Weekend Wrap-Up
Pacific Rim: Down But Not Out
By John Hamann
July 14, 2013
Sixth is Monsters University, which is performing at a level that The Lone Ranger producers must be drooling over. Now in its fourth weekend, Monsters University earned another $10.6 million and declined 46% compared to last weekend. While no budget data has been released for the Pixar release, one has to assume based on trending that it cost close to $200 million. Still, it will be profitable given its $237.8 million domestic gross, and $236 million overseas take. Look for this one to finish with about $265 minions (I mean million).
Paramount’s World War Z is seventh after four weekends of release. The Brad Pitt starrer earned another $9.4 million as it dropped a hefty 49%. Obviously, the new teen boy films cut into World War Z’s trend this weekend; however, it has now reached $177.1 million at the domestic box office. The zombie thriller cost $190 million to make, but with a worldwide take of almost $425 million, Paramount has to be feeling okay about everything now, and should be prepping a sequel.
Eighth is White House Down, which is Sony’s Lone Ranger. Roland Emmerich’s thriller got taken down again this weekend, as it earns only $6.2 million in weekend three, falling a hurtful 54%. White House Down cost Sony $150 million to make, and it will be lucky to earn half of that at the domestic box office. Currently it has a cume of $63 million, and less than $20 million at overseas theaters so far.
Ninth goes to Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, the wildly successful concert movie released last weekend. After taking in $17 million over the five-day frame last weekend, Lionsgate was over the moon, considering the film cost only $750,000 to make. This weekend, it earns $5 million and drops 50%, but it has a gross to date of $26.4 million, so no one is complaining.
In tenth is Man of Steel, which opened to $116 million five weekends ago and is almost out of the top ten this weekend. Man of Steel earned $4.8 million in its fifth frame, dropping 58%. The Warner Bros. release has now earned $281 million domestically (not great considering the opening and the $225 million budget), but has crossed the $300 million mark overseas.
In limited release this weekend, The Way, Way, Back expanded to 79 theaters and pulled in $1.1 million, giving it a venue average of $14,051. Also, the Weinstein Company opened critical fave Fruitvale Station at seven theatres this weekend, and pulled in a venue average of $54,857.
Overall this weekend, the box office continues to tear up the summer. The top 12 films at the box office this weekend earned a powerful $190.9 million, yards ahead of last year when Ice Age: Continental Drift led the box office to $153.9 million. Next weekend will be very interesting as four new films take over 12,000 screens next weekend, when openers will include Turbo, R.I.P.D, The Conjuring and Red 2.
| 1 |
Despicable Me 2 |
UNIVERSAL |
$44,753,540 |
- 46% |
$229,237,420 |
| 2 |
Grown Ups 2 |
SONY |
$42,500,000 |
New |
$42,500,000 |
| 3 |
Pacific Rim |
WARNER BROS. |
$38,300,000 |
New |
$38,300,000 |
| 4 |
The Heat |
Fox |
$14,000,000 |
- 43% |
$112,363,500 |
| 5 |
The Lone Ranger |
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$11,100,000 |
- 62% |
$71,100,000 |
| 6 |
Monsters University |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$10,600,000 |
- 46% |
$237,800,000 |
| 7 |
World War Z |
Paramount |
$9,430,000 |
- 49% |
$177,087,000 |
| 8 |
White House Down |
SONY |
$6,150,000 |
- 54% |
$62,963,000 |
| 9 |
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain |
Lionsgate |
$5,000,000 |
- 50% |
$26,378,309 |
| 10 |
Man of Steel |
Warner Bros. |
$4,825,000 |
- 58% |
$280,995,000 |
| 11 |
This Is the End |
SONY |
$2,950,000 |
- 50% |
$91,700,000 |
| 12 |
Now You See Me |
Lionsgate |
$1,310,000 |
- 54% |
$113,287,702 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
| |
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
Reliance Entertainment |
$670,000 |
New |
$670,000 |
| |
Fruitvale Station |
Weinstein Co. |
$377,285 |
New |
$377,285 |
| |
The Hunt |
Magnolia |
$40,000 |
New |
$40,000 |
| |
Killing Season |
Millennium |
$25,628 |
New |
$25,628 |
| |
Crystal Fairy |
IFC Films |
$25,000 |
New |
$25,000 |
| |
Still Mine |
Samuel Goldwyn |
$21,000 |
New |
$21,000 |
| |
Dealin' With Idiots |
IFC Films |
$12,000 |
New |
$12,000 |
| |
Pawn Shop Chronicles |
Anchor Bay |
$4,670 |
New |
$4,670 |
| |
The Way, Way Back |
FOX SEARCHLIGHT |
$1,110,000 |
+ 101% |
$1,854,500 |
| |
I'm So Excited |
Sony Classics |
$109,816 |
- 22% |
$473,966 |
| |
Unfinished Song |
Weinstein Co. |
$248,000 |
+ 2% |
$793,486 |
| |
20 Feet From Stardom |
Radius/twc |
$497,378 |
+ 3% |
$1,770,517 |
| |
Fast & Furious 6 |
UNIVERSAL |
$535,080 |
- 50% |
$236,520,435 |
| |
Before Midnight |
Sony Classics |
$313,714 |
- 34% |
$7,090,383 |
| |
Star Trek: Into Darkness |
PARAMOUNT |
$690,000 |
- 47% |
$224,364,000 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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