Back in Green, 'Men in Black 2' Grabs Est. $35 Million in Two Days
Men in Black 2 bagged an estimated $18,400,000 at 3,557 theaters and 6,000 screens on Wednesday, the third highest gross that day has ever seen behind Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ($28,542,349) and Jurassic Park III ($19,024,360).
On Thursday, the $140 million sci-fi comedy dipped 12% to an estimated $16,200,000, propelling its two-day tally to $34,600,000.
Bowing July 2, 1997, the first Men in Black did $14,043,310 on its first Wednesday (not including $4,815,427 from midnight showings the night before) then inched up 1.2% to $14,206,708 on Thursday en route to a $51,068,455 Friday-to-Sunday frame—the record for the Fourth of July weekend—for a five-day haul of $79,318,473. Independence Day, though, holds the five-day Fourth of July record. Back in 1996, it blasted off on the same day as MiB2—Wednesday, July 3—to $17,406,144 and drew another $17,343,388 on Thursday. After five days, it soared to $84,977,796 (or $96,102,252 including the $11,124,456 it did in Tuesday night previews).
Men in Black 2 has an outside shot at breaking both records, but will most likely coming in at around $50 to $55 million for the three-day weekend for $85 million to $90 million in its first five days. However, taking ticket price inflation into account tells a different story. Both Men in Black and ID4's five-day hauls would equal about $99 million and $110 million respectively today.
Also bow-wowing was the basketball fantasy and Nike commercial Like Mike, which dunked an estimated $4,000,000 on Wednesday at 2,310 courts and fell 25% to an estimated $3,000,000 on Thursday. By Sunday, it will likely have score around $19 million.
The Powerpuff Girls proved not to be as phenomenal as the hype suggested. The Cartoon Network's first theatrical feature pulled in an estimated $1,550,000 million at 2,290 sites on Wednesday and then tumbled 35% to an estimated $1,000,000 on Thursday, pointing to less than $7 million by Sunday.
On Thursday, the $140 million sci-fi comedy dipped 12% to an estimated $16,200,000, propelling its two-day tally to $34,600,000.
Bowing July 2, 1997, the first Men in Black did $14,043,310 on its first Wednesday (not including $4,815,427 from midnight showings the night before) then inched up 1.2% to $14,206,708 on Thursday en route to a $51,068,455 Friday-to-Sunday frame—the record for the Fourth of July weekend—for a five-day haul of $79,318,473. Independence Day, though, holds the five-day Fourth of July record. Back in 1996, it blasted off on the same day as MiB2—Wednesday, July 3—to $17,406,144 and drew another $17,343,388 on Thursday. After five days, it soared to $84,977,796 (or $96,102,252 including the $11,124,456 it did in Tuesday night previews).
Men in Black 2 has an outside shot at breaking both records, but will most likely coming in at around $50 to $55 million for the three-day weekend for $85 million to $90 million in its first five days. However, taking ticket price inflation into account tells a different story. Both Men in Black and ID4's five-day hauls would equal about $99 million and $110 million respectively today.
Also bow-wowing was the basketball fantasy and Nike commercial Like Mike, which dunked an estimated $4,000,000 on Wednesday at 2,310 courts and fell 25% to an estimated $3,000,000 on Thursday. By Sunday, it will likely have score around $19 million.
The Powerpuff Girls proved not to be as phenomenal as the hype suggested. The Cartoon Network's first theatrical feature pulled in an estimated $1,550,000 million at 2,290 sites on Wednesday and then tumbled 35% to an estimated $1,000,000 on Thursday, pointing to less than $7 million by Sunday.
