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  • 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- June 28-30, 2013

    Photo courtesy comicbookmovie.com
    Photo courtesy comicbookmovie.com

    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

     

     

  • Weekend Box Office- June 21-23, 2013

    Photo courtesy facebook.com
    Photo courtesy facebook.com

    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

     

  • Disney Wants A Piece Of The Skylanders Pie, Introduces Infinity

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    With Activision making money hand over fist ($500 million and counting) with their Skylanders game and figure series, it was only a matter of time before the copycats began. Maybe unlucky for Skylanders is that the first such game happens to be Disney Infinity, a game that will involve Disney characters and see them let loose in a huge sandbox game that includes environments from movies like Monsters University, [amazon_link id=”B0071JADFU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pirates of the Caribbean[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B004I654UI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Incredibles[/amazon_link].

    The game will launch with three characters: Sully, Capt. Jack Sparrow and Mr. Incredible. Each character has access to open up their own world called “Playsets”. They can be combined together as more figures are bought from different franchises to create a huge open-world where characters can cross over between franchises. The Playset Reader is the pad that will read the figures and place them in the game. There will be three spots on each reader.

    The video below shows off a number of franchises that will make it into the game including the beloved The Nightmare Before Christmas and last year’s hit Wreck It Ralph. Disney Infinity will take on [amazon_link id=”B004VQENY8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skylanders[/amazon_link] this June on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii and 3DS.