The most popular movies in SA

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 16 Apr 2013
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I was browsing the Top Movies on telly in the Primetime TV Ratings and was interested to see that e.tv's maintaining it's monopoly when it comes to movie ratings.

Week after week the channel dominates the Top Five Movie spots. Crazy considering some of the titles but oh-so-true. SABC1 will often have one or two titles in the mix but overall e.tv always dominates.

For an overview of the trend, here's a look at the ratings for the past four weeks:

Week 13:

1) Beat the Drum (SABC1) 2,694,000
2) Spider-Man 3 (e.tv) 2,694,000
3) Until Death (e.tv) 2,418,000
4) Legionnaire (e.tv) 1,837,000
5) Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (e.tv) 1,224,000

Week 12:

1) Anacondas: Trail of Blood (e.tv) 3,673,000 (Shocking - why!?)
2) Bloodsport (e.tv) 2,785,000
3) Spider-Man 2 (e.tv) 2,571,000
4) The Fast and the Furious (SABC1) 2,357,000
5) Guess Who (e.tv) 1,316,000

Week 11:

1) Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid (e.tv) 3,734,000 (Ditto, ditto above comment, yawn.)
2) Spider-Man (e.tv) 2,326,000
3) The Punisher (e.tv) 2,326,000
4) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (SABC1) 1,469,000
5) He's Just Not That Into You (e.tv) 918,000

Week 10:

1) Anaconda (e.tv) 3,887,000 (Bah!)
2) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (e.tv) 2,388,000
3) Terminator 3 (e.tv) 2,265,000
4) Girl Fight (e.tv) 1,561,000
5) Georgia Rule (e.tv) 1,347,000

Ultimately the figures reveal the venomous truth that the Anaconda franchise has been the most popular movie title on TV over the past month.

What about the actual movie-movies at the cinema? This is the latest Top 10 across all cinemas and distributors - figures from this past weekend (12 - 14 April):

1) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (incl. 3D)
2) The Host
3) The Croods (incl 3D)
4) Olympus Has Fallen
5) Parker
6) Identity Thief
7) 21 & Over
8) So Undercover
9) Jack the Giant Slayer
10: Oz: The Great and Powerful (incl 3D).

The Top 10 title on circuit with highest box office life is The Croods with earnings of R13 963 614.

10 Comments

deepershades
16 Apr 2013 12:34

Nice compilation..but i think etv is being complacent due to their over repetitive movies...they knw very well no sabc channel has a chance..if they could show new blockbuster movies they wil be dominant until

Ingenuity
16 Apr 2013 14:26

And what is this habit that now the SABC has of recycling shows and movies on different channels. I mean law and order can also be seen on both SABC 1 and 2; after it was on 3 for the longest of time. What was that about the cleaner which was on SABC 1 is now on SABC 3. what next; don't get me started on their movie recycling. Etv is now very complacent. One can only watch Terminator so many times. It's like clockwork; every year it's the same movies. and when they start on their van Damme; Schwartznegger; Stallone or Chuck festival; OMG. They need to do better.

Ingenuity
16 Apr 2013 14:31

Why did they get rid of chick flick thursday; only for them to show us you must be joking? THEY MUST BE JOKING. That's it; i am getting TopTV

Darren24
16 Apr 2013 14:58

I watched Anaconda on Etv for the first time when I was 6 years old.. That was 11 years ago!! And they're still showing it!

Timone
16 Apr 2013 16:40

Pathetic

Name here
16 Apr 2013 22:45

Watched The Croods and Identity Thief, and I enjoyed both movies.

tha - bang
17 Apr 2013 09:32

hi Tash

where do you get the figures for the South AFRICAN Box Office from?

Tashi
17 Apr 2013 10:15

Hey tha-bang - I get them weekly from Alerting the Media. I'll send you a PM with their details.

wonderlad
17 Apr 2013 10:34

I didn't even know there was an Anacondas franchise.

tizoz
17 Apr 2013 10:41

Reply from: Darren24 Tuesday, April 16, 2013 14:58 PM

I watched Anaconda on Etv for the first time when I was 6 years old.. That was 11 years ago!! And they're still showing it!

And you are still watching it!

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