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Non-Stop Tops The US Box Office, Beating Out The Hotly Tipped Son Of God

March 3, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Going into the weekend box office watchers were uncertain whether Non-Stop or Son Of God would come out on top of the box office chart. In the end the win went to Liam Neeson’s Non-Stop, which took $30 million in its first three days. While not quite on a par with Taken 2, it beat Neeson’s other recent man-vs-the-world flicks, The Grey and Unknown.

Son Of God was in second spot with $26.5 million, which certainly isn’t bad for a film that’s essentially just a repackaged version of part of the The Bible miniseries that aired on TV last year. It took that amount of money despite reviews slating its television grade production values and clunky pacing and script, as well as a tongue in cheek Twitter hashtag suggesting Jesus was too good looking – #hotjesus. It just goes to show how much money you can make by appealing to the US religious folk.

Those were the only two new entries, although The LEGO Movie also had reason to cheer, as it crossed the $200 million mark at the US box office over the weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 28th to March 2nd.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Non-Stop	$30.0	$30.0
2	Son Of God	$26.5	$26.5
3	The LEGO Movie	$21.0	$209.3
4	The Monuments Men	$5.0	$65.6
5	3 Days To Kill	$4.9	$20.7
6	Robocop	$4.5	$51.2
7	Pompeii	$4.3	$17.7
8	Frozen	$3.6	$388.7
9	About Last Night	$3.4	$43.7
10	Ride Along	$3.0	$127.1

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FILMS: Non-Stop, Son Of God, The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men, Three Days To Kill, Robocop, Pompeii, Frozen, About Last Night, Ride Along

The Lego Movie Tops The US Box Office Again, With Pompeii Going Down In Flames

February 24, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The success of The LEGO movie continues with the film topping to US box office for a third week, taking an impressive $31.4 million. That makes for a total of $183 million so far. After this success, it’s little surprise Warner is already moving forward with a sequel.

The LEGO Movie completely obliterated the new competition, neither of which could scare up a huge amount of interest. 3 Days To Kill was in second spot with $12.3 million. It could have been worse as the movie didn’t cost a huge amount to produce, but it’s not a great start for the Kevin Costner action flick.

Going into the weekend, some were wondering if Pompeii would top the chart, but in the end it fizzled rather than erupted as the big budget movie barely took $10 million. It’s far less than most disaster movies, but at least it was a little higher than other recent effects-heavy bombs, The Legend Of Hercules and I, Frankenstein.

Take a look below for the box office top 10 for the weekend of February 21st-23rd 2014.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The LEGO Movie	$31.4	$183.1
2	3 Days To Kill	$12.3	$12.3
3	Pompeii	$10.0	$10.0
4	Robocop	$9.4	$43.6
5	The Monuments Men	$8.1	$58.0
6	About Last Night	$7.4	$38.1
7	Ride Along	$4,6	$123.1
8	Frozen	$4.3	$384.0
9	Endless Love	$4,3	$20.1
10	Winter’s Tale	$2.1	$11.2

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FILMS: The Lego Movie, Three Days To Kill, Pompeii, Robocop (2013), The Monuments Men, About Last Night, Ride Along, Frozen, Endless Love, Winter's Tale

The Lego Movie Tops The US Box Office, With Monuments Men In Second

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

In the run up to the release of The Lego Movie, many wondered whether it would work, but as the ecstatic reviews came in, in seemed Warner Bros might have something special. Audiences seem to have agreed as the film has had a huge US opening, taking $69.1 million in its first three days in cinemas.

It’s the second biggest February opening ever after The Passion Of The Christ and one of the best starts for an animated movie ever. With the film receiving huge amounts of praise it should continue to do well over the coming weeks.

