Weekend Wrap-Up for August 13-15, 2010
Not-So-Expendable Star-Driven Films Propel Box Office
By John Hamann
August 15, 2010
Step Up 3D fades heavily this weekend, as a soft opening is followed up by a weak follow-up frame. The Disney release earned $6.6 million in its second weekend, off 58% from its $15.8 million debut last weekend. Still, these things are relatively cheap to make, as this one has a production budget of $30 million, and a gross so far of $29.6 million.
Salt finishes eighth as the Angelina Jolie thriller finally crosses the $100 million mark. Salt earned $6.4 million and was off 42%, but it does cross that century mark on its 23rd day of release. Is there a sequel here? Doubtful, but Sony will make out okay despite a $110 million price-tag on this one. Salt has earned $103.6 million domestically, and about $65 million overseas so far.
Dinner for Schmucks continues its freefall. After dropping 56% last weekend, Schmucks held somewhat better this weekend, but not by much. The $70 million Paramount comedy earned $6.3 million in its third frame, and was off another 39%. So far, the live action Steve Carell has brought in $58.8 million, and this one will likely finish near its budget mark.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore finishes in the ten spot, as this failure is heading for the WalMart $3.99 bin. Cats & Dogs 2 earned $4.1 million in its third frame and was off a too-little-too-late 41%. This $85 million production has now earned a sad $35.1 million.
In other box office news this weekend, Toy Story 3 hit a huge milestone. Despite not making the top ten, Toy Story 3 earned another $2.2 million this weekend, which put it over the $400 million mark. It's only the second Disney release ever to do so. The highest grossing Pixar release has now earned $400.7 million domestically, and over $500 million overseas, as it eyes the $1 billion mark.
Overall this weekend, the box office was up against a weekend last year that boasted the debut of District 9, Neill Blomkamp's eventual Best Picture nominee that opened to $37.4 million over the same weekend last year. District 9 led the top 12 films at the box office to a total of $125 million, a decent haul for the top 12 in mid-August. This year, the top 12 films did even better, bringing in a powerful $133 million. Next weekend brings a "see what sticks" kind of weekend, as we have five wide openers, including Nanny McPhee Returns, The Switch, Lottery Ticket, Vampires Suck, and my own personal fave, Piranha 3D.
| 1 |
The Expendables |
Lionsgate |
$35,030,000 |
$34,825,135 |
New |
$34,825,135 |
| 2 |
Eat Pray Love |
Sony/Columbia |
$23,700,000 |
$23,104,523 |
New |
$23,104,523 |
| 3 |
The Other Guys |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$18,000,000 |
$17,408,501 |
- 51.0% |
$69,951,822 |
| 4 |
Inception |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$11,370,000 |
$11,285,051 |
- 39.0% |
$248,469,482 |
| 5 |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
Universal |
$10,525,230 |
$10,609,795 |
New |
$10,609,795 |
| 6 |
Despicable Me |
Universal Pictures |
$6,766,745 |
$6,971,355 |
- 24.9% |
$222,197,390 |
| 7 |
Step Up 3D |
Touchstone Pictures |
$6,626,600 |
$6,905,201 |
- 56.3% |
$29,844,422 |
| 8 |
Dinner for Schmucks |
Paramount Pictures |
$6,316,000 |
$6,285,179 |
- 39.4% |
$58,785,547 |
| 9 |
Salt |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$6,350,000 |
$6,219,502 |
- 43.0% |
$103,438,273 |
| 10 |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$4,075,000 |
$4,190,426 |
- 39.3% |
$35,218,937 |
| 11 |
Toy Story 3 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$2,165,000 |
$2,222,731 |
- 28.7% |
$400,824,826 |
| 12 |
Charlie St. Cloud |
Universal Pictures |
$2,083,000 |
$2,113,930 |
- 55.0% |
$28,758,460 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
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Animal Kingdom |
Sony Classics |
$64,082 |
$64,082 |
New |
$64,082 |
| |
Tales From Earthsea |
WALT DISNEY |
$20,100 |
$20,614 |
New |
$20,614 |
| |
Neshoba: the Price of Freedom |
First Run |
N/A |
$4,645 |
New |
$4,645 |
| |
Flipped |
Warner Bros. |
$113,000 |
$119,310 |
- 46.8% |
$448,514 |
| |
Cairo Time |
IFC Films |
$85,000 |
$79,035 |
+22% |
$184,597 |
| |
The Wildest Dream |
National Geographic |
$54,309 |
$51,640 |
-24% |
$182,368 |
| |
The Disappearance of Alice Creed |
Anchor Bay |
$25,000 |
$25,582 |
-36% |
$82,043 |
| |
Lebanon |
Sony Classics |
$17,002 |
$17,002 |
-1% |
$48,053 |
| |
Get Low |
|
$387,470 |
$387,470 |
+ 76.8% |
$836,702 |
| |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$1,104,000 |
$1,120,604 |
- 52.5% |
$59,538,764 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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