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  • Weekend Box Office- September 6-8, 2013

    Riddick

    September started off on the weak side, but this is the beginning of the fall movie season and summer blockbusters are behind us. Riddick took the top spot with $18.6 million which is not a big take, though it will end up making money since Diesel funded the movie himself with the help of financial backers. It only cost $40 million to make and Universal is on the hook for marketing so we may still get another Riddick movie when all is said and done.

    1. Riddick- $18.6 million/ $18.6 million

    2. The Butler- $8.9/ $91.9

    3. Instructions not Included- $8.1/ $21.3

    4. We’re the Millers- $7.9/ $123.8

    5. Planes- $4.2/ $79.2

    6. One Direction- $4.1/ $23.9

    7. Elysium- $3.1/ $85

    8. Blue Jasmine- $2.6/ $25.4

    9. Percy Jackson- $2.5/ $59.8

    10. The World’s End- $2.3/ $21.7

     

  • Weekend Box Office- August 30- September 2, 2014

    Photo courtesy craveonline.com
    Photo courtesy craveonline.com

    Ok, so We’re the Millers didn’t finish on top, but I don’t want to post another picture of Forest Whitaker on here and damn if I am going to have One Direction up there.

    So Labor Day is summer’s last hoorah and people took advantage of the holiday weekend to give every movie a boost. Lee Daniels’ The Butler took first again for the third week in a close race with the One Direction movie, This is Us.

    The weekend’s other big release, Getaway, was lost in the shuffle. It had to have been hard to market a kidnapped wife/racing movie starring Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez. Yeah, it is even hard to type.

    1. The Butler- $20.0 million/ $79.2 million

    2. One Direction- $18.0/ $18.0

    3. We’re the Millers- $15.9/ $112.8

    4. Planes- $10.6/ $73.7

    5. Instructions Not Included- $10.0/ $10.0

    6. Elysium- $8.3/ $80.4

    7. The Mortal Instruments- $6.8/ $24.2

    8. Percy Jackson- $6.0/ $56.5

    9. Getaway- $5.5/ $5.5

    10. Blue Jasmine- $5.3/ $21.7

  • Weekend Box Office- August 23-25, 2013

    Photo courtesy thetimes.co.uk
    Photo courtesy thetimes.co.uk

    It was a repeat winner at the box office this weekend as Lee Daniels’ The Butler only fell off 30% and took the top spot with $17 million. We’re the Millers came in second with $13.5 million and is headed towards the $100 million mark next week.

    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones proved to be another pretender to the Twilight “tween” throne only grossing $9.3 million and $14 million since last Wednesday.

    The World’s End was the big winner of all the new releases. Even though it only grossed $8.9 million, it did so in half the theaters (1,500) of the other big releases. It will certainly have a big take overseas just like Hot Fuzz back in 2007.

    1. The Butler- $17.0 million/ $52.2 million

    2. We’re the Millers- $13.5/ $91.7

    3. The Mortal Instruments- $9.3/ $14.0

    4. The World’s End- $8.9/ $8.9

    5. Planes- $8.5/ $59.5

    6. Elysium- $7.1/ $69.0

    7. You’re Next- $7.0/ $7.0

    8. Percy Jackson- $5.2/ $48.3

    9. Blue Jasmine- $4.3/ $14.7

    10. Kick-Ass 2- $4.3/ $22.4

  • Weekend Box Office- August 16-18, 2013

    Photo courtesy nydailynews.com
    Photo courtesy nydailynews.com

    Kick-Ass and Hit Girl were no match. For this week they faced the wrath of The Butler. Lee Daniels’ film about Cecil Gaines and his life of serving under eight presidents easily took the top spot with $25 million. We’re the Millers and Elysium had strong second weekend showings which left Kick-Ass 2 coming up with only $13.5 million which is even below the low expectations of $17-19 million. I guess Jim Carrey really didn’t have anything to worry about with the vilence of the movie since not a lot of people are going to see it in the first place.

