Piracy wont do much to affect the fans' ticket sales but for non fans I think many people will go to watching it straight off the net rather than paying for tickets...
Sith Adds $35.5 Million on Day 2
Source: Box Office Mojo
May 21, 2005
After breaking both the opening day and single day records on Thursday with $50 million, George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith added another $35.5 million on Friday from 3,661 theaters. That number in itself is the eighth biggest day ever.
The anticipated movie, budgeted at $113 million, has already grossed $85.5 million in two days. If estimates hold, "Episode III" would surpass Spider-Man's $83 million as the biggest two-day total ever.
"Revenge of the Sith" will cross $100 million today and tie Spider-Man and The Matrix Reloaded as the fastest movies to cross the mark in three days.
By Sunday, the film should set the four-day record with over $150 million. The previous record was set by The Matrix Reloaded with $134.3 million.
International figures have not been released yet. "Revenge of the Sith" was released in over 100 countries.
The 20th Century Fox release stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew.
'Star Wars' Breaks Single-Day Sales Mark
By GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer
Sat May 21, 10:49 PM
LOS ANGELES - The last of the "Star Wars" movies has done what no movie in history has ever accomplished - sold $50 million worth of tickets in a single day.
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" grossed $50,013,859 from showings at 3,661 theaters and more than 9,000 screens around the country on Thursday, including special midnight shows, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. That beat the one-day record set in May 2004 by "Shrek 2," which sold $44.8 million on a single Saturday - its fourth day in theaters.
"It's staggering," said Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century Fox. "It's probably 20 percent more than I thought we could do."
The George Lucas film, which features the transformation of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the evil Darth Vader, also beat the opening day record held by "Spider-Man 2," which grossed $40.4 million when it opened on a Wednesday last June.
"Fifty million is a good opening weekend, let alone a single day," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations. "This is the box office equivalent of a 100-year flood."
The news comes as a relief to Hollywood, which has seen a box office slump for 12 straight weeks.
Theater owners, studios and marketing partners had their hopes pinned on "Star Wars," to kick-start the summer movie season and they weren't disappointed.
The film debuted on 2,900 screens at midnight Thursday. The take from that one showing alone was $16.5 million, which beat the previous record of $8 million set by "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" in 2003.
Thursday's take dwarfed the next highest film, and last week's box office champ, "Monster-in-Law," starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez. That film grossed $1.5 million on Thursday, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.
It is almost assured "Star Wars" will push past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend. The record for a three-day weekend is held by the first "Spider-Man," which grossed $114.8 million in May 2002.
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Well I will believe that when we get the official results today. It is not bad, it is still making good money. In two days ROTS already has $85.5 million. If that esitmate you gave us is right, then ROTS will have a total of $ 116.7 million, breaking Spideman's record of $ 115 million, which is great.
Episode III Earns Record $158.5M in 4 Days
Source: Box Office Mojo
May 22, 2005
George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith earned an estimated $108.5 million over the three day weekend, which is the second-best opening weekend of all-time, surpassing Shrek 2's $108 million (if estimates hold) and trailing just Spider-Man 2's $114.8 million. The third and final prequel, budgeted at about $113 million, pulled in $158.5 million in its first four days, easily beating The Matrix Reloaded's $134.3 million for the four-day record.
The Fox release also has the third-biggest Saturday ever with $40.9 million, behind Shrek 2 ($44.8 million) and Spider-Man ($43.6 million). It marks the second-best opening for a movie in May, trailing only Spider-Man's $114.8 million from May, 2002. On Thursday, "Revenge of the Sith" already claimed the top opening day and single day records with $50 million. The film tied Spider-Man and The Matrix Reloaded for the fastest movies to cross the $100 million mark in three days.
Released day-and-date by 20th Century Fox in 115 countries, "Sith" has already taken in $303 million worldwide.
New Line Cinema's Monster-in-Law, starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes, dropped a respectable 37.9% in its second weekend with $14.4 million. The $43 million romantic comedy has earned $44.2 million so far.
Will Ferrell comedy Kicking & Screaming added $10.5 million in its second weekend for a total of $34 million. The Universal release cost $45 million to make.
Lions Gate Films' Crash, from director Paul Haggis, moved up a spot to fourth with $5.5 million. The drama has collected $27.6 million in three weeks.
Jet Li's Unleashed dropped a big 64.8% in sales its second weekend. The $45 million Rogue release has made $17.6 million in two weeks.
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I hoep this does not sound dumb, but how can they total up the weekend box office this morning if today is Sunday, and it is the last day in the weekned. I really do not know how this works.
LOS ANGELES - Moviegoers have turned out in full force for the final chapter of the "Star Wars" saga, which took in $158.5 million since its opening to shatter three-day and four-day box office records.
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" grossed $124.7 million from Thursday to Saturday, according to studio estimates Sunday. That's higher than the three-day record set by the first "Spider-Man," which took in $114.8 million in May 2002 - though "Star Wars" had a lower Friday-Sunday take ($108.5 million) than the Tobey Maguire film.
"Revenge of the Sith" rang in a whopping $50 million on its opening Thursday, a single-day record boosted by eagerly anticipated midnight showings, and its total receipts since then beat the four-day $134.3 million opening of 2003's "The Matrix Reloaded." The George Lucas film has also grossed $144.7 million overseas for a total of $303 million worldwide.
"The reaction to the movie is absolutely spectacular," said Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century Fox.
Last weekend's box office champ, "Monster-in-Law," which marked Jane Fonda's return to the big screen as Jennifer Lopez's villainous prospective mother-in-law, slipped to a distant second with $14.4 million, a 38 percent drop. The Will Ferrell soccer comedy "Kicking & Screaming" took in $10.5 million to finish third.
Theater owners, studios and marketing partners were pleased to see "Star Wars" jump-start the summer movie season.
"It's a very strong start to what will hopefully be a very strong summer," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The Adam Sandler-Chris Rock remake of "The Longest Yard" and the animated zoo tale "Madagascar" open in wide release during Memorial Day weekend, traditionally one of the busiest movie viewing times of the year.
But "Star Wars" - which has sold an average of eight tickets per second online at Fandango.com - could remain at the top of the box office despite the competition.
"I think we have a shot to be No. 1 next week even with two giant pictures coming out," Snyder said.
The third and final installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy chronicles the transformation of the heroic Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the villainous Darth Vader. Studio exit surveys showed the audience - usually dominated by men for sci-fi films - was 58 percent male and 42 percent female, with nearly half the viewers under age 25, Snyder said.
"Revenge of the Sith" is the first "Star Wars" film to earn a PG-13 rating. The first five films were rated PG. Considered by critics to be the most entertaining of the prequel trilogy, it easily outperformed "Episode I - The Phantom Menace" and "Episode II - Attack of the Clones," which grossed $64.8 million and $80 million, respectively, in their opening weekends.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," $108.5 million
2. "Monster-in-Law," $14.4 million
3. "Kicking & Screaming," $10.5 million
4. "Crash," $5.5 million
5. "Unleashed," $3.8 million
6. "Kingdom of Heaven," $3.4 million
7. "House of Wax," $3.2 million
8. "The Interpreter," $2.8 million
9. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," $2 million
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