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It’s been a great year for Dwayne Johnson, who’s had hits with GI Joe:  Retaliation, Fast & Furious 7 and Pain & Gain, and a smaller success with Snitch. It’s not just impressive he’s had so much box office success, it’s amazing he’s managed to squeeze that many movies into such a short timespan. [Read more…]

The Croods Tops The US Box Office, With Olympus Has Fallen Beating Expectations

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croods-preview2After DreamWorks Animation was forced to make tonnes of redundancies last month following the failure of Rise Of The Guardians, they’ll have a bit of cheer this morning with the news that The Croods has topped the US box office with $44 million. It’s a decent start, which is about on par with the studio’s Megamind and How To Train Your Dragon.

Also doing well was second place finisher Olympus Has Fallen. Audiences obviously liked the idea of Gerard Butler fighting terrorists in the White House, as the film took more than almost anyone had predicted, with $30 million in its first three days. It’s great news for Butler, whose star power has been in the balance after a string of flops.

There was less cheer for Admission, which tanked with just $6.4 million on its opening. That’s the lowest start for any Tina Fey live-action movie.

After a great start in three cinemas last week, Spring Breakers expanded onto 1,100 screens and into the top 10 with $5 million. It’s certainly not bad for a movie from a tiny, indie distributor, which has been relying on word of mouth to gets its name out there.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 22nd-24th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Croods $44.7 $44.7
2 Olympus Has Fallen $30.5 $30.5
3 Oz The Great And Powerful $22.0 $177.5
4 The Call $8.7 $30.9
5 Admission $6.4 $6.4
6 Spring Breakers $5.0 $5.4
7 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $4.2 $17.3
8 Jack The Giant Slayer $2.9 $59.0
9 Identity Thief $2.5 $127.7
10 Snitch $1.9 $40.3
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Oz Stays Top Of The US Box Office, While Burt Wonderstone Bombs

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Oz The Great And Powerful has stayed top of the US box office, adding another $42.2 million. Disney will be pleased as while major movies often drop more than 50% of their take in their second weekend, Oz eased off by just 46%.

Most box office watchers had expected The Incredible Burt Wonderstone to take the number two spot, but the film bombed ending up in third spot with just $10.3 million, which is one of the worst debuts for either Steve Carell or Jim Carrey. Many are suggesting the marketing failed to get the idea of the movie across, but as it doesn’t look like the audiences that did turn up enjoyed it a lot, it’s unlikely to have a long life at the box office.

However The Call, starring Halle Berry – which most people didn’t have much hope for – significantly exceeded expectations by taking $17 million over the weekend. It’s one of the best starts ever for a Halle Berry starrer (outside ensemble franchises like X-Men).

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 15th-17th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross
(millions)		 Total Gross to
date (millions)
1 Oz The Great And Powerful $42.2 $145.0
2 The Call $17.1 $17.1
3 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $10.3 $10.3
4 Jack The Giant Slayer $6.2 $53.9
5 Identity Thief $4.5 $123.7
6 Snitch $3.5 $37.2
7 21 And Over $2.6 $21.8
8 Silver Linings Playbook $2.5 $124.6
9 Safe Haven $2.4 $66.9
10 Escape From Planet Earth $2.3 $52.1
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Oz Is Great & Powerful At The US Box Office With An $80m Opening

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oz-great-powerful-poster2The question this weekend wasn’t whether Oz The Great And Powerful would top the US box office, but how much it would take. While expectations meant that anything under $80 million would have been seen as a disappointment, if the final figures hold up, Oz just scraped in with $80.2 million.

Although it’s less than Alice In Wonderland (which many have been comparing it to, due to it being a new take of a classic fantasy, produced by Disney and released at the same time of year), that film benefited from being released just as the craze for 3D reached its zenith in the wake of Avatar, so comparisons are slightly unfair.

Oz’s opening is by far the biggest of 2013 so far, and more than double last year’s Disney debacle, John Carter. The House Of Mouse will be breathing easier, with all eyes on whether it can continue to make decent numbers over the coming weeks (although it’s likely to make far more internationally that it has in the US).

The only other new opener was the Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace film Dead Man Down, which sank with a fourth place opening and a $5.3 million take.

