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6 February 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The victory of Sony/Screen Gems's The Messengers at the box office last weekend marked the seventh consecutive Super Bowl weekend that a Sony Pictures film had nabbed the lead, the Los Angeles Times observed today (Tuesday). Like this year, three other years starting in 2001 were led by horror flicks, including last year's When a Stranger Calls. "Super Bowl weekend is kind of a party weekend, and these kinds of films get the party started," Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer told the newspaper. As usual for horror films, slightly more than half the audience was under 21 and female. The film took in $14.7 million. In second place was another female-skewing film, Because I Said So, starring Diane Keaton. Its audience turned out to be 82 percent female and 61 percent over the age of 30. It took in $13.1 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. The Messengers, Sony/Screen Gems, $14,713,321, (New); 2. Because I Said So, Universal, $13,122,865, (New); 3. Epic Movie, 20th Century Fox, $8,411,993, 2 Wks. ($29,555,556); 4. Night at the Museum, 20th Century Fox, $6,385,843, 6 Wks. ($225,001,335); 5. Smokin' Aces, Universal, $6,113,345, 2 Wks. ($24,744,300); 6. Stomp the Yard, Screen Gems, $4,055,791, 4 Wks. ($55,857,184); 7. Dreamgirls, Paramount, $4,000,521, 7 Wks. ($92,748,249); 8. Pan's Labyrinth, Picture House, $3,682,699, 6 Wks. ($21,715,849); 9. The Pursuit of Happyness, Sony, $2,966,454, 7 Wks. ($157,217,102); 10. The Queen, Miramax, $2,650,134, 18 Wks. ($45,461,958).

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5 February 2007 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The box office had much in common with the Chicago Bears over the weekend as both suffered brutal losses. While much of the country prepared for Super Bowl parties on Friday and Saturday and stayed home to watch the game on Sunday, movie theaters remained nearly empty, even by past Super Bowl weekend comparisons. The No. 1 film was the horror flick The Messengers, which took in an estimated $14.5 million, down 31 percent from the $21 million raked in by last year's When a Stranger Calls during the comparable weekend. The Diane Keaton starrer Because I Said So came in second with $13 million. Last week's top film, Epic Movie, slid to third place with $8.2 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. The Messengers, $14.5 million; 2. Because I Said So, $13 million; 3. Epic Movie, $8.2 million; 4. Night at the Museum, $6.75 million; 5. Smokin' Aces, $6.3 million; 6. Stomp the Yard, $4.2 million; 7. Dreamgirls, $4 million; 8. Pan's Labyrinth, $3.7 million; 9. The Pursuit of Happyness, $3.1 million; 10. The Queen, $2.7 million.

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