Weekend Box-Office
Box Office Weekend: Despicable Me Stays Ahead of Robots and Sandler
Once again the box office has proven that keeping a film’s budget reasonable is a good idea, whether the movie is well-received or not. Despicable Me 2 held the top spot for a second week, making an estimated $44.8 million and holding off newcomers Grown-Ups 2 (estimated $42.5 million) and Pacific Rim (estimated $38.3 million). Grown-Ups 2 has been almost universally panned by critics, and still h...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Despicable Me 2 Sends The Lone Ranger Packing
Sharing Tuesday openings, it seems strange to think one movie would take the weekend in such a lopsided victory, but it has. Despicable Me 2 opened against The Lone Ranger, and the CG animated family film made its competitor look absolutely flummoxed. While both films took the first and second box office spots respectively, Despicable Me 2’s estimated $82.5 million adds to a domestic total of $142...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: You Can’t Keep a Good Monster Down
This week saw the release of a female buddy cop comedy and the second “White House Under Attack” themed movie of the year, but neither film could keep Monsters University from scoring the top spot at the box office once again. The Pixar film, which earned an estimated $46.2 million has reportedly been budgeted at $270 million, meaning it has a long, long ways to go in making its deficit up domesti...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Monsters University Gets Top Honors
The box office belonged this week to two very different kinds of monsters; the kind that take over the world, and the kind you can take your kids to see. Monsters University, the latest offering from Pixar, handily won the top spot with an estimated $82 million, while the PG-13 rated World War Z, a zombie film notable for its long production time and a surprisingly tame rating for its subject matt...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Man of Steel Soars with Moviegoers
As the weekend draws to a close, it is pretty clear that, despite mixed critical reception, Superman still has some box-office power. Man of Steel, written by Christopher Nolan of The Dark Knight fame and directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen), has suffered at the hands of critics looking for more from the character, but the movie-going public rewarded the long-popular comic hero with a handsome estim...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Fast & Furious Purged from Top Spot
It may be receiving mixed to poor reviews, but it was not enough to stop The Purge from knocking Fast & Furious 6 from the top spot at the box office this week. For most other films on the list, an estimated $36.4 million might be considered a slow start, but with The Purge reporting a $3 million budget, it is far and away a success regardless of critical reception, and a second solid weekend ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Still Fast, Still Furious for a Second Week
Like the out of control vehicles in its previews, Fast & Furious 6 could not be stopped by two big new releases. Its estimated $34.5 million weekend take was enough for the box office smash to become domestically profitable, having earned $170.4 million in its two weeks at the box office. It is even closing the ranks on its predecessor, Fast Five, and is likely to surpass even that film in dom...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Sixth Time Still a Charm for Fast & Furious Franchise
A few big name releases brought in the numbers to the box office, and breaks a welcome streak; six of the films on the top ten made it into double digit earnings instead of just the top three. But the top draw made it all the way into the triple digits thanks to the Memorial Day weekend…Fast & Furious 6 showed the series can still draw a crowd with an estimated $120 million, making a massive d...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Trek Into Darkness Less Than Expected, Still Warps Past Competition
When a four-day weekend expected to bring in $100 million only gives an estimated $84.1 ($70.6 million for the three-day), chances are an investor might be a little disappointed. But for most, an opening that big is a good thing, and critics and audiences alike are enjoying their forays to see Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to the J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the classic franchise. It was enough to...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gatsby Reaches for the Light but Iron Man Snatches It Away
Director Baz Luhrmann may have had a solid weekend with his adaptation of The Great Gatsby, earning an estimated $51.1 million despite mixed reviews, but it failed to keep Iron Man 3 from taking the box office for a second straight week. The Marvel Studios franchise made a fine showing in its second weekend with an estimated $72.5 million, not only profiting on its $200 million budget, but making ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Marvel Wins Big Again with Iron Man 3
Summer is still some ways off, but looking at box office weekend take you might think it is already here. Still fresh on the heels of its box-office record breaking The Avengers last year, Marvel went back to its solo hero adventures with Iron Man 3, and with a $200 million budget it had a lot of ground to cover. However, with an estimated $175.3 million in a single weekend (and an outstanding $50...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Box Office Gain for Mild Critical Pain as Michael Bay’s Caper Takes Top Spot
To say that Pain & Gain is getting mixed critical praise is perhaps an understatement; it is Michael Bay’s best reviewed movie since Transformers, but then, Transformers was not a critical success. Bay, however, can make money despite critics, and his newest true story crime caper is no exception. On a low (for Bay anyway) budget of only $26 million, Pain & Gain has already made an estimat...[Read More]