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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Breaking Dawn Scores Huge Opening Weekend

November 21, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

The question this weekend wasn’t whether Twilight: Breaking Dawn would have a good opening, it was just how big it would be. That question has now been answered with the latest in the series taking $139 million in its first three days in the US, and $283.5 million around the world. It’s the fifth biggest North American opening in history, but didn’t quite take the franchise record, which is still held by New Moon’s $142.8 million. It also scored the third biggest opening day gross ever, after the final Harry Potter and New Moon, taking $72 million in America on Friday.

The weekend’s other big opener didn’t have quite as much to cheer about, as Happy Feet Two landed with a rather tepid $22 million, about half what the first movie took when it opened. Warner knew they may face some competition for young females fromTwilight, but perhaps underestimated quite how much, as they’d predicted a $30 million plus opening.

However one other movie did outperform expectations – indeed going by per-theatre average, it outdid Breaking Dawn – and that’s George Clooney’s new movie The Descendants. The Hawaii set movie, directed by Sideways helmer Alexander Payne, took $1.2 million from only 27 screens. That’s a very impressive $42,000 per theatre, suggesting the film will do very well as it explands over the next few weeks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 18th-20th, 2011.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $139.5 $139.5
2 Happy Feet Two $22.0 $22.0
3 Immortals $12.2 $52.9
4 Jack And Jill £12 $41.0
5 Puss In Boots $10.7 $122.3
6 Tower Heist $7.0 $53.4
7 J. Edgar $5.9 $20.6
8 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $2.9 $28.3
9 In Time $1.6 $33.4
10 The Descendants $1.2 $1.3

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Immortals Tops The US Box Office

November 14, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

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

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Puss In Boots Stays Top Of US Box Office

November 7, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

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.

While most analysts had expected it to be a battle between Puss In Boots and Tower Heist for the top spot, in the end the animated movie was the cleart winner, with the Ben Stiller action adventure coming in softer than expected at $25 million. It’s not a terrible start but certainly less than the studio had hoped for.

The only other new entry was A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, which took $13 million, about on par with the previous entry in the franchise. You would have thought the film might have done better if they’d waited until a little closer to the festive season to release it, but with the schedules getting packed, they must have thought early November made sense.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 4th-6th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Puss In Boots $33.0 $75.5
2 Tower Heist $25.1 $25.1
3 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $13.0 $13.0
4 Paranormal Activity 3 $8.5 $95.3
5 In Time $7.7 $24.2
6 Footloose $4.5 $44.8
7 Real Steel $3.4 $78.7
8 The Rum Diary $2.9 $10.4
9 The Ides Of March £2 $36.8
10 Moneyball $1.9 $70.3

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Puss In Boots Purrs To The Top Of The US Box Office

October 31, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

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’s significantly less that any of the Shrek movies (even the first in that franchise started with a $40 million+ weekend). Likewise, more recent efforts like How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda 2 have also started well over $40 million, so this is likely to be seen as a bit of a dispappointment, especially considering it had pretty strong reviews. Dreamworks Animation will be hoping that that the film has legs over the coming weeks and will stay in cinemas at least long enough to get a boost over the forthcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

There were two other entries in the top 10, with the Justin Timberlake sci-fi thriller In Time coming in at number three with $12.0 million and Johnny Depp’s The Rum Diary in fifth spot with $5.01 million. While not a great start for In Time, it wasn’t a particularly expensive movie to make, so the makers probably won’t be crying too much. However the presence of Depp alone should have dragged more people to The Rum Diary, but probably due to the fact the it’s been difficult to tell from the marketing exactly what sort of movie it is, seems to have turned people off.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 28th-30th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Puss In Boots $34,0 $34.0
2 Paranormal Activity 3 $18.5 $81.3
3 In Time $12.0 $12.0
4 Footloose $5.4 $38.4
5 The Rum Diary $5.01 $5.01
6 Real Steel $4.7 $73.9
7 The Three Musketeers $3.5 $14.8
8 The Ides Of March $2.7 $33.5
9 Moneyball $2.4 $67.4
10 Courageous $1.8 $27.6

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