I ran a check and didn't find anything, so please lock if this is a repeat?

What is going on with Melinda and Melinda? Seriously, I noticed Scott expressed some surprise last week over the whopping 74,000 screen opener. I told myself it was one theatre in Manhattan...Woody Allen hometurf. I noticed it expanded to 95 screens this weekend and still held up over 7000/theatre. That is remarkably high in general isn't it? Even more so for a film like this. Is it Will Ferrel? I don't understand how this movie is nearing 1 million already. I can easily see it breaking 5 if not reaching 7 at this point.

According to THIRTEEN box office performance, "Melinda and Melinda" will be lucky to gross more than $4 million in US.

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2003/TIRTN.php

THIRTEEN even gets much better reviews than "Melinda and Melinda".

It's getting more theaters than Thirteen.

And has a bigger cast.

I couldn't find a weekly/end breakdown there. Nor would it let me at BOM because I don't have a premier pass. Does anyone have one that could post Thirteen's numbers so i can see why the prediction for Melinda and Melinda is under 5 million? I doubt it with such good numbers. Like sm2005 and moviedude just said, wider release, bigger cast, and the director clearly has a name. I also think thirteen was just much more heavy, and dramas about kids withering away don't go over quite as well as adult drama/comedy movies. I Don't think there is any way this could bring in less or even equal to Thirteen unless its due to the fact 13 had big "shock factor" which lead to long legs, and had some up and coming actresses.

Thirteen sucked. I think it's the most overrated movie of all time next to the Passion (but, at least that's understandable...)

I'd say it's not only because of Will Ferrel, but also because of the reviews. This is, like, Woody's return after a series of bombs. Even the critics who didn't like it have said that it's better than Jade Scorpion, Small Time Crooks, Hollywood Ending, and Anything Else.

Frankly, I think this could get a wide expansion and make it to $10m+. Otherwise, it'll probably make around $5m, which isn't bad considering Anything Else didn't even make $5m in wide release.

Dolce, I get a breakdown up for you in just a minute.

I might reconsider my disgust for your movie taste

Box Office Breakdown for movie: Thirteen

Date/Gross/% Change/Theaters/Per Theater Average/Total Gross

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8/22/2003 -- $116,260/ (new)/ (5 Theaters)/ $23,252/ $139,860

8/29/2003 -- $616,844/ +430.57%/ (74 Theaters)/ $8,336/ $837,271

9/5/2003 -- $624,611/ +1.26%/ (108 Theaters)/ $5,783/ $1,861,652

9/12/2003 -- $482,695/ -22.72%/ (158 Theaters)/ $3,055/ $2,572,863

9/19/2003 -- $467,086/ -3.23%/ (243 Theaters)/ $1,922/ $3,212,979

9/26/2003 -- $308,325/ -33.99%/ (210 Theaters)/ $1,468/ $3,698,035

10/3/2003 -- $229,314/ -25.63%/ (167 Theaters)/ $1,373/ $4,064,274

10/10/2003 -- $145,168/ -36.69%/ (133 Theaters)/ $1,091/ $4,305,654

10/17/2003 -- $57,819/ -60.17%/ (78 Theaters)/ $741/ $4,428,906

10/24/2003 -- $36,267/ -37.27%/ (44 Theaters)/ $824/ $4,500,238

10/31/2003 -- $16,407/ -54.76%/ (39 Theaters)/ $421/ $4,533,153

11/7/2003 -- $10,563/ -35.62%/ (23 Theaters)/ $459/ $4,553,870

11/14/2003 -- $7,616/ -27.90%/ (14 Theaters)/ $544/ $4,568,251

11/21/2003 -- $8,200/ +7.67%/ (14 Theaters)/ $586/ $4,582,368

11/28/2003 -- $4,963/ -39.48%/ (7 Theaters)/ $709/ $4,589,737

12/5/2003 -- $2,656/ -46.48%/ (7 Theaters)/ $379/ $4,595,069

12/12/2003 -- $2,733/ +2.90%/ (6 Theaters) / $456 / $4,599,680

Fox Searchlight only palns to expand to 300 theaters. (for "Melinda and Melinda" )

RogueCommander just posted the weekly/end breakdown.

However, "Melinda and Melinda" gets mixed reviews.
Getting mixed reviews is a big hurt for an arthouse movie.

Like I said before, I think that "Melinda and Melinda" is a kind of movies that can expect strong numbers in a few select urban areas but wash out everywhere else.

It could follow a pattern similar to last years I (heart) Huckabee's which also opened with over $70,000 per theater. It expanded slower though, so I definately do not see Melinda and Melinda ending with $12 million.

I (heart) Huckabee's got much better reviews than Melinda and Melinda

Not really, I Heart Huckabee got very mixed reviews and WOM as well. It got 59% in RT, while Melinda is at 56%. They could have similar paths.

I any case, I will see Melinda and Melinda as it is supposedly Allen's best in years.

Rhada Mitchell has been getting a lot of publicity, being touted as a rising star, that is helping steer some people to it. But mostly I suspect it's Farrell. There has been a big void in the entertainment industry where Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin and Bill Murray occupied 15 years ago. Farrell is the closest thing we have now to one of those comedians of that type.

Considering the cast, I'm surprised the movie hasn't gotten a wider release.

I wonder about this one. Does anyone have the BO stats for his recent outsings? Perhaps since Mighty Aphrodite, which got a Academy Award, so was probably his biggest grosser in recent years. I think Anything Else (?) only got about 2 million total, and I have no idea about Picking up the Pieces, etc. Clearly this is going to blow those out of the water. It must have something to do with cast, as several have mentioned. Ferrell and Rahda? Also, last year was completely devoid of this style drama. I think Eternal Sunshine is the only one, and that was a year ago. Romdramadies (ehehehehe!)

Heres a whole list.

WOODY ALLEN

Date Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters / Rank.

3/18/05 Melinda and Melinda / FoxS / $989,814 / 95 / $74,238 / 1 / 30
9/19/03 Anything Else / DW / $3,212,310 / 1,033 / $1,673,125 / 1,033 / 27
5/3/02 Hollywood Ending / DW / $4,850,753 / 772 / $2,017,981 / 765 / 25
8/24/01 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion / DW / $7,517,191 / 909 / $2,459,315 / 903 / 21
5/19/00 Small Time Crooks / DW / $17,266,359 / 886 / $3,880,723 / 865 / 8
12/3/99 Sweet and Lowdown / SPC / $4,197,015 / 239 / $94,686 / 3 / 26
11/20/98 Celebrity / Mira. / $5,078,660 / 493 / $1,588,013 / 493 / 24
12/12/97 Deconstructing Harry / FL / $10,686,841 / 445 / $356,476 / 10 / 13
12/6/96 Everyone Says I Love You Mira. / $9,759,200 / 276 / $131,678 / 3 / 19
10/27/95 Mighty Aphrodite / Mira. / $6,468,498 / 278 / $326,494 / 19 / 23
10/21/94 Bullets Over Broadway Mira. $13,383,747 278 $86,072 2 10
8/18/93 Manhattan Murder Mystery / TriS / $11,330,911 / 337 / $2,015,360 / 268 / 12
9/18/92 Husbands and Wives / TriS / $10,555,619 / 868 / $3,520,550 / 865 / 16
3/20/92 Shadows and Fog / Orion / $2,735,731 / 288 / $1,111,314 / 288 / 28
12/25/90 Alice / Orion / $7,331,647 / 325 / $36,274 / 3 / 22
10/13/89 Crimes and Misdemeanors / Orion / $18,254,702 / 525 / $911,385 / 66 / 6
3/3/89 New York Stories (Oedipus Wrecks) / BV / $10,763,469 / 514 / $432,337 / 12 / na
10/14/88 Another Woman / Orion / $1,562,749 / 24 / $75,196 / 4 / 29
12/18/87 September / Orion / $486,434 / 15 / $85,731 / 15 / 31
1/30/87 Radio Days / Orion / $14,792,779 / 488 / $1,522,423 / 128 / 9
2/7/86 Hannah and Her Sisters / Orion / $41,069,615 / 761 / $1,265,826 / 54 / 1
3/1/85 The Purple Rose of Cairo / Orion / $10,631,333 / 419 / $114,095 / 3 / 14
1/27/84 Broadway Danny Rose / Orion / $10,600,497 / 613 / $953,794 / 109 / 15
7/15/83 Zelig / WB / $11,798,616 / 245 / $60,119 / 6 / 11
7/16/82 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy / WB / $9,077,269 / 501 / $2,514,478 / 501 / 20
9/26/80 Stardust Memories / UA / $10,389,003 / - / $326,779 / 29 / 18
4/25/79 Manhattan /MGM / $39,946,780 / - / $485,734 / 29 / 2
8/2/78 Interiors / UA / $10,432,366 / - / n/a / - / 17
4/20/77 Annie Hall / UA / $38,251,425 / - / n/a / - / 3
6/10/75 Love and Death / UA / $20,123,742 / - / n/a / - / 4
12/17/73 Sleeper / UA / $18,344,729 / - / n/a / - / 5
8/6/72 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask / UA / $18,016,290 / - / n/a / - / 7