    1. The Butler- $25.0 million/ $25.0 million

    2. We’re the Millers- $17.7/ $69.5

    3. Elysium- $13.6/ $55.9

    4. Kick-Ass 2- $13.5/ $13.5

    5. Planes- $13.1/ $45.0

    6. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters- $8.3/ $38.9

    7. Jobs- $6.7/ $6.7

    8. 2 Guns- $5.6/ $59.2

    9. The Smurfs 2- $4.6/ $56.9

    10. The Wolverine- $4.4/ $120.4

  • Weekend Box Office- August 9-11, 2013

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    Photo courtesy screencrush.com

    Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium opened up at number one on a very busy late summer weekend. There were four new releases fighting for your hard earned money and when it came down to it Matt Damon and Jodie Foster edged out Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis…barely.

    Elysium, Blomkamp’s follow-up to his Oscar nominated [amazon_link id=”B002SJIO5E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]District 9[/amazon_link], brought in $30.5 million which is short on expectations for the sci-fi flick. We’re the Millers may have come in second, but it looks like the real winner of the weekend. The R-rated comedy was neck and neck with Elysium all weekend finishing with $26.5 million and since its release last Wednesday has grossed $38 million effectively making its budget back in the first weekend.

    The other two releases, Disney’s Planes and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters finished third and fourth respectively. For Planes it is not bad news because this was originally supposed to be a direct-to-DVD Cars spinoff and Disney decided for a quick theatrical release and managed $22 million in the opening weekend.

    1. Elysium- $30.5 million/ $30.5 million

    2. We’re the Millers- $26.5/ $38.0

    3. Planes- $22.5/ $22.5

    4. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters- $14.6/ $23.4

    5. 2 Guns- $11.1/ $48.5

    6. The Smurfs 2- $9.5/ $46.6

    7. The Wolverine- $8.0/ $111.9

    8. The Conjuring- $6.7/ $120.7

    9. Despicable Me 2- $5.7/ $338.2

    10. Grown Ups 2- $3.7/ $123.8

  • Weekend Box Office- August 2-5, 2013

    Photo courtesy reelz.com
    Photo courtesy reelz.com

    One can never say that Denzel Washington does not have staying power. His new movie, 2 Guns, with Mark Wahlberg took it to The Smurfs 2 bringing in $27.3 million. It is a good start for a film that had a modest budget of just over $60 million. Even though The Smurfs return was not that big stateside, it certainly was around the world. The little blue creatures have already grossed $80 million since their worldwide release last Wednesday.

    The Wolverine finished in second with $21.7 million which is a decent drop off. There will almost certainly be a sequel to Logan’s story. In two weeks The Wolverine has taken in almost $250 million worldwide against its $120 million budget.

    The Conjuring scared its was past the $100 million mark which shows that good reviews and word of mouth are going a long way.

    1. 2 Guns- $27.3 million/ $27.3 million

    2. The Wolverine- $21.7/ $95.0

    3. The Smurfs 2- $18.2/ $27.7

    4. The Conjuring- $13.6/ $108.5

    5. Despicable Me 2- $10.3/ $326.6

    6. Grown Ups 2- $8.1/ $116.4

    7. Turbo- $6.4/ $69.4

    8. Red 2- $5.6/ $45.1

    9. The Heat- $4.7/ $145.5

    10. Pacific Rim- $4.5/ $92.9

  • Weekend Box Office July 26-28, 2013

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    The Wolverine opened up at number one just like everyone thought it would, but its $55 million take was on the lighter side of expectations with studio estimates leaning more towards a $70 million opening. While initially this would be considered a disappointment, The Wolverine pulled in $86 million from the foreign box office and with a budget of only $115 million, the film is already sitting at almost $150 million after one weekend of release. The gross was on par with 2011’s [amazon_link id=”B004LWZW4C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]X-Men: First Class[/amazon_link] which opened with $55.1 million.

    The Conjuring held over amazingly well in its second weekend. Normally horror movies fall off the face of the Earth in their second weeks, but the James Wan-directed feature managed to pull in $22 million. After two weeks the $20 million film has grossed almost $100 million worldwide.

