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The Bourne Legacy And The Campaign Open Solid

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign opened over the weekend with enough gusto to topple The Dark Knight Rises from its box office throne, though the final installment in the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman trilogy still held solid in the third spot in the overall box office rankings. Hope Springs gained momentum after its mid-week bow, while Total Recall lands soft in its second frame. 1. The Bourne Legacy Gross: $40,265,491 Screens: 3,745 (PSA: $10,752) Week: 1 The latest Bourne easily snatched the top spot in the overall box office in its debut, ending the long reign of The Dark Knight Rises . But compared to its most immediate predecessor, the latest installment came in a bit thinner. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) landed at just per $69.28 million in its opening weekend in 3,660 theaters, averaging $18,929. The pic went on to gross over $227.47 million in the domestic box office. Legacy also opened in 13 small territories, grossing $7.8 million, bringing its worldwide total to $48.1 million. 2. The Campaign Gross: $27.44 million Screens: 3,205 (PSA: $8,562) Week : 1 The comedy touched the funny bone for audiences, grabbing the second spot in the box office. It is the biggest weekend opener for Will Ferrell since 2010 comedy The Other Guys , which came in at over $35.5 million in 3,651 theaters. 3. The Dark Knight Rises Gross: $19.54 million (Cume: $390,149,000) Screens: 3,690 (PSA: $5,295) Week: 4 (Change: – 45%) The Christopher Nolan-directed Batman finale held the top spot for three weeks in the domestic box office, but has likely crested Stateside. The blockbuster dropped 552 theaters from the previous week and its screen average came in at $5,295 vs the previous weekend’s $8,590. Its worldwide cume is now well over $835.4 million. 4. Hope Springs Gross: $15.6 million (Cume: $20,053,000 – Opened Wednesday) Screens: 2,361 (PSA: $6,607) Week: 1 The Meryl Streep-starrer opened quietly mid-week, but received a flurry of audience attention as the weekend hit. Streep’s Julie & Julia , for comparison sake, debuted on 2,354 theaters in 2009, grossing just north of $20 million, averaging $8,508. 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Gross: $8,200,000 (Cume: $30,554,008) Screens: 3,401 (PSA: $2,411) Week: 2 (Change: – 44%) The comedy added just 10 locations in its second weekend. Its worldwide gross is now over $36.55 million. 6. Total Recall Gross: $8.1 million (Cume: $44.188 million) Screens: 3,601 (PSA: $2,249) Week: 2 (Change: – 68%) The Total Recall reboot stayed in the same number of theaters and in its second round, the title appears to be sputtering with a 68% decline in gross compared to its tepid opening weekend of $26 million. Overseas, the pic has grossed an additional $27.5 million.

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The Amazing Spider-Man Rules the Box Office, Spinning Impressive Numbers; Ted Holds Firm: Weekend Receipts

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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.

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The Amazing Spider-Man Rules the Box Office, Spinning Impressive Numbers; Ted Holds Firm: Weekend Receipts

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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.

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Weekend Receipts: Ted and Magic Mike Both Hits with Audiences

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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) 
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Weekend Receipts: Rock of Ages Lands Hard, Madagascar 3 Rules

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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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Men in Black 3 Dethrones Avengers; Chernobyl Diaries Melts Down

