The pic opened to $34.1 million last weekend after losing business because of the freak storm on the East Coast. 2 spot domestically, and is predicted to gross in the low $20 million range in its second weekend. The film, also starring Niel Patrick Harris, is packed with 3D gimmicks (think smoke rings).Ī Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas cost in the $20 million range to produce.ĭreamWorks Animation and Paramount’s 3D toon Puss in Boots has a good shot of besting Harold & Kumar for the No. Played by John Cho and Kal Penn, Harold and Kumar go on the search for the perfect Christmas tree after Kumar destroys the original. ( Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opened to $14.9 million in April 2008.)
Conservative estimates show the R-rated stoner comedy opening in the $18 million range, but it could hit $20 milion, thanks in part to the 3D factor. and New Line’s more modestly budgeted A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. However, Tower Heist could lose young men to Warner Bros. Tower Heist also should play well with African-American and Hispanic audiences because of Murphy and Pena, according to Universal. In the U.S., tracking - which has popped in recent days, due to a flurry of publicity by Stiller and Murphy - is strong among males of all ages followed by older women.
Tower Heist also opens day and date in 21 countries overseas, including the U.K., Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and India. Rivals suggest Universal needs the movie to open to at least $30 million.ĬOVER STORY: Why Is Funnyman Ben Stiller Not Laughing? Imagine Entertianment’s Brian Grazer and Kim Roth produced the film with Murphy, while Relativity Media helped finance.Ī year ago on the same weekend, Warner Bros.’ comedy Due Date opened to $32.7 million at the domestic box office, and while Universal is using that film as a comp, the studio is lowering its weekend estimate to between $25 million and $30 million because of the soft marketplace. PHOTOS: Where Are the ‘Ben Stiller Show’ Alumni Now?
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