Early Booking Comparisons: Lady, Clerks, Monster...
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By Lee Tistaert     Published July 18, 2006
Booking comparisons for Lady in the Water, Clerks II, Monster House, and My Super-Ex Girlfriend.
Lady in the Water

General Comparisons


The Gift 805
$1.1 $1.5 $0.8 $3.5
$1,396 $1,814 $1,092 $4,302

The Astronaut's Wife 2206
$1.2 $1.4 $1.2 $4.0
$531 $644 $546 $1,721

Stir of Echoes 1888
$1.9 $2.2 $1.5 $5.8
$983 $1,186 $819 $2,988

The Ninth Gate 1586
$2.2 $2.8 $1.8 $6.6
$1,389 $1,739 $1,416 $4,544

Godsend 2323
$2.4 $2.7 $1.7 $6.8
$1,025 $1,182 $721 $2,928

Arlington Road 1631
$2.3 $3.0 $2.2 $7.5
$1,389 $1,867 $1,324 $4,580

One Hour Photo 1212
$2.4 $3.4 $2.1 $7.9
$2,012 $2,847 $1,748 $6,607

Lost Souls 1970
$3.1 $2.8 $1.9 $8.0
$1,567 $1,446 $947 $3,960

Cold Creek Manor 2035
$2.8 $3.5 $1.9 $8.2
$1,380 $1,699 $946 $4,025

The Exorcist Rerelease 664
$2.7 $3.4 $2.1 $8.4
$4,098 $5,111 $3,136 $12,345

Bless the Child 2524
$3.1 $3.5 $2.8 $9.4
$1,229 $1,387 $1,114 $3,730

Lake Placid 2095
$3.5 $4.1 $3.2 $10.8
$1,673 $1,959 $1,550 $5,182

From Hell 2305
$3.8 $4.5 $2.8 $11.0
$1,655 $1,963 $1,227 $4,845

The Mothman Prophecies 2331
$3.9 $4.8 $2.5 $11.2
$1,657 $2,074 $1,078 $4,809

Open Water 2709
$3.9 $4.5 $3.1 $11.5
$1,434 $1,643 $1,135 $4,212

The Others 1678
$4.8 $5.2 $4.1 $14.1
$2,831 $3,103 $2,462 $8,396

The Ring 1981
$4.8 $6.3 $3.8 $15.0
$2,445 $3,192 $1,943 $7,580

Identity 2733
$5.8 $6.8 $3.6 $16.2
$2,126 $2,489 $1,320 $5,935

Secret Window 3018
$6.6 $7.4 $4.2 $18.2
$2,191 $2,451 $1,401 $6,043

Gothika 2382
$6.9 $7.6 $5.0 $19.3
$2,897 $3,188 $2,088 $8,173

The Forgotten 3104
$7.6 $8.6 $4.8 $21.0
$2,455 $2,779 $1,538 $6,772

Eyes Wide Shut 2411
$7.8 $8.2 $5.7 $21.7
$3,219 $3,403 $2,362 $8,984

Hide and Seek 3005
$7.8 $8.8 $5.4 $22.0
$2,606 $2,919 $1,783 $7,308

White Noise 2261
$8.9 $9.8 $5.4 $24.1
$3,945 $4,340 $2,380 $10,665

The Sixth Sense 2161
$8.0 $9.7 $8.7 $26.4
$3,704 $4,466 $4,025 $12,195

Hollow Man 2956
$9.1 $9.4 $8.0 $26.5
$3,075 $3,168 $2,692 $8,935

A.I. 3242
$9.8 $10.9 $8.6 $29.3
$3,027 $3,377 $2,650 $9,054

What Lies Beneath 2813
$9.6 $11.6 $8.5 $29.7
$3,410 $4,114 $3,036 $10,560

Sleepy Hollow 3064
$10.6 $12.3 $7.2 $30.1
$3,457 $4,006 $2,348 $9,811

Panic Room 3033
$11.8 $11.1 $7.2 $30.1
$3,860 $3,628 $2,347 $9,835