The Monuments Men opened in second spot with $22.7 million. It’s the biggest start for a George Clooney directed film, although with a strong marketing campaign some had expected it to do better. It’s about in line with other recent adult dramas though.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was Vampire Academy, which placed seventh with $4.1 million. Like Beautiful Creatures and Mortal Instruments, it’s another film based on a popular young adult book series that many thought might have franchise potential, but with much buzz it’s sunk without trace.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 7th-9th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The LEGO Movie	$69.1	$69.1
2	The Monuments Men	$22.7	$22.7
3	Ride Along	$9.3	$105.1
4	Frozen	$6.9	$368.6
5	That Awkward Moment	$5.4	$16.8
6	Lone Survivor	$5.2	$112.5
7	Vampire Academy	$4.1	$4.1
8	The Nut Job	$3.8	$55.0
9	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$3.6	$44.4
10	Labor Day	$3.2	$10.1

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FILMS: The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men, Ride Along, Frozen, That Awkward Moment, Lone Survivor, Vampire Academy, The Nut Job, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Labor Day

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office Once More, With Awkward Moment In Third

February 3, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Going into the weekend many had expected That Awkward Moment to top the US box office, but in the end Ride Along hit number 1 for the third week in a row. It took $12.3 million over the weekend, with $92 million in the bank so far. Frozen took second place with $9.3 million, thanks to the release of a sing-along version which pushed its gross up a little from last weekend.

Awkward Moment ended up in third spot with $9 million, less than the $10-$12 million that was expected. However as it only cost $7 million to make, it should still turn a profit.

The only other new entry was Labor Day, which took $5.3 million. It’s being seen as a bit of a disappointment, although the fact it got pushed from a prime Oscar-bait release to January shows the studio didn’t have a huge amount of faith in it.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 31st-February 2nd.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Ride Along	$12.3	$92.9
2	Frozen	$9.3	$360.0
3	That Awkward Moment	$9.0	$9.0
4	The Nut Job	$7.6	$50.2
5	Lone Survivor	$7.1	$104.8
6	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$5.4	$38.9
7	Labor Day	$5.3	$5.3
8	American Hustle	$4.3	$133.6
9	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$3.5	$104.0
10	I, Frankenstein	$3.5	$14.4

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FILMS: Ride Along, Frozen, That Awkward Moment, The Nut Job, Lone Survivor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Labor Day, American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street, I Frankenstein

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office Again While I Frankenstein Bombs

January 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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

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FILMS: Ride Along, Lone Survivor, The Nut Job, Frozen, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, I Frankenstein, American Hustle, August: Osage County, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Devil's Due

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office, While Jack Ryan Fails To Find An Audience

January 20, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Despite not having the biggest marketing campaign, the Ice Cube and Kevin Hart comedy Ride Along has surprised many not just by topping the US box office, but by having the highest January opening in history. It’s $41.2 million beats out previous champ Cloverfield’s $40.1 million.

It certainly helped that Kevin Hart is extremely hot right now, especially with African-American audiences, although the movie proved to have widespread appeal (although African-Americans did make up half the audience).

It was very bad news for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which Paramount has been eyeing as a second franchise for Chris Pine. However it wasn’t even the second highest opener of the weekend as it was beaten by the animated comedy The Nut Job, which took $20.5 million. Jack Ryan could only place fourth with $17.2 million, not helped by reviews that suggested it was a bit of a journeyman effort.

The final new entry was Devil’s Due, which tanked with $8.5 million, suggesting, as several other recent films have, that the novelty of found footage films is wearing offer and audiences now need more than just that if they’re going to show up.

Some films also got a post Oscar nomination bump, with American Hustle the biggest beneficiary as it got a 27% bump from last weekend. However the likes of August: Osage County, Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Dallas Buyer’s Club and Captain Phillips also rose from last weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 17th-19th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Ride Along	$41.2	$41.2
2	Lone Survivor	$23.2	$74.0
3	The Nut Job	$20.5	$20.5
4	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$17.2	$17.2
5	Frozen	$11.9	$332.6
6	American Hustle	$10.6	$116.4
7	Devil’s Due	$8.5	$8.5
8	August: Osage County	$7.5	$18.1
9	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$7.5	$90.2
10	Saving Mr. Banks	$4.1	$75.3