Theater Counts: Fockers Still the Biggest Draw, But Stripes in the Race
January 14, 2005
Meet the Fockers continues as the most widely distributed movie this weekend, adding 25 theaters to reach a healthy 3,553 locations.
In spite of big expansions for In Good Company (to 1,565 theaters) and House of Flying Daggers (to 1,190), two movies have significant openings.
Kid comedy Racing Stripes opens in a solid 3,185 theaters - 367 more than Kangaroo Jack on its opening weekend 2 years ago.
Actioner Elektra
debuts in an even more solid 3,204 theaters - just a tick below the wide opening enjoyed by Daredevil
in 2003.
Coach Carter, meanwhile, debuts in a more modest 2,524 theaters, and will have a challenge ahead of it to break into the top 5.
Rank Movie Theaters Change Weeks in
ReleaseDistributor
1 Meet the Fockers 3,553 +25 4 Universal
2 Elektra 3,204 New 1 Fox
3 Racing Stripes 3,185 New 1 Warner Bros
4 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2,540 -803 5 Paramount
5 Coach Carter 2,524 New 1 Paramount
6 White Noise 2,279 +21 2 Universal
7 Ocean's Twelve 2,105 -905 6 Warner Bros.
8 Fat Albert 2,043 -632 4 Fox
9 Aviator, The 1,956 +89 5 Miramax
10 Spanglish 1,662 -625 5 Sony
37 Appleseed 31 New 1 Geneon
43 Alexandra's Project 3 New 1 Film Movement
45 Choristes, Les 2 New 1 Miramax
Estimated Theater Counts for Next Week's Openers
Movie Theaters Distributor
Are We There Yet? 2,500 Sony
Assault On Precinct 13 2,000 Focus
Gory Gory Hallelujah 1 Indican
Gegen die Wand (Head-On) Not announced Strand
Filed under: Theater Counts, Meet the Fockers, Coach Carter, Racing Stripes, In Good Company, House of Flying Daggers