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SBD/Issue 218/The Back of the Book
Opening Weekend Grosses Of Recent Sports-Related Movies
Published August 9, 2006
The following presents opening weekend grosses for selected sports-related movies over the past 12 months, along with the average gross per screen for each (IMDB.com).
WONDER-FUL: Joyce Julius & Associates reported that Interstate’s Wonder Bread brand totaled 11 minutes and 32 seconds of screen time worth almost $4.3M in exposure during the opening weekend of “Talladega Nights.” Interstate did not pay for its placement in the film but does have several cross-promotions with Sony (K.C. STAR, 8/8).
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OPENING WEEKEND GROSS OF SELECT SPORTS-RELATED MOVIES |
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MOVIE |
RELEASE DATE |
OPENING WKND GROSS |
NO. OF SCREENS |
AVG/SCREEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby" | 08/04/06 |
$47,042,215 |
3,803 |
$12,369 |
| "Cars" | 06/09/06 |
$60,119,509 |
3,985 |
$15,086 |
| "The Benchwarmers" | 04/07/06 |
$19,656,429 |
3,274 |
$6,003 |
| "Glory Road" | 01/13/06 |
$16,927,589 |
2,222 |
$7,618 |
| "The Ringer" | 12/23/05 |
$7,702,439 |
1,829 |
$4,211 |
| "Munich" | 12/23/05 |
$6,040,860 |
532 |
$11,355 |
| "Dreamer" | 10/21/05 |
$9,178,233 |
2,007 |
$4,573 |
| "Two For The Money" | 10/07/05 |
$8,703,240 |
2,391 |
$3,640 |
| "The Greatest Game Ever Played" | 09/30/05 |
$3,657,322 |
1,014 |
$3,606 |
WONDER-FUL: Joyce Julius & Associates reported that Interstate’s Wonder Bread brand totaled 11 minutes and 32 seconds of screen time worth almost $4.3M in exposure during the opening weekend of “Talladega Nights.” Interstate did not pay for its placement in the film but does have several cross-promotions with Sony (K.C. STAR, 8/8).
