Ted (2012) is hitting Blu-ray shelves today, and that means it’s time to wrap up our Ted caption contest . A hard-felt thanks to all the hilarious commenters who quipped in for the competition, the Skin Staff got some big laughs out of your truly skinspired captions! After carefully reviewing the entries, there were a few punsters who stood out above the rest. See the winners after the jump!
Late last week, the box office prognosticators speculated whether The Dark Knight Rises would eek out a triumph over newcomer Total Recall . The pendulum would swing in either direction as the weekend approached, but in the end TDKR easily beat out Total by every measure. In fact, the film only really managed to measure-up to its original, but in 2012 dollars 1. The Dark Knight Rises Gross: $36,440,000 (Cume: $354,638,000) Screens: 4,242 (PSA: $8,590) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 41%) Speculation ran rampant in among box office watchers if The Dark Knight Rises would hold number one with the debut of Total Recall , but in the end Batman won and actually quite handily. TDKR took the top spot for the third weekend in a row. The feature dropped 162 screens compared to the previous weekend and its $8,590 per-screen average compares to $14,549 last weekend. Internationally, the pic has grossed well over $378 million. 2. Total Recall Gross: $26 million Screens: 3,601 (PSA: $7,220) Week 1 The original opened with just over $25.5 million when it debuted in 1990 in 2,060 theaters for a $12,395 average, so the re-make is in quite in the shadow of its original especially when factoring inflation. Abroad, Total Recall grossed $6.2 million in 12 markets, but will be heading to larger territories in the coming weeks. 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Gross: $14.7 million Screens: 3,391 (PSA: $4,335) Week: 1 The pic also grossed an additional $2.77 million overseas, so within ear-shot of its $22 million production budget, but it did not measure up to last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules in its bow. The previous installment of the series grossed $23.75 million from 3,167 theaters for a $7,500 average back in March of 2011. It went on to gross nearly $52.7 million domestically 4. Ice Age: Continental Drift (3-D, Animation) Gross: $8.4 million (Cume: $131,862,859) Screens: 3,542 (PSA: $2,372) Week: 4 (Change: – 37%) The animated feature held decently one month out and should surpass the previous installment Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , which grossed just under $200 million domestically. 5. The Watch Gross: $6.35 million (Cume: $25,363,203) Screens: 3,168 (PSA: $2,004) Weeks: 2 (Change: -50%) The pic struggled to connect with audiences with a drop of 50% despite no change in screen count. 6. Ted Gross: $5,478,660 (Cume: $203,413,895) Screens: 2,767 (PSA: $1,980) Weeks: 6 (Change: -25%) The stuffed bear continues to be a summer hit internationally as well. The comedy grossed $32 million at 2,380 locations in 20 territories for an international total coming in at $77.3 million. Domestically, the feature played 362 theaters compared to the previous weekend. 7. Step Up: Revolution (3-D) Gross: $5.3 million (Cume: $23,097,149) Screens: 2,606 (PSA: $2,034) Weeks: 2 (Change: – 55%) The feature had a pretty steep drop, though it did have a slight up-tick in showings compared to its opening weekend. Still, the drop suggests the pic is not grabbing audience attention as it expands. 8. The Amazing Spider-Man Gross: $4.3 million (Cume $250.64 million) Screens: 2,425 (PSA: $1,773) Weeks: 5 (Change: -36%) One of the summer’s biggest hits, the feature is now totaling just under $678 million worldwide. 9. Brave (3-D, Animation) Gross: $2.89 million (Cume: $223,324,000) Screens: 2,110 (PSA: $1,370) Weeks: 7 (Change: -33%) The Disney animation has cumed $118 million for a global total coming in at $341.3 million. Brave has comfortably surpassed the summer’s other animated success, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted , which has cumed just over $210.8 million in 9 weeks of release. 10. Magic Mike Gross: $1.38 million (Cume: $110,894,000) Screens: 1,202 (PSA: $1,148) Weeks: 6 (Change: – 47%) A success by any measure, the feature has likely come close to its domestic peak. The Steven Soderbergh directed film added 349 theaters in its sixth weekend out. Still its $1,148 average compares to $1,626 last week. And overall, certainly a stripping success for a $7 million budget.