Exorcism of Emily Rose 2981
$11.3 $12.0 $6.8 $30.1
$3,784 $4,010 $2,288 $10,082

Unbreakable 2708
$12.5 $11.9 $5.9 $30.3
$4,627 $4,402 $2,171 $11,200

The Haunting 2808
$11.8 $12.0 $9.3 $33.1
$4,202 $4,279 $3,307 $11,788

Red Dragon 3356
$13.5 $14.5 $8.5 $36.5
$4,016 $4,331 $2,541 $10,888

The Mummy 3209
$15.0 $18.0 $11.6 $44.6
$4,664 $5,612 $3,604 $13,880

The Village 3730
$20.4 $17.5 $12.9 $50.7
$5,465 $4,686 $3,455 $13,606

Signs 3264
$20.9 $21.7 $17.5 $60.1
$6,398 $6,643 $5,376 $18,417


Clerks II

General Comparisons


Rules of Attraction 1437
$0.8 $0.9 $0.7 $2.4
$573 $639 $487 $1,699

Club Dread 1807
$1.2 $1.1 $0.7 $3.0
$682 $605 $393 $1,680

Office Space 1740
$1.4 $1.8 $1.1 $4.2
$807 $1,049 $630 $2,486

Death to Smoochy 2164
$1.7 $1.5 $1.0 $4.3
$783 $713 $475 $1,971

The Big Lebowski 1207
$1.7 $2.3 $1.5 $5.5
$1,384 $1,939 $1,229 $4,552

The Player's Club 593
$1.9 $2.0 $1.8 $5.7
$3,179 $3,432 $3,067 $9,678

Waiting 1652
$2.1 $2.1 $1.8 $6.0
$1,299 $1,281 $1,064 $3,644

Super Troopers 1778
$2.0 $2.3 $1.9 $6.2
$1,110 $1,314 $1,061 $3,485

Block Party 1200
$2.7 $2.2 $1.3 $6.2
$2,210 $1,856 $1,113 $5,179

High Fidelity 1183
$2.2 $2.6 $1.6 $6.4
$1,828 $2,181 $1,426 $5,435

Freddy Got Fingered 2270
$3.0 $2.6 $1.5 $7.1
$1,320 $1,126 $671 $3,117

How High 1266
$2.7 $2.5 $2.0 $7.2
$2,095 $1,965 $1,550 $5,610

Snatch 1444
$2.6 $3.0 $2.2 $8.0
$1,790 $2,078 $1,542 $5,410

Jersey Girl 1520
$3.0 $3.5 $1.9 $8.3
$1,965 $2,272 $1,236 $5,473

Dogma 1260
$3.0 $3.3 $2.3 $8.6
$2,392 $2,604 $1,780 $6,776

Bridget Jones 2 530
$3.1 $3.5 $2.1 $8.7
$5,795 $6,535 $4,055 $16,385

Serenity 2188
$3.9 $3.7 $2.4 $10.0
$1,805 $1,710 $1,095 $4,610

Bulworth 2047
$3.1 $3.3 $2.2 $10.7
$1,531 $1,611 $1,084 $4,226

Analyze That 2635
$3.8 $4.8 $2.5 $11.0
$1,436 $1,814 $945 $4,195

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back 2765
$4.5 $3.5 $3.0 $11.0
$1,638 $1,267 $1,080 $3,985

South Park 2128
$4.3 $4.2 $2.6 $11.1
$2,011 $1,969 $1,231 $5,211

Team America 2539
$4.5 $4.6 $3.0 $12.1
$1,761 $1,816 $1,197 $4,774

Bad Santa 2005
$4.6 $4.9 $2.8 $12.3
$2,294 $2,452 $1,380 $6,126

Friday After Next 1616
$4.6 $5.3 $3.2 $13.1
$2,817 $3,283 $1,952 $8,052

Dude, Where's My Car 2087
$5.2 $5.4 $3.2 $13.8
$2,472 $2,611 $1,552 $6,635

There's Something About Mary 2137
$4.1 $5.2 $4.6 $13.9
$1,882 $2,373 $2,102 $6,357

