Early numbers

[zydcomic]

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/hannah-montana-could-be-1-family-film-of-all-time-over-easter-weekend/

[abbyx]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $18 million

[wndymileyfan]

wow thats a lot of money

[MCyrus6592]

whooo :D

[abbyx]

that is really good,.
put that in your juice box and suck it JB, sorry lol.i just had to say it.
not being rude to JB fans so dont start a fight, im entitled to say what i want

[zydcomic]

Seem they corrected it a bit down to 16m

[wndymileyfan]

^^yeah

[abbyx]

Seem they corrected it a bit down to 16m

thats still good though

[cute_princess1114]

dang, nice.
it deserves it
its a great movie xD

[swe3t23]

it is a great family movie. The whole family will enjoy it.

[Yero34]

Did it say what it would open at? Seems Fast and Furious is going to be number one. Bummer. lol.

[zydcomic]

Did it say what it would open at? Seems Fast and Furious is going to be number one. Bummer. lol.

no. two predictions for hmtm, lower is mid30s millions, higher is 40m+.
and prediction for f&f4 this week is 28-30m

[Yero34]

So HM could be number one? I hope it is. It sounds like it deserves to be.

[apogeum]

If it can do that it will break my opening weekend estimate of $30M. Funny fact, if it does around $40M it didn't just slightly beat the Lizzie McGuire Movie which is basically the previous TV show to movie adaptation from the Disney Channel, it will have destroyed it. That only did $42M total.

Disney tends to be low in their estimates though (not counting any recent events).

[C_City*]

I'm hearing so many numbers from different places, this is a v.good one though. Hopefully this happens, cos she will then open up at number one & the movie does well.

[Father Time]

That's cool. We saw it at the first showing yesterday morning, and there were only about 30 people in the theater, so I was wondering how good it was going to do. The economy here in Michigan is in the toilet, so that may have some impact. We're going back for another dip this afternoon, so it may be more of a crowd today ...

[hotncleverchik]

yayy HM movie rocks!!

[zydcomic]

I'm hearing so many numbers from different places, this is a v.good one though. Hopefully this happens, cos she will then open up at number one & the movie does well.
official numbers:

1.Hannah Montana The Movie (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hannahmontanamovie.htm)$17,400,000
2.Fast and Furious (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fastandthefurious4.htm)$10,590,000
3.Monsters Vs. Aliens (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersvsaliens.htm)$9,075,000

[NancyDrew]

That's good! Let's get more!

[apogeum]

An estimate actually means that they aren't official numbers ;).

Those estimates usually come from the studios and are often adjusted up slightly when the final numbers come in.

[zydcomic]

An estimate actually means that they aren't official numbers ;).

Those estimates usually come from the studios and are often adjusted up slightly when the final numbers come in.

I think box office's estimates are official estimates and are based on the number they got from theaters and only a small amount of theaters do not turn in their numbers early so they will adjust slightly later. But anyway the boxoffice's estimates are reliable enough and wont change much.

[HannahMontana_9]

Wow! Thats amazing! :D

[flutesinger262]

this amazing, people were saying this is all it would do all weekend

[skatergator777]

I get to see it again for a fourth time later today so im really contributing to the ticket sales lol.

[Rockin_Miley]

thats good.

I want to go see it, but im kind of embarrassed..

[dontwalkaway]

balinn if it gets 42 million then i called it
of course i also forgot it would be easter week end (what's up with miley's movies always opening on unfortunate week ends?) but yeah

[flutesinger262]

Highest opening for a G rated film of all time:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002343.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[apogeum]

That's only for Friday though, we'll have to see how it holds up over the Easter Weekend. HSM made $42M so that's the benchmark really.

[flutesinger262]

i'll be happy with 30 million to be honest. I expect low numbers on sunday, its easter.

[apogeum]

That's what everyone thought last year with the Superbowl as well, though that isn't a family holiday of course. This also counts as an extended weekend actually, they also count the Monday in this case (though they also will have a statistic for the three day weekend).

Not everyone is really into easter after all.

[flutesinger262]

oh if they count monday in this then its going to beat HSM 3for sure.

and I'm jewish, so I definately know not everyone is into easter:P

[apogeum]

They wouldn't count the Monday for records; those would be adjusted to a three day weekend. Still a lot of people might do it as a holiday outing, especially for a family movie like HMTM.

