Angelina Jolie Will Bring Boys To Their Knees

3 -day estimates
1. WALL-E 62.50
2 WANTED 51.12
3 GET SMART 20.00
4 KUNG FU PANDA 11.75
5 THE INCREDIBLE HULK 9.23
6 THE LOVE GURU 5.44
7 INDIANA JONES 5.03
8 THE HAPPENING 3.85
9 SEX AND THE CITY 3.77
10 ZOHAN 3.20

Wanted made over $51 million at the box office, and it maveraged more per site over Wall-E.
http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=26&p=.htm

So Wanted, Universal’s Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy starrer, debuted to $19.1M Friday and $17.5M Saturday from 3,175 venues for a $51.1M weekend. It marks a new franchise for the studio which expected only $35+M from this stylish summer actioner. It turned out to be the best June opening ever for an R-rated movie, beating Knocked Up’s $30.6M, and the 6th highest R-rated opening of all time (behind The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion Of The Christ, 300, Hannibal, and Sex And The City) and the 3rd biggest R-rated action film (behind The Matrix Reloaded’s $91.7M, and 300’s $70.9M). It’s also the biggest opening ever for a live-action Angelina movie and she proved a big draw: Cinemascore said the main reasons given for choosing to see Wanted were the action (67%) and Jolie (61%). Exit polling showed the audience breakdown was 52%/48% male to female, 51%/49% under age 30 to over age 30.

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Prior comment regarding BO numbers includes sunday, but heck sunday isn’t over yet. THEY ARE ONLY ESTIMATES though. If you type in wanted on boxofficemojo. com that is where the figures come up.

My prior post didn’t come up. Anyho, the estimates on box office mojo is through SUNDAY. Keep in mind they are ONLY ESTIMATES. If you type in WANTED on the boxoffice.com website you will get the figures.

Wow those are great box office numbers. The Wanted budget was $75 million so they will easily make money on this film. I think DVD sales will be really good for this film as well. Kung Fu Panda is still in there. Congrats to all involved.

I’m so happy that the movie is a huge hit. Love everything about Angelina she is so darn sexy.

DAMIANI @ 06/29/2008 at 12:45 pm

This has been posted several times on JJ. He’s been doing this a very very long time under the radar. But we know. The designs are really nice.

Bahahahahaha…..

Sorry…but the new maniston thread is so entertaining…mainly because of multiple shots like this…

‘Don’t IGNORE ME John!’ LOLOL

http://buzznet-00.vo.llnwd.net/media/jj1/2008/06/aniston-concert/thumbs/jennifer-aniston-john-mayer-concert-17.jpg

There are at least 2 more like this one too. Saaaad. Pathetic. Clingy. IGNORED. He’s treating her WORSE than Simpson. Like he doesn’t want to be seen with her. I think he’s realizing what a joke it all is - and especially what a joke she is. Two neurotics, do NOT a happy couple make. I mean, damn - dude has an anxiety condition and pops Xanax like Pez…does Maniston really think this was a good idea?? LOL

I never thought I’d say this, but I feel sorry for her…knowing the kind of weak simpering pathetic clingy image obsessed famewh*re she is, she (nor her agent Huvane) will accept nothing less than being fawned over, even if it’s totally fake (see Vince Vaughn).

Mayer is about to fired from this new job - not that he looks like he cares that much.

That, or they are as we speak, quickly arranging damage control pics that make up for the sheer desperation and ignoring of Maniston in these. Watch in the next 12 hours you may see new pics where he looks PDA friendly and attentive, just because Huvane and staff are reading these blogs and know the word is out that she looks like she’s being dissed. He’ll very quickly put a call in, and we’ll see a little bit of fauxmance in the next set. WATCH, and remember - I CALLED IT. LOL

Jen, seriously…no. SERIOUSLY. “He’s just not that into you.”

http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2008&mon=06&evt=aniston-concert&pic=jennifer-aniston-john-mayer-concert-03.jpg

sharon @ 06/29/2008 at 12:56 pm

DAMIANI @ 06/29/2008 at 12:45 pm

click on collection.
New collections and Must..
Brad Pitt designs. for Damiani.

http://www.damiani.com/www/frame.html
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Thanks, the ring is gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the hotel Brad will design. He is a genius.
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Sharon , wake up. That is one ugly as hell ring.

rom http://www.boxofficeprophets.com

Who is to thank for the large success of Wanted? Universal mostly, but big thanks have to go to Angelina Jolie, who might be the leading female summer name working today. She added her voice to Kung Fu Panda, which opened to over $60 million only a few short weekends ago, got Mr. & Mrs. Smith above $50 million, and helped open Beowulf over $25 million. The woman embodies sex appeal, and brought males out in force for the aptly titled Wanted. Also, her adoptions and willingness to take on human rights issues ring true with women, which may have made the fairer gender more apt to check this one out (and James McAvoy would have helped in that department as well). McAvoy is turning into a star, and the above-the-title recognition for Wanted adds to the success he found in Atonement, and will find if he ends up in The Hobbit as Bilbo Baggins.

As stated, Wanted was once a graphic novel, and with a string of hits coming out of the graphic novel industry, this one won’t be the last. The poster boy for the graphic novel is 300, the film that starred no one but looked cool, as it became a $70 million opener and a $210 million domestic finisher. Sin City opened to $29 million, finished with $74 million, and now has two sequels lined up for the near future. V for Vendetta also earned over $70 million domestically, and the list goes on. Graphic novels are the perfect fit for Hollywood films - they can be over-the-top, violent, and drip with good ideas.

Congrats to the cast, crew, and all associated with Wanted. I think AJ’s a great actress generally, but believe she is certainly in her element with the action genre. As much as I love MAMS, I’m a bit tickled Wanted looks to have edged it out as her biggest opening. LMAO @ those haters that used to froth at the mouth that she:

1. Wouldn’t and/ or couldn’t be a part of a big BO opening.
2. The only reason MAMS was so successful was due to the public fascination of Brad and Angelina and that media created ‘triangle’ crap.

The reality is, that wasn’t the case of the big opening then (or solely the reason) and with Wanted it’s clear she is a draw from the audience perspective (specifically given the exit poll information and the genre of action). I’m very happy for her and Brad, as well. I hope they continue doing what they are doing, both professionally and personally.