Box Office

[peteinportland]

WLA Guy--go to mtv.com and vote.

(I haven't posted to you in eons! Hope you are well.)

[Pierre]

DEFINITELY as many times as necessary heres the links

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma06/#/ontv/movieawards/ma06/category.jhtml?categoryId=best_performance

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma06/#/ontv/movieawards/ma06/category.jhtml?categoryId=best_kiss

vote as many times as you want .. the more the better

[WLAGuy]

WLA Guy--go to mtv.com and vote.

(I haven't posted to you in eons! Hope you are well.)

I am well -- thanks, Pete.  I know you've been incredibly busy (in fact, I see you're now so busy you have two titles?).  I'm just kinda wandering around checking out new threads these days.  (Gave up trying to keep up with all of them long ago.)

[Brokaholic]

If we take into the account of unrecorded viewings, especially those without official sanction, we'll probably need to double the oversea takings. 

I generally oppose the idea of pirated videos, but in the case of oppressed countries where it is banned, I am totally in favor of it.  It must be so reassuring to closeted gays in places where their lives are in danger.

Pooh

Uhhmm yeah, were it is banned, were homosexuality is illegal and perhaps were a months wages if you are lucky amounts to 30$ a month!

[JackFuckingTwist]

Any news on the international box-office numbers? I assume BOMojo has stopped updating since it's domestic run has ended? Is that true?

[hifrommike65]

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/BRKMT.php

This site has worldwide figures up to early June, & notes (although this probably isn't current) that the overall gross of the film is $173.9 million.  It doesn't appear to take account of the DVD/video sales so far. 

[JackFuckingTwist]

According to BOM, the totals stand at:

Domestic:  $83,043,761    47.7%
+ Foreign:  $91,230,695    52.3%

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= Worldwide:  $174,274,456   

[Pug]

Is anyone following DVD sales figures? 

[Texman]

Brokeback Mountain DVD sales were 1.4 Million units sold the first day out. Sales for the first week made it the second fastest selling DVD that week. The first was Disney's"Narnia", with 4 million units sold. That't the latest sales info I could find.
 I suspect that Brokback Mountain will maintain strong sales even after the other DVD's have declined. It appears that it will become a perrenial favourite.

[Pug]

Brokeback Mountain DVD sales were 1.4 Million units sold the first day out. Sales for the first week made it the second fastest selling DVD that week. The first was Disney's"Narnia", with 4 million units sold. That't the latest sales info I could find.
 I suspect that Brokback Mountain will maintain strong sales even after the other DVD's have declined. It appears that it will become a perrenial favourite.

Thanks Texman...

[troyman]

Anyone know where the film is playing after today, if anywhere?

I'm leaving work in about 45 minutes to watch the last showing I can find in the SF Bay Area, in SF at 4:50.

If you think about the fact that it opened in early December and it's finally ending in late April that's about four and a half months that it was consistently playing in theatres.  THAT'S a heck of a long time for ANY movie.

WooHoo!

[Roland]

This is interesting, since Box Office Mojo says the movie closed its theatrical run on April 20th, yet it is still playing in SF.

I guess maybe Focus just stopped tracking its receipts on 4/20.

[NWWaguy]

This scrap from Numbers on Gylly's bo cume:  http://www.the-numbers.com/people/JGYLL.html

Appearances
Released Movie Name Role 1st weekend US Gross Worldwide Gross
12/31/2007 Zodiac Graysmith    Confirmed   
2007 Me and My Monster      Announced  (More on 'Me and My Monster' on Jake - Let's Get Serious thread)
   
12/9/2005 Brokeback Mountain Jack Twist  $547,425 $83,043,761 $175,843,761
 
9/16/2005 Proof Hal  $193,840 $7,524,766 $8,273,766
11/4/2005 Jarhead Swoff  $27,726,210 $62,647,540 $88,447,540
5/28/2004 The Day After Tomorrow Sam Hall  $68,743,584 $186,740,799 $542,740,799
9/27/2002 Moonlight Mile Joe Nast  $329,771 $6,830,957 $6,830,957
8/7/2002 The Good Girl Holden Worther  $151,642 $14,015,786 $14,015,786
6/28/2002 Lovely and Amazing Jordan  $91,910 $4,210,379 $4,695,781
10/26/2001 Donnie Darko Donnie Darko  $110,494 $1,270,522 $4,116,307
8/24/2001 Bubble Boy Jimmy Livingston  $2,038,349 $5,002,310 $5,002,310
2/19/1999 October Sky Homer Hickam  $5,905,250 $32,683,932 $32,683,932
4/17/1998 Homegrown Jake/Blue Kahan  $77,910 $215,553 $215,553
11/24/1993 Josh and S.A.M. Leon  $915,992 $1,484,404 $1,484,404
6/7/1991 City Slickers Danny Robbins  $13,032,121 $124,033,791 $124,033,791
  Total Grosses   $529,704,500 $1,008,384,687
  Average Gross   $40,746,500
  Average Opening Weekend $9,220,346

[NWWaguy]

You might want to study this BO for gay/lesbian movies on Numbers  http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/GayLesbian.php

Way too much to copy here, but very interesting ...

[Zuraffo]

Box Office History for Gay/Lesbian Movies

Released              Movie Name               1st Weekend            US Gross  ↑    Worldwide Gross       Budget   
12/24/1997    As Good as it Gets        $12,606,928    $147,666,088         $313,300,000    $50,000,000
3/8/1996     The Birdcage                   $18,275,828       $124,060,553    $181,760,553               -
12/9/2005     Brokeback Mountain           $547,425      $83,043,761          $175,843,761     $13,900,000
12/22/1993    Philadelphia                              -                 $77,324,422     $201,300,000               -
9/19/1997     In & Out                    $15,019,821          $63,826,569                 -                 $35,000,000