- “Jersey Girl” is tracking to come right around 8.3 million for the weekend, which is a much better estimate that Miramax had predicted. We thank you all for going to see the film this weekend, and again urge you to spread the word around. Next week there’s some stiff competition on the marquee, however, as far as a flick to take a date or recommend as a family outing, “Jersey Girl” can’t be beat against anything else that’s out there. So, overall, 5th for the weekend, but the THIRD best per screen average against 2 high profile films (a kiddie sequel and a Hanks flick), not bad at all.
Here’s Kevin himself with some words for ya’ll:
“Scooby” is just a juggernaut, and we were never gonna beat Hanks (who hasn’t NOT opened a flick since the “Joe Vs. The Volcano” era). “The Christ” still reigns, and hiz undead pals from “Dawn of the Dead” still had legs (even after a sixty percent drop). Settling in at a cozy number five with the third best per screen in the top ten is just dandy – considering the uphill battle we’ve had on this flick.
We were certainly up against it with the whole Bennifer thing (ironically, we’ve out-grossed the entire theatrical run of “Gigli” in our first weekend), so 8.3 on 1500 screens is actually something of a minor miracle.
Hopefully, we get the bump-up of screens next weekend, and our word-of-mouth is strong enough to keep us alive in week two, when the Rock walks “Tall” and “Hellboy” punches cars.
All’s well. No complaints here.
But next weekend will REALLY tell the tale.
Thanks again, all for heading out there this weekend. Thanks for your continued support.
Off to breakfast with Mosier now, to celebrate.
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