Weekend Boxoffice Chart [Archive]

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07-18-2005, 08:49 AM

Moviegoers in North America craved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory over the weekend, snapping up $55.4 million worth of golden tickets for Johnny Depp's twisted tale, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.

Here is the Weekend Boxoffice Chart for the weekend of July 15th to July 17th.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $55.3/$55.3
Wedding Crashers $32.2/$32.2
Fantastic Four $22.7/$100.1
War of the Worlds $15.0/$192.1
Batman Begins $5.6/$182.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith $5.0/$168.0
Dark Water $4.4/$18.6
Herbie: Fully Loaded $3.3/$55.7
Bewitched $2.4/$56.8
Madagascar $2.1/$183.8
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $1.6/$373.8
March of the Penguins $1.3/$3.8

agentgray

07-18-2005, 08:53 AM

Moviegoers in North America craved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory over the weekend...
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Your double entendre kung fu is too great. Bow before the master.

IndependentGMR

07-18-2005, 09:02 AM

Wedding Crashers was hilarious.

Heretic Machine

07-18-2005, 09:17 AM

What the frig is March of the Penguins...?

Shodan2020

07-18-2005, 09:23 AM

Behold! Penguins on the March! (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/march_of_the_penguins/)

bapenguin

07-18-2005, 09:36 AM

Penguins are badass. I can't wait to see that movie. :)

so for those that saw it, how was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

XxSATANxX

07-18-2005, 09:43 AM

Pulled the whole fam together to watch Charlie and Chocalate factory.

Once you get passed Depp and his Micheal Jacksonesque hair and makeup it's really a fun little romp. Burton resists the need to go overly dark and instead stays true to the book for the most part. Christopher Lee makes an apperance and the ompa lompas return as kooky as the 1971 film.

I liked it. Although the goofy little Wonka song will not get the fuck out of my head.

Frankly, 55 million shocked me. I thought it would pull much better.

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 09:45 AM

It was good. I was a big fan of the original movie as a kid, and I think this one succeeds to. It follows the book more closely. Depp's performance is a little weird, but definitely great. Perfect? Not really. But totally worth seeing if you're up for a great kid's movie.

Once you get passed Depp and his Micheal Jacksonesque hair and makeup it's really a fun little romp. Burton resists the need to go overly dark and instead stays true to the book for the most part.

Ebert hit that creepy Jackson-esque quality to the Wonka character right on the head in his review.

Wadmaasi

07-18-2005, 10:13 AM

We finally got out to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Batman Begins this weekend. Smith was a fun romp with some good chemistry and funny lines, but the wife and I both came out of Batman Begins pretty damned impressed. The only beef I have with it is people not blowing up into steaming giblets when the 73% or so of their bodymass-as-saltwater vaporized thanks to the microwave.

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 10:28 AM

The only beef I have with it is people not blowing up into steaming giblets when the 73% or so of their bodymass-as-saltwater vaporized thanks to the microwave.

As much as it obviously couldn't happen story-wise, holy shit that would've been cool.

Crabby

07-18-2005, 10:44 AM

Wedding Crashers was hilarious.

No lies here. Although a bit vulgar, which accounts for the R-rating, Wedding Crashers is a nonstop laugh riot. Also contains some boobie action for those of you interested.

I didn't even realize it was R until the first nips.

Roc Ingersol

07-18-2005, 10:45 AM

The only beef I have with it is people not blowing up into steaming giblets when the 73% or so of their bodymass-as-saltwater vaporized thanks to the microwave.
Microwaves have a longer wavelength than visible light. The wouldn't have penetratd the ship's piping, let alone several feet of concrete on top of it.

People not exploding (leaving their clothes to flutter through the air, I'd imagine) is a relatively minor oversight in comparison.

KDups

07-18-2005, 11:13 AM

I really enjoyed Charlie, just a really fun and funny movie. Depp was fantastic, and like in Pirates he's reason alone to see the movie. Praise to the kid who plays Charlie for being a child actor that doesn't annoy the hell out of me. He was great in Finding Neverland as well.

AnthraxKitty

07-18-2005, 11:20 AM

I thought Charlie was great. The updated songs really fit and were funny, Depp did a really good job, and the movie was just really clever all around. Worth seeing for anyone slightly interested.

Morrolan

07-18-2005, 11:20 AM

I really was not expecting the Wedding Crashers to be any good. I got dragged to it. I, like someone above, hadn't known that it was an 'R' movie. Really, this is a movie along the lines of American Pie, which the trailer hadn't really shown at all.

