The holidays "lacked any true fan-boy event pictures," said Brandon Gray, president of Box Office Mojo, a tracking Web site.

"I wish they had opened it at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday," said Brandon Gray, founder of boxofficemojo.com, a Web site that monitors daily ticket sales for films.

The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $129 million worldwide and, according to Brandon Gray, "cementing her status as the new teen movie queen."

The opening weekend box office takings of $5.7 million "broke lead actress Lindsay Lohan's winning streak" according to Brandon Gray.

Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo stated that "There certainly will be an audience for this picture, I just don't think it is going to restore the franchise to its former glory."

As Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo notes, "In each case, 3D's more-money-from-fewer-people approach has simply led to less money from even fewer people."

Carly's lover in the music video is model Brandon Gray.

Brandon Gray pointed out that people read these themes in the news media already, and there is a perception that Hollywood films are biased.

Brandon Gray started the site in 1999.

Brandon Gray, publisher of Box Office Mojo, said the low per-theater ratio made the film a flop for De Palma.