Rentrak Theatrical Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of September 4, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Theatrical, a business unit of Rentrak Corporation , today announced the weekend theatrical box office estimates for the weekend period of September 4 through September 6, 2009 according to the company's Box Office Essentials(TM) theatrical box office data collection and analytical service.
The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 6, 2009 by Rentrak Theatrical include:
Rank Title Weekend Gross Locations
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1 The Final Destination $12,435,000 3121
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2 All About Steve $11,200,000 2251
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3 Inglourious Basterds $10,846,659 3358
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4 Gamer $9,000,000 2502
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5 District 9 $7,000,000 3139
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6 Halloween II $5,608,338 3088
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7 Julie & Julia $5,200,000 2528
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8 GI Joe $5,100,000 2846
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9 The Time Traveler's Wife $4,215,000 2803
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10 Extract $4,187,000 1611
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11 Shorts $2,605,000 2631
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12 G-Force $1,977,000 1477
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Weekend of 09/04/09 to 09/06/09
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Box Office Essentials provides each studio with password-protected, real-time, web browser-based and 24/7 access to data pertaining specifically to their movie release titles. A sophisticated toolset allows studio distribution executives to view and analyze the information at different levels of detail and across a multitude of attributes (by theatre circuit, DMA, time zone, etc.), enhancing their ability to make faster, and better informed decisions. Additional features include online school calendars (K-12 and college), interactive release schedule and 24-hour subscriber support.
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Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland, Oregon, is an information management company serving clients in the media, entertainment, retail and advertising industries. The company's Entertainment Essentials suite of services is redefining media measurement in the digital broadband era. Entertainment Essentials provides customers with near-real-time, actionable insight into performance of content distributed over a wide variety of modern media technologies. Available by license or subscription, each Entertainment Essentials application allows executives to analyze detailed industry-wide and title-specific data to make decisions that enhance the bottom line and provide competitive advantage. For further information, please visit Rentrak's corporate website at Rentrak.com.
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Jimmy Clausen, Blaine Gabbert, Rahim Moore and Joe Pawelek Announced as Week One Nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week AwardText Message VOTE to 345345 To Select This Week's Winner in Only College Football Honor Determined by Fan Voting
ATLANTA, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the first week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.
Based on outstanding performances over the weekend, Notre Dame Quarterback Jimmy Clausen, Missouri Quarterback Blaine Gabbert, UCLA Safety Rahim Moore and Baylor Linebacker Joe Pawelek have been selected by a panel of analysts from ESPN as this week's top candidates. Fans can text message** VOTE to 345345 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.
Clausen completed 15 of 18 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns to lead Notre Dame to a 35-0 victory over Nevada. Gabbert threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth in a stellar starting debut to lead Missouri to a 37-9 victory over Illinois. Moore, a sophomore at UCLA, intercepted three passes, helping hold San Diego's quarterback to 18 of 45 for 238 yards in a 33-14 victory. Pawelek helped the Baylor Bears break a nine-game road losing streak with seven tackles, a sack and an interception in their 24-21 win against Wake Forest.
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Fans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday's ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee's. Standard text messaging rates apply.
There is no limit on fan voting and each vote counts as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2010 Bowl Championship Series National Championship game in Pasadena, Calif. Full sweepstakes rules can be found at http://www.espnallamerica.com/rules.aspx.
In December, four finalists for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year Award will be announced during a one-hour special on ESPN in conjunction with the announcement of the AT&T ESPN All-America Team as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Fans will then get a chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year through the BCS. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 5, and the winner will be announced during the BCS National Championship game on ABC on Jan. 7.
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