Lifetime Gross Total (31): $389,142,625
Average: $12,552,988
Opening Gross Average (5): $2,710,339 (Wide Releases Only)


Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation/ Rank / Title / studio / gross

1 Annie Hall UA $107,206,900
2 Manhattan MGM $99,469,100
3 Hannah and Her Sisters Orion $69,102,400
4 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask UA $66,236,400
5 Sleeper UA $64,776,600
6 Love and Death UA $61,352,900
7 Crimes and Misdemeanors Orion $28,738,500
8 Interiors UA $27,864,200
9 Stardust Memories UA $24,138,000
10 Radio Days Orion $23,645,700
11 Zelig WB $23,410,000
12 Small Time Crooks DW $20,021,300
13 Bullets Over Broadway Mira. $20,011,600
14 Broadway Danny Rose Orion $19,718,200
15 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy WB $19,296,900
16 The Purple Rose of Cairo Orion $18,717,100
17 Manhattan Murder Mystery TriS $17,105,800
- New York Stories BV $16,945,000
18 Husbands and Wives TriS $15,897,000
19 Deconstructing Harry FL $14,241,500
20 Everyone Says I Love You Mira. $13,288,700
21 Alice Orion $10,883,600
22 Mighty Aphrodite Mira. $9,293,800
23 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion DW $8,300,800
24 Celebrity Mira. $6,767,900
25 Hollywood Ending DW $5,218,100
26 Sweet and Lowdown SPC $4,917,500
27 Shadows and Fog Orion $4,120,100
28 Anything Else DW $3,329,500
29 Another Woman Orion $2,454,000
30 Melinda and Melinda FoxS $989,800
31 September Orion $777,600

Adjusted Total: $811,291,600
Average: $26,170,700


Worldwide (Unadjusted)Title (click to view) Studio Worldwide Domestic / % Overseas / % Year

Small Time Crooks DW $29.9 $17.3 57.7% $12.7 42.3% 2000
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion DW $18.9 $7.5 39.7% $11.4 60.3% 2001
Hollywood Ending DW $14.6 $4.9 33.3% $9.7 66.7% 2002
Anything Else DW $13.6 $3.2 23.6% $10.4 76.4% 2003
Melinda and Melinda FoxS $11.6 $990k 8.6% $10.6 91.4% 2005

(from boxofficemojo) Enjoy.

Last weekend, The movie doubled its exposure to 195 screens and registered a wan $2,836 theater average.
This movie will be lucky to gross little more than ANYTHING ELSE in US.

However, this movie is doing well in overseas. I think that this movie will make profit on ancillary sales(from home video to pay television).

PS: This movie's budget is under $15 million.

Not too good at all, I doubt we'll see much more expansion coming up. At this point I don't see it making more than $3.5 million at best.