8 Mile takes in almost $55 Million At Box Office

[JayPatel]

I didnt think it was going to do this well.


1. "8 Mile," $54.5 million
2. "The Santa Clause 2," $24.8 million
3. "The Ring," $16.0 million
4. "I Spy," $9.0 million
5. "Jackass: The Movie," $7.2 million
6. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," $5.8 million
7. "Sweet Home Alabama," $3.8 million
8. "Ghost Ship," $3.2 million
9. "Femme Fatale," $ 2.8 million
10. "Punch-Drunk Love," $ 2.6 million

 

[BD231]

Damn, I never thought it would do that well either.

 

[LikeLinus]

Just about anyone who would purchase his album would more than likely go see his movie. No real surprise here.

 

[SyahM]

I have seen none of those movies, damn, it's been a while!
But, out of those 10, i think i might pay for I Spy and 8 mile, others can wait.

 

[ManSnake]

Fun movie to see, I liked it.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Saw it last night at 9:35pm in a packed theater! I liked it. I briefly had more respect for Eminem until I learned that a lot of the movie was fake. For example, he doesn't have a kid sister!

 

[b0mbrman]

I haven't seen it, don't plan to see it, and made fun of my roommate when she said she was going to see it...however, it has been getting surprisingly good critical reviews--reviews saying it's *not* a big, fat cliché and that Eminem *isn't* a horrible actor :Q.

 

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Fun movie to see, I liked it.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I hope Eminem is a happy man today! Not only does he have the #1 movie in the country but also the #1 album and #1 single!

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus01
Just about anyone who would purchase his album would more than likely go see his movie. No real surprise here.

Actually, about 9 million people saw the movie and his album has sold 7 million copies.

Nobody really expected it to do this well. The studio actually only expected it to get about 40 million and that was even a stretch in their minds. Just goes to show that you can never really predict how the public will react.

 

[LH]

When I saw it, I saw it at 11:45 am Friday, the theater was sold out.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I hope Eminem is a happy man today! Not only does he have the #1 movie in the country but also the #1 album and #1 single!

Does this mean we can shoot him in to space like Lance Bass now?

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Saw it last night at 9:35pm in a packed theater! I liked it. I briefly had more respect for Eminem until I learned that a lot of the movie was fake. For example, he doesn't have a kid sister!

I don't remember anybody saying 8Mile was Eminem's life story.

 

[LH]

Saw it last night at 9:35pm in a packed theater! I liked it. I briefly had more respect for Eminem until I learned that a lot of the movie was fake. For example, he doesn't have a kid sister!

It was loosely based on his life. The sister represents his daughter. You have to remember he had his daughter when he was still living on 8 Mile Rd.

 

[Spooner]

i think one reason why it's doing so well is because there are only a few movies to bother seeing right now:

8 Mile
I Spy
The Ring

everything else is gay

edit: sorry, i forgot Jackass (which was well worth it), but still in this list, there is no definitively blockbuster movie, like a Star Wars, LOTR, or Bond like is coming out soon

I think it was great timing for when this movie came out, but i still have yet to see it......... i shoudl go do that

 

[BD231]

N/M

 

[rayma2]

damn that is just a bit.. I guess If it keeps it up I might have to go see it and add my 5 bucks to the pool

 

[Gnurb]

Jay Patel? Jay Patel of CampusCareerCenter? Wow.

 

[thawolfman]

I went to see it last night at 8. The line was out the door when I got there...then some dude came out and was like "If you're going to see 8 mile get your ID out NOW. I'm carding anyone who doesn't look 50!"

So yeah, that caused a couple kiddies to have to leave but the theater was suprisingly packed for a Sunday night!

Edit - And I thought it was awesome