You don't have to be Christian to go looking for eggs though. Not that the searching for eggs has anything to do with the Christian holidays. Just a bird who was turned into a bunny for punishment and who could only lay eggs on a single day of the year.

[swe3t23]

ya i think most are gonna make it a family outing rather after looking for eggs

[apogeum]

Hannah Montana The Movie debuted to great business on Good Friday, making an estimated $17.4 million on approximately 4,200 screens at 3,118 theaters. The Disney Channel adaptation edged out High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which opened to $17 million, and it blew past the first days of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour and The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Due to the holiday and its eager fan base, Hannah Montana's weekend is likely to be highly front-loaded and is on track to nearly $40 million, based on the past performances of similar titles.

http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2575&p=.htm

Box Office Mojo is predicting about $40M now.

[j.ash]

Now people, you need to adjust $18 or $16 Mil to like 1/2 to 3/4's of the effective audience. because Kids=parents/grownups="parents/grownups need to buy tickets for themselves too even if they dont wanna watch it" if you get what i mean. Still, an impressive number.

(what's up with miley's movies always opening on unfortunate week ends?)

Last time, it was "super bowl" and it beat expectations (and paved the way for more 3D movies :) )

[jeff999]

This is great news. Congrats to Miley and the rest of the cast. It is a great movie so I'm not surprised.

[stmx]

It pays to run a commercial every 5 minutes, I guess. Hope it wins out for the week, but Dragonball isn't to be messed with.

[apogeum]

You do realize that Dragonball is heading for a disastrous opening, right? It's not even expected to make $5M this weekend.

Strange that THR is reporting $17.2M instead of $17.4M though.

[stmx]

You do realize that Dragonball is heading for a disastrous opening, right? It's not even expected to make $5M this weekend.

Strange that THR is reporting $17.2M instead of $17.4M though.
You NEVER know with something like Dragonball, which brings along a TOTAL cult following, and then everyone who's just interested. Really, $5m is far off.

[skatergator777]

This seems revelant to this thread so ill post it here. The climb music video is 4 on itunes. The album is two, the climb is 3, and hoedown throwdown is 10.

[flutesinger262]

yeah heres all the stuff from HMTM movie thats on iTunes:
3. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
10. Hoedown Throwdown - Miley Cyrus
15. Crazier- Taylor Swift
44. Let's Get Crazy - Hannah Montana
55. Butterfly Fly Away - Miley Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus
69. You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home - Hannah Montana
138. Dream - Miley Cyrus
169. Don't Walk Away - Miley Cyrus
150. Let's Do This - Hannah Montana

[skatergator777]

48 in the country charts on itunes is BFA extended.

[flutesinger262]

Butterfly Fly away and the extended version will be combined for the hot 100.

[Yero34]

Any updates? I guess we won't find out until tomorrow.

[apogeum]

More updates about the numbers for this weekend wouldn't be out until tomorrow no. Usually Sunday afternoon though no idea if it being Easter makes a difference in the release of those estimates.

[C_City*]

Forget that post lol.

[SeSaSe]

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=11514


Friday Box Office Analysis

By Tim Briody

April 11, 2009

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/images2/friday041109.jpg
Hannah Montana: The Movie (http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=4501)

The big screen adaptation of the hit Disney show (now with hoedowns) opened to a pretty darned astounding $17.1 million on Friday. Fueled largely by Good Friday and schools being closed, this number isn't really all that surprising when you think about it. As we've seen with recent Disney fare like High School Musical 3 and the Jonas Brothers concert movie, there is a huge Friday night rush factor that rivals the greasiest greasy fan boy movies. Adding that Easter Sunday is a traditionally very weak box office day, and we're looking at a potentially very low weekend multiplier for Miley Cyrus here. Even lowballing it at 2.3 would still give Hannah Montana: The Movie a weekend of $39.3 million, which is still rather phenomenal.

[abbyx]

I really want to see the movie, it will be inresting to see
what the final numbers will be.

[destinydreamer]

that is really good,.
put that in your juice box and suck it JB, sorry lol.i just had to say it.
not being rude to JB fans so dont start a fight, im entitled to say what i want
Suck what? They don't have a movie out right now? There's nothing to suck...

Nice.

[NancyDrew]

Let's just enjoy the success of the movie everyone. ;)

[*~MileyCyrus#1Fan~*]

Suck what? They don't have a movie out right now? There's nothing to suck...

