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2 Guns Beats The Smurfs 2 To The Top Of The US Box Office

August 5, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Early last week many had expected The Smurfs 2 to take the top spot this weekend at the US box office, but in the end it had to settle for the number three spot. Topping the list was 2 Guns, with the Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington action flick taking a solid but unspectacular $27.3 million. Many have suggested that the fact the marketing concentrated on the stars and said little about the story may have held the film back.

The second weekend of The Wolverine took second spot with $21.7 million, which is a pretty steep drop of 60% from its first weekend, but it was still enough to beat Smurfs 2. The little blue men took $18.7 of the weekend and $27.7 million since if opened last Wednesday. That’s behind the $35 million of the first film and the lowest start of any of this summer’s family film. Even Turbo, which most considered a flop, started better.

It’s now going to have to hope that like the first movie its gross will hold up over the coming weeks and turn it into a true hit (and also that it makes a lot of cash internationally).

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 2nd-4th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	2 Guns	$27.3	$27.3
2	The Wolverine	$21.7	$95.0
3	The Smurfs 2	$18.2	$27.7
4	The Conjuring	$13.6	$108.5
5	Despicable Me 2	$10.3	$326.6
6	Grown Ups 2	$8.1	$116.4
7	Turbo	$6.4	$69.4
8	Red 2	$5.6	$45.1
9	The Heat	$4.7	$149.5
10	Pacific Rim	$4.5	$92.9

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FILMS: 2 Guns, The Wolverine, The Smurfs 2, The Conjuring, Despicable Me 2, Grown Ups 2, Turbo, Red 2, The Heat, Pacific Rim

The Wolverine Tops The US Box Office With $55 Million

July 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Wolverine has taken the US box office crown with a $55 million opening. While that’s not a bad take, and certainly better than recent disappointments such as The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim, it’s still being seen as rather soft, as most had expected it to take $60 million plus.

There was more to cheer globally though as the mutant movie took an impressive $141 million, suggesting that even if it doesn’t become a huge hit in North America, it’ll still be a massive success around the globe. With the film costing $120 million – versus the $200 million plus of other recent failures – it may suggest Hollywood needs to rethink how much it spends on some of its movies.

The only other film making its first appearance in the top 10 is Fruitvale Station, which added 1,000 screens (up from 34 screen last weekend), allowing it to take $4.6 million, placing it in 10th spot on the chart. The film, based on the true story of Oscar Grant, has got massive amounts of attention in the US following the aquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed African-American Trayvon Martin, helping Fruitvale Station to find a larger audience than it might have otherwise.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 26th-28th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Wolverine	$55.0	$55.0
2	The Conjuring	$22.1	$83.8
3	Despicable Me 2	$16.0	$306.4
4	Turbo	$13.3	$55.7
5	Grown Ups 2	$11.5	$101.6
6	Red 2	$9.4	$35.0
7	Pacific Rim	$7.5	$84.0
8	The Heat	$6.8	$141.2
9	R.I.P.D.	$5.8	$24.3
10	Fruitvale Station	$4.6	$6.3

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FILMS: The Wolverine, The Conjuring, Despicable Me 2, Turbo, Grown Ups 2, Red 2, Pacific Rim, The Heat, R.I.P.D., Fruitvale Station

The Conjuring Tops The US Box Office, With Turbo & RIPD Faltering

July 22, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Last week a sequel to The Conjuring was announced, which suggested Warner Bros had an inkling it would do well. They were right, as the James Wan directed horror movie, which cost just $20 million to make, grossed $41 million in its first three days in cinemas to top the US box office.

It’s the top opening ever for an original R-rated horror movie, and more than the far pricier Pacific Rim took in its first weekend last week.

All the other new openers cost a lot more to make, but none of them made much of a dent in the box office. DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo took the number three spot with $21.5 million and $31.2 million since it opened last Wednesday. The company will be hoping that good word of mouth will help keep the gross up over the coming weeks, but it’s not an amazing start, especially as it opened behind the third weekend of Despicable Me 3.

