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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.
Believe it or not, Mr. Skin does like some movies and TV shows that don’t feature nudity. Don’t get us wrong- it’s important. But when something is as good as AMC’s Breaking Bad comes along, what are we gonna do, not watch it? Luckily, just because the closest Breaking Bad has ever come to a nude scene is a coin slot from Krysten Ritter in season two doesn’t mean that its sexy stars have always been skingy. Here to provide teat relief is British actress Laura Fraser, who made her debut last week as Lydia, an anxious middle-woman in Gus ( Giancarlo Esposito )’s imperiled meth empire. It’s doubtful that Laura will show any skin on Breaking Bad , but she wasn’t so shy when she went skinny-dipping with Heather Weeks in the 1998 drama Left Luggage . 58 minutes in Laura and Heather both strip completely nude before jumping in a lake; it’s a quick shot, but thanks to the magic of SKINvision we get a great look at Laura’s fluffy full frontal . And that’ll make your Heisenberg grow a few size-enbergs, yo. See more of Laura Fraser ‘s full-frontal scene from Left Luggage (1998) after the jump!
Believe it or not, Mr. Skin does like some movies and TV shows that don’t feature nudity. Don’t get us wrong- it’s important. But when something is as good as AMC’s Breaking Bad comes along, what are we gonna do, not watch it? Luckily, just because the closest Breaking Bad has ever come to a nude scene is a coin slot from Krysten Ritter in season two doesn’t mean that its sexy stars have always been skingy. Here to provide teat relief is British actress Laura Fraser, who made her debut last week as Lydia, an anxious middle-woman in Gus ( Giancarlo Esposito )’s imperiled meth empire. It’s doubtful that Laura will show any skin on Breaking Bad , but she wasn’t so shy when she went skinny-dipping with Heather Weeks in the 1998 drama Left Luggage . 58 minutes in Laura and Heather both strip completely nude before jumping in a lake; it’s a quick shot, but thanks to the magic of SKINvision we get a great look at Laura’s fluffy full frontal . And that’ll make your Heisenberg grow a few size-enbergs, yo. See more of Laura Fraser ‘s full-frontal scene from Left Luggage (1998) after the jump!
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 .
Two animated features sit atop the box office this past weekend. Disney/Pixar’s Brave seized the top of the b.o. as expected. The animated feature grossed over $66.7 million Friday through Sunday. That total is above Pixar’s previous feature title Cars 2 , which opened with $66.1 million in 2011. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted held strong with $20.2 million. 1. Brave (3-D Animation) Gross: $66,739,000 (New) Screens: 4,164 (PSA: $16,028) Week: 1 The film beat DreamWorks animation Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted by just over $6 million. It did better than Cars 2 in 2011 by only about $600K (that film opened in 4,115 theaters) but nowhere compared to Toy Story 3 , which opened in 4,028 theaters in 2010, raking in over $110.3 million. Brave is the 13th straight Pixar/Disney release to bow at number one. 2. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D Animation) Gross: $20,200,000 ($157,574,000) Screens: 3,920 (PSA: $5,153) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 41%) Its international cume is now at $208.4 million. The feature continued to show muscle despite competition from Brave . 3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3-D) Gross: $16.5 million (New) Screens: 3,108 (PSA: $5,309) Week: 1 The debut numbers came in along the lines of expectations. 4. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $10 million ($108,546,680) Screens: 2,862 (PSA: $3,494) Weeks: 3 (Change – 52%) 5. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $8,012,655 ($137,055,375) Screens: 2,919 (PSA: $2,745) Weeks: 4 (Change: – 40%) 6. Rock of Ages Gross: $8 million ($28,763,000) Screens: 3,470 (PSA: $2,305) Weeks: 2 (Change: -45%) 7. That’s My Boy Gross: $7.9 million ($28,180,000) Screens: 3,030 (PSA: $2,607) Weeks: 2 (Change – 41%) 8. The Avengers Gross: $7.04 million ($598,288,000) Screens: 2,230 (PSA: 3,157) Weeks: 8 (Change – 21%) The pic’s global total now stands at $1,436,200,000. 9. Men in Black 3 (3-D) Gross: $5.6 million ($163,339,000) Screens: 2,462 (PSA: $2,275) Weeks: 5 (Change: – 44%) The features global cume is $577.3 million. 10. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Gross: $3,836,348 (New) Screens: 1,625 (PSA: $2,361) Week: 1 [Source: Hollywood.com box office]
Two animated features sit atop the box office this past weekend. Disney/Pixar’s Brave seized the top of the b.o. as expected. The animated feature grossed over $66.7 million Friday through Sunday. That total is above Pixar’s previous feature title Cars 2 , which opened with $66.1 million in 2011. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted held strong with $20.2 million. 1. Brave (3-D Animation) Gross: $66,739,000 (New) Screens: 4,164 (PSA: $16,028) Week: 1 The film beat DreamWorks animation Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted by just over $6 million. It did better than Cars 2 in 2011 by only about $600K (that film opened in 4,115 theaters) but nowhere compared to Toy Story 3 , which opened in 4,028 theaters in 2010, raking in over $110.3 million. Brave is the 13th straight Pixar/Disney release to bow at number one. 2. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D Animation) Gross: $20,200,000 ($157,574,000) Screens: 3,920 (PSA: $5,153) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 41%) Its international cume is now at $208.4 million. The feature continued to show muscle despite competition from Brave . 3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3-D) Gross: $16.5 million (New) Screens: 3,108 (PSA: $5,309) Week: 1 The debut numbers came in along the lines of expectations. 4. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $10 million ($108,546,680) Screens: 2,862 (PSA: $3,494) Weeks: 3 (Change – 52%) 5. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $8,012,655 ($137,055,375) Screens: 2,919 (PSA: $2,745) Weeks: 4 (Change: – 40%) 6. Rock of Ages Gross: $8 million ($28,763,000) Screens: 3,470 (PSA: $2,305) Weeks: 2 (Change: -45%) 7. That’s My Boy Gross: $7.9 million ($28,180,000) Screens: 3,030 (PSA: $2,607) Weeks: 2 (Change – 41%) 8. The Avengers Gross: $7.04 million ($598,288,000) Screens: 2,230 (PSA: 3,157) Weeks: 8 (Change – 21%) The pic’s global total now stands at $1,436,200,000. 9. Men in Black 3 (3-D) Gross: $5.6 million ($163,339,000) Screens: 2,462 (PSA: $2,275) Weeks: 5 (Change: – 44%) The features global cume is $577.3 million. 10. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Gross: $3,836,348 (New) Screens: 1,625 (PSA: $2,361) Week: 1 [Source: Hollywood.com box office]
Two animated features sit atop the box office this past weekend. Disney/Pixar’s Brave seized the top of the b.o. as expected. The animated feature grossed over $66.7 million Friday through Sunday. That total is above Pixar’s previous feature title Cars 2 , which opened with $66.1 million in 2011. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted held strong with $20.2 million. 1. Brave (3-D Animation) Gross: $66,739,000 (New) Screens: 4,164 (PSA: $16,028) Week: 1 The film beat DreamWorks animation Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted by just over $6 million. It did better than Cars 2 in 2011 by only about $600K (that film opened in 4,115 theaters) but nowhere compared to Toy Story 3 , which opened in 4,028 theaters in 2010, raking in over $110.3 million. Brave is the 13th straight Pixar/Disney release to bow at number one. 2. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D Animation) Gross: $20,200,000 ($157,574,000) Screens: 3,920 (PSA: $5,153) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 41%) Its international cume is now at $208.4 million. The feature continued to show muscle despite competition from Brave . 3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3-D) Gross: $16.5 million (New) Screens: 3,108 (PSA: $5,309) Week: 1 The debut numbers came in along the lines of expectations. 4. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $10 million ($108,546,680) Screens: 2,862 (PSA: $3,494) Weeks: 3 (Change – 52%) 5. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $8,012,655 ($137,055,375) Screens: 2,919 (PSA: $2,745) Weeks: 4 (Change: – 40%) 6. Rock of Ages Gross: $8 million ($28,763,000) Screens: 3,470 (PSA: $2,305) Weeks: 2 (Change: -45%) 7. That’s My Boy Gross: $7.9 million ($28,180,000) Screens: 3,030 (PSA: $2,607) Weeks: 2 (Change – 41%) 8. The Avengers Gross: $7.04 million ($598,288,000) Screens: 2,230 (PSA: 3,157) Weeks: 8 (Change – 21%) The pic’s global total now stands at $1,436,200,000. 9. Men in Black 3 (3-D) Gross: $5.6 million ($163,339,000) Screens: 2,462 (PSA: $2,275) Weeks: 5 (Change: – 44%) The features global cume is $577.3 million. 10. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Gross: $3,836,348 (New) Screens: 1,625 (PSA: $2,361) Week: 1 [Source: Hollywood.com box office]
Those colorful wild animals sat atop the box office once again over the weekend. Madagascar 3 held onto the premiere position for the second consecutive week, while Warner Bros. Rock of Ages bit the dust despite its star-wattage. It wasn’t a total surprise, however, though a disappointment all the same. The Tom Cruise starrer grossed just over $15 million in 3,470 theaters. Prometheus outshined Rock in its second weekend, holding onto the number two spot in the broader box office. The Fox feature took in $20.2 million in 3,442 theaters, averaging $5,869 – over $1,500 more than Rock of Ages – ouch. 1. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D Animated) Gross: $35.5M ($120,451,000) Screens: 4,263 (PSA: $8,327) Weeks: 2 (Change: – 41%) The Paramount/Dreamworks Animation feature which world premiered at Cannes of all places held onto the number one spot over the weekend, trumping newcomers. 2. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $20.2M ($88,858,127) Screens: 3,442 (PSA: $5,869) Weeks: 2 (Change (Change: -60%) Prometheus held onto the second spot in the box office and reigned as the top R-rated film in theaters. 3. Rock of Ages Gross: $15.06M Screens: 3,470 (PSA: $4,340) Weeks: 1 4. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $13,805,000 ($122.6M) Screens: 3,701 (PSA: $3,730) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 40%) 5. That’s My Boy Gross: $13M Screens: 3,030 (PSA: $4,290) Weeks: 1 6. Men in Black 3 (3-D) Gross: $10M ($152.6M) Screens: 3,135 (PSA: $3,190) Weeks: 4 (Change – 28%) The film has grossed over $500 million worldwide. 7. The Avengers Gross: $8.848 M ($586.737M) Screens: 2,582 (PSA: $3,427) Weeks: 7 (Change: -21%) And the world seems to go for the superheroes as well. The pic has grossed over $833 million outside the U.S.
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