Nice.

Please don't start anything, Hannah. and abbyx, that wasn't necessary. ;)

[abbyx]

Suck what? They don't have a movie out right now? There's nothing to suck...

Nice.


how did i not know you were going to reply, like i said
i didn't want to start a fight, just think
atleast Miley and Nick are out and about together.
sorry if i offended the JB.

[zydcomic]

Just read from the box office numbers recently---shows economy recession is no excuse for poor performance of movie sells.

[blink182]

well there 3D movie, did suck bad.

pfflasfsnfnnf nevermind.

I cant wait to see this movie! I hope it brakes more records! :D

[juneau]

it looks like the movie made 10.2 million on saturday (thanks to the original poster for the website). the article forecasts it to make 35 for the whole weekend and should be #1!

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/hannah-montana-could-be-1-family-film-of-all-time-over-easter-weekend/

[flutesinger262]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002345.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[apogeum]

That estimate is rather low compared to earlier ones, guess the Easter thing was more of an influence than most people thought.

Still beats my $30 guess before it premiered though.

[nailzee]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002345.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Yeeeha^^ It passed the 3D movie in only one weekend.

[SmileyMileyRay]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002345.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Yay! Can't wait to see Miley's twitter update about this.:)

[apogeum]

Reuters also says $34M, though they do make the right comparison with the Lizzie McGuire movie. Isn't quite in the same league, now is it?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" doubled forecasts by earning $34 million worth of tickets at the Easter weekend box office in North America, as young fans of teen starlet Miley Cyrus rushed to see their heroine's first big-screen outing.
The movie ranks as the second-best Easter opening, following 2006's "Scary Movie 4" with $40 million.
"Omgomg! my fans rock! the movie is doing great you guys!" Cyrus, 16, said in a Twitter message, using the "omg" acronym as shorthand for "Oh my God."
Disney had hoped "Hannah Montana" would perform in the same range as 2003's "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," another big-screen vehicle for a Disney Channel star, in that case Hilary Duff. "Lizzie" opened to $17.3 million in 2003, and ended its domestic run with $42.7 million.
As in her hit TV series, Cyrus plays a regular schoolgirl by day and a pop star by night. But her father (real-life dad Billy Ray Cyrus) decides she needs to get back to her small-town roots, so takes her on a surprise trip to her old Tennessee home where love and other complications ensue.
Last weekend's champion "Fast & Furious" slipped to No. 2 with $28.8 million, taking the 10-day total for Universal Pictures' race-car thriller to $118.0 million. The studio is a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's "Monsters vs. Aliens" was down one at No. 3 with $22.6 million in its third weekend; its total rose to $141 million.

[apogeum]

Box Office Mojo actually says that Fast & Furious beat HMTM both Saturday and Sunday (though especially on Saturday by a very narrow margin).

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-04-11&p=.htm

[nailzee]

Box Office Mojo actually says that Fast & Furious beat HMTM both Saturday and Sunday (though especially on Saturday by a very narrow margin).

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-04-11&p=.htm

Well, I guess the reason is quite obvious, I'm excited for next week. Any major releases?

[apogeum]

The most major release would be 17 Again, that Zac Efron movie where I think they're emphasizing promotion too much on Zac and on no one else.

[flutesinger262]

pretty much the best intro for this story lol:
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b118285_hannah_montana_movies_happy_easter.html
Trend-alert update: Tween girls—still powerful; Hannah Montana—still potent; Miley Cyrus (http://www.eonline.com/search/index.jsp?searchString=Miley%20Cyrus)—her world, welcome to it.

also from disney:
"What she pulled off here, based on tracking, is amazing," Disney distribution president Chuck Viane said today. "It's a tribute to her and her fan base."

[apogeum]

Despite all that reporting now, so all the positive news. I still expect some people and websites to try and twist it as it being a flop.

[flutesinger262]

other then Perez I don't see that happening. it doubled its expectations

[nailzee]

other then Perez I don't see that happening. it doubled its expectations

And it's No.1. If it would have been No.2, ok, but No.1 isn't exactly something you can use against it. And isn't it a family movie? So that means that it didn't opened that high anyway but will gain in the long run.

[apogeum]

I didn't really mean Perez in particular, I doubt he's even going to bring it up. I mean people on other forums who were rooting for Fast & Furious to beat it yesterday and other people who hate Miley for no good reason in general.