Just when it looked like we might dodge a movie based on Ouija (which even McG had the good taste and common sense to abandon at Paramount), along came Universal to pluck the Hasbro property out of turnaround like a dusky Goodwill relic. And now, with a release date looming, the studio has handed the project off to a new team that will get it in shape for 2013. But wait — it gets better. Variety reports that Knowing screenwriters Juliet Snowden and Stiles White will do both the scripting and directing honors for co-producers Michael Bay and Jason Blum, the latter of whose Paranormal Activity franchise will serve as the “high-concept, low-budget model” for Ouija . OK? I mean, I have difficulty envisioning anything engineered to move a board game off Wal-Mart shelves as “high-concept,” but low-budget, sure: Previous reports put the project’s budget, whose previous incarnation at the ‘Mount totaled a very, very ill-advised $150 million, at under $10 million. And even that might be too much under the circumstances — didn’t Breaking Bad already corner the market on foreboding uses of Ouija? Just bring back the Salamanca cousins! [ Variety ]
“A 9/11 joke didn’t go down well during a showing of new movie Ted attended by former mayor Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith in the Hamptons on Sunday night. In one scene, Ted — the misanthropic CGI teddy bear in the film — asks singer Norah Jones about her nationality, then shockingly spits back, ‘Whatever. Thanks for 9/11.’ ‘No one in the theater laughed,’ the Hamptons spy said. ‘The joke fell completely flat.’ They added the audience ‘had too much respect for the mayor’ to make light of the disaster. But Rudy and Judi were later seen enjoying the rest of their night in the Hamptons.” Whew . [ NYP via NYM ]
“A 9/11 joke didn’t go down well during a showing of new movie Ted attended by former mayor Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith in the Hamptons on Sunday night. In one scene, Ted — the misanthropic CGI teddy bear in the film — asks singer Norah Jones about her nationality, then shockingly spits back, ‘Whatever. Thanks for 9/11.’ ‘No one in the theater laughed,’ the Hamptons spy said. ‘The joke fell completely flat.’ They added the audience ‘had too much respect for the mayor’ to make light of the disaster. But Rudy and Judi were later seen enjoying the rest of their night in the Hamptons.” Whew . [ NYP via NYM ]
The last pre- Dark Knight Rises weekend at the multiplex came and went without much incident, unless you call The Amazing Spider-Man losing his grip on the No. 1 spot after one week an “incident.” You decide! Either way, your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. Ice Age: Continental Drift Gross: $46,000,000 (new) Screens: 3,881 (PSA: $11,853) Weeks: 1 The Ice Age franchise celebrated its 10th anniversary by rolling its opening-weekend domestic gross back to 2002 prices — the fourth installment of the series earned almost precisely what the original earned out of gate a decade ago. It still amounts to only the third highest opening of the series, but Fox will take it (not to mention deposing one-week wonder The Amazing Spider-Man for No. 1). 2. The Amazing Spider-Man Gross: $35,000,000 ($200,900,000) Screens: 4,318 (PSA $8,106) Weeks: 2 (Change: -43.6%) It took 11 days — including a holiday — for Sony’s comics reboot to hit the $200 million mark domestically. That’s fine and all, but in the summer of The Avengers and mere days ahead of the Dark Knight Rises megastorm that will wipe Spider-Man off the map, it’s not really good enough, is it? 3. Ted Gross: $22,147,000 ($158,993,000) Screens: 3,303 (PSA: $6,705) Weeks: 3 (Change: -31.2%) Time and time again over the last few weeks, the one conversation that seems to come up among me and people whose taste I generally trust involves the title Ted and the phrase, “It was better than I expected.” If its box-office hold after three weeks is any indication, I am not the only one having this conversation. 4. Brave Gross: $10,695,000 ($195,596,000) Screens: 3,392 (PSA $3,153) Weeks: 4 (Change: -45.5%) Another reasonably good hold here, though what’s really worth watching is how the overseas grosses start to mount over the next two months of foreign rollouts . The slowest of slow burns — Brave indeed! 5. Magic Mike Gross: $9,030,000 ($91,850,000) Screens: 3,090 (PSA $2,922) Weeks: 3 (Change: -42.3%) Yeah, I’d say a sequel might be worth a try. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
