It's the beginning of a new year, January 1st, 2006 (or at least it was when I wrote this). Not the busiest of weeks, but there were a few contenders for the Weekly Website Award with The Pink Panther - Official Site taking the prize.
Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5ĭuring the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. But while the overall box office will suffer, there is quite a race for top spot brewing, with three films having a legitimate shot at winning the box office crown.
The only film that is being reviewed is the latest sadistic horror film from Lionsgate.
The first full weekend of 2006 brings us three wide releases, two of which were not screened for critics. I can't say that it was a particularly busy week, but at least we had a site that was well deserving of recognition in Nanny McPhee - Official Site. Movie Website Updates for January 6 - January 12ĭuring the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Still, it should be a close contest for top spot with several interesting races along the way. Of course, none of these films are being championed by the critics and none look like they will be runaway hits at the box office either. It's another busy weekend with four wide releases, but unlike last week, none are earning terrible reviews. Year-to-date, 2006 is still off to a strong start, but it's too early for those numbers to mean much. However, the overall box office was still down 1.7% from last weekend and 9.0% from last year. It was a very close race over the Martin Luther King long weekend, with the top three separated by just over $1 million over the 3-day weekend. Only the one film has any shot at the number one spot, and two might not even make the top ten. Just the one real wide release this weekend, but there are three other films either opening or expanding into what some might consider a wide release. However, as history shows us, it is far too soon to tell how well this year will go. Year-to-date, 2006 has overtaken 2005 by 2%, which is even more impressive when you remember that 2005 got off to a strong start. The weekend was up a massive 23.2% over the same weekend last year. Nearly every film in the top five beat expectations over the weekend, which helped soften the post-holiday drop-off to just 3.9%, and push the overall box office to $121 million. And that film is Sarah Silverman - Jesus is Magic - Buy from Amazon, but I fully admit my pro- Sarah Silverman bias has something to do with this decision. But while there are certainly some that were in the running for DVD Pick of the Week, ( Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 2-Disc Collector's Edition, for instance), it was a limited release that is the DVD Pick of the Week.
It's like the week of the Western with that genre making appearances in nearly every category, Special Edition, Box Sets, TV on DVD. Leading the way on the rental charts was Underworld: Evolution with $8.68 million in DVD rentals. It was another incredibly busy week with three new films occupying the top three spots and four of them in the top five. 16 Blocks led on the rental charts $6.85 million to $6.55 million, but the two films finished in opposite order on the sales charts. June 24th, 2006 16 Blocks shared the top of the charts with The Pink Panther. Home Market Numbers - Building Blocks of Success If I were to give the edge to one of them, it would be Over the Hedge. There were some contenders for DVD Pick of the Week with the top two being Masters of Horror: Larry Cohen - Pick Me Up - Buy from Amazon and Over the Hedge - Buy from Amazon. It's a rather slow week for DVD releases with fewer than normal instantly jumping out as must haves. PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and mild language.īasketball, Inspirational Coach, Inspirational Sports, Inspired by a True Story, Sports Drama June 6th, 2006 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)Īll Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300)Īll Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400)