BIGGEST THEATER DROPS
Wide Releases That Lost the Most Theaters in Their Third Weekends
Most of the time, theaters are obligated to show a movie for two weeks. What they do when that time's up speaks to a picture's traction in the marketplace.
1982-Present
Rank Title (click to view) Theaters Week 2 Theater Change Theaters Week 3 % BO Change Total Gross^ Release Date* 1
Meet Dave
3,011
-2,523
488
-77.0%
$11,803,254
7/11/08
2
The Rocker
2,784
-2,375
409
-84.0%
$6,409,528
8/20/08
3
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
3,173
-2,338
835
-78.9%
$8,794,452
10/05/07
4
The Express
2,810
-2,205
605
-79.3%
$9,793,406
10/10/08
5
Hoot
3,018
-2,200
818
-81.5%
$8,117,637
5/05/06
6
Lucky You
2,525
-2,180
345
-86.5%
$5,758,950
5/04/07
7
Gigli
2,215
-2,142
73
-97.2%
$6,087,542
8/01/03
8
Punisher: War Zone
2,508
-2,123
385
-86.0%
$8,050,977
12/05/08
9
Primeval
2,444
-2,043
401
-89.1%
$10,597,734
1/12/07
10
The Real Cancun
2,261
-2,037
224
-78.1%
$3,825,421
4/25/03
11
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2,320
-1,995
325
-83.9%
$4,420,080
8/16/02
12
The Big Bounce
2,304
-1,929
375
-85.4%
$6,489,476
1/30/04
13
Grind
2,253
-1,928
325
-84.6%
$5,123,696
8/15/03
14
Alone in the Dark
2,124
-1,915
209
-87.7%
$5,178,569
1/28/05
15
Bandslam
2,121
-1,914
207
-86.2%
$5,210,988
8/14/09
16
Sleepover
2,207
-1,907
300
-89.7%
$9,436,390
7/09/04
17
Imagine That
3,011
-1,876
1,135
-71.4%
$16,123,323
6/12/09
18
Deception (2008)
2,001
-1,875
126
-92.8%
$4,598,506
4/25/08
19
From Justin to Kelly
1,969
-1,861
108
-96.2%
$4,928,883
6/20/03
20
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
1,979
-1,849
130
-92.7%
$4,300,645
12/01/06
CHART NOTES
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
* Release date is the date the movie went wide.
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