As expected, The Amazing Spider-Man spun up impressive numbers over the Friday – Saturday weekend, adding to its totals since rolling out in the U.S. on Tuesday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The film topped the overall box office and had one of the largest per screen averages in release, though the top PSA went to specialty release Beasts of the Southern Wild in its second weekend, though its screen count is still very limited. Last weekend’s number one Ted held steady in second place on the b.o. rankings, while Brave and Savages came in third and fourth respectively. 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (3-D) Gross: $65 million (Cume: $140 million) Screens: 4,318 (PSA: $15,053) Week: 1 Worldwide, the latest Spidey pic has grossed $341.2 million. It has picked up $14.3 million from 307 IMAX theaters, about 10% of its North American box office. Spider-Man had the biggest Tuesday launch ever, taking in $35 million its first day. 2. Ted Gross: $32,592,560 (Cume: $120,239,905) Screens: 3,256 (PSA: $10,010) Week: 2 (Change: -40%) Strong word-of-mouth maintained momentum into the film’s second weekend. 3. Brave (3-D animation) Gross: $20,162,000 (Cume: $174,519,000) Screens: 3,891 (PSA: $5,182) Week: 3 (Change: – 41%) Brave ‘s global cume is now at $211.1 million. 4. Savages Gross: $16,162,200 (NEW) Screens: 2,628 (PSA: $6,150) Week 1 The opening is solid considering it’s an adult crime drama with an R-rating. 5. Magic Mike Gross: $15,610,000 (Cume: $72,797,000) Screens: 3,120 (PSA: $5,003) Week: 2 (Change: – 60%) 6. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Gross: $10,200,000 (Cume: $45,845,955 Screens: 2,161 (PSA: $4,720) Week: 2 (Change: -60%) 7. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D animation) Gross: $7.7 million (Cume: $196.02 million) Screens: 2,861 (PSA: $2,691) Week: 5 (Change: – 35%) 8. Katy Perry: Part of Me (Documentary/3-D) Gross: $7,150,000 (Cume: $10,250,000) Screens: 2,730 (PSA: $2,619) Week: 1 (The film opened Thursday) 9. Moonrise Kingdom Gross: $4,641,580 (Cume: $26,892,860) Screens: 884 (PSA: $5,251) Week: 7 (Change: – 6%) 10. To Rome with Love Gross: $3,502,143 (Cume: $5,261,353) Screens: 806 (PSA: $4,345) Week: 2 (Change: + 367%) 777 theaters were added in the second weekend of Woody Allen’s latest film after opening in only 29 locations last weekend.
As expected, The Amazing Spider-Man spun up impressive numbers over the Friday – Saturday weekend, adding to its totals since rolling out in the U.S. on Tuesday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The film topped the overall box office and had one of the largest per screen averages in release, though the top PSA went to specialty release Beasts of the Southern Wild in its second weekend, though its screen count is still very limited. Last weekend’s number one Ted held steady in second place on the b.o. rankings, while Brave and Savages came in third and fourth respectively. 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (3-D) Gross: $65 million (Cume: $140 million) Screens: 4,318 (PSA: $15,053) Week: 1 Worldwide, the latest Spidey pic has grossed $341.2 million. It has picked up $14.3 million from 307 IMAX theaters, about 10% of its North American box office. Spider-Man had the biggest Tuesday launch ever, taking in $35 million its first day. 2. Ted Gross: $32,592,560 (Cume: $120,239,905) Screens: 3,256 (PSA: $10,010) Week: 2 (Change: -40%) Strong word-of-mouth maintained momentum into the film’s second weekend. 