    1. The Wolverine- $55.0 million/ $55.0 million

    2. The Conjuring- $22.1/ $83.8

    3. Despicable Me 2- $16.0/ $306.3

    4. Turbo- $13.3/ $55.7

    5. Grown Ups 2- $11.5/ $101.6

    6. Red 2- $9.4/ $35

    7. Pacific Rim- $7.5/ $84.0

    8. The Heat- $6.8/ $141.2

    9. R.I.P.D.- $5.9/ $24.3

    10. Fruitvale Station- $4.6/ $6.3

  • Weekend Box Office- July 19-21

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    Two big bombs this weekend would normally be a cause of worry, but when a small film hits it big, it eases the news. James Wan’s The Conjuring hit it huge over the weekend raking in $41 million. Wan has become the go-to director for small budget horror. The director of the original Saw and last year’s Insidious has another low risk/high reward winner on his hands. His next film will have a bit more at stake because he will take over the director chair for Fast & Furious 7.

    It was a double bad break for Ryan Reynolds this weekend. He had two huge movies that both failed to reach even low expectations. Turbo, the DreamWorks animated feature, only managed $21.5 million which is one of the lowest totals ever for a DreamWorks animated feature. Then we have R.I.P.D. which cost $130 million to produce and it seemed like the writing was on the wall before the movie even released. The comic -based film could only bring in just over $12 million and will probably be a movie you see on TNT on a week to week basis before you know it.

    1. The Conjuring- $41.5 million/ $41.5 million

    2. Despicable Me 2- $25.1/ $276.2

    3. Turbo- $21.5/ $31.2

    4. Grown Ups 2- $20.0/ $79.5

    5. Red 2- $18.5/ $18.5

    6. Pacific Rim- $15.9/ $68.2

    7. R.I.P.D.- $12.7/ $12.7

    8. The Heat- $9.3/ $129.2

    9. World War Z- $5.2/ $186.9

    10. Monsters University- $5.0/ $248.9

  • Weekend Box Office July 12-14, 2013

    Photo courtesy of comicbook.com
    Photo courtesy of comicbook.com

    Despicable Me 2 held on to the top spot at the box office for the second straight weekend leaving second place up for grabs between Pacific Rim and Grown Ups 2 and like most things involving our country these days, America let us down once again. The Adam Sandler “comedy” opened up to $42.5 million which is on par with what the original opened up to in 2010. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, which got off to a strong start at Friday midnight showings and was a hot topic on Twitter all weekend, fell off as the weekend went on and could only manage $38 million. Let’s just pray that the rest of the world is more forgiving (i.e. intelligent) when it comes to the robots vs. monsters flick.

    1. Despicable Me 2- $44.7 million/ $229.2 million

    2. Grown Ups 2- $42.5/ $42.5

    3. Pacific Rim- $38.3/ $38.3

    4. The Heat- $14.0/ $112.3

    5. The Lone Ranger- $11.1/ $71.1

    6. Monsters University- $10.6/ $237.7

    7. World War Z- $9.4/ $177.0

    8. White House Down- $6.1/ $62.9

    9. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- $5.0/ $26.3

    10. Man of Steel- $4.8/ $280.9

     

     

  • Weekend Box Office- July 5-7, 2013

     

    Photo courtesy mommyniri.com
    Photo courtesy mommyniri.com

    This July 4th weekend was a tale of exact opposites at the box office. On one side you have Despicable Me 2, which cost a mere $75 million to make and had one of the highest grosses for the extended five-day period. Then, on the other side, you have Disney’s The Lone Ranger, boasting Johnny Depp and a whole lot of trains that go boom to the tune of a $215 million budget which ended up being the studio’s third massive disappointment in trying to start a new franchise after Prince of Persia and John Carter. The new version of the western character could only manage $29 million over the normal weekend period and $48 million since last Wednesday.

    It has to come as a huge hit to Disney who initially cancelled the filming of The Lone Ranger altogether because of a ballooning budget. It was trimmed down to a “modest” $150 million and was given the green light. That amount of money was short lived because when all was said and done The Lone Ranger came in with over a $200 million cost anyway. This doesn’t look like a bomb of John Carter size, but it will still carry the label with it forever.

     

    1. Despicable Me 2- $82.5 million/ $142.1 million

    2. The Lone Ranger- $29.4/ $48.9

    3. The Heat- $25.0/ $86.3

    4. Monsters University- $19.5/ $216.1

    5. World War Z- $18.2/ $158.7

    6. White House Down- $13.5/ $50.4

    7. Man of Steel- $11.4/ $271.2

    8. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- $10.1/ $17.4

    9. This Is The End- $5.8/ %85.5

    10. Now You See Me- $2.7/ $110.4