It is funny as HELL. Even with some pretty cliche "ok we gotta do something with the romance bit, now" moments, it was hilarious. As an aside, I was really impressed with the crazy red-head chick. There's not too many smokin' hotties who can really nail the physical comedy. Look out for her.

Furious Wang

07-18-2005, 12:03 PM

I love Burton and Depp. But from the trailer for Factory it seemed like Depp was doing his best to impersonate Jim Carrey. I'll probably still check out the film though.

AFAIC, any movie with either Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn is worth seeing. Team them up and you've got a riot.

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 12:03 PM

I was really impressed with the crazy red-head chick. There's not too many smokin' hotties who can really nail the physical comedy. Look out for her.

Crazy red-head chick?! But I love redheads! NAMES! Names, people, give me names!

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 12:06 PM

I love Burton and Depp. But from the trailer for Factory it seemed like Depp was doing his best to impersonate Jim Carrey. I'll probably still check out the film though.

Yeah, he seems a lot more annoying in the trailer than he is in the movie. His lines are less "lame catch-phrasey" in the movie. He's a much better Wonka in context.

Voodoo

07-18-2005, 12:20 PM

He pulls off the act of a person who has been locked in a factory for 15 years with Oompa Loompa's who can sing in english but have no clue how to talk in english. Even though they did whisper in his ear from time to time.

When asked who he molded the character around, it wasn't Jackson. It was Marilyn Manson with a bit of Howard Hughes. He said that he wanted to stear clear of being like Jackson because Wonka doesn't like children very much and had a predisposed dislike of anything family. Here is a guy that was slapped in the face by his own workers and locked himself up in a factory for a very long time. This is also why, in the movie, he kept having to take those cards out to read. He no longer knew how to communicate effectively with anybody.

Everyday before he went on set to perform, he would jam out to Marilyn Manson.

http://www.borg.com/~superman/Images/manson.jpg

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 12:35 PM

When asked who he molded the character around, it wasn't Jackson. It was Marilyn Manson with a bit of Howard Hughes. He said that he wanted to stear clear of being like Jackson because Wonka doesn't like children very much and had a predisposed dislike of anything family. Here is a guy that was slapped in the face by his own workers and locked himself up in a factory for a very long time. This is also why, in the movie, he kept having to take those cards out to read. He no longer knew how to communicate effectively with anybody.

Everyday before he went on set to perform, he would jam out to Marilyn Manson.

Very interesting info. I still don't think it's quite how the Wonka character should be, speaking as far as the books go, but it's an interesting take on it, and I still think Depp did a spectacular job.

Abash Alarmist

07-18-2005, 12:41 PM

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 01:06 PM

Diagrams make the world (and Evil Avatar) a better place. May I be the first to welcome them on their arrival and wish for more to show up soon.

wiredInsanity

07-18-2005, 01:10 PM

Here's a diagram from Wedding Crashers.... (o),(o)

Voodoo

07-18-2005, 01:12 PM

I have GOT to see Wedding Crashers. Nothing makes a bad day better than a pair of... BOOBIES!

Wadmaasi

07-18-2005, 01:13 PM

The Microwave was transmitting downward in an area 90 degrees wide. Therefore, since they were on top, they weren't fried! Very Happy

....BW <---Batman and the Weird guy with the funny name
.....M <---microwave
..../..\ <---90 degree transmission
../......\
But presumably the monorail (to say nothing of the ship!) had some steel and\or other metals in its construction (rebar in all the concrete they passed over?), and as someone who's seen what happens when a metal-cored twist-tie ends up in just a simple microwave oven...

Besides, Gremlins proved that living flesh + microwave = fun for everyone!

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 01:21 PM

But presumably the monorail (to say nothing of the ship!) had some steel and\or other metals in its construction (rebar in all the concrete they passed over?), and as someone who's seen what happens when a metal-cored twist-tie ends up in just a simple microwave oven...

Besides, Gremlins proved that living flesh + microwave = fun for everyone!

Hmm... no diagrams? I say to hell with you. THUMBS DOWN.

\\m// (Rock.)

XxSATANxX

07-18-2005, 01:25 PM

};-> ............

PacerDawn

07-18-2005, 02:54 PM

I didn't even realize it was R until the first nips.
I find it funny how a topless scene now garners an R rating, when in the 70's all that was given was PG. I think that is why films like "The Beastmaster" are still so popular with the teens (although, I like that movie anyway).

