Cosmopolis: Best Theater Average On Opening Weekend (US)

We knew you guys would turn out for Rob, and you didn't disappoint!

The weekend box office estimates are in, and Cosmopolis averaged as Nikki Finke put it: "a fairly impressive $24K-plus in three locations Stateside."

Box Office Mojo breaks it down for you.

Here's the list of theaters where you can watch Cosmopolis now, or in the coming weeks - get out and support Rob!

'Breaking Dawn' At The Box Office: International Numbers

UPDATE: First U.S. numbers look great! - read on. - and in the end it was a great weekend for Breaking Dawn at the box office both in the U.S. (read) - and the UK (read).

The first numbers are coming in from overseas, each publication with a bit different spin. We're linking you to their write-ups.

Deadline Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter

Gossip Cop

Breaking Dawn Part 1 opens in the U.S. at midnight.. let the big numbers start coming in!

'Water For Elephants' Crosses The $100 Million Mark

Per Alt Film Guide:

Apart from two late 2010 releases, Oscar winners The King's Speech and Black Swan, 2011 moviegoers continue to ignore dramas about human relationships. At no. 20, Francis Lawrence's Water for Elephants, starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz is the sole drama — outside the action/thriller/horror genres — among the year's top 25 releases.

In North America, Water for Elephants has taken in $54.4m after five weeks. Internationally, the $38m-budgeted circus drama has just passed the $50m milestone after adding $3.7m this weekend as per The Hollywood Reporter. Total to date: $50.7m. Water for Elephants has thus passed the $100m milestone.

As of May 22, Water for Elephants' top overseas markets were: Australia with $6.85m, Germany with $5.75m, France with $5.39m, the United Kingdom with $5.19m, and Mexico with $2.73m. The film also earned more than $1m in Brazil (up to May 15), Italy (despite a slow start), Russia/CIS, Spain, and Sweden.

Read the rest at their site.

Opening Weekend Numbers: Happy Easter!

The Hollywood Reporter:

Overperforming in its opening was Fox 2000’s period circus romance Water for Elephants, which debuted to $17.5 million from 2,817 locations. Based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling book and directed by Francis Lawrence, the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz.

Water for Elephants drew an A- CinemaScore, and played heavily to adult women. Females made up 70% of the audience, while 70% were over the age of 25. The film’s successful opening is a win for Fox’s marketing team, which targeted fans of the book, as well as playing up the love story.

Deadline:

CinemaScore was Fox 2000's Water For Elephants based on Sara Gruen's best-selling book and written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Francis Lawrence. Clearly, the classy ad campaign was intriguing for adults who don't rush out to see films, and for Robert Pattinson's Twi-hards who do. But this beautifully filmed but searing drama was considered a hard sell.


3. Water For Elephants (Fox 2000/Fox) NEW [2,817 Theaters]

Friday $7M, Saturday $6.8M, Easter Weekend $17.5M

E! Online:

The $40 million romantic drama, based on Sara Gruen's no-clowing-around novel of circus life in the 1930s, debuted with an estimated $17.5 million. The Friday-Sunday take was a bit bigger than expected for the film—and for the genre.

"Adult films usually don't sprint out of the gate. We did," Fox exec Bert Livingston told us in an email today. "I think being on bestseller list twice helped."

For Pattinson, the opening marks a step up from his last non-Twilight movie, Remember Me, which opened to $8.1 million last year
 
LA Times
 
"Water for Elephants," based on Sara Gruen's bestselling novel about a 1930s traveling circus, had a budget of about $40 million. Most of those who saw the film seemed to be either older women familiar with the book or fans of young "Twilight" heartthrob Pattinson, as the audience was 70% female. And those moviegoers enjoyed the picture, giving it an average grade of A-minus. That positive buzz could be especially good news for the movie because audiences don't usually run to see adult dramas on their first weekend in theaters.

