The Break-Up: Booking Comparisons
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By Lee Tistaert     Published May 30, 2006
Theater booking comparisons for The Break-Up.
Below are theater booking comparisons for The Break-Up in LA from 2 key theaters. Theater counts are beside the titles, followed by the daily grosses and daily per-screen averages, and weekend total and weekend average.

AMC Santa Monica (2 screens: 745 seats)

(* films that were on just 1 screen)

* The Wedding Date 1694
$4.2 $4.9 $2.0 $11.1
$2,495 $2,920 $1,155 $6,570

* The Ladykillers 1583
$4.0 $5.6 $3.0 $12.6
$2,550 $3,543 $1,888 $7,981

Maid in Manhattan 2838
$6.6 $7.5 $4.6 $18.7
$2,316 $2,636 $1,638 $6,590

Be Cool 3216
$8.2 $9.6 $5.7 $23.5
$2,544 $2,991 $1,757 $7,292

* Failure to Launch 3057
$8.5 $10.3 $5.6 $24.4
$2,785 $3,363 $1,838 $7,986

* Along Came Polly 2984
$8.9 $11.4 $7.5 $27.7
$2,975 $3,805 $2,510 $9,290

* Anchorman 3091
$10.8 $9.6 $8.1 $28.4
$3,480 $3,106 $2,607 $9,193

Meet the Parents 2612
$8.6 $11.8 $8.3 $28.6
$3,278 $4,525 $3,170 $10,973

* Wedding Crashers 2925
$10.4 $12.3 $11.2 $33.9
$3,572 $4,202 $3,817 $11,591

50 First Dates 3591
$10.1 $19.8 $10.0 $39.9
$2,799 $5,500 $2,798 $11,097

Anger Management 3551
$15.4 $17.5 $9.3 $42.2
$4,330 $4,942 $2,618 $11,890

Hitch 3575
$14.0 $18.6 $10.6 $43.1
$3,907 $5,198 $2,963 $12,068


AMC Avco (1 screen: 400 seats)

(** film was on 2 screens: 650 seats)

Love Actually 576
$2.1 $2.9 $1.9 $6.9
$3,611 $4,970 $3,385 $11,966

Old School 2689
$6.2 $6.8 $4.5 $17.5
$2,293 $2,540 $1,658 $6,491

** America's Sweethearts 3011
$11.1 $11.3 $7.8 $30.2
$3,680 $3,754 $2,590 $10,024
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'The Break-Up' Articles
  • Friday Box Office Analysis (6/2)
    June 3, 2006    The Vince Vaughn/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy about a doomed relationship played stronger than expected, especially in LA where ticket sales were almost up to the level of Bruce Almighty. -- Lee Tistaert
  • Weekend Outlook: The Break-Up
    June 2, 2006    The Break-Up will likely attract those who showed up to Failure to Launch, but the boost in star-power here should be able to push it up at least a notch in comparison. -- Lee Tistaert