Next Friday 1103
$4.4 $5.6 $4.5 $14.5
$3,947 $5,085 $4,083 $13,115

Road Trip 2530
$5.4 $5.7 $4.4 $15.5
$2,138 $2,242 $1,740 $6,120

Coyote Ugly 2653
$6.8 $5.5 $5.1 $17.4
$2,554 $2,069 $1,905 $6,528

White Chicks 2726
$6.8 $7.5 $5.4 $19.7
$2,511 $2,735 $1,972 $7,218

Scary Movie 2 3220
$7.2 $7.4 $5.9 $20.5
$2,223 $2,298 $1,847 $6,368

Barbershop 1605
$6.8 $8.4 $5.3 $20.6
$4,242 $5,215 $3,333 $12,790

40-Year Old Virgin 2845
$7.1 $8.0 $6.4 $21.4
$2,480 $2,810 $2,240 $7,530

Mad Black Woman 1483
$7.4 $9.1 $5.4 $21.9
$4,977 $6,163 $3,631 $14,771

Kill Bill 3102
$8.0 $7.8 $6.2 $22.1
$2,586 $2,523 $2,013 $7,122

Once Upon a Time in Mexico 3282
$8.8 $8.4 $6.3 $23.4
$2,676 $2,547 $1,910 $7,133

Be Cool 3216
$8.2 $9.6 $5.7 $23.5
$2,544 $2,991 $1,757 $7,292

Barbershop 2 2711
$8.1 $10.6 $5.5 $24.2
$3,003 $3,911 $2,026 $8,940

Kill Bill 2 2971
$10.6 $8.5 $6.1 $25.1
$3,551 $2,859 $2,040 $8,450

Madea's Family Reunion 2194
$10.5 $12.4 $7.2 $30.0
$4,770 $5,652 $3,265 $13,687

Dukes of Hazzard 3785
$12.6 $10.0 $8.1 $30.7
$3,341 $2,634 $2,129 $8,104

Scream 2 2663
$12.3 $12.2 $7.7 $32.9
$4,621 $4,563 $2,894 $12,364

Scream 3 3467
$13.3 $13.9 $7.5 $34.7
$3,839 $4,005 $2,168 $10,012

Rush Hour 2 3118
$23.1 $24.3 $20.0 $67.4
$7,411 $7,808 $6,400 $21,619


Westwood National: single-screen theater (1100 seats)

Super Troopers 1778
$2.0 $2.3 $1.9 $6.2
$1,110 $1,314 $1,061 $3,485

Dogma 1260
$3.0 $3.3 $2.3 $8.6
$2,392 $2,604 $1,780 $6,776

A Night at the Roxbury 1865
$3.1 $3.8 $2.2 $9.6
$1,638 $2,059 $1,180 $4,877

8 Crazy Nights 2503
$4.1 $3.7 $2.8 $10.6
$1,632 $1,469 $1,099 $4,200

South Park 2128
$4.3 $4.2 $2.6 $11.1
$2,011 $1,969 $1,231 $5,211

Team America 2539
$4.5 $4.6 $3.0 $12.1
$1,761 $1,816 $1,197 $4,774

Orange County 2317
$5.7 $6.2 $3.1 $15.0
$2,457 $2,686 $1,353 $6,496

Little Nicky 2910
$5.4 $4.4 $3.9 $16.1
$1,847 $1,525 $1,327 $4,699

Just Married 2764
$6.4 $7.4 $3.9 $17.5
$2,315 $2,667 $1,399 $6,381

Date Movie 2896
$6.8 $7.1 $5.1 $19.1
$2,362 $2,451 $1,775 $6,588

Final Destination 3 2880
$7.1 $7.6 $4.4 $19.2
$2,472 $2,649 $1,536 $6,657

School of Rock 2614
$6.0 $8.7 $4.9 $19.6
$2,288 $3,333 $1,876 $7,497

Beavis & Butthead 2190
$6.7 $20.1
$3,062 $9,178

Star Trek: Insurrection 2620
$9.0 $7.4 $4.7 $22.1
$3,443 $2,832 $1,800 $8,075

Jackass 2509
$9.7 $7.8 $5.2 $22.8
$3,873 $3,113 $2,087 $9,073

Resident Evil 2 3284
$9.2 $8.5 $5.3 $23.0
$2,811 $2,584 $1,619 $7,014

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2923
$7.9 $10.1 $5.8 $23.8
$2,691 $3,441 $1,969 $8,101

