Despite some rather stinging reviews, Immortals has gotten off to a pretty good start at the US box office with $32 million dollars. That may not be as much as the likes of 300 and Clash of The Titans, but still marks the biggest opening for a film not released by one of the six major studios since The Expendables.
Adam Sandler’s Jack And Jill had to settle for second spot with $26 million, slightly lower than most of Sandler’s movies, but still ahead of Funny People. The film film should play well over the next couple of weeks though, with those looking for a laugh over Thanksgiving.
The only other new entry was J. Edgar, which despite the hype and star power of Leo DiCaprio made only $11.4 million. That’s not an amazing start, but is actually slightly ahead of Clint Eastwood’s last movie, Hereafter. Although with rather mixed reviews it may struggle in the weeks ahead.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 11th-13th, 2011.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Immortals | $32.0 | $32.0 |
| 2 | Jack And Jill | $26.0 | $26.0 |
| 3 | Puss In Boots | $25.5 | $108.8 |
| 4 | Tower Heist | $13.2 | $43.9 |
| 5 | J. Edgar | $11.4 | $11.5 |
| 6 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $5.9 | $23.2 |
| 7 | In Time | $4.1 | $30.6 |
| 8 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $3.6 | $100.8 |
| 9 | Footloose | $2.7 | $48.8 |
| 10 | Real Steel | $2.0 | $81.7 |
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser
Dreamworks Animation executives will be smiling today, as after worries last week that Puss In Boots opening weekend wasn’t up to the usual numbers the company makes, in its second weekend it hasn’t just stayed on top of the US box office chart, but it’s made almost exactly the same money it did in its first few days in cinemas – a rare feat. The film added $33.0 million to its tally, which suggests it’s going to have legs in the run up to Thanksgiving.
As expected, Puss In Boots shot to the top of the US box office, taking a Halloween record of $34.0 million. That may be the best the scary holiday has ever managed, but it’s not particularly stunning for Dreamworks Animation, especially as this is a spin-off from the Shrek franchise.
It seems the US simply can’t get enough of Paranormal Activity, with the low-budget franchise (the third film still cost less than $5 million to make) taking a huge $54 million in its first weekend. That’s not just a record for the franchise, it’s also the biggest autumn opening (classed as September and October) ever, topping Jackass 3’s $50.3 million last year. If that’s not enough it’s the highest opening for a pure horror movie too.
This weekend it was a race between Footloose and Real Steel as to which would top the US box office. On Friday it looked like Footloose was pulling ahead, but with that movie slightly running out of steam as the weekend went on and Real Steel benefitting from family audiences on Saturday and Sunday, it was the robot boxing film that won out with $16.3 million.