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May 25, 2006
That Slippery Summer Slope
Can we make any summer assuptions anymore?
"In spite of all the slump talk, last summer was the first in history to have seven $185 million-plus movies, the previous record being five. A big part of that was the pleasant surprise of Batman Begins and Mr & Mrs Smith joining July 4 targeted War of the Worlds as three films over that figure in June. Until Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban both did it in 2004, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was the only June release in history to crack that mark. (EDIT, 1:06p, 5/25/06 - I stand corrected... the first Batman did it in 1989.)
This summer, Cars, Superman Returns and Click all have a shot at the target. Some tough talk about the first two have some people questioning them and Adam Sandler seems to have a glass ceiling at $180 million, so all three could come up short just as easily - though all three are pretty sure bets to come close in even the worst case scenario."
The \rest of the 20 Weeks of Summer Column
Posted by poland at May 25, 2006 12:13 PM
Comments
Possible mistake...
You state (apparently), that no film before Austin Powers 2 had cracked $185 million while opening in June. If that's the gist of the argument, then you're right save for one very big exception. In June, 1989, Batman opened on June 23rd and ended up with $252 million.
Scott Mendelson
Posted by: JckNapier2 ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 25, 2006 12:47 PM
Good catch.
Posted by: David Poland at May 25, 2006 01:05 PM
"Jaws" opened in June 1975, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" opened in June 1981, "E.T." opened in June 1982, "Ghostbusters" opened in June 1984, "Jurassic Park" opened in June 1993, "The Lion King" opened in June 1994...
Am I missing something?
Also, how are you connecting "Nacho Libre" and "Little Miss Sunshine?" One is a PG-flick apparently aimed at kids, the other an R-rated comedy for adults.
Posted by: Josh Massey at May 25, 2006 03:01 PM
Episode II came in second to Spider-Man, not Episode III.
Posted by: Jimmy the Gent at May 25, 2006 03:04 PM
I think Memorial Day will be "the weekend' again... if the midnight sell-outs are any indicator, it's going to be an easy road to $100 million plus this weekend for X-Men: The Last Stand.
Posted by: EDouglas at May 26, 2006 05:11 AM
So has anyone seen X-Men yet? Comments? Awful or merely mediocre?
Posted by: jeffmcm at May 26, 2006 06:40 PM
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