[nailzee]

I didn't really mean Perez in particular, I doubt he's even going to bring it up. I mean people on other forums who were rooting for Fast & Furious to beat it yesterday and other people who hate Miley for no good reason in general.

Ah, you mean OceanUp or Youtube Comment section level.

[apogeum]

I actually meant even movie forums, there are people that don't like Miley for no good reason all around the place. OceanUp is where you would expect them to be but I don't really check that.

[flutesinger262]

:o:o:o:o:o Perez didn't ignore this. haha this just showed up in my google alerts with the line "We must give credit where credit is due.". Of couse he had to call her names and stuff but i didn't even think he'd mention this:o:o

[apogeum]

That's not quite calling names; making inappropriate sexual comments is more like it.

Perez does that sometimes though, mention her in a "positive way". Not sure why though, I didn't expect him to do it in this case. Probably to come across as more human.

[flutesinger262]

she even got a congrats from him, I'm impressed lol. i didn't think Perez would be mature enough to give credit where its due

[j.ash]

she even got a congrats from him, I'm impressed lol. i didn't think Perez would be mature enough to give credit where its due
Then he will bad-mouth her again. :(

[SmileyMileyRay]

she even got a congrats from him, I'm impressed lol. i didn't think Perez would be mature enough to give credit where its due

That's not the first time. He said that when JB's 3D movie flopped too.

[apogeum]

You put Perez and mature in the same sentence? Are you sure you want to go there?

From THR (I've never seen them start an article with OMG):

OMG! OMG!

Sixteen-year-old actress Miley Cyrus became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood on Sunday as her first nonconcert movie topped the North American boxoffice, earning twice as much as Disney had forecast.

The Walt Disney Co.'s "Hannah Montana: The Movie" sold $34 million worth of tickets over the three-day Easter weekend as fans of the perky starlet rushed to see the first big-screen adaptation of her hit Disney Channel TV series.

Cyrus returned the favor, turning up with her father and co-star, Billy Ray Cyrus, at theaters in Utah and Tennessee and blogging about her wild weekend on Twitter.

"omgomg! my fans rock! the movie is doing great you guys! omg AND its all cause of you!!!! I LOVE U ALL! IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT YET CHECK IT!," she wrote, using the "omg" acronym as shorthand for "Oh, my God."

As in her TV show, Cyrus plays a regular schoolgirl by day and a pop star by night. But her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) decides she needs to get back to her small-town roots, so takes her on a surprise trip to her old Tennessee home where love and other complications ensue.

Going into the weekend, Disney had hoped "Hannah Montana" would perform in the same range as 2003's "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," a vehicle for Disney Channel star Hilary Duff. "Lizzie" opened to $17.3 million in 2003 and ended its domestic run with $42.7 million.

On Sunday, the studio denied that it had deliberately set a low target. "It caught us by surprise. No doubt about it," said Chuck Viane, the studio's president of domestic theatrical distribution. "Outside of 'wow!' what can you say?"

[apogeum]

What is it with big media outlets using terms like OMG! today? After THR now it's TIME:

OMG! Hannah Montana (and Miley Cyrus) Tops the Box Office

Summoning millions of underage minions to the multiplex, the Disney Company landed its teen gold mine, Miley Cyrus, (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1890383,00.html) at the top of the Easter weekend box office. Hannah Montana: The Movie, a big-screen version of the Disney Channel series, exceeded the predictions of the industry swamis. It registered the biggest opening day for any G-rated movie and proved that Hollywood should never underestimate the drawing power of Hannah and her kid sisters. According to studio estimates, the film will take the North American weekend crown with $34 million. While Disney was purring, Cyrus was tweeting: "Omgomg! my fans rock! the movie is doing great you guys!"

Last week's champ, the car-crash drama Fast & Furious (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1889382,00.html), dropped 59% in its second weekend, to a still-snazzy $28.8 million. The animated feature Monsters vs Aliens continued its rampage, with $22.6 million in its third frame. These two strong holdovers helped make this the biggest Easter weekend in movie history, topping by more than 15% the previous record-holder, back in 2002.

Less imposing were the numbers posted by the Seth Rogen comedy Observe and Report, about a bipolar mall cop. It earned friendly reviews, suggesting to critics a blend of Taxi Driver and Hot Fuzz. Unfortunately for Rogen and writer-director Jody Hill, it made the mass audience think of Paul Blart: Mall Cop — and they saw that one just a few months ago. Observe and Report took in a modest $11.1 million. This weekend's other wide release, the action film Dragonball Evolution, breathed no fire at all. It was D.O.A. with a puny $4.7 million.

