Fido, Sunday estimates

I wanted to hold out some hope for Fido, the estimated $11,000,0000? (according to Wiki) zombie-comedy made Andrew Currie at Anagram Pictures in Vancouver, but I think like Ted's earlier post, the film is now walking dead theatrically.

Sunday estimates from Fido's two US theatres(ers) (NuArt in L.A. and the Angelika in Soho NYC ) show a 67.7% drop over the weekend with a $3,300 estimate for a $18,500 US total in two weeks.

My understanding is that Lionsgate is handling the US distribution of Fido.

The film is expected to expand with 4 more screens July 6th in San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston, but I would be surprised at all if the film gets much more attention stateside. Such as it is from a Canadian distribution company who's execs are all in L.A. In August the picture opens in France, Japan, and Singapore (hopefully with much success).

$11,000,000 really isn't that much. Besides, there are ways to pay off that debt, cable, DVD special editions, foreign sales, organ harvesting...

Fido opens in U.S. on 2 screens and crossing fingers for more; Away From Her expands

Alright, everybody put a prayer in for FIDO, Andrew Currie's $8-million dollar, 50's-comedy-horror-Carrie Moss-zombie film, does really, really well in New York and Los Angeles this weekend.

TVA Film had helped Anagram Pictures open the film in Canada earlier this year on 67 screens and 2-million dollars in P&A. It tanked horribly, bringing in a paltry $91,879 domestically.

"They opened it broadly in Canada without much success...so we're taking it slowly over here," said a Lionsgate spokesperson.

Slowly, is two screens in L.A. and N.Y.C., but the right two places to be to build momentum.

Lionsgate are "cautiously optimistic," hoping to expand Fido to Chicago, Boston and San Fransisco if all goes well.

At this rate though, Fido has to do twice as well in the United States than Away From Her has during its release, if it wants to recoup its budget and pay back investors. Away From Her has preformed way above expectation below the border with a growing box office of $3,856,629, and $1,278,226 here in Canada. It expands to 38 screens from 33 this weekend.

[Via Playback Magazine]

Canadian Box Office: April 13-15, 2007

1 DISTURBIA Paramount 1,627,781
2 BLADES OF GLORY Paramount 1,129,672
3 PERFECT STRANGER Columbia 1,083,311
4 MEET THE ROBINSONS Walt Disney 693,147
5 ARE WE DONE YET? Columbia 664,458
6 GRINDHOUSE Alliance Atlantis 471,840
7 SHOOTER Paramount 434,203
8 300 Warner Bros. 422,169
9 THE REAPING Warner Bros.. 364,477
10 WILD HOGS Touchstone 330,350

*All figures in Canadian Dollars

Should we cheer that Blades of Glory was partially filmed in Montreal?

For those of you that have seen Andrew Currie's FIDO, it's been released for a whole month now.

Fido's total box office take: $91,879

Fido's total estimated budget: $8,000,000

Hey, money isn't everything.