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Weekend Box Office- June 28-30, 2013

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Monsters University held on to the top spot at the box office this weekend, but got better competition than anyone thought from The Heat. The Sandra Bullock/ Melissa McCarthy team-up brought in $40 million and blowing past the other new release this week White House Down. Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx fell short of expectations bringing in only $25 million for a fourth place finish.

World War Z held up well in its second weekend with almost $30 million for a total domestic gross of $123.7 million in two weeks. Man of Steel continued its rise becoming the second highest grossing movie of the year behind Iron Man 3. The Superman reboot has crossed $500 million worldwide.

1. Monsters University- $46.1 million/ $171.0 million

2. The Heat- $40.0/ $40.0

3. World War Z- $29.8/ $123.7

4. White House Down- $25.7/ $25.7

5. Man of Steel- $20.8/ $248.6

6. This Is The End- $8.7/ $74.6

7. Now You See Me- $5.5/ $104.6

8. Fast & Furious- $2.4/ $233.3

9. Star Trek Into Darkness- $2.0/ $220.5

10. The Internship- $1.4/ $41.7

June 30, 2013
Weekend Box Office- June 21-23, 2013

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Monsters University took the top spot at the box office this past weekend. That was expected. What was not expected was that the long-suffering Brad Pitt zombie flick World War Z would blow away expectations in its opening. The $200 million dollar film which went through multiple delays and re-shoots was only expected to bring in about $40 million. After a solid $25 million Friday it went on to gross $66 million, which is the largest opening in Pitt’s career.

Man of Steel fell off steeply, but still managed $41 million and has already passed Superman Returns gross in only two weeks.

1. Monsters University- $82.0 million/ $82.0 million

2. World War Z- $66.0/ $66.0

3. Man of Steel- $41.2/ $210.0

4. This Is The End- $13.0/ $57.7

5. Now You See Me- $7.8/ $94.4

6. Fast & Furious- $4.7/ $228.4

7. The Internship- $3.4/ $38.3

8. The Purge- $3.4/ $59.4

9. Star Trek Into Darkness- $3.0/ $216.6

10. Iron Man 3- $2.1/ $403.1

June 24, 2013
Weekend Box Office- June 14-16, 2013

It looks like 2013 is the year of the true return of Superman. After over a year of hype and a marketing blitz seldom seen, Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel opened to the tune of $113 million making it the larget June opening ever. When you add in the Thursday night 7PM screenings the tally sits at $125 million. That is way ahead of Warner’s safe estimate of $85 million and shows that there is another viable DC movie franchise out there besides Batman.

1. Man of Steel- $113.0 million/ $125.0 million

2. This Is The End- $20.5/ $32.8

3. Now You See Me- $10.3/ $80.0

4. Fast & Furious 6- $9.4/ $219.5

5. The Purge- $8.2/ $51.8

6. The Internship- $7.0/ $30.9

7. Epic- $6.0/ $95.4

8. Star Trek Into Darkness- $5.6/ $210.4

9. After Earth- $3.7/ $54.2

10. Iron Man 3- $2.9/ $399.6

June 16, 2013
Weekend Box Office- June 7-9, 2013

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What was supposed to be a ho-hum weekend at the box office turned into one of the biggest surprises of the year. The Ethan Hawke thriller The Purge, which was made for only $3 million, cashed in on the light release weekend to the tune of $36.3 million dollars making it the highest grossing weekend for an R-rated movie this year. This left Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn wanting as the Wedding Crashers could not recreate the same magic for The Internship which managed to bring in only $18.1 million for a fourth place finish.

1. The Purge- $36.3 million/ $36.3

2. Fast & Furious 6- $19.8/ $202.9

3. Now You See Me- $19.5/ $61.3

4. The Internship- $18.1/ $18.1

5. Epic- $12.1/ $84.1

6. Star Trek Into Darkness- $11.7/ $200.1

7. After Earth- $11.2/ $46.5

8. The Hangover Part III- $7.3/ $102.3

9. Iron Man 3- $5.7/ $394.3

10. The Great Gatsby- $4.2/ $136.1

June 10, 2013
Weekend Box Office May 31- June 2, 2013

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It seems that even downplaying M. Night Shyamalan’s part in After Earth had no effect on its box office. It bombed anyway. The father/son combo sci-fi piece starring Will and Jaden Smith could only manage a third place finish behind last week’s champ Fast & Furious 6 and the magicians of Now You See Me. After Earth’s weekend total is the worst opening for a Will Smith summer movie in twenty years.

1. Fast & Furious- $34.5 million/ $170.3 million

2. Now You See Me- $28.0/ $28.0

3. After Earth- $27.0/ $27.0

4. Star Trek Into Darkness- $16.4/ $181.1

5. Epic- $16.4/ $65.1

6. The Hangover Part III- $15.9/ $88.0

7. Iron Man 3- $8.0/ $384.7

8. The Great Gatsby- $6.2/ $128.2

9. Yei Jawaani Hei Deewani- $1.6/ $1.6

10. Mud- $1.2/ $16.8

June 3, 2013
Weekend Box Office May 24-27, 2013

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It was the heavyweight battle of Fast & Furious 6 vs. The Hangover Part III and it wasn’t even a contest. Diesel, Walker and The Rock KO’ed The Wolfpack with ease in the biggest Memorial Day ever at the box office.

