Sex and the City: Oddsmakers on the Money With Box Office Betting Line

The online oddsmakers could not have been more accurate with their line on how much money Sex and the City would reel in its opening weekend at the box office.

BetUS.com posted a line of Over/Under $55 million.  Sex and the City officially took in $55.7 million.  The "Over" came in by a nose and paid $2 for every $3 bet. 

"Much like the transcendental show, Sex and the City, and the movie that is about to be release, BetUS.com caters to everyone," stated BetUS spokesman Reed Richards. "This has never been more evident than from the site traffic we've seen from people looking to cast their wagers on the prop bets we've posted regarding the premiere – no matter how tongue in cheek they might be."

That box office draw was nearly twice the forecast by distributor Warner Bros., whose head of distribution, Dan Fellman, said he had hoped the movie might deliver a $30 million debut.

"Women power," Fellman said. "It was outstanding this weekend."

Analysts had figured Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" might stay atop the box office heap, but it slipped to second place with $46 million in its second weekend. "Indiana Jones" raised its 11-day domestic total to $216.9 million.

"Sex and the City" put up numbers never before seen for a movie aimed mainly at women, who do not tend to rush out in huge numbers for opening weekends the way males do.

"Sex and the City," released under Warner's New Line Cinema banner, had the best debut ever for an R-rated comedy, topping the $45.1 million opening of "American Pie 2."

BetUS.com has promised other box office weekend betting odds on future big name films.

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Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com

Originally published June 1, 2008 3:24 pm EST