53th Portuguese Box-Office Analysis

After one day off the box-office analysis of Portugal is back.
A lot of catching up to do and despite the lack of time still continue to do it.
I just love numbers especially when related to cinema and movies.
By the way have you checked that tv series "Numbers"? It is very good. Give it a try.

Today there is a new number one and what a surprise it was when i´ve seen. I was thinking it would never get there with the openings it got up against but finally it sits at the throne.
On the downside there is "Superman Returns" with a week to forget and the title of worst of the week.Bad omem for Super.

This was a down week due to the lack of big openers. With 276898 spectators and 26% drop this is not a good week for cinema here in Portugal.
So let´s see the actual numbers.
This concerns the week between 17 to 23 of August.

Legend

Position/Movie
Theather Count
Spectators (Week)
Average Per Room/Week
Percentage of Spectators Rise(+) or Drop (-)(-)
Spectators (Total)
Week of Release (New Film)

1. Miami Vice
46
54460
1184
-23%
212055
3rd Week

2. Superman Returns
78
47380
607
-50%
142742
3rd Week

3. Pirates of the Caribean:Dead Man´s Chest
51
40483
794
-39%
571971
5th Week

4. Over the Edge
45
29542
656
-25%
384341
6th Week

5. The Lake House
33
26209
794
-8%
121499
4th Week

6. Hoodwinked
35
25969
742
-26%
97036
3rd Week

7. The Ant Bully
29
17780
613
-
17780
1st Week

8. Lucky Number Slevin
20
13211
661
-2%
59521
4th Week

9. Stick It
16
11086
693
-
11086
1st Week

10. The Break-Up
19
10778
567
-11%
218263
7th Week

The Champion:

And yes that´s true. In it´s third week "Miami Vice" got the number one and is the new king of the box-office in Portugal. With a 23% drop to 54460 spectators it managed to pass Superman and become the surprise of the week and at the same it to share the price of the winner of the week simbolized by the green, yellow and red of the portuguese flag. Well done Mr Mann and thank you for this beautiful film.

The New Players:

At number 7 we find the first new opener with 17780 spectators and that´s "The ANt Bully" that got a bad result due to the onslaught of animation movie. Almost every week there is a new one and this gold mine will one day end. I think it is beggining now.

"Stick It" found it´s way to number 9 with 11086 spectators and a better than expected average of almost 700. Did well considering the lack of stars and the not so interesting story Portugal wise. But i think it was the same in the U.S right?

In 13th place we have "Find Me Guilty" the serious vehicle for Vin Diesel didn´t convice anybody. Not even him. Fat and bald doesn´t give an actor credibility, still it´s his best work ever (the comparison to other films are not favorable.

"Imagine Me and You" in number 17 with 2225 spectators

And finally "Shangai Dreams" the chinese movie with 1126 spectators in just one theather. Very impressive for this very well respected chinese director of festivals around the world.

The Winner of the Week:

This one was a difficult one but "Luck Number Slevin" with it´s -2% week and only 10% drop in 4 weeks in exihibition marks it´s good run in here. As for "Miami Vice" it´s for taking the top place in it´s 3rd week. COngrats for them.

The Looser of the Week:

This is a no brainer. A very bad, close to disaster week of "Superman Returns". A 50% drop to 47380 spectators. What happened? No action tha´t´s what happened. People falling asleep in cinema theathers.

See ya next week with more box-office In Portugal.