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  • Weekend Box Office- November 15-17, 2013

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    Thor got more competition than was expected this weekend. The God of Thunder remained in first with $38.4 million and in two weeks has already passed the first film’s worldwide gross. The total now stands at $479 million.

    The Best Man Holiday is a sequel to the 1999 film, The Best Man, and it played like it had only been a few years since its release and not fourteen. It nearly doubled its expected take bringing in $30.6 million. We can assume that there won’t be another long wait before another movie in the franchise is released.

    Gravity kept is amazing run going crossing half a billion dollars worldwide.

    This weekend will be huge with the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire which is looking to set records for November opening and how many times I can see a movie because Jennifer Lawrence is in a wetsuit.

    1. Thor: The Dark World- $38.4 million/ $149.9 million

    2. The Best Man Holiday- $30.6/ $30.6

    3. Last Vegas- $8.8/ $46.9

    4. Free Birds- $8.3/ $42.2

    5. Bad Grandpa- $7.6/ $90.2

    6. Gravity- $6.2/ $240.5

    7. Ender’s Game- $6.2/ $53.7

    8. 12 Years a Slave- $4.7/ $24.9

    9. Captain Phillips- $4.5/ $97.6

    10. About Time- $3.6/ $11.5

  • Weekend Box Office- November 8-10, 2013

     

    Photo courtesy nypost.com
    Photo courtesy nypost.com

    Thor landed in first as expected with $86.1 million which is nowhere near the insane $175 million Iron Man 3 opened with back in May but it was a good increase over the original film’s opening of $65 million in 2011. In two weeks the sequel has amassed a hefty $327 million worldwide and will pass the original’s entire theatrical run next week.

    Thor and company should rule the box office again next week and then will have to get out of the way for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22nd which is looking to have an insane $150 million opening.

    1. Thor: The Dark World- $86.1 million/ $86.1 million

    2. Bad Grandpa- $11.3/ $78.7

    3. Free Birds- $11.1/ $38.1

    4. Last Vegas- $11.1/ $33.5

    5. Ender’s Game- $10.8/ $44.0

    6. Gravity- $8.4/ $231.1

    7. 12 Years a Slave- $6.6/ $17.3

    8. Captain Phillips- $5.8/ $90.9

    9. About Time- $5.1/ $6.6

    10. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $2.8/ $109.9

     

     

  • Weekend Box Office- November 1-3, 2013

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    Ender’s Game opened at number one as expected and the gross was right around expectations. Orson Scott Card’s classic sci-fi story had a huge cast including Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford and Viola Davis but could not break through to a huge opening collecting $28 million. With Thor opening next week it does not bode well for Ender’s staying power. Last Vegas (or Geriatric Hangover) finished in third just ahead of the animated Free Birds. Gravity earned $15.1 million in its fifth week of release.

    Thor: The Dark World was the big story even though it does not open here until next week. The God of Thunder opened in multiple markets overseas and brought in a mighty $109 million. That is a huge head start on what is sure to be a big weekend coming up for the Marvel film.

    1. Ender’s Game- $28.0 million/ $28.0 million

    2. Bad Grandpa- $20.5/ $62.0

    3. Last Vegas- $16.5/ $16.5

    4. Free Birds- $16.2/ $16.2

    5. Gravity- $15.1/ $219.1

    6. Captain Phillips- $8.5/ $82.5

    7. 12 Years a Slave- $4.6/ $8.7

    8. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $4.2/$106.1

    9. Carrie- $3.4/ $31.9

    10. The Counselor- $3.2/ $13.3 

  • Weekend Box Office- October 25-27, 2013

    Photo courtesy thehollywoodreporter.com
    Photo courtesy thehollywoodreporter.com

    Leave it to Johnny Knoxville to throw a wrench in the normal Hollywood proceedings. Gravity seemed set up to finish first for the fourth week in a row but America can not deny their enduring love of all things Jackass. The comedy brought in $32 million far surpassing the estimates of $19 million. I think it is easy to say that we will be getting a Jackass 4 or Bad Grandpa 2 before we know it.

    Gravity continued its amazing run bringing in $20.3 million and its worldwide total now sits at $364 million. Ridley Scott’s The Counselor was a disappointment this weekend only taking in $8 million. I figured more people would be interested in seeing Cameron Diaz have sex with a car but I guess not. And yes, I said have sex “with” not “in” a car.

    Next week will get a mega sized boost with Thor: The Dark World releasing. I am interested to see how well it performs being the first solo Marvel movie after Avengers not involving Tony Stark and being Marvel’s first fall release.

    1. Bad Grandpa- $32.0 million/ $32.0 million

    2. Gravity- $20.3/ $199.8

    3. Captain Phillips- $11.8/ $70.0

    4. The Counselor- $8.0/ $8.0

    5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $6.1/ $100.6

    6. Carrie- $5.9/ $26.0

    7. Escape Plan- $4.3/ $17.4

    8. 12 Years a Slave- $2.1/ $3.4

    9. Enough Said- $1.5/ $13.0

    10. Prisoners- $1.0/ $59.1

  • Weekend Box Office- October 18-20, 2013

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    Not even a blood-spattered Carrie could take down Gravity this week. For the third week in a row the Alfonso Cuarón film took the top spot at the box office grossing $31 million. It looks like the only movie that can bring it down to Earth will be Thor: The Dark World on November 8th.

    The remake of the classic Stephen King novel and 1976 movie finished in third with $17 million ahead of all other new releases this week which included Escape Plan and The Fifth Estate.