Warner will also have more to worry about concerning Jack The Giant Slayer, which had a weak start last week and has now plummeted 63% from it opening take to $10 million. It means that despite having a similar budget to Oz (around the $200 million mark), Jack is likely to wind up grossing less in its entire run than Oz has in its first weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Oz The Great And Powerful $80.2 $80.2
2 Jack The Giant Slayer $10.0 $43.8
3 Identity Thief $6.3 $116.5
4 Dead Man Down $5.3 $5.3
5 Snitch $5.1 $31.8
6 21 And Over $5.0 $16.8
7 Safe Haven $3.8 $62.8
8 Silver Linings Playbook $3.7 $120.7
9 Escape From Planet Earth $3.2 $47.8
10 The Last Exorcism Part II $3.1 $12.0

 

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Jack The Giant Slayer Fails To Make A Killing At The US Box Office

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jack-the-giant-slayer-new-posterBryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer is the first mega-budget movie of 2013, but if Hollywood was hoping it would break the box office bank and point to a bumper year ahead, they’ll be disappointed. The film took $28.1 million in its first weekend in US cinemas, which isn’t a complete disaster, but considering the movie cost nearly $200 million to make, it’s now going to have to rely on becoming a major success outside North America if it hopes to make its money back.

For comparison, the similarly budgeted John Carter took $30 million last March and ended up a financial disaster for Disney.

There were two more new entries in the US top 10, although neither of them covered themselves in glory. 21 And Over, the directorial debut of Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, took $9 million to place third on the chart. That’s less than half what the similarly pitched Project X took last year.

At number 4 is The Last Exorcism Part II, taking $8 million in its first three days. Considering the first film opened with $20 million, it’s a bit of a failure (but at least it was cheap to make).

While it was a rough weekend at the box office, with the overall gross down 38% on last year, at least there were a couple bright spots, with Identity Thief passing the $100 million mark in the US while, thanks to China, The Hobbit made it to $1 billion worldwide.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 1st-3rd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Jack The Giant Slayer $28.0 $28.0
2 Identity Thief $9.7 $107.4
3 21 And Over $9.0 $9.0
4 The Last Exorcism Part II $8.0 $8.0
5 Snitch $7.7 $24.4
6 Escape From Planet Earth $6.7 $43.2
7 Safe Haven $6.3 $57.0
8 Silver Linings Playbook $5.9 $115.5
9 A Good Day To Die Hard $4.5 $49.6
10 Dark Skies $3.5 $13.4
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Identity Thief Goes Back To The Top Of The Us Box Office

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Despite the box office usually being fairly open over the Oscar weekend, it was a particularly bad time for new movies, as the Dwayne Johnson action flick Snitch just missed out on the top spot, taking $13 million to place second. That allowed Identity Thief to return to the top, adding another $14 million, to take its total so far in American to $93 million.

There was only one other new entry in the top 10, the sci-fi horror Dark Skies, which could only place sixth with $8.8 million – although as it only cost $3.5 million to make, it’s by no means a disaster.

If Bruce Willis was hoping A Good Day To Die Hard would have a long run at the US box office, he’s likely to be disappointed, as the film plummeted from first to fifth spot over the weekend, dropping 60% to take $10 million over the three days. At least the film is still top of the international box office, with those outside the US still enjoying a bit of John McLane.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 22nd-24th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Identity Thief $14.0 $93.6
2 Snitch $13.0 $13.0
3 Escape From Planet Earth $11.0 $35.1
4 Safe Haven $10.6 $48.0
5 A Good Day To Die Hard $10.0 $51.8
6 Dark Skies $8.8 $8.8
7 Silver Linings Playbook $6.0 $107.4
8 Warm Bodies $4.7 $58.2
9 Side Effects $3.5 $25.2
10 Beautiful Creatures $3.4 $16.3
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Snitch Superbowl Spot – Dwayne Johnson is going to prison

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As always, the Superbowl was an opportunity movie studios to try and sell their upcoming movies, one of which is the Dwayne Johnson starrer Snitch, which hits the US on February 22nd, with an April 5th UK release set.

In the movie Dwayne Johnson plays a man whose son has been unjustly imprisoned, so he agrees to go into the slammer as part of a plan to uncover the fact that his kid was set up by drug dealers. The father is actually working with the DEA, with a deal in place that could see his son freed as long as he can come up with decent evidence.

It’s supposedly based on a true story, although we’d be willing to bet the film version of very, very loosely based on the truth. Susan Sarandon also stars as the hard-assed prosecutor who doesn’t want to let the kid off easy.

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Snitch Trailer – The Rock goes to prison to save his son

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What would you do if a family member went to prison? Most of us would just have to fret and wait for their release, but not The Rock – he’s going into prison himself to help get his son out! This isn’t a prison break, but part of a plan to uncover that his kid was set up by drug dealers. The father is actually working with the DEA, with a deal in place that could see his son freed as long as he can come up with decent evidence.

It’s supposedly based on a true story, although we’d be willing to bet the film version of very, very loosely based on the truth. Susan Sarandon also stars as the hard-assed prosecutor who doesn’t want to let his kid off easy, which results in The Rock agreeing to go behind bars and smoke out the truth.

Ric Roman Waugh (Felon) directs with a release set for early next year.

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