10 is after the jump.
1. The Da Vinci Code, $77 million
2. Over the Hedge, $37.2 million
3. Mission: Impossible III, $11 million
4. Poseidon, $9.2 million
5. RV, $5.1 million
6. See No Evil, $4.4 million
7. Just My Luck, $3.4 million
8. An American Haunting, $1.7 million
9. United 93, $1.4 million
10. Akeelah and the Bee, $1 million
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-22-2006 @ 5:42AM
Razib Ahmed said...
" The Da Vinci Code, $77 million"
Wow, so much money. Yes, controversy seems to be the magic which is pushing Da Vinci Code higher and higher. In India there was much confusion about it and it got ok in the last moment.
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