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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

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

The Wolf Of Wall Street (Cinema)

January 15, 2014 By Tim Isaac 2 Comments

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Matthew MacConaughey, Margot Robbie
Director: Martin Scorsese
Running Time: 180 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: Jan 17th 2014

We’ve had Wall Street, Boiler Room, Margin Call and, God help us all, Wall Street 2. Now we get Martin Scorsese’s take on the 1990s decade of excess, in which a tiny number of people got very rich by ripping off ordinary people by selling worthless junk bonds.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort is, theoretically, a hugely conflicted and interesting character. As he admits, he’s not a Harvard type, merely an ordinary Joe driven to making his millions, initially hit by starting his first day at work on Black Monday – which turns out to be his last. Undeterred he takes a job at a rundown Long Island firm, selling junk bonds over the phone and making cash fast thanks to his winning charm. [Read more…]

Lone Survivor Tops The US Box Office With The Second Best January Opening Ever

January 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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).

It’s the second biggest January opening ever after Cloverfield’s $40.1 million. It’s also a lot better than most other movies that have concentrated on the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The only other new entry was The Legend Of Hercules, which placed fourth with $8.6 million. It’s not a great start but about in line with expectations due to its lack of marquee names. Kellan Lutz is Hercules, but even his copious shirtlessness couldn’t turn it into a hit. Modest marketing and the fact there was little to make it stand out didn’t help either.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 10th-12th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Lone Survivor	$38.5	$38.8
2	Frozen	$15.0	$317.6
3	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$9.0	$78.5
4	The Legend Of Hercules	$8.6	$8.6
5	American Hustle	$8.6	$101.5
6	The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug	$8.0	$242.2
7	August: Osage County	$7.3	$7.8
8	Saving Mr. Banks	$6.5	$68.9
9	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	$6.3	$28.4
10	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	$6.1	$118.5

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FILMS: Lone Survivor, Frozen, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Legend Of Hercules, American Hustle, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, August: Osage County, Saving Mr. Banks, Anchorman 2

The Hobbit Tops The Post-Christmas US Box Office

December 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was a busy weekend for new releases at the US box office, but in the end none of them could beat out The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, which topped the charts again with $29.8 million. Perhaps more impressive though was Frozen in second place. It’s $28.8 million is the second highest ever (behind Avatar) for a movie in its sixth week of release, and pushes the movie up to be Disney’s second highest grossing animated movie in the US, with only The Lion King beating it.

Of the five big new releases, The Wolf Of Wall Street did best with $18.5 million over the weekend and $34 million since it’s Christmas Day release. Although it only placed fifth on the chart, it’s still considered a good start for an R rated movie that runs nearly three hours.

Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty grossed $13 million over the weekend and $23 million since Christmas. While about in line with expectations, it’s not great for a pretty expensive movie, especially one that had high Oscar hopes earlier this year.

The big disaster though was 47 Ronin, which cost $175 million to make, but only placed ninth with $9 million over the weekend and $20 million since Christmas. Once marketing costs are taken into account, some believe Universal will lose the entire $175 million it spent making the Keanu Reeves movie.

Outside the top 10, the Robert De Niro & Sylvester Stallone boxing movie had a passable $7.4 million opening, which isn’t bad at a packed box office, especially as it wasn’t a particularly expensive movie. Justin Bieber however had less to cheer about, as while his last concert movie, Never Say Never, opened to nearly $30 million, his new one, Believe, grossed just $4 million since it opened on Christmas Day. It certainly seems the Beliebers stayed home for this one, which shows just how fickle the concert movie business can be.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 27th-29th 2013.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug	$29.8	$190.3
2	Frozen	$28.8	$248.3
3	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	$20.1	$83.6
4	American Hustle	$19.5	$60.0
5	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$18.5	$34.3
6	Saving Mr. Banks	$14.0	$37.8
7	The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty	$13.0	$25.5
8	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	$10.2	$391.1
9	47 Ronin	$9.8	$20.5
10	Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas	$7.4	$43.7

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FILMS: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Frozen, Anchorman 2, American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 47 Ronin

New Wolf Of Wall Street Posters & Clip Land, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

November 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There was talk a few weeks ago that The Wolf Of Wall Street might miss its Christmas Day release and therefore miss out an awards run. But now Martin Scorsese has decided it’ll be ready in time, so it’s sticking to the original plan, which will see it arrive in the US on December 25th and the UK on January 17th.

A couple of new posters have shown up, along with a clip from the movie, which you can see below.

The based-on-a-true-story movie is about Jordan Belfort’s meteoric rise, where he made making millions selling phony stocks before he was arrested and sentenced to 22 months in prison for securities fraud. Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, Rob Reiner, and Jon Favreau also star.

Martin Scorsese directs from a screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter.

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ACTORS: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill DIRECTORS: Martin Scorsese FILMS: The Wolf Of Wall Street

New The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer – Martin Scorsese takes Leo DiCaprio into a mad world of money

October 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Movies about people in the financial world don’t usually sound that much fun, and to be honest on paper that’s true of The Wolf Of Wall Street, but as this trailer shows, it could be incredibly entertaining in its insanity.

Martin Scorsese directs from a screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter. Although it wasn’t certain whether the film would be ready for a prime Oscar-bait release at the end of the year, it now appears it will indeed by going for an awards push. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean DuJardin, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, Rob Reiner DIRECTORS: Martin Scorsese FILMS: The Wolf Of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer – Leo DiCaprio gets charmingly smarmy in Scorsese’s movie

June 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Movies about people in the financial world don’t usually sound that much fun, and to be honest on paper that was true of The Wolf Of Wall Street, but as this trailer shows, it could be incredibly entertaining in its insanity.

Martin Scorsese directs from a screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, with a prime Oscar-bait release set for the end of the year.

And just because, take a look at a shirtless shot of Leo from the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey DIRECTORS: Martin Scorsese FILMS: The Wolf Of Wall Street

Matthew McConaughey Up For Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street

August 3, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Matthew McConaughey has had a good year with well received turns in Magic Mike and Killer Joe, and now the actor has joined the cast of The Wolf of Wall Street for director Martin Scorsese, according to Variety.

The actor will portray Mark Hanna, the mentor of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort. The based-on-a-true-story movie is about Belfort’s meteoric rise, where he made making millions selling phony stocks before he was arrested and sentenced to 22 months in prison for securities fraud. Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, Rob Reiner, and Jon Favreau also star.

Martin Scorsese is directing from a screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, adapted from Jordan Belfort’s memoir. Shooting will begin later this month in New York City.

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ACTORS: Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio DIRECTORS: Martin Scorsese FILMS: The Wolf Of Wall Street