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By Lee Tistaert Published August 27, 2005
For offbeat director Terry Gilliam, the opening was much better than Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, but reactions are likely to be as evenly split down the middle; some will like it while others will hate it.
The Brothers Grimm managed to edge out The 40-Year-Old Virgin on its opening day, but it may only have one day of fame if immediate word of mouth is mixed (if not very negative). The Matt Damon/Heath Ledger film grossed $5.2 million in 3,087 theaters, averaging a decent $1,678/screen. The debut is a notch above Damon?s Stuck on You, which took in a soft $3.4 million and averaged $1,132/screen in 3,003 theaters. For offbeat director Terry Gilliam, the opening was much better than Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas ($1.1 mil - $1,009/screen), but reactions are likely to be as evenly split down the middle; some will like it while others will hate it. Gilliam productions are not for everyone, as he has had a cult following ever since Monty Python.
Grimm could face a drop of up to 20% on Saturday, or if it?s lucky it could jump up around 15% if it follows through like Darkness Falls, which opened to $4.8 million and $1,677/screen. Whatever the case, the movie could face a 40% or more drop on Sunday in comparison to Friday. Stuck on You saw a Sunday tally that was 39% below Friday?s business, and that was even a mainstream comedy. A weekend take of $12 - 14 should be expected, and it could very well be dead by next week (a Friday-Friday drop north of 60% is very likely).
The horror flick, The Cave, debuted very much like Heath Ledger?s thriller, The Order, as it took in $2.0 million on Friday for a slow $932 average in 2,195 theaters. In comparison, The Order pulled in $1.9 million and $939/screen in 1,975 theaters. The movie, like Brothers Grimm, had the stench of something that the studio had no faith in, as it was being dumped in the second to last week of summer when movies are the last thing on most moviegoers? minds (then again, when have movies really been on moviegoers? minds this year, considering the consistent box office slump?) Not much of a second day increase should be in store for Cave, and the movie could fall slightly just like The Order did. A weekend of $5 - 6 million should result, followed by short legs.
Grimm could face a drop of up to 20% on Saturday, or if it?s lucky it could jump up around 15% if it follows through like Darkness Falls, which opened to $4.8 million and $1,677/screen. Whatever the case, the movie could face a 40% or more drop on Sunday in comparison to Friday. Stuck on You saw a Sunday tally that was 39% below Friday?s business, and that was even a mainstream comedy. A weekend take of $12 - 14 should be expected, and it could very well be dead by next week (a Friday-Friday drop north of 60% is very likely).
The horror flick, The Cave, debuted very much like Heath Ledger?s thriller, The Order, as it took in $2.0 million on Friday for a slow $932 average in 2,195 theaters. In comparison, The Order pulled in $1.9 million and $939/screen in 1,975 theaters. The movie, like Brothers Grimm, had the stench of something that the studio had no faith in, as it was being dumped in the second to last week of summer when movies are the last thing on most moviegoers? minds (then again, when have movies really been on moviegoers? minds this year, considering the consistent box office slump?) Not much of a second day increase should be in store for Cave, and the movie could fall slightly just like The Order did. A weekend of $5 - 6 million should result, followed by short legs.
'The Brothers Grimm' Articles
- Scott's The Brothers Grimm review C-
August 30, 2005 It's one of those movies that leaves your mouth agape in disbelief, scratching your head quizzically as you leave the theater thinking, "What the hell did I just watch?" -- Scott Sycamore - Lee's The Brothers Grimm review C+
August 29, 2005 There is that thing called a ?story? that keeps everything moving, and this movie is in desperate need of one. -- Lee Tistaert