Indeed it was a bad weekend for Ryan Reynolds all round, as not only does he voice the title character in Turbo, but he also stars in R.I.P.D., which became the summer’s latest big budget bomb, grossing a paltry $12 million in its first weekend. As it cost $130 million to make, it’s going to end up losing an awful lot of cash.

R.I.P.D. placed seventh on the chart, and while Red 2 did a little better than that, with a fifth place finish and an $18.5 million gross it still didn’t have a lot to cheer. That’s lower than the $21 million the first film opened to. That earlier film became a word of mouth hit, which should have ensured a good opening gross for a sequel, but it seem audiences simply aren’t interested.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 19th-21st.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Conjuring	$41.5	$41.5
2	Despicable Me 2	$25.0	$276.1
3	Turbo	$21.5	$31.2
4	Grown Ups 2	$20.0	$79.5
5	Red 2	$18.5	$18.5
6	Pacific Rim	$15.9	$68.2
7	R.I.P.D.	$12.7	$12.7
8	The Heat	$9.3	$129.2
9	World War Z	$5.2	$186.9
10	Monsters University	$5.0	$248.9

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FILMS: The Conjuring, Despicable Me 2, Turbo, Grown Ups 2, Red 2, Pacific Rim, R.I.P.D., The Heat, World War Z, Monsters University

New Turbo Trailer – Fast & Furious meets, err, snails

July 2, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Turbo is certainly based on a slightly odd idea – a snail competes in the Indy 500 car race – but DreamWorks Animation’s movie does look like it might be fun.

The movie follows Theo, a snail who dreams of being a racer. A strange accident grants him his wish, allowing him to go at super-speeds. He then teams up with a group of fellow speed-obsessed snails and a taco truck owner to try to compete in the Indy 500.

The film has a great voice cast, including Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Ken Jeong (as a cantankerous woman), Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Richard Jenkins, Bill Hader, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Lion and Maya Rudolph.

It’s out in the US on July 17th and will reach the UK in October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Ryan Reynolds, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson FILMS: Turbo

New Turbo Trailer Revs In – Ryan Reynolds’ snail has the need for speed!

March 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Turbo looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun, even if it’s also going to be very silly. Ryan Reynolds stars as the title character, a snail who becomes serendipitously blessed with incredible speed after a bizarre accident. With the help of his new friends, Turbo sets off on a journey to race in the Indianapolis 500.

The movie also features the voices of Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, and Ken Jeong.

The film reaches the us in July and the UK in October.

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ACTORS: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti FILMS: Turbo

Turbo Teaser Trailer – Ryan Reynolds turns talking snail

December 21, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

One of Dreamworks Animation’s 2013 offerings is Turbo, which from the looks of the first teaser, is the studio’s take on Cars, although with human drivers and a talking snail rather than living automotives.

Ryan Reynolds stars as the title character, a snail who becomes serendipitously blessed with incredible speed after a bizarre accident. With the help of his new friends, Turbo sets off on a journey to race in the Indianapolis 500. The movie also features the voices of Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, and Ken Jeong.

It reaches UK cinemas next October.

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ACTORS: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti DIRECTORS: David Soren FILMS: Turbo

Paul Giamatti & Samuel L. Jackson Going Turbo

February 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Samuel L. Jackson and Paul Giamatti both have form on animated movies, Jackson on the likes of The Incredibles and Giamatti in Robots and The Ant Bully, and now they’re going CG again as THR reports they’ve joined the voice cast of Dreamworks Animation’s Turbo.

The animated film follows an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream to become the fastest snail in the world. His obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an oddity and outsider in the slow and cautious snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his careful older brother. When he is one day imbued with the power of amazing speed, he embarks on a quest that will see him racing in the Indianapolis 500.

Also signing up are Michael Peña, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith and Snoop Dogg, who join the previously cast Ryan Reynolds, who’ll voice the main character. David Soren is directing and writing from his own original concept, with the movie due out July, 2013.

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ACTORS: Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds DIRECTORS: David Soren FILMS: Turbo