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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Chronicle Fends Off The Woman in Black

Sean — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:56:37 +0000

The Super Bowl didn't seem to have much of an effect on the box office this past weekend as both Chronicle and The Woman in Black exceeded expectations with over $20 million a piece. Chronicle came out on top but only just barely; the final numbers could still go either way. This seems like a good sign for Daniel Radcliffe, found footage movies and the horror genre in general, all of which continue to bring out teen audiences in droves. The weekend's other major new release, Big Miracle, did not do quite as well, opening at #4 although the Drew Barrymore rom-com will be hoping for a slight boost around Valentine's Day. The Grey dropped 52% to take third place, while Underworld: Awakening managed to hang out to a spot in the top 5. Elsewhere, The Descendants and Extremly Loud & Incredibly Close are benefiting from their Oscar exposure a little more than The Artist, although the latter is still playing on 1,000 screens less. Next week another 3D re-release enters theatres to challenge these films... how much will George Lucas add to his coffers? 1. Chronicle -- $22M 2. The Woman in Black -- $21M 3. The Grey -- $9.5M 4. Big Miracle -- $8.48M 5. Underworld: Awakening -- $5.6M 6. One for the Money -- $5.25M 7. Red Tails -- $5M 8. The Descendants -- $4.6M 9. Man on a Ledge -- $4.46M 10. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- $3.92M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: The Grey is Top Dog

Sean — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:58:27 +0000

Joe Carnahan's The Grey was the clear winner at the box office this past weekend as Liam Neeson drew in enough moviegoers for a solid $20 million debut... just a few million dollars short of Taken's opening numbers. Of course, whether or not The Grey will have the same staying power as Taken is a different story. Underworld: Awakening held strong at #2, while the Katherine Heigl rom-com One for the Money didn't completely bomb, taking in $11.8 million -- good enough for third place. Red Tails dropped to fourth, while Man on a Ledge opened with a somewhat underwhelming $8.25 million. Could Sam Worthington's star already be waning? Elsewhere, Oscar-nominee The Descendants jumped into the top 10 after expanding to over 2000 screens, and Stephen Soderbergh's Haywire dropped all the way to #10 and seems destined to be quickly forgotten. 1. The Grey -- $20M 2. Underworld: Awakening -- $12.5M 3. One for the Money -- $11.8M 4. Red Tails -- $10.4M 5. Man on a Ledge -- $8.25M 6. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- $7.14M 7. The Descendants -- $6.55M 8. Contraband -- $6.53M 9. Beauty and the Beast -- $5.34M 10. Haywire -- $4M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Underworld Awakening Shoots Down Red Tails

Sean — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:55:29 +0000

It was not a surprise to see Underworld Awakening take the top spot at the box office over the weekend, although even with the return of Kate Beckinsale and the addition of 3D ticket prices the movie still only improved on Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by about $5 million. Red Tails, on the other hand, was an unexpected hit with a solid $19 million debut despite a tepid critical reception. Contraband fell to #3, meanwhile Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Haywire both fizzled to a certain extent, with the former being the weakest opening for both Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock in quite some time. As for Beauty and the Beast, the movie fell to #6 and looks like it will not come close to achieving the same success as The Lion King's 3D re-release. Is this a bad sign for the future of 3D re-releases in general? 1. Underworld: Awakening -- $25.4M 2. Red Tails -- $19.1M 3. Contraband -- $12.2M 4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close -- $10.5M 5. Haywire -- $9M 6. Beauty and the Beast -- $8.56M 7. Joyful Noise -- $6.08M 8. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $5.54M 9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $4.8M 10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- $3.75M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Contraband Smuggles in a Decent Debut

Sean — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:55:11 +0000

It was a very good weekend for Mark Wahlberg, who netted one of his best openings ever (at least in terms of solo headlining gigs) with Contraband. The movie took in just over $24 million to top the box office and could also open some doors for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur. Disney's Beauty and the Beast 3D came in second with $18.5 million, while Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol continued to hang in near the top at #3. Joyful Noise opened at #4, while Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows rounded out the top 5. As for last weekend's surprise hit, The Devil Inside, it has already dropped out of the top 5 and suffered a massive 76.6% freefall from last week. I guess the bad buzz finally caught up. 1. Contraband -- $24.1M 2. Beauty and the Beast -- $18.5M 3. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $11.5M 4. Joyful Noise -- $11.3M 5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $8.41M 6. The Devil Inside -- $7.9M 7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- $6.8M 8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked -- $5.8M 9. War Horse -- $5.61M 10. The Iron Lady -- $5.39M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: The Devil Inside is a Surprise Hit