Totals are for the four day Memorial Day weekend.

1. Fast & Furious 6- 120.0 million/ 120.0

2. The Hangover Part III- 51.2/ 63.0

3. Star Trek Into Darkness- 47.0/ 155.8

4. Epic- 42.6/ 42.6

5. Iron Man 3- 24.3/ 372.4

6. The Great Gatsby- 17.0/ 117.7

7. Mud- 2.4/ 15.0

8. The Croods- 1.6/ 179.6

9. 42- 1.6/ 91.4

10. Oblivion- 1.0/ 87.5

May 28, 2013
Weekend Box Office- May 3-5, 2013

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Iron Man 3 opened as more of a sequel to The Avengers than Iron Man 2 and it raked in the second biggest opening weekend ever behind…well, [amazon_link id=”B001KVZ6HK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Avengers[/amazon_link]. In twelve days the first flick in Marvel’s Phase 2 has made $680 million worldwide.

1. Iron Man 3- $175.3/ 175.3

2. Pain and Gain- $7.6/ 33.9

3. 42- $6.2/ 78.3

4. Oblivion- $5.7/ 75.9

5. The Croods- $4.2/ 168.7

May 6, 2013
2012 Box Office Rundown

Mayan Apocalypse Doesn’t Scare Off Moviegoers.

Now that it is officially 2013 we can look back on the year that was at the box office. 2012 set a new record with almost 10.8 billion dollars which overtakes 2009’s total of 10.6 billion. No doubt having so many choices at the theater feature wise helped out receipt totals with many films being in IMAX, 3D, IMAX 3D and theaters that have D-BOX motion chairs.

The big winner of 2012, by far, was The Avengers which took in $623.3 million domestically and over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide as well as setting the single weekend record with $207.4 million in just three days. The Dark Knight Rises did not make as much as it predecessor, The Dark Knight, domestically but made more in worldwide totals.

A few of the surprises of the year were the comedy Ted which was Seth MacFarlane’s first feature film and grossed $218.6 million off of a 50 million dollar budget. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s 21 Jump Street came in with little expectations and pulled in over 138 million dollars.

2013 is loaded with releases including the second Hunger Games film, Catching Fire, and the return of The Man of Steel but may have a hard time keeping pace with 2012’s record pace.

Here are the Top 20 releases for 2012 domestically followed by their worldwide totals:

1. [amazon_link id=”B0083SBJXS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Avengers[/amazon_link]- $623.3 million/ $1.51 billion

2. [amazon_link id=”B004LWZWGK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Dark Knight Rises[/amazon_link]- $448.1 million/ $1.08 billion

3. [amazon_link id=”B0084IG7KC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Hunger Games[/amazon_link]- $408 million/ $686 million

4. [amazon_link id=”B007REV4YI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skyfall[/amazon_link]- $289.6 million/ $1 billion

5. [amazon_link id=”B007857FOO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2[/amazon_link]- $286.4 million/ $799.6 million

6. [amazon_link id=”B008QZ5PY2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Amazing Spider-Man[/amazon_link]- $262 million/ $752.2 million

7. [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHZY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Brave[/amazon_link]- $237.2 million/ $535.3 million

8. [amazon_link id=”B007ZQAKHU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[/amazon_link]- $228.6 million/ $702.1 million

9. [amazon_link id=”B005LAII1C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Ted[/amazon_link]- $218.6 million/ $501.7 million

10. [amazon_link id=”B0091JK1B4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Madagascar 3[/amazon_link]- $216.3 million/ $742.1 million

11. [amazon_link id=”B0085Z3B2Q” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax[/amazon_link]- $214 million/ $348.8 million

12. [amazon_link id=”B008518MOW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Men in Black 3[/amazon_link]- $179 million/ $624 million

13. [amazon_link id=”B00A7OJ0DC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wreck-It Ralph[/amazon_link]- $175.5 million/ $275.7 million

14. [amazon_link id=”B005LAIISU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Ice Age: Continental Drift[/amazon_link]- $161.1 million/ $875.1 million

15. [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHSQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Snow White and the Huntsmen[/amazon_link]- $155.1 million/ $396.3 million

16. [amazon_link id=”B009UWYFFK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Hotel Transylvania[/amazon_link]- $143.9 million/ $311 million

17. [amazon_link id=”B0067EKYDG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Taken 2[/amazon_link]- $138.8 million/ $365.5 million

18. [amazon_link id=”B003Y5H5BA” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]21 Jump Street[/amazon_link]- $138.4 million/ $201.5 million

19. [amazon_link id=”080507970X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lincoln[/amazon_link]- $131.8 million/ No Worldwide Release Yet

20. [amazon_link id=”B0085Z8F4A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Prometheus[/amazon_link]- $126.4 million/ $402.4 million

January 2, 2013