The Hanna Montana picture, which cost only about $35 million to produce, will finish an honorable second among Disney's parade of teenybopper movies. High School Musical 3: Senior Year took in $43 million its first three days — the top opening weekend for a G-rated film — while Cyrus' own Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour earned $31.1 million, at higher prices (3D) and with the threat of being withdrawn after one week in theaters (it wasn't). Six weeks ago, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience grossed a disappointing $12.5 and has cadged only another $6.6 million since.

As any American child, especially girl-child, can tell you, the TV show has Miley Cyrus playing Miley Stewart, an ordinary teen who secretly is also pop star Hannah Montana. How much of Miley C. is Miley S., and how much Hannah M.? That's a question of multiple identities that would have Pirandello's head spinning. The movie's message, though, is clear enough to kids: Be yourself, even if you're two people. Miley Hannah, Miley Hannah.

At the start of the movie, Miley-as-Hannah had gone a little too Hollywood for her own good: battling Tyra Banks for a pair of designer shoes, upstaging her best friend's sweet-16 party and ignoring her grandma's birthday for a TV gig in New York City. Such antics steam Miley's dad (the real Miley's dad, one-hit country star Billy Ray Cyrus), who essentially kidnaps her to spend two weeks in rural Tennessee with her God-fearin', Elvis-lovin', sweet-song-singin', guilt-trip-inflictin' family. She'll meet a guy (blond, dimpled, startlingly deep-voiced Lucas Till), and Dad will meet a lady (The Office's Melora Hardin). Most important, the screen Miley will take a break from hard work and learn down-home family values — while the real Miley is working hard making a Hannah Montana movie. So the moral is...?

In the TV series, the easiest laughs come from Miley/Hannah's susceptibility to accidents and Three Stooges-style slapstick. The movie spreads the comic clumsiness around to other cast members. If there's an egg to sit on, a mud hole to slide into, or a ferret to let loose at a starchy dinner party, or a ladder, tree or chicken-coop roof to fall from, somebody in this movie will do it. It's also a musical where two performers who've done exemplary work in Broadway shows — Vanessa Williams and Barry Bostwick — are condemned to non-singing, spoilsport roles. Hardest to take is the dogmatic sentimentality, which keeps bopping its heroine over the head with moral and social lessons. It's the dewiest, most brazen form of jerking tears from kids; call it cornography.

English director Peter Chelsom has made many bad movies (Hear My Song, The Mighty, the Warren Beatty disaster Town & Country, the inept remake of the Japanese charmer Shall We Dance), most of them with a braying sentimentality summed up in the title of Chelsom's first feature film, Treacle. This time, he lucked into a hit, and a star who can sell her character's highs and lows without embarrassing herself — any of her selves. Her throaty voice lending a note of maturity to her seeming decency, Cyrus has an ease in front of the camera that is the first requisite of stardom.

Whatever she becomes as an adult, for now she's keeping her core demographic enthralled. Hannah Montana: The Movie may work on an emotional frequency that only dogs and tween girls can detect, but the G-rated movie amassed enough of them to be the weekend's top film. At a Manhattan multiplex yesterday afternoon, one bunch of little girls sang along flawlessly with every word of every song. If Miley or Hannah (or Miley) ever needs new backup singers, she should have no trouble finding millions of them. She's already got them all a-Twitter.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1890869,00.html



I can somewhat see their point of the director lucking out, he's not exactly a director with an impressive resume.

[apogeum]

Guess all the estimates were a bit high (also for other movies), it "only" made $32,324,487 over the weekend.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2009&wknd=15&p=.htm

[jeff999]

Congrats to Miley and HM cast for being #1. It is still great to get over $32 million in one weekend.

[apogeum]

The movie was number one on Monday, pretty much the only movie which had a bigger audience on Monday than on Sunday.

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-04-13&p=.htm

[juneau]

The movie was number one on Monday, pretty much the only movie which had a bigger audience on Monday than on Sunday.

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-04-13&p=.htm

i was about to post that too. i was afraid the numbers were just going to go down from sunday.

in my area, there are still a lot of schools that have this week off so hopefully the movie will be strong through next weekend.