UPDATE: That’s two weeks
in a row now that we have to go to the Monday "photo
finish", and this time it appears as though KICK-ASS actually
was the #1 movie this past weekend, grossing $19.8M
compared to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON’s $19.6M. Very close, but
KICK-ASS did indeed kick DRAGON ass. Remember that Sunday’s
figures are always the "estimates" and Monday’s are the
"actuals".
WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE
Dragon
returns to the #1 spot?!
Well, this is a rarity! Despite opening in the #1
spot three weeks ago, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON had fallen
off into 3rd place last weekend, but surprisingly took over the #1
spot again this weekend, despite KICK-ASS finishing less
than $200,000 off the mark. Just like last weekend though, it’s to
note that these figures are only "estimates" today, so
once the "actual" numbers are announced on Monday,
things may change as
they did last week (when DATE NIGHT was originally announced
as the #1 movie, but was switched to CLASH OF THE TITANS on
Monday).
As per your
reviews and feedback though, KICK-ASS may have a DRAGON in its
pants as well, as the film received plenty of affection from its
target audience. Many expected it to finish with higher numbers,
but the film’s R-rating may be affecting the number of younger
kids who are able to see it. That said, only the coming weeks will
let us know if the film lasts long at the box-office or if it
becomes a one-week wonder. When you consider that Lionsgate only
paid $25M for the film’s rights though, I think they’re already
pretty happy with the results so far.
On the other hand, DEATH AT A FUNERAL fared
"okay" with a fourth place opening of around $17M,
despite a pretty hefty cast which included Chris Rock (will he
ever make a really good comedy movie??), Tracy Morgan and Martin
Lawrence. The two films to get booted from the top 10 this week
include LETTERS FROM GOD ($2M) and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID ($57M). In
the meantime, CLASH OF THE TITANS became the 3rd
highest grossing movie of the year so far, and DATE NIGHT hit
the $50M mark within the first 10 days of its release.
Next week sees the release of two new films,
including the A-TEAM look-a-like entitled THE
LOSERS, as well as the return of the Latina bootie herself aka
Jennifer Lopez in something called THE
BACK-UP PLAN. Will audiences still give a shit about the
seemingly irrelevant J-Lo? I guess we’ll find out next week!
| 1. Kick-Ass |
$ 19.8 Million |
|
| 2. How to Train… |
$ 19.6 Million |
$ 158.3 Million |
| 3. Date Night |
$ 16.7 Million |
$ 48.7 Million |
| 4. Death at a Funeral |
$ 16.2 Million |
|
| 5. Clash of the Titans |
$ 15.4 Million |
$ 132.6 Million |
| 6. The Last Song |
$ 5.8 Million |
$ 50 Million |
| 7. Why Did I Get… |
$ 4.2 Million |
$ 54.9 Million |
| 8. Hot Tub Time Machine |
$ 3.5 Million |
$ 42.5 Million |
| 9. Alice in Wonderland |
$ 3.5 Million |
$ 324 Million |
| 10. The Bounty Hunter |
$ 3.2 Million |
$ 60.4 Million |
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