In any event, the movie is off to a far better start than Pattinson's last nonvampire movie. In March 2010, his Sept. 11 drama "Remember Me" opened only to a modest $8.1 million. The "Water for Elephants" results could mean that he's being taken more seriously as a dramatic actor -- or perhaps just that he should star in more films alongside popular leading ladies with box office clout, like Witherspoon.

Box Office Mojo has a nice breakdown as well. You can look here for the international roundup.

It certainly didn't hurt that Rob is getting the support of A-listers like Joan Collins..

And the man Hugh Hefner. Enjoy it bunnies ;)





Even the Hilton sisters had something to say..

Go Rob! - Who's ready for the DVD extras?

To celebrate why not have a Water for Elephants inspired cocktail. Head over to the Daily Beast to get the ingredients for 'The Star Attraction'.

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Bloggers, Costars, Fans, Rally In Support Of 'WFE'

We've already given you a quick wrap, on why getting a big opening for Water for Elephants is so important for Rob. So it was nice to see everyone spreading the word to get out and watch it this weekend.

Socialite Life highlighted the reasons why Water for Elephants needed to win at the box office, while MTV had a cheat sheet for those not so familiar with the book.

SheKnows had a top 10 list of why Rob is perfect for Water for Elephants, and EOnline, went the way of the Magic 8 ball to get some answers on whether Rob is truly a leading man.. very cute read.

Cinema Blend highlights the 8 big differences between book and movie, while Vanity Fair had 25 urgent Water for Elephants questions answered.

And even costars and friends rallied in behalf of Rob and Reese..

With Fox doing an amazing job at promoting the film, we can only hope people turn out to see it this key weekend.

We can only follow by example, and hope you do the same. If only, because of this..

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The Battle At The Box Office: It's All Up To Us

Water for Elephants opens in US theaters nationwide today, and this is when fans get to make a difference for Rob. Here are some of the box office predictions:

Entertainment Weekly:

3. Water for Elephants: $16 million

Will Robert Pattinson’s Twihards show up for this $40 million adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel? The answer will play a significant role in how well the traveling-circus romance, co-starring Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz, performs this weekend. Fox’s PG-13 film should appeal to adults — particularly women — who are familiar with the book, but those aren’t the moviegoers who typically rush out on opening day. Furthermore, reviews have been mediocre, and that could deter those who haven’t read the source material. So it all comes down to Pattinson’s teenage minions. If they buy tickets in large quantities, then Elephants could easily collect more than $20 million this weekend. But if they treat Elephants like they treated Pattinson’s last non-Twilight effort, the 2010 dud Remember Me, then an opening gross in the mid-teens seems more likely.


The Hollywood Reporter:

Water for Elephants is a new direction for director Francis Lawrence, who helmed I Am Legend and Constantine. But Witherspoon has a sizable fanbase, and Pattinson could end up pulling in a lot of Twilight moms with the prospect of seeing him once again tortured and in love.

According to the Flixster Bullseye, all three releases are skewing into the female, over-25 demo and could bite into each others' potential audiences. Elephants shows the most activity and interest, and skews youngest, mainly because of Pattinson.


In a different article The Hollywood Reporter asked whether fans will turn out to watch Rob:

Going out Friday in 2,817 theaters, Elephants isn't expected to have a big opening, with Fox estimating a weekend gross of $13 million to $15 million, though the film has increased its momentum with adult females. The studio believes the movie will serve as counterprogramming as summer tentpoles start to unfurl and that it will play like an adult drama. Elephants cost $40 million to produce.

Latest tracking shows an uptick in the number of younger women who want to see Elephants, although females over the age of 25 -- the demo who turned the book into a best-seller -- continued to lead. As with younger females, interest among older men is picking up.


Every ticket counts, so get out to watch Water for Elephants this weekend!

New WFE Still: Marlena And Jacob Share A Dance

The new still and new picture of Rob and director Francis Lawrence, are courtesy of Box Office magazine that posted a great interview with Rob recently. In the print issue they also talk to Lawrence, who shares great details about working with Rob and more. Read that portion over at RPLife where you can see the rest of the scans.

