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Tag: R.I.P.D.

  • 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

  • True Grit Meets The Dead In R.I.P.D.

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    Easiest way to describe the first trailer for R.I.P.D.? Imagine if Ryan Reynolds and Rooster Cogburn were supernatural police officers keeping the dead out of the living world.

    I can easily see how some will roll their eyes and cringe at the almost Men In Black feel to it, but I got a kick out of it. Plus, Jeff Bridges doing an almost Rooster voice for two more hours is completely fine by me.

    R.I.P.D. releases on July 19th.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X07xNrVd7DU