If I, Frankenstein had been hoping to be a big hit, its dream came crashing down over the weekend. It could only manage sixth place with an $8.2 million start, which means it’s now going to really struggle to make back its $65 million budget. The makers had been hoping it would open with similar numbers to the Underworld films, but it ended up starting with less than half of those movies.
It was however the only new entry in the top 10, with Ride Along once more taking the top spot with $21.1 million. It’s now taken $75 million, which is far more than most expected it to after only nine days.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 24th-26th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Ride Along | $21.1 | $75.4 |
| 2 | Lone Survivor | $12.6 | $93.6 |
| 3 | The Nut Job | $12.4 | $40.2 |
| 4 | Frozen | $9.0 | $347.8 |
| 5 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | $8.8 | $30.1 |
| 6 | I, Frankenstein | $8.2 | $8.2 |
| 7 | American Hustle | $7.1 | $127.0 |
| 8 | August: Osage County | $5.0 | $26.5 |
| 9 | The Wolf Of Wall Street | $5.0 | $98.0 |
| 10 | Devil’s Due | $2.7 | $12.8 |
A few months ago there was talk of Oscars for Lone Survivor. While that talk has died down, the film can take plenty of solace from an exceedingly good US opening, where it took $38.5 million over the weekend (it had been playing on a couple of screens before that, but only so it could qualify for the Oscars, which demand a movie opened on at least one screen in LA or New York before December 31st).
August: Osage County, may not have the catchiest of names, but it’s certainly got a good cast, with the news that Ewan McGregor is joining Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Sam Shepard and Benedict Cumberbatch in the movie.
Although it’s still difficult to imagine someone by the name of Benedict Cumberbatch becoming a big star, he’s certainly on his way up the Hollywood ladder with roles as the villain in Star Trek 2 and now