Miami Vice Beats Pirates. John Tucker Not Dead Yet.

Posted on July 29, 2006

Miami Vice toppled the Pirates 2 blockbuster according to Friday night box office estimates. John Tucker Must Die had a strong showing and almost beat out Pirates for the second slot.

Here are the Friday estimates according to Box Office Mojo.

• Miami Vice: $8,750,000
• Pirates 2: $5,850,000
• John Tucker Must Die: $5,750,000
• Monster House: $3,600,000
• The Ant Bully: $2,650,000

An impressive debut for John Tucker Must Die. The film managed to nearly best Pirates of the Caribbean with over 1,000 less theatres. That heavily promoted MySpace URL and funny trailer must have helped the film. Pirates of the Caribbean has already made over $340 million making it the top grossing U.S. film this year by over $100 million. However, Pirates 2 still has way to go to catch the top worldwide grossing film this year, The Da Vinci Code, which has made over $740 million worldwide. In other box office news, The Devil Wears Prada is still bringing movie goers to the theatres -- it recently passed the $100 million mark.