3. Brave (3-D animation) Gross: $20,162,000 (Cume: $174,519,000) Screens: 3,891 (PSA: $5,182) Week: 3 (Change: – 41%) Brave ‘s global cume is now at $211.1 million. 4. Savages Gross: $16,162,200 (NEW) Screens: 2,628 (PSA: $6,150) Week 1 The opening is solid considering it’s an adult crime drama with an R-rating. 5. Magic Mike Gross: $15,610,000 (Cume: $72,797,000) Screens: 3,120 (PSA: $5,003) Week: 2 (Change: – 60%) 6. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Gross: $10,200,000 (Cume: $45,845,955 Screens: 2,161 (PSA: $4,720) Week: 2 (Change: -60%) 7. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D animation) Gross: $7.7 million (Cume: $196.02 million) Screens: 2,861 (PSA: $2,691) Week: 5 (Change: – 35%) 8. Katy Perry: Part of Me (Documentary/3-D) Gross: $7,150,000 (Cume: $10,250,000) Screens: 2,730 (PSA: $2,619) Week: 1 (The film opened Thursday) 9. Moonrise Kingdom Gross: $4,641,580 (Cume: $26,892,860) Screens: 884 (PSA: $5,251) Week: 7 (Change: – 6%) 10. To Rome with Love Gross: $3,502,143 (Cume: $5,261,353) Screens: 806 (PSA: $4,345) Week: 2 (Change: + 367%) 777 theaters were added in the second weekend of Woody Allen’s latest film after opening in only 29 locations last weekend.
Audiences headed out to theaters to see a foul-mouthed Teddy Bear and some hot man flesh over the weekend. Universal’s Ted grossed over $54.1 million over the Friday through Sunday, while Warner Bros.’ Magic Mike came in at just over $39.15 million. The two studio newcomers topped the overall box office for the weekend, while last week’s newcomer animation Brave held the third spot. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection landed in fourth place. 1. Ted Gross: $54,107,495 (New) S creens: 3,239 (PSA: $16,705) Week: 1 Thunder Buddies turned out in solid numbers to see Ted in figures that beat expectations. World of mouth lent the title some push for the Seth MacFarlane-directed film starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. The title even earned the distinction of being the biggest R-rated non-sequel comedy. For comparison sake, The Hangover took in just under $45 million in its roll out. 2. Magic Mike Gross: $39,155,000 (New) Screens: 2,930 (PSA: $13,363) Week: 1 The roll out of the Steven Soderbergh-directed feature starring Channing Tatum had terrific marketing and its debut is the best of the director’s career. In 2004, Ocean’s Twelve opened with $39,153,380. And with a production budget that was only $7 million, the title is assured a nice showing for its efforts. Opening numbers with Channing Tatum in the cast include The Vow ($41.2 million in February) and 21 Jump Street ($36.3 million in March). 3. Brave (3-D animation) Gross: $34,011,000 ($131,685,000) Screens: 4,164 (PSA: $8,168) Week: 2 (Change: – 49%) The Disney feature’s global cume is $158.5 million. 4. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Gross: $26,350,000 (New) Screens: 2,161 (PSA: $12,193) Week: 1 This is the fourth best debut for Tyler Perry. The fan base turned out along with crossover audiences in a marketplace that had tough competition. 5. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D animation) Gross: $11,815,000 ($180,012,000) Screens: 3,715 (PSA: $3,180) Week: 4 (Change: – 40%) 6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3-D) Gross: $6,000,000 ($29,034,193) Screens: 3,109 (PSA: $1,930) Week: 2 (Change: – 63%) 7. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $4,925,000 ($118,261,848) Screens: 1,951 (PSA: $2,524) Week: 4 (Change: -50%) 8. Moonrise Kingdom Gross: $4,872,878 ($18,405,810) Screens: 854 (PSA: $5,706) Week: 6 (Change: +44%) Focus Features moved the Cannes 2012 opener into 459 additional theaters for its limited release title, moving the film into the top 10 in the overall box office in its sixth week since its theatrical run kicked off. 9. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $4,405,245 ($145,591,165) Screens: 2,337 (PSA: $1,885) Week: 5 (Change: – 46%) 10. People Like Us Gross: $4,306,000 (New) Screens: 2,055 (PSA: $2,095) Week: 1
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