Mean Girls 2839
$8.6 $10.2 $5.8 $24.4
$3,019 $3,579 $2,036 $8,634

Sin City 3230
$11.8 $10.2 $7.1 $29.1
$3,659 $3,160 $2,196 $9,015

Dodgeball 2694
$11.3 $10.6 $8.2 $30.1
$4,205 $3,923 $3,034 $11,162

Scream 2 2663
$12.3 $12.2 $7.7 $32.9
$4,621 $4,563 $2,894 $12,364

Scream 3 3467
$13.3 $13.9 $7.5 $34.7
$3,839 $4,005 $2,168 $10,012

Mr. Deeds 3231
$14.3 $12.8 $10.1 $37.2
$4,414 $3,971 $3,117 $11,502


Monster House

General Comparisons


Thunderbirds 2057
$0.9 $1.0 $0.8 $2.8
$435 $510 $400 $1,345

The Iron Giant 2179
$1.7 $2.1 $2.0 $5.8
$773 $978 $917 $2,668

Catch that Kid 2847
$1.3 $2.8 $1.8 $5.8
$442 $969 $635 $2,046

My Favorite Martian 2275
$1.8 $3.5 $3.3 $8.6
$796 $1,530 $1,466 $3,792

Mighty Joe Young 2502
$3.1 $4.1 $3.2 $10.4
$1,255 $1,633 $1,287 $4,175

Treasure Planet 3227
$5.0 $4.5 $2.6 $12.1
$1,548 $1,392 $804 $3,744

Road to El Dorado 3218
$3.7 $5.4 $4.1 $13.2
$1,142 $1,677 $1,289 $4,108

Zathura 3223
$5.1 $5.1 $3.2 $13.4
$1,582 $1,597 $987 $4,166

Jimmy Neutron 3139
$4.3 $5.4 $4.2 $13.9
$1,362 $1,713 $1,332 $4,407

Small Soldiers 2539
$4.8 $5.1 $4.0 $14.0
$1,885 $1,993 $1,561 $5,439

The Legend of Zorro 3520
$5.3 $6.6 $4.4 $16.3
$1,518 $1,872 $1,248 $4,638

RV 3638
$4.6 $7.4 $4.4 $16.4
$1,264 $2,024 $1,223 $4,511

Spy Kids 2 3307
$5.2 $6.5 $5.0 $16.7
$1,567 $1,965 $1,522 $5,054

Antz 2449
$4.2 $7.5 $5.5 $17.2
$1,717 $3,079 $2,226 $7,022

Chicken Run 2491
$5.3 $6.9 $5.3 $17.5
$2,135 $2,754 $2,139 $7,028

Corpse Bride 3204
$6.7 $7.5 $4.9 $19.1
$2,091 $2,342 $1,542 $5,975

Lost in Space 3306
$6.8 $8.1 $5.1 $20.2
$2,067 $2,453 $1,548 $6,096

Cats & Dogs 3040
$6.7 $8.2 $6.8 $21.7
$2,214 $2,686 $2,233 $7,133

The Polar Express 3650
$6.3 $10.3 $6.8 $23.4
$1,713 $2,812 $1,864 $6,389

Spy Kids 3104
$6.8 $11.7 $8.1 $26.6
$2,188 $3,753 $2,611 $8,552

Scooby-Doo 2 3312
$8.6 $12.7 $8.1 $29.4
$2,601 $3,848 $2,440 $8,889

Lemony Snicket 3620
$10.4 $11.3 $8.3 $30.1
$2,863 $3,135 $2,306 $8,304

Dinosaur 3257
$11.0 $16.0 $12.0 $39.0
$3,362 $4,897 $3,670 $11,929

Spy Kids 3 3344
$12.1 $11.8 $9.4 $33.4
$3,632 $3,543 $2,818 $9,993

Monsters, Inc. 3237
$17.8 $26.5 $18.1 $62.4
$5,513 $8,196 $5,604 $19,313


Westwood Village: single-screen theater (1300 seats)

The Legend of Zorro 3520
$5.3 $6.6 $4.4 $16.3
$1,518 $1,872 $1,248 $4,638

Corpse Bride 3204
$6.7 $7.5 $4.9 $19.1
$2,091 $2,342 $1,542 $5,975

The Polar Express 3650
$6.3 $10.3 $6.8 $23.4
$1,713 $2,812 $1,864 $6,389


My Super-Ex Girlfriend

General Comparisons


Anything Else 1033
$0.8 $0.7 $0.4 $1.9
$780 $674 $359 $1,813

Duplex 2189
$1.5 $2.0 $1.1 $4.6
$690 $915 $504 $2,109

Serving Sara 2154
$2.0 $2.3 $1.4 $5.8
$948 $1,057 $668 $2,673

Prime 1827
$2.1 $2.6 $1.5 $6.2
$1,165 $1,435 $805 $3,405

The Bachelor 2520
$2.5 $3.0 $1.6 $7.1
$977 $1,200 $648 $2,825

Miss Congeniality 2669
$4.2 $4.3 $1.8 $10.3
$1,559 $1,620 $680 $3,859

Heartbreakers 2750
$4.0 $5.1 $2.4 $11.8
$1,458 $1,862 $867 $4,187

Taxi 3001
$3.6 $5.1 $3.4 $12.1
$1,190 $1,693 $1,125 $4,008

The Family Stone 2466
$4.0 $4.9 $3.6 $12.5
$1,636 $1,994 $1,448 $5,078

Must Love Dogs 2505
$4.5 $5.0 $3.4 $12.9
$1,805 $1,979 $1,347 $5,131

Practical Magic 2652
$4.3 $5.5 $3.3 $13.1
$1,621 $2,055 $1,226 $4,902

Forces of Nature 2058
$4.9 $5.8 $2.8 $13.5
$2,357 $2,821 $1,372 $6,550

Miss Congeniality 2 3233
$5.4 $5.4 $3.3 $14.1
$1,666 $1,663 $1,015 $4,344

Two Weeks Notice 2755
$4.7 $5.6 $4.3 $14.3
$1,693 $2,042 $1,545 $5,280

Down to Earth 2521
$4.8 $7.1 $5.4 $17.3
$1,906 $2,814 $2,131 $6,851

The Mexican 2951
$6.5 $8.7 $4.9 $20.1
$2,207 $2,947 $1,674 $6,828

Monster in Law 3424
$7.8 $9.5 $5.8 $23.1
$2,266 $2,786 $1,696 $6,748

Failure to Launch 3057
$8.5 $10.3 $5.6 $24.4
$2,785 $3,363 $1,838 $7,986
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