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For 2007 there were a lot of great films released. Millions of people attended these films and from those millions of people a big percentage were High School students. So which films were most popular amongst the teenage group, which sold the most tickets, and what type of films do teens prefer?
Every month released a couple of movies. January 2007 release a lot of films but the most popular amongst the teen group were; Freedom Writers, Stomp the Yard, and Epic Movie.
Freedom Writers a Paramount Pictures Film made 42 Millions dollars. Stomp the Yard a Sony Pictures Screen Gems film made 75 Million. Epic Movie a 20th Century Fox Film made 120 Million.
February 2007 released Hannibal Rising, Norbit, Ghost Rider, and The Number 23. Hannibal Rising a MGM (Weinstein) Film made $13.4 million, barely one-third of the $33.7 million opening of Norbit. Ghost Rider a Sony Columbia Pictures film made $228 Million. The Number 23 a New Line Cinema Film made $35 Million.
March 2007 released Zodiac, 300, The Hills Have Eyes 2, and Blades of Glory. Zodiac a Paramount/Warner Bros Film about serial killer made $84 Million. 300 a Warner Bros. Film about The Battle of Thermopylae made over $60 million. The Hills Have Eyes 2 a Fox Atomic Film about mutants that murder in the desert made $37 Million. Blades of Glory a Paramount (DreamWorks) about Ice skaters made $145 Million.
April 2007 released Grindhouse, Disturbia. Grindhouse a Weinstein (Dimension Films) about a man who tries to kill women and the other film about human mutants made $53,000,000. Disturbia a Paramount (DreamWorks) about a boy who tries to expose a serial killer made $20 million.
May 2007 released Spider-Man 3, 28 Weeks Later, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Spider-Man 3 a Sony (Columbia Pictures) made $258 million, 28 Weeks Later a Fox Atomic a film about an infection made $28,638,916. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End a Buena Vista (Walt Disney Pictures) $500 million in 20 days, breaking Spider-Man 3’s record for reaching that amount that fast!
June 2007 released Hostel: Part II, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and 1408. Hostel: Part II a Lions Gate Film about people who pay to kill other people made $10.2 million. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer a 20th Century Fox Film made $130 million. 1408 a MGM (Weinstein) Film about a haunted hotel room made $25,000,000.00.
July 2007 released Transformers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and The Simpsons Movie. Transformers a Paramount (DreamWorks) Film about action robots made $151 million. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a Warner Bros. Pictures made $292.0 million. The Simpsons Movie a 20th Century Fox Film made $30.7 million.
August 2007 released Rush Hour 3, Superbad, Balls of Fury, and Halloween. Rush Hour 3 a New Line Film about two under cover cops made $140 million. Superbad a Sony film about two guys and their crushes made $169,564,604. Balls Of Fury a Rogue Pictures Film about Tennis competition made $32,844,290. Halloween a MGM (The Weinstein Company) Film about a murderer made $58,272,029.
September 2007 released Across the Universe, and Resident Evil: Extinction. Across the Universe a Sony Pictures film made well over $200 million. Resident Evil: Extinction a Screen Gems film about the extinction of the human race made $147 million.
October released The Heartbreak Kid, 30 Days of Night, Saw IV. The Heartbreak Kid a Paramount Pictures Film about a man and his psycho wife made $99,215,309.Thirty days of night a Sony Film About vampires made $50,127,792. The psychological thriller Saw IV a Lionsgate Film made $115,894,946.
November released Beowulf, and The Mist. Beowulf a Warner/ Paramount Pictures Film about the legendary hero Beowulf who killed the monster Grendel and his mother made $108,600,000! The Mist a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film based on the novel by Stephen King made $28,318,042.
December released Juno, I Am Legend, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Juno a Fox Searchlight about a pregnant teen made well over $71 million. I Am Legend a Warner Bros. Film about the last man on earth made $461,683,451. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street a DreamWorks/Warner Bros. Film about a killer barber made approximately 9,350,000 that’s less than one-fifth of the film’s budget. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story a Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures) Film about fictional musician made about $18 million on a production budget nearly twice that.
From all the previous films the best of 2007 were Juno the story of a pregnant teenage girl and her sweet cute boyfriend. The second would be No Country for Poor Men, the story of a murderer. Lastly, Across the Universe, a fantastic film about a young man and some new friends with the best sound track of The Beatles.
