{"id":2224,"date":"2006-06-03T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-03T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2006\/06\/the-break-up-trumps-x-men-3\/"},"modified":"2006-06-03T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-03T12:26:00","slug":"the-break-up-trumps-x-men-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2006\/06\/the-break-up-trumps-x-men-3.html","title":{"rendered":"The Break-Up trumps X-Men 3!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

X-Men: The Last Stand<\/a><\/i> had one of the biggest openings<\/a> of all time last week, and The Break-Up<\/a><\/i>, a badly-reviewed<\/a> \u201canti-romantic comedy\u201d, is the only new wide release this week. So it\u2019s easy to see why the Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i> predicted, on Thursday:<\/span><\/p>\n

After its $123 million opening last weekend, 20th Century Fox\u2019s third \u201cX-Men\u201d movie is a shoo-in for the top spot again, while Universal\u2019s \u201cBreak-Up\u201d will vie for the second slot with Sony\u2019s \u201cThe Da Vinci Code\u201d and Paramount\u2019s \u201cOver the Hedge.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, whoops, it looks like audiences may be having other ideas. BoxOfficeMojo.com<\/a> reports that The Break-Up<\/i> made an estimated $13.8 million on opening day yesterday, thus handily beating X-Men<\/i>\u2018s $10.4 million; meanwhile, Over the Hedge<\/a><\/i> is narrowly beating The Da Vinci Code<\/a><\/i> in the just-over-$5-million range.<\/p>\n

The Break-Up<\/i>\u2018s box-office performance is all the more remarkable because it\u2019s playing in only 3,070 theatres, whereas the other three films are all playing in between 3,714 and 3,993 theatres.<\/p>\n

Looks like X-Men<\/i> doesn\u2019t have word-of-mouth on its side.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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