The Avengers dominate the globe!
Clearly what the world needs right now is a little heroism, and a lot of fun. And the world is willing to pay for it!
In its second week, Marvel's grand gathering THE AVENGERS brought in another $103.7 million , Hulk-smashing the record for second-weekend total (previously held by AVATAR with $75.6M, followed closely by THE DARK KNIGHT with $75.1M).
That's a drop of around 50% from last weekend, which ordinarily would seem like an average fall for any movie (genre or otherwise), but when your movie broke the domestic record on its opening weekend there's certainly not much to complain about. The movie's 10-day North American...
The heroic triumph of The Avengers!
It seemed pretty apparent that Marvel's superhero team-up THE AVENGERS was going to have a big box office opening at #1 . But just how big are we talking?
THE AVENGERS assembled for a record-setting $200.3 MILLION during its opening weekend!
UPDATE : Amazingly, that Sunday estimate was low! Today's actual reported figure now stands at $207.4 MILLION !
The cast of colorful comic icons snapped the magic wand of the previous title-holder HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Pt. 2 (which opened to $169.1M), thanks in part to its Friday midnight showings ($18.7M), record-breaking day-to-day figures, and sellouts of...
Another win for Think Like a Man!
It was not a very big weekend at the box office (30% lower than this time last year), and it certainly wasn't a good week for new releases. Either the new offerings just didn't seem too appealing, or audiences are simply saving their excitement and cash for next week's THE AVENGERS.
Last week's winner, the relationship comedy/book advertisement THINK LIKE A MAN, kept four new releases away from the top as it brought in another $18 million, pushing its 10-day total to $60.8M. Not a bad return on a $12M budget.
After that was a tight race for second place, and the animated THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS barely squeaked past the...
The guys finally defeat Katniss!
After annihilating all competitors for a month straight, post-apocalyptic heroine Katniss Everdeen finally got knocked from the top of the heap as both THINK LIKE A MAN and THE LUCKY ONE scored higher at the box office than THE HUNGER GAMES.
The comedy THINK LIKE A MAN took first prize with $33 million, in a surprising performance that was almost twice what Sony reportedly expected. Based on a book by comedian/Family Feud host Steve Harvey, the low-cost movie ($12M) was directed by Tim Story, who previously sat in the chair for the substantially more expensive FANTASTIC FOUR and its sequel. The apparent appeal of standup comic...
Hunger Games starve the Stooges!
The odds may not ever be in favor of THE HUNGER GAMES, but after four weeks those odds are still looking pretty good.
Three new wide releases arrived in theaters this weekend, but Katniss slayed them all and climbed the pile of bodies with another $21.5 million for THE HUNGER GAMES, bringing the domestic total to an impressive $337M and crossing the $500M mark in global figures. With the departure of director Gary Ross, Lionsgate is currently searching for a replacement to bring them similar success with the sequel CATCHING FIRE. No pressure there!
Nyuk nyuk nyuk . While the Farrelly Brothers didn't have any notable names...
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