    1. Gravity- $31.0 million/ $170.6 million

    2. Captain Phillips- $17.3/ $53.3

    3. Carrie- $17.0/ $17.0

    4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $10.1/ $93.1

    5. Escape Plan- $9.8/ $9.8

    6. Prisoners- $2.0/ $57.3

    7. Enough Said- $1.8/ $10.8

    8. The Fifth Estate- $1.7/ $1.7

    9. Runner Runner $1.6/ $17.5

    10. Insidious Chapter 2- $1.5/ $80.9

     

  • Weekend Box Office- October 11-13, 2013

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    Photo courtesy hollywood.com

    Captain Phillips had a great start in its first weekend but still could not catch Gravity. The space drama fell only 21% grossing $44.2 million. That is an incredible holdover for a fall film. The great reviews and word of mouth (check out my review here) have made the wonderful film a true blockbuster. In two weeks it has grossed $191 million worldwide.

    Tom Hanks may not have finished in first but he returned to theaters strong. Captain Phillips opened with $26 million, well above expectations. After a slow start to the year for award worthy movies, it looks like we have had two open up back to back with Gravity and Captain Phillips.

    Machete Kills had a huge cast and a lot of promotion and could only manage a sad $3.7 million. It is the lowest gross for a movie opening in over 2,500 theaters in…well, forever.

    1. Gravity- $44.2 million/ $123.4 million

    2. Captain Phillips- $26.0/ $26.0

    3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $14.2/ $78.0

    4. Machete Kills- $3.7/ $3.7

    5. Runner Runner- $3.7/ $14.1

    6. Prisoners- $3.6/ $53.6

    7. Insidious Chapter 2- $2.6/ $78.4

    8. Rush- $2.4/ $22.2

    9. Don Jon- $2.3/ $20.1

    10. Baggage Claim- $2.0/ $18.2

  • Weekend Box Office- October 4-6, 2013

    Photo courtesy comicbook.com
    Photo courtesy comicbook.com

    Maybe people can make good decisions when they go see movies. Proof of that happened this weekend with Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. Riding a wave of stellar reviews, the film set a new October record with $55.5 million beating Paranormal Activity 3’s $52.5 million in 2011. Estimates were expecting it to gross in the mid-30’s so this may be a huge surprise to some.

    Since audiences were spending time in space it meant that Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake were left with scraps. Runner Runner could only manage $7.6 million.

    1. Gravity- $55.5 million/ $55.5 million

    2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $21.5/ $61.5

    3. Runner Runner- $7.6/ $7.6

    4. Prisoners- $5.7/ $47.8

    5. Rush- $4.4/ $18.0

    6. Don Jon- $4.1/ $16.0

    7. Baggage Claim- $4.1/ $15.1

    8. Insidious Chapter 2- $3.8/ $74.7

    9. Pulling Strings- $2.5/ $2.5

    10. Enough Said- $2.1/ $5.1

     

  • Weekend Box Office- September 27-29, 2013

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    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 won the weekend with ease taking in $35 million with little competition. Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush finished in third behind last week’s winner Prisoners and Joseph Gordon Levitt’s directorial debut, Don Jon, finished with $9 million, already making back its budget.

    Next week is an exciting one for fans of Alfonso Cuarón. The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Children of Men director releases his long-awaited Gravity with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

    1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $37.0 million/ $37.0 million

    2. Prisoners- $11.2/ $38.9

    3. Rush- $10.3/ $10.5

    4. Baggage Claim- $9.3/ $9.3

    5. Don Jon- $9.0/ $9.0

    6. Insidious Chapter 2- $6.7/ $69.5

    7. The Family- $3.7/ $32.6

    8. Instructions not Included- $3.3/ $38.5

    9. We’re the Millers- $2.8/ $142.4

    10. The Butler- $2.4/ $110.2

     

     

     

  • Weekend Box Office- September 20-22, 2013

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    Prisoners was the easy winner at the box office this past weekend. The kidnapping thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllanhaal had good reviews and took in $21.4 million. Insidious Chapter 2 fell off as expected and finished second with $14.5 million. The dance film Battle of the Year failed to find much support. I just figured it was 90 minutes of Chris Brown dancing and face punching women. The Wizard of OZ IMAX 3D also grossed $3 million from its re-release.

    1. Prisoners- $21.4 million/ $21.4 million

    2. Insidious Chapter 2- $14.5/ $60.8

    3. The Family- $7.0/ $25.6

    4. Instructions not Included- $5.7/ $34.2

    5. Battle of the Year- $5.0/ $5.0

    6. We’re the Millers- $4.6/ $138.1

    7. The Butler- $4.3/ $106.4

    8. Riddick- $3.6/ $37.1

    9. The Wizard of Oz IMAX 3D- $3.0/ $3.0

    10. Planes- $2.0/ $86.5

  • Weekend Box Office- September 13-15, 2013

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    Photo courtesy crazymoviepeople.com

    Insidious Chapter 2 opened on Friday the 13th with $20 million on its way to the second biggest September opening ever with $41 million. Director James Wan followed up his summer hit The Conjuring with an even bigger opening. The Conjuring made $270 million off of a $20 million budget making it one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Insidious Chapter 2 is headed in the same direction. The budget for the horror movie was only $5 million.

    Next up for Wan? A slightly bigger movie with Fast & Furious 7.

    1. Insidious Chapter 2- $41.0 million/ $41.0 million

    2. The Family- $14.5/ $14.5

    3. Riddick- $7.0/ $31.2

    4. The Butler- $5.5/ $100.0

    5. We’re the Millers- $5.4/ $131.6

    6. Instructions not Included- $4.2/ $26.5

    7. Planes- $3.0/ $82.9

    8. One Direction- $2.4/ $26.8

    9. Elysium- $2.0/ $88.3

    10. Percy Jackson- $1.8/ $62.0