As for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I understand that there was only 1 person playing the Oopma Loompas. It sounds like they pulled it off, which is amazing.

bobbler

07-18-2005, 02:59 PM

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Ascii art knows no bounds!

Katslover

07-18-2005, 03:02 PM

For the record, I never heard of that Manson hogwash, but I did read quotes from Depp on Yahoo! saying that he based the character on children show hosts such as Mr. Rogers and that ilk. I think I can see that a lot more clearly than any trace of Manson in the character. Overall, another great performance from the Kentucky born star.

KDups

07-18-2005, 03:11 PM

As for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I understand that there was only 1 person playing the Oopma Loompas. It sounds like they pulled it off, which is amazing.

It was Deep Roy, and he was excellent. He played all these different characters and didn't even say a word. In the credits it said that Danny Elfman himself did his voice/voices. Elfman rules.

Voodoo

07-18-2005, 04:20 PM

Vega

07-18-2005, 05:13 PM

Crazy red head = Isla Fisher (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279545/)

Kefkataran

07-18-2005, 05:47 PM

I checked IMDB and thought that might be who it is. Thanks, Vega!

LilAbner

07-18-2005, 07:28 PM

Ok, I really, really hate Tim Burton. I think he's insanely overrated and he proves time and time again that different isn't always better. He's weird, but not in a good/entertaining way. After seeing Batman Begins, I went back and watched Burton's Batman (which I enjoyed), and after seeing Begins, Burton's version just looks silly. Don't even get me started on Joel Schumacher.

With that being said, Charlie was much better than I thought it would be. I LOVED the kid who played Charlie, and Depp was good as usual. What I didn't like was the Deep Roy multiplied 100x+ for the Oompa Loompas. He did a great job with it, but that decision was a poor one and I much prefer the OLs from the '71 flick. Who can possibly forget the song from that movie? The new Oompa Loompa songs, while entertaining, were forgettable.

Drinking_Buddy

07-18-2005, 08:13 PM

I am not surpised that Johnny Deep used Marylin Manson as insperation. When I first saw the poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, at first glance I said. "What a minute, they got Marylin Manson to play as Willy Wonka!?!"

bobbler

07-18-2005, 08:42 PM

dr_qwandry

07-18-2005, 08:56 PM

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1076588/a/Smells+Like+Children.htm

just so people can see the resemblence.

IndependentGMR

07-18-2005, 11:36 PM

I just saw wedding crashers (since a lot of you seemed to think it was hilarious) and it was one of the funniest movies I've seen all year.

The trailer makes it look semi boring or okay at best; it is a masterpiece.

Exactly.

My girlfriend and I decided to go see it just for something to do. I wasn't really expecting it to be that great. I couldn't have been more wrong. Seriously, if you haven't seen Wedding Crashers, do yourself a favor, and go check it out. Although, some of the humor is vulgar.

Hyperglide

07-19-2005, 08:58 AM

Ahem... Lick my balls.

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/depp%20inspired%20by%20manson

http://www.malefirst.co.uk/21242004-ent.html

http://lawrenkmills.mu.nu/archives/083001.php

http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/36362.asp

http://www.dc101.com/script/headline_newsmanager.php?id=376879&pagecontent=musicnewsrockactive&feed_id=122

Need I find more?

But there are other inspirations for the character as well, which you will find here...

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/633/633236p1.html

Well I just saw the interview he had on Jay Leno, recently, and he said in that interview that he actually got his inspiration from old game show and kid show hosts. Then he stated specifically guys Fred Rogers, Captain Kangaroo.

Ebert in the review of the movie said that Johnny Depp looked like a cross between Michael Jackson AND CAROL BURNETT. I actually think he looked more like the latter especially with those fake teeth in his mouth. :D

Katslover

07-19-2005, 01:15 PM

Well I just saw the interview he had on Jay Leno, recently, and he said in that interview that he actually got his inspiration from old game show and kid show hosts. Then he stated specifically guys Fred Rogers, Captain Kangaroo.

Ebert in the review of the movie said that Johnny Depp looked like a cross between Michael Jackson AND CAROL BURNETT. I actually think he looked more like the latter especially with those fake teeth in his mouth. :D

Thank you, Hyperglide. Now, to the nay sayer, I would like these balls licked and on my desk by tomorrow morning. Thank you, and please return to your ineptitude.