Theater Counts: Harry Flies into 3,858 Theaters
November 17, 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will open in 3,858 theaters according to studio reports released Thursday. That's a record for the franchise (beating Prisoner of Azkaban's 3,855), and the equal-seventh widest release of all time.
The big question for the weekend, however, is whether Goblet of Fire can break the franchise opening weekend record of $93,687,367, held by Prisoner of Azkaban. Like the first two movies in the franchise, this will be a pre-Thanksgiving opening, which makes record setting a challenge. Adding to its task is a PG-13 rating from the MPAA - more restrictive than the PG rating received by previous movies. On the plus side, generally excellent reviews might broaden its audience, and, as Revenge of the Sith showed earlier in the year, event movies can still generate huge business.
We'll be tracking the movie's progress throughout the weekend.
Rank | Movie | Theaters | Change | Weeks in Release | Distributor |
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1 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 3,858 | New | 1 | Warner Bros. |
2 | Chicken Little | 3,514 | -144 | 3 | Buena Vista |
3 | Zathura | 3,232 | +9 | 2 | Sony |
4 | Walk the Line | 2,961 | New | 1 | Fox |
5 | Derailed | 2,447 | +6 | 2 | Weinstein Co. |
6 | Jarhead | 2,414 | -34 | 3 | Universal |
7 | Saw II | 2,257 | -692 | 4 | Lions Gate |
8 | Legend of Zorro | 2,150 | -903 | 4 | Sony |
9 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 1,666 | +14 | 2 | Paramount |
10 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | 1,543 | -1,192 | 5 | Dreamworks |
39 | Taj Mahal | 26 | New | 1 | Rainbow Films |
40 | Aryan Couple, The | 18 | New | 1 | Slowhand Releasing |
42 | Breakfast on Pluto | 3 | New | 1 | Sony Classics |
44 | Zizek! | 1 | New | 1 | Zeitgeist |
45 | Blackmail Boy | 1 | New | 1 | Picture This! Entertainment |
47 | Private | 1 | New | 1 | Typecast Releasing |
48 | Classe Tous Risques | 1 | New | 1 | Rialto |
49 | Femme de Gilles, La | 1 | New | 1 | Cinema Guild |
50 | Unveiled | 1 | New | 1 | Wolfe Releasing |
Estimated Theater Counts for Next Week's Openers
Movie | Theaters | Distributor |
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Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) | 3,000 | Paramount |
Rent | 2,100 | Sony |
Just Friends | 2,000 | New Line |
Ice Harvest, The | 1,400 | Focus |
In the Mix | 1,400 | Lions Gate |
Deewane Huye Paagal | 46 | UTV |
Syriana | 5 | Warner Bros. |
Down to the Bone | 2 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
Libertine, The | 2 | Weinstein Co. |
39 Pounds of Love | 1 | Balcony Releasing |
Streets of Legend | 1 | Lions Gate |
See the full theater count chart
Filed under: Theater Counts, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire