Saturday Number - Nikki - 15.5m for Puss

[kayumanggames]

Just saw that PIB number, Wow. Just wow.

[Ariadne]

Amazing for PiB - alot of people must have been put off by the storm last weekend.

[jajang]

To be exact depending on it's hold i think it could be the strongest non-holiday hold for a super-saturated film (3000+ theatres)

Here is the top 20:

1. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (55.6%) - Christmas 2005
2. The Wild Thornberry's (22.5%) - Christmas 2002
3. Night at the museum (20.8%) - Christmas 2006
4. The Blind Side (17.6%) - Thanksgiving 2009
5. Fun with dick and Jane (14.9%) - Christmas 2005
6. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (8.7%) - Christmas 2001
7. The Prince of Egypt (4.1%) - Christmas 1998
8. Bolt (1.4%) - Thanksgiving 2008
9. Shrek (0.3%) - Memorial Day 2001
10. True Grit (-1.7%) - Christmas 2010
11. Avatar (-1.8%) - Christmas 2009
12. Brother Bear (-4.5%) - Early November (non holiday) 2003
13. How the Grinch stole christmas (-5.4%) - Thanksgiving 2000
14. National Treasure (-8.5%) - Thanksgiving 2004
15. Yes Man (-8.8%) - Christmas 2008
16. Meet the Fockers (-9.5%) - Christmas 2004
17. Happy Feet - (10.8%) - Thanksgiving 2006
18. The Tale of Despereaux (-11.6%) - Christmas 2008
19. Flushed Away (-11.7%) - Easly Nov 2006
20. Rocky Balboa (-13.0%) - Christmas 2006

It's quite interesting cause the next 3 or 4 films are all releases from early november frames...... in fact the first film in this list no from christmas, thanksgiving and early nov frame (remember PIB was 1 week earlier than this) is shrek of course and then the following 2 films:

26. Taken -16.8%
27. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs -17.4%

So if Puss does pretty much stay flat... it will be highest non holiday hold for a super-saturated film. To make matters even worse, you should actually take Brother Bear out of this picture as it's not apple for apples. Brother Bears first weekend was only 2 days (opened on a saturday) stunting it's total for that weekend hence it's 2nd weekend drop was all but flat.

makes this hold very impressive. Additionally dropping the limit to 2000+ theatres, and only The Sixth Sense (-3.4%) and the fugitive (-5.6%) have similar holds from similar higher totals.

impressive indeed!

- jajang

[dexter]

wow at PIB

[C. John]

PIB!

[themark]

Heh I bet a lot of people didn't even know PIB opened last weekend, so they're getting to see it now. But, wow, at that drop (or lack thereof)!

[Hiccup]

Puss in Boot is a beast!

[ravon80]

Very nice for PIB. H&K number is solid too.

[adim]

Amazing for Puss In Boots!!!! Great recovery.