Sean — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:59:18 +0000

In a month where almost no one is expected to set foot inside a movie theatre, a little indie horror flick called The Devil Inside has somehow managed to shock the movie industry with an astounding $34.5 million opening weekend. That counts as the third highest January opening on record, behind Cloverfield and Star Wars: Special Edition, and the biggest first weekend of the year ever. With the movie getting pretty terrible reviews across the board, it seems likely that the trailer attached to the highly successful Paranormal Activity 3 is a large part of what drew audiences in. Elsewhere, M:I4 and Sherlock Holmes 2 both had decent weekends, while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had a small surge in interest, passing Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked to steal the #4 spot. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy also jumped into the top 10 with $5.7 million after expanding to 800 screens this past weekend. Look for The Devil Inside to have a huge drop off next weekend... especially once the word gets out that it's really as bad as everyone says it is. 1. The Devil Inside -- $34.5M 2. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $20.5M 3. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $14.1M 4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- $11.4M 5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked -- $9.5M 6. War Horse -- $8.6M 7. We Bought a Zoo -- $8.45M 8. The Adventures of Tintin -- $6.6M 9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- $5.77M 10. New Year's Eve -- $3.27M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Mission: Impossible Rings in the New Year on Top

Sean — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:37:51 +0000

M:I4 continued its domination of the holiday box office this weekend as it actually improved on last weekend's performance to take in another $31 million, bringing its domestic total to $134 million and already passing Mission: Impossible III. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked both hung on to the #2 and #3 positions respectively, while War Horse jumped up to fourth place with $16.9 million. David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was hot on its tail with a projected $16.3 million as it slowly seems to be finding its audience. We Bought a Zoo and The Adventures of Tintin both appear to be getting a lukewarm reception, and as for alien invasion flick The Darkest Hour, it seems to be the biggest loser out of the holiday releases, although it also had a pretty modest budget. You can probably expect the box office numbers to continue to look the same throughout much of January. 1. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $31.3M 2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $22.1M 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked -- $18.2M 4. War Horse -- $16.9M 5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- $16.3M 6. We Bought a Zoo -- $14.3M 7. The Adventures of Tintin -- $12M 8. New Year's Eve -- $6.71M 9. The Darkest Hour -- $4.3M 10. The Descendants -- $3.65M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Tom Cruise is Back, Baby

Sean — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:17:42 +0000

Happy Boxing Day everyone! It's a bit of a strange weekend at the box office considering that some of the big releases didn't open until yesterday, but according to estimates for Dec. 23rd to the 25th, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is the clear winner with over $26 million, bringing its worldwide total to $161 million already. I think it's safe to say that Tom Cruise has found a way to reconnect with audiences and M:I4 is now on track to outgross its predecessor. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked stayed near the top although they still did not get the big numbers they were hoping for, meanwhile The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opened soft with just $13 million bringing its four-day domestic total to $20 million (on a $90 million budget). As for The Adventures of Tintin, it definitely sputtered in North America, earning just $9.1 million, although it has already made $240 million overseas so I don't think Paramount is too concerned. We Bought a Zoo also failed to make an impact, but Spielberg's other movie War Horse supposedly put up some great numbers on Christmas Day taking in $7.5 million in just one night. 1. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $26.5M 2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $17.8M 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked -- $13.3M 4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- $13M 5. The Adventures of Tintin -- $9.1M 6. We Bought a Zoo -- $7.8M 7. New Year's Eve -- $3M 8. Arthur Christmas -- $2.7M 9. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 -- $2.1M 10. Hugo -- $2M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Holmes for the Holidays

Sean — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:23:30 +0000

The game was afoot this past weekend as Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows solved the box office with ease despite earning significantly less than the previous Sherlock Holmes flick ($40 million compared to $62.3 million). Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked opened at #2 but was even further off its predecessor's numbers, which could (hopefully) signify the end of this insipid movie franchise. Meanwhile Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol had a pretty promising debut with $13 million on just 425 screens, making it the highest grossing limited release ever, and New Year's Eve and The Sitter rounded out the top 5. Jason Reitman's Young Adult also jumped to #7 this weekend, which may sound promising, but with a $3.65 million haul it only cracked the top 10 due to some very weak competition. Will M:I4 explode next week in wide release or will it be ovewhelmed by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, We Bought a Zoo and The Adventures of Tintin? 1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows -- $40M 2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked -- $23.5M 3. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol -- $13M 4. New Year's Eve -- $7.42M 5. The Sitter -- $4.4M 6. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 -- $4.3M 7. Young Adult -- $3.65M 8. Hugo -- $3.62M 9. Arthur Christmas -- $3.6M 10. The Muppets -- $3.5M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: New Year’s Eve Rings in Slow Weekend

