Weekend Wrap-Up
Man of Steel Just That at the Box Office
By John Hamann
June 16, 2013
Fifth is last weekend’s big surprise, The Purge; however, the fall of this horror release almost matches that of its rise. After earning $34.1 million last weekend, the Ethan Hawke thriller took in only $8.2 million, giving it an alarming drop of 76%. Still, when your film costs only $3 million to make, and you have $51.8 million in the bank so far, are you going to complain?
Sixth is The Internship, the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson laugher that got off to an only okay start last weekend with $17.3 million. This weekend, The Internship got rocked, losing 60% of that opening weekend audience, and grossing only $7 million. The $60 million Fox release has now earned $31 million, and will somehow have to be strong overseas should any hope for profit be out there.
Seventh goes to Epic, the $100 million Fox/Blue Sky animated release. In its fourth weekend, Epic earned another $6 million and drops 49% compared to last weekend. The green-themed kids' flick has now earned $95.4 million stateside, and will cross the $100 million mark next weekend. While good, Epic has also already earned more than $100 million from overseas theatres, so it will be a large success when all is said and done.
Eighth goes to Star Trek Into Darkness, which is running out of time as a top ten film. Into Darkness earned another $5.7 million this weekend and was off a hurtful 50%, as Man of Steel dominated all comers. It crossed the $200 million mark on Monday, and now sits with a domestic cume of $210.5 million. Overseas, it has passed the $200 million plateau, all against a budget of $190 million.
The Will Smith/M. Night Shyamalan/Jaden Smith disaster After Earth manages another week in the top ten as it earns $3.7 million, down yet another 65%. This ill-considered project has now tallied just $54.2 million domestically, and is going to have to hope for a lot of interest from overseas venues if it is going to make a profit. So far, those international numbers are right at $50 million, so it's close to hitting its $130 budget, but still not really close to being profitable yet.
Finally in tenth is Iron Man 3, as the Marvel superhero is replaced by the DC superhero. Iron Man 3 grossed another $2.9 million in its seventh weekend, falling 49%. It will have to wait another weekend to cross the $400 million mark, as it has a domestic gross so far of $339.6 million. Overseas, Tony Stark has earned over $800 million.
Overall this weekend, the box office is hot thanks to a very strong top two films. The top 12 this weekend earned an amazing $191.2 million. The same weekend last year found only $123 million, when Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy both flopped. Next weekend brings World War Z and Monsters University, so it will be another big, big weekend at the box office.
| 1 |
Man of Steel |
Warner Bros. |
$113,080,000 |
New |
$125,080,000 |
| 2 |
This Is the End |
SONY |
$20,500,000 |
New |
$32,800,000 |
| 3 |
Now You See Me |
Lionsgate |
$10,320,000 |
- 46% |
$80,009,443 |
| 4 |
Fast & Furious 6 |
UNIVERSAL |
$9,433,125 |
- 52% |
$219,573,750 |
| 5 |
The Purge |
UNIVERSAL |
$8,200,515 |
- 76% |
$51,845,365 |
| 6 |
The Internship |
Fox |
$7,000,000 |
- 60% |
$30,951,400 |
| 7 |
Epic |
Fox |
$6,000,000 |
- 49% |
$95,428,600 |
| 8 |
Star Trek: Into Darkness |
PARAMOUNT |
$5,660,000 |
- 50% |
$210,491,000 |
| 9 |
After Earth |
SONY |
$3,750,000 |
- 65% |
$54,200,000 |
| 10 |
Iron Man 3 |
|
$2,908,000 |
- 49% |
$399,610,000 |
| 11 |
The Hangover Part Iii |
WARNER BROS. |
$2,735,000 |
- 63% |
$107,986,000 |
| 12 |
The Great Gatsby |
WARNER BROS. |
$1,605,000 |
- 62% |
$139,909,000 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
| |
The Bling Ring |
A24 |
$210,001 |
New |
$210,001 |
| |
20 Feet From Stardom |
Radius/twc |
$52,211 |
New |
$52,211 |
| |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Roadside Attractions |
$150,000 |
- 13% |
$380,000 |
| |
Dirty Wars |
IFC Films |
$50,000 |
- 23% |
$140,000 |
| |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
Eros |
$300,000 |
- 63% |
$3,375,000 |
| |
The East |
FOX SEARCHLIGHT |
$285,000 |
+ 25% |
$706,300 |
| |
The Kings of Summer |
Cbs Films |
$140,000 |
- 34% |
$530,000 |
| |
Hannah Arendt |
Zeigeist |
$26,509 |
- 27% |
$153,014 |
| |
Before Midnight |
Sony Classics |
$1,525,912 |
+ 190% |
$3,198,161 |
| |
Fill the Void |
Sony Classics |
$87,232 |
+ 11% |
$389,630 |
| |
Frances Ha |
IFC Films |
$300,000 |
- 48% |
$2,885,000 |
| |
Mud |
Roadside Attractions |
$500,000 |
- 56% |
$19,500,000 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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