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Free Birds is third, as the Relativity release holds up well after a soft opening last weekend at $15.8 million. The animated turkey movie earned $11.2 million in its second frame, dropping an excellent 29% in weekend two. The cost for this one wasn’t ridiculous at $55 million, but the film will struggle to match that amount at the domestic box office, and I continue to wonder if this will play overseas. So far, Free Birds has earned $30.2 million.

Last Vegas, last weekend’s number three film, moves down a spot to fourth with an expected good hold. After a solid start last weekend with $16.3 million, Last Vegas pulled in another $11.1 million this weekend giving the film a drop of only 32%. That is solid for a film that is 43% fresh at RottenTomatoes, and is likely propped up not only because the target doesn’t rush out to see new films, but also because it plays as excellent counter-programming to Thor: The Dark World. The small, $28 million release from CBS Films has beaten its production budget from domestic gross, as it has already pulled in $33.5 million. It is already the third biggest CBS Films release, behind only The Woman in Black and The Back-Up Plan.

Ender’s Game, last weekend’s number one film, comes crashing down in weekend two, as the competition from Thor: The Dark World is simply too much, and exposes the poor choice in release date for the YA property. Ender’s Game earned only $10.3 million in its second frame, as it declines 62% from its $27 million debut last weekend. All of a sudden, the $110 million production budget seems way too high for a property like this, as both domestic and foreign audiences are either ignoring it or seeing Thor. Ender’s Game has now earned $44 million stateside, which isn’t going to be enough for a property like this.

Sixth is Gravity, another film feeling the 3D heat from Thor 2. Now in its sixth weekend, Gravity took in another $8.4 million, dropping a not bad 34% compared to last weekend’s showing. The $100 million Warner Bros. release has earned $231.1 million stateside, and is approaching the $250 million mark overseas. It will be interesting to see whether The Dark World outgrosses Gravity. A very similar conversation occurred during the reign of The Blind Side. Someone should send Sandra Bullock a Wonder Woman script, stat.

12 Years a Slave expanded from 410 venues last weekend (where it earned $4.8 million) to 1,144 venues this weekend. The result is an increase compared to last weekend, as 12 Years brought in $6.6 million this weekend, giving it an increase of 38%. Made for $20 million, the Oscar contender has a gross so far of $17.3 million.

That puts fellow Oscar contender Captain Phillips down to eighth, as it enjoys its fifth weekend in the top ten. The Tom Hanks starrer took in another $5.8 million this weekend and dropped 31%. The $55 million Sony release has now pulled in $91 million stateside, and another $40 million plus from overseas grosses.

About Time, the British Universal rom-com, also expanded this weekend, moving from 175 venues to 1,200. The result is a so-so $5.2 million weekend take, with a venue average of $4,310. Considering this one cost about $35 million to make, the domestic result is going to be lacking, but it has already earned $40 million plus overseas. About Time has pulled in $6.7 million domestically so far.

Finally in tenth is Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, as the Sony release earned $2.8 million and fell 33%. The sequel will not match the original’s $127 million domestic take, but it cost $20 million less to make. So far, Cloudy 2 has pulled in $110 million stateside and more than $70 million overseas.

Overall, the box office jumped out ahead of the same weekend last year thanks primarily to Thor: The Dark World. Last year, with Skyfall on top, the top 12 took in $163 million. This weekend, the top 12 found $164.7 million. Next weekend, the Thor sequel has another chance to work, as the only opener is The Best Man Holiday.

Top Weekend Box Office for 11/8/13-11/10/13 (Estimates)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Thor: the Dark World	DISNEY	$86,109,000	New	$86,109,000
2	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	PARAMOUNT	$11,300,000	- 44%	$78,747,000
3	Free Birds	Relativity	$11,180,000	- 29%	$30,196,451
4	Last Vegas	Cbs Films	$11,100,000	- 32%	$33,530,736
5	Ender's Game	Warner Bros.	$10,250,000	- 62%	$44,001,300
6	Gravity	WARNER BROS.	$8,405,000	- 34%	$231,119,000
7	12 Years a Slave	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$6,600,000	+ 38%	$17,345,600
8	Captain Phillips	SONY	$5,800,000	- 31%	$90,982,000
9	About Time	UNIVERSAL	$5,172,000	+ 381%	$6,689,673
10	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2	SONY	$2,800,000	- 33%	$109,976,000
11	Carrie	SONY	$1,275,000	- 61%	$34,041,000
12	All Is Lost	Roadside Attractions	$1,125,000	+ 97%	$2,800,000
	Also Opening/Notables
	The Book Thief	Twentieth Century Fox	$108,000	New	$108,000
	The Armstrong Lie	Sony Classics	$30,904	New	$30,904
	At Berkeley	Zipporah Films	$6,075	New	$6,075
	Approved For Adoption	Gkids	$3,776	New	$3,776
	Caucus	Bonfire Films of America	$2,300	New	$8,748
	Krrish 3	Eros	$500,000	- 52%	$1,850,000
	Dallas Buyers Club	Focus Features	$629,038	+ 141%	$984,532
	Diana	Entertainment One	$85,278	+ 26%	$188,381
	The Broken Circle Breakdown	Tribeca Film	$5,047	- 18%	$13,569
	These Birds Walk	Oscilloscope	$2,000	- 63%	$10,848
	The Counselor	Fox	$785,000	- 77%	$15,830,000
	Escape Plan	Lionsgate	$810,000	- 64%	$23,172,835
	Enough Said	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$625,000	- 42%	$15,830,700
	Blue Is the Warmest Color	IFC Films	$250,000	+ 11%	$750,000
Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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