Weekend Box-Office: September 3-5, 2010 | Movie News
WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE
The American vs The Mexican!!
This weekend's grosses aren't anything to write home about, but it was interesting to see a slow-burning "thriller" entitled THE AMERICAN going mano-a-mano against the Mexploitation fun that was MACHETE. Who would come out on top was anybody's guess according to the close figures on Friday, but now that the weekend is almost done, it appears as though Clooney's charms (and abs) were able to secure the #1 spot, with close to $2M more than Robert Rodriguez's latest Mexican adventure (and yes, that's despite Lindsay Lohan showcasing her boobage in the film).
Surprisingly, it was last week's #1 movie TAKERS, that managed to snag the #2 spot, about $200k in front of MACHETE, although that might change when the actual figures are announced soon. The biggest drop-off from last weekend came from THE LAST EXORCISM, which isn't a huge surprise since most horror movies tend to drop severely during their 2nd week of release. The weekend's 3rd new release, GOING THE DISTANCE, opened in 5th place with about $7M. The 3 films to get knocked out of the top 10 this week include THE SWITCH ($21M), PIRANHA 3D ($22M) and VAMPIRES SUCK ($32M), three films that were only released 3 weeks ago. Yipes, that was fast!
Since there isn't that much more to say about this weekend's movies, allow me to post this summer's overall top box-office grossers, since we can officially call it a summer now.
| 1 | Toy Story 3 | 408M |
| 2 | Iron Man 2 | 312M |
| 3 | Eclipse | 299M |
| 4 | Inception | 277M |
| 5 | Despicable Me | 240M |
| 6 | Shrek 4 | 238M |
| 7 | The Karate Kid | 176M |
| 8 | Grown Ups | 159M |
| 9 | The Last Airbender | 131M |
| 10 | Salt | 115M |
| 11 | The Other Guys | 107M |
| 12 | Robin Hood | 105M |
| 13 | Sex and the City 2 | 95M |
| 14 | The Expendables | 92M |
| 15 | Prince of Persia | 91M |
| 16 | The A-Team | 77M |
| 17 | Knight & Day | 76M |
| 18 | Dinner for Schmucks | 71M |
| 19 | Eat Pray Love | 69M |
| 20 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 62M |
The biggest surprises for me include how much money THE KARATE KID, THE EXPENDABLES and DESPICABLE ME made, and how little SCOTT PILGRIM made ($29M), despite so many positive reviews. I was also a little surprised to see Bruckheimer's two films perform so badly (PRINCE OF PERSIA & SORCERER'S APPRENTICE), but then again, neither film looked particularly good from the outset. What did you consider to be the biggest surprise of the summer? VOTE HERE!!!
Only one big release next weekend and it's for RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the man behind the original RE film, starring his wife Milla Jovovich and the very lovely Ali Larter. Joaquin Phoenix's I'M STILL HERE will also be opening in limited theaters, so it'll be interesting to see whether that whole thing was a worthwhile lark or not....
| 1. The American | $ 12.9 Million | $ 16.1 Million |
| 2. Takers | $ 11.5 Million | $ 37.9 Million |
| 3. Machete | $ 11.3 Million | |
| 4. The Last Exorcism | $ 7.6 Million | $ 32.5 Million |
| 5. Going the Distance | $ 6.9 Million | |
| 6. The Expendables | $ 6.6 Million | $ 92.2 Million |
| 7. The Other Guys | $ 5.4 Million | $ 106.9 Million |
| 8. Eat Pray Love | $ 4.9 Million | $ 68.9 Million |
| 9. Inception | $ 4.5 Million | $ 277.1 Million |
| 10. Nanny McPhee Returns | $ 3.6 Million | $ 22.4 Million |
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Source: Boxofficemojo.com , Yahoo Movies
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Robin Hood, Shrek 4, The Last Airbender and Prince Of Persia all had bloated budgets which didn't really make the movie more entertaining. At least Robin Hood was watchable. The rest were good time killers/fillers.
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But it is good to see a universally awesome flick like Toy Story 3 come out on top.
But it is good to see a universally awesome flick like Toy Story 3 come out on top.
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But even so, Takers shouldn't be in front of it..
But even so, Takers shouldn't be in front of it..
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Worldwide Box-Office for Toy Story 3: $1,029,455,000; Shrek 2 had $919,838,758.
Toy Story 3 reached over ONE BILLION Worldwide, more than any ...
Worldwide Box-Office for Toy Story 3: $1,029,455,000; Shrek 2 had $919,838,758.
Toy Story 3 reached over ONE BILLION Worldwide, more than any animated film before it, including Shrek 2! But you just won't admit it. You hold on to that domestic gross as if it is all that matters. Maybe you should wake up and realize Toy Story 3 beat your beloved Shrek 2 where it matters: overall gross! You just don't get it, do you?