Sean — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:20:03 +0000

The Twilight Saga finally slipped from the top of the box office charts this weekend as both New Year's Eve and The Sitter overtook it, although they ultimately failed to put up big numbers themselves. New Year's Eve led the way with just $13.7 million, which is a far cry from the $56.3 million that Valentine's Day made last year. Meanwhile The Sitter was the worst debut for a Jonah Hill movie to date, although it made slightly more than David Gordon Green's Your Highness did back in April. The Muppets and Arthur Christmas rounded out the top 5. The big surprise of the weekend, however, was Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which made $300,000 on just 4 screens. So why wasn't this given a wide release again? 1. New Year's Eve -- $13.7M 2. The Sitter -- $10M 3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 -- $7.9M 4. The Muppets -- $7.1M 5. Arthur Christmas -- $6.6M 6. Hugo -- $6.12M 7. The Descendants -- $4.38M 8. Happy Feet Two -- $3.75M 9. Jack and Jill -- $3.2M 10. Immortals -- $2.44M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Breaking Dawn Three-Peats in Uneventful Weekend

Aaron — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:30:53 +0000

With no new wide releases over the weekend, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 took advantage, claiming the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week. Even though the vampire series continues to drop steadily, no competitors could catch up with it as the film earned another estimated $16.9 million. The Muppets came the closest, earning $11.2 million, although that's a disheartening 61% drop from its first weekend. Hugo scrambled up to number three after debuting at fifth place last week, most likely due to expanding theaters. Even though that's step up for Hugo, it will take quite a bit more for Scorsese's latest to earn back its expensive budget. Arthur Christmas and Happy Feet Two rounded out the top five. The Descendants continues its impressive run, coming in at seventh place as it rolled out to a wide release. 1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 -- $16.9M 2. The Muppets -- $11.2M 3. Hugo --$7.6M 4. Arthur Christmas -- $7.3M 5. Happy Feet Two -- $6M 6. Jack and Jill -- $5.5M 7. The Descendants -- $5.2M 8. Immortals -- $4.3M 9. Tower Heist -- $4.1M 10. Puss in Boots -- $3M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: The Muppets Open Strong But Not Strong Enough to Beat Twilight

Sean — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:21:07 +0000

Audiences welcomed The Muppets back with open arms over the weekend as Jason Segel's movie made just under $30 million between Friday and Sunday and an estimated $42 mil over the full 5-day weekend. No small feat to be sure, but still not good enough to take down The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which continued to steamroll over the competition with another $42 million ($62 million over 5 days), bringing it past the $200 million mark domestically. Happy Feet Two came in third, while both Arthur Christmas and Hugo rounded out the top 5 with lukewarm debuts. Hugo could still improve as it expands to more theatres with no new competition being introduced next week. Meanwhile, at #10 for the second week in a row, Alexander Payne's The Descendants continues to put up impressive numbers for a limited release. 1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1-- $42M 2. The Muppets -- $29.5M 3. Happy Feet Two -- $13.4M 4. Arthur Christmas -- $12.7M 5. Hugo -- $11.3M 6. Jack and Jill -- $10.3M 7. Immortals -- $8.8M 8. Puss in Boots -- $7.45M 9. Tower Heist -- $7.32M 10. The Descendants -- $7.2M

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Monday Morning Box Office Report: Breaking Dawn Breaks the Bank

Sean — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:28:18 +0000

It might not have broken the records that some had predicted, but the latest Twilight film certainly came close. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 took in a staggering $140 million over the weekend, which was just slightly less than New Moon made but still enough to be the fifth-highest opening weekend of all-time. After the massive slump that the box office has been in, it appears that sparkly vampires is just what the world needed. The same can't be said for dancing penguins, unfortunately, as Happy Feet Two made just $22 million -- not a bad start for most films but only about half of what the first film made back in 2006. Immortals just barely edged out Jack and Jill for the #3 spot, while Puss in Boots rounded out the top 5. Next week three family films will fight for their piece of the Thanksgiving crowds, but can they possibly compete against the power of Twilight? 1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 -- $140M 2. Happy Feet Two -- $22M 3. Immortals -- $12.3M 4. Jack and Jill -- $12M 5. Puss in Boots -- $10.7M 6. Tower Heist -- $6.96M 7. J. Edgar -- $5.9M 8. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas -- $2.9M 9. In Time -- $1.68M 10. The Descendants -- $1.22M

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