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'Remember Me' Joins 'Eclipse' On List of Most Profitable Movies Of 2010

Remember Me cracked the top 30 list compiled by numbers.com.

In making this calculation, we took the production budget, domestic and international box office and domestic DVD sales for each movie released during the year and calculated a rough total gross profit for the film

Read what other films made the cut at numbers.com


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Robert Pattinson By The Numbers

Per Box Office Mojo:

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'Remember Me' Box Office Update: $55 Million Dollars Worldwide

Per Alt Film Guide:

Robert Pattinson’s drama Remember Me took in $23K at 76 sites on its 9th weekend, according to estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The film’s drop-off rate was 47.4% after losing nearly 40% of its venues. The per-theater average was $303. Total to date: $19.056m.

Worldwide, thanks to Pattinson’s international popularity, Remember Me has grossed approximately $55m.

'Remember Me' Crosses $19M Mark Domestically, $50M Internationally

From Alt Film Guide:

After eight weekends, Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me has finally crossed the $19m mark. After losing 86 theaters, the Allen Coulter-directed romantic/psychological drama grossed an estimated $46K at the North American box office, according to figures released by Box Office Mojo. To date, Remember Me has taken in a total of $19.019 million.

Considering that it lost about half its theaters (it’s only playing at 118 venues now), Remember Me’s 44% drop-off rate wasn’t bad.

Worldwide, the $16m drama has grossed more than $50m.

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Say What Critics? 'Remember Me' Crosses $50 Million Mark Worldwide

EDIT: Added an update on how 'Remember Me' did in the U.S. this weekend. Apparently pretty great!

Among the films currently in limited distribution, one of the surprises this weekend has been the minor resurgence of Robert Pattinson’s romantic drama Remember Me, which jumped nearly 17% after adding 42 theaters in North America.

As per Box Office Mojo, Remember Me grossed $80K at 402 sites on its seventh weekend out, averaging $392 per theater (last weekend, in fewer theaters, it was $436).

Tyler is a keeper! Congratulations Rob.

From Alt Film Guide:

Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me, the $16 million production referred to by some (those who have trouble with the Pattinson/Twilight phenomenon) as a "box office flop," has grossed about $50 million worldwide.

According to figures provided by Box Office Mojo, Remember Me has taken in $18.852 million (as of Apr. 22) in the United States/Canada and more than $30.09 million overseas.

I say "more than" because Box Office Mojo’s chart for Remember Me hasn’t been updated for several markets, including key ones such as Australia (Mar. 28), Italy (Apr 4), The Netherlands (Apr 11), and Russia (Apr 4). Also, the most recent data available overall is from April 18, or a week ago. (Box Office Mojo hasn’t updated their international total — shown on top — for the movie since April 11.)

By now, Pattinson’s Remember Me has undoubtedly already crossed the $50 million mark worldwide. And it still hasn’t opened in foreign territories such as Japan, China, and South Korea.

U.S. Box Office Update: 'Remember Me' Up 40%

While it shed some U.S. theaters last week, and is sure to shed some more Friday, 'Remember Me' is still at it, posting a 40% increase according to Alt Film Guide:

Among the 30 or so movies listed on the Box Office Mojo chart, Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me had the highest jump, a whopping 39.3% — up to 17K. Of course, this is good news for Pattinson’s fans, but …

Putting things in perspective: the lower the box-office take of a movie, the higher the jump/drop in percentage terms. In other words, an extra $5K would mean almost nothing to Clash of the Titans and less than 1% to even a movie with a mid-level box-office take such as The Last Song or Why Did I Get Married Too.

Even so, unless it sheds more theaters next Friday Remember Me should reach $19 million at the North America box office before the end of its run. Currently it’s at $18.725 million. We’ll see.

Can't wait to see how much more it accumulates overseas. Combined it already crossed the $45 Million mark. Go Tyler!