Both Idlewild and Hustle and Flow had around 200. This seems to have less online interest, so I'd put it at 150-170.

The Last Mimzy had a ratio of 60. Seeker could be a little higher being in the fantasy genre, but should be in the same ballpark.

wow huge for hb kid

So FTN still is on track for a +1.5 friday, right?

Around there, yeah. These smaller urban films always seem to beat MTC tracking for some reason.

Yeah, $1.5-2m sounds about right.

The Heartbreak Kid - 696 (195), +0 (+0), C
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 47 (7), +4 (+2), C
Feel The Noise - 86 (12), +7 (+1), C+

No HBK update this hour.

The Heartbreak Kid - 718 (192), +22 (-3), C-
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 60 (9), +13 (+2) , C
Feel The Noice, 109 (16), +23 (+4) D+ down from C+

The Heartbreak Kid - 729 (193), +11 (+1), C-
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 73 (10), +13 (+1) , C
Feel The Noice, 129 (19), +20 (+3) D+

Something's wrong with The Heartbreak Kid.

Awful grades. What's the deal?

The Heartbreak Kid - 750 (197), +21 (+4), C-
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 85 (11), +12 (+1) , C+ up from C
Feel The Noice, 156 (21), +27 (+2) D+

What are the thoughts on Heartbreak Kid's ratio considering the low C-
grade?

I kept waiting for The Heartbreak Kid to have a bigger hour since the pace looked rather pedestrian, but looks like 20 an hour is its normal pace, and frontpage heavily skewed the early returns.

So MTC tracking of 22 could be close?

Probably. I have trouble seeing more than $8m for today.

2 hours:

The Heartbreak Kid - 793 (210), +43 (+13), C (up from C-)
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 116 (14), +31 (+3), C (down from C+)
Feel The Noice - 206 (21), +50 (+0), D+

WOW - if thats the grade and a low $20s opening on the cards - this will barely pass $60m if that. October would then be in bad shape.

Interestingly Im just watching Along Came Polly for the first time now heh

Hopefully The Seeker is performing better than the reviews would indicate. Otherwise, it's a tank job. The Heartbreak Kid looks to be in the $7-8M range, while Feel The Noise should be around $1.5M.

The Heartbreak Kid - 822 (212), +31 (+2), C
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 129 (14), +13 (+0), C
Feel The Noise - 229 (26), +23 (+5), D+

Horrible grade for Feel The Noise.

hmmm I knew when I showed up at Chicago's biggest and busiest theater at 8:15 pm and the 8:30 still wasn't sold that there was trouble for the Heartbreak Kid. I think it was funny. Definitely don't understand the C grade. oh well...

The marketing for THK was big but very unfunny for an R rated comedy flick. It will do $15-17 million OW which is extremely low for a Ben Stiller flick.

Also those who have watched it say it is decent but the grades we are seeing means that a lot are just giving it low grades without watching it.

The Heartbreak Kid - 851 (218), +29 (+6), C
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - 139 (16), +10 (+2), C
Feel The Noise - 247 (27), +18 (+1), D+

$6-7m for The Heartbreak Kid, $2.2 for The Seeker, and $1.3m for Feel The Noise.

Michael Clayton - 212 (37), B
Why Did I Get Married - 74 (5), A-
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - 44 (3), B+
We Own the Night - 37 (10), B
The Final Season - 10 (2), A-

Not sure what MC started out with as it's already out a week, but should be able to deduct from the early pace.

Of all the films, Elizabeth:The Golden Age is on the front page. Guess it needs the most help.

Ratio wise, low for Michael Clayton and We Own the Night (60-70), a little higher for Elizabeth (90-100), much higher for Why Did I Get Married (>150).

Someone grab a hose for that Final Season fire!