The Positive Buzz Chart
Calculating the Weekend Box Office's Hottest Tickets |
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October 31, 2005 (Updated on Monday evenings) |
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1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Average Sales per Theater: $7,366
Metacritic Score: 80
IMDb Average: 8.0
Weeks in Release: 4 | Last Week's Rank: 2
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2
Capote
Average Sales per Theater: $6,647
Metacritic Score: 89
IMDb Average: 8.2
Weeks in Release: 5 | Last Week's Rank: 1
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3
Saw II
Average Sales per Theater: $10,758
Metacritic Score: 40
IMDb Average: 7.5
Weeks in Release: 1 | Last Week's Rank: --
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4
Shopgirl
Average Sales per Theater: $11,037
Metacritic Score: 62
IMDb Average: 6.9
Weeks in Release: 2 | Last Week's Rank: 5
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Paradise Now
Average Sales per Theater: $12,005
Metacritic Score: 7.4
IMDb Average: 7.5
Weeks in Release: 1 | Last Week's Rank: --
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Average Sales per Theater: $6,499
Metacritic Score: 70
IMDb Average: 7.7
Weeks in Release: 2 | Last Week's Rank: 3
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Wallace & Gromit:
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Average Sales per Theater: $1,465
Metacritic Score: 87
IMDb Average: 8.1
Weeks in Release: 4 | Last Week's Rank: 7
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The Squid and the Whale
Average Sales per Theater: $4,834
Metacritic Score: 80
IMDb Average: 7.5
Weeks in Release: 4 | Last Week's Rank: 4
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The Weather Man
Average Sales per Theater: $2,813
Metacritic Score: 62
IMDb Average: 7.7
Weeks in Release: 1 | Last Week's Rank: --
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10
A History of Violence
Average Sales per Theater: $1,337
Metacritic Score: 81
IMDb Average: 7.6
Weeks in Release: 6 | Last Week's Rank: 9
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Prime
Average Sales per Theater: $3,405
Metacritic Score: 59
IMDb Average: 6.5
Weeks in Release: 1 | Last Week's Rank: --
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The Legend of Zorro
Average Sales per Theater: $4,638
Metacritic Score: 47
IMDb Average: 6.1
Weeks in Release: 1 | Last Week's Rank: --
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Falling off the chart: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (6 weeks on the chart), Ushpizin (1), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (1), North Country (1)
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After spending three weeks in the #2 spot, George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck. finally lays Capote's month-long winning streak to rest. The two films have dominated the PBC for the last few weeks and as long as the films keep crowding theaters, these critical faves may be able to buzz right into Oscar season.
On its first weekend, horror flick Saw II attracted those looking for a holiday scare. The film averaged an amazing $10,758 per theater, the highest average for a widely released film since the debut of the PBC. MeanwhileThe Weather Man found the weekend to be a bit dismal. Its underwhelming critical reaction and ticket sales gave the film a much lower debut than some forecasted, at #9.
Political thriller Paradise Now made in impact in just four theaters over the weekend. Its $12,005 screen average helped the film score the #5 spot in its premiere week.
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"Buzz" is a pretty tough thing to try to measure. But that doesn't stop a statistics-loving boy from giving it a shot.
Using box office ticket sales data, Metacritic scores and user votes from IMDB, I've created a formula that combines popular demand with opinion ratings. The result is a chart that includes quality films (which can only rank highly if they do well in theaters) and seat-fillers (which can only stick around on the chart if they get good reviews).
In other words, these are the films that in the past week have succeeded in enjoying the most positive attention from both critics and audiences.
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Next week's most likely films to reach the chart:
Jarhead
Chicken Little
The Dying Gaul
Tristam Shandy
I Love Your Work
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