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Memorial Day frame wasn’t one quite worth remembering for Will Smith, who walked away with the holiday’s biggest opening almost by default as The Avengers waned — not a lot, but enough — in its fourth weekend. Meanwhile, the week’s other wide release suffered a catastrophic B.O. meltdown en route to sixth place overall. Your special holiday-edition Weekend Receipts are here. [All figures reflect four-day totals.] 1. Men in Black 3 Gross: $70,000,000 (new) Screens: 4,248 (PSA: $16,478) Weeks: 1 Will Smith ‘s first summer entry in four years didn’t exactly blow the roofs off America’s multiplexes — the third installment of the sci-fi/comedy mashups had a $55,000,000 three-day total that basically matched those of its franchise predecessors from 1997 and 2002. But that’s what foreign box-office is for: $133 million and counting, giving Sony a $200 million global total that it should be able to build on in the weeks ahead opposite the modest-looking Snow White and the Huntsman and the R-rated Prometheus . 2. The Avengers Gross: $46,878,000 ($523,563,000) Screens: 3,918 (PSA $11,965) Weeks: 4 (Change: -15.8%) In four weeks, Marvel’s blockbuster has settled into the fourth spots on both the all-time domestic and foreign gross lists. It’ll take the third spots from The Dark Knight and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (respectively) in the next 24 hours. The Avengers , ladies and gentlemen! There are no words. 3. Battleship Gross: $13,769,000 ($47,274,000) Screens: 3,702 (PSA: $3,719) Weeks: 2 (Change: -46.1%) Don’t let the 46 percent decline fool you; the three-day total reflected a 57 percent plunge from its pillow-soft Stateside debut. Again, though, its foreign ardor persists — not quite enough to make the whole thing worth Universal or Hasbro’s while, but hey. At least there’s always G.I. Joe 2 ! Oh, wait . 4. The Dictator Gross: $11,755,000 ($43,603,000) Screens: 3,014 (PSA $3,900) Weeks: 2 (Change: -32.6%) I dunno, maybe this wasn’t the best weekend to be joking around about Middle Eastern despots at the movies? 5. Dark Shadows Gross: $9,405,000 ($64,888,000) Screens: 3,404 (PSA $2,763) Weeks: 3 (Change: -25.3%) Someone had to finish fifth. 6. Chernobyl Diaries Gross: $9,300,000 ($9,300,000) Screens: 2,433 (PSA $3,822) Weeks: 1 David Poland said it best : ” Oren Peli just isn’t a brand. Sorry.” Aren’t we all. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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The Avengers Sink Battleship at the Box Office

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Another Monday morning, and thus another look at what carnage The Avengers has wrought at the weekend box office. And while things aren’t as bad as they may look at first for Battleship and the rest of the competition, they’re not what you’d call pretty. Your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. The Avengers Gross: $55,057,000 ($457,078,000) Screens: 4,249 (PSA $12,958) Weeks: 3 (Change: -46.6%) Marvel’s megahit settled into No. 10 all-time in terms of domestic gross, No. 6 all-time in terms of global gross, and became the highest-grossing US release ever for Disney… in three weeks . It should wind up in top three in all the major box-office categories by the time it’s done, leaving unanswered only the question of where it will stand two months from now against The Dark Knight Rises . Which I’m sure is a question you are very much preoccupying yourself with. Anyway, hats off to all. 2. Battleship Gross: $25,300,000 (new) Screens: 3,690 (PSA: $6,856) Weeks: 1 Did Hasbro and Universal want a better domestic turnout for their huge-budget board-game spectacular? Of course they did. Is this the worst-case scenario for either/or/both? Hardly, especially after a foreign run that has already pulled in $215 million. John Carter it’s not , though don’t be surprised if you happen to see at least one head rolling around the studio lot sometime in the next or two. Whose will it be? Place your wager in the comments! 3. The Dictator Gross: $17,415,000 ($24,456,000) Screens: 3,008 (PSA $5,790) Weeks: 1 On the one hand, not a terrible showing on a congested weekend for an R-rated comedy full of Sacha Baron Cohen’s usual shtick. On the other, shtick aside, we finally get an original script not based on a board-game, a self-help book, a ’60s TV show, etc., and it lurches quietly into third place. I feel like we need to support these things on principle, folks. So what if you only laugh four times in 80 minutes? It’s better than throwing up in your mouth four times or renouncing moviegoing altogether, no? OK, don’t answer that. 4. Dark Shadows Gross: $12,770,000 ($50,908,000) Screens: 3,755 (PSA $3,401) Weeks: 2 (Change: -57.0%) Oy: A 57 percent drop in week two for a Johnny Depp film — his worst since Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End plunged 61.5 percent in 2007. Of course, that was after a $139 million Memorial Day opening , so… yeah. Perspective. Not good. 5. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Gross: $10,500,000 (new) Screens: 3,021 (PSA: $3,476) Weeks: 1 Yikes! And the reviews were so good , too. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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Dark Shadows Slumps Behind History-Making Avengers

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Johnny Depp wanted his and Tim Burton’s gothic vampire comedy Dark Shadows to be anything but Twilight . Mission accomplished, I suppose: The film fizzled into a very distant second place behind another jaw-dropping performance by The Avengers , which continued to rewrite the blockbuster history books in its second weekend. Your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. The Avengers Gross: $103,163,000 ($373,182,000) Screens: 4,349 (PSA $23,721) Weeks: 2 (Change: -50.3%) This week in record-breaking: En route to the $1 billion threshold — which it reached Sunday — Disney’s superhero juggernaut stole the distinction of best second weekend ever from Avatar (whose own mark was $75.6 million) and experienced the best-ever second-weekend hold by a film that opened to more than $120 million. (We’ll no doubt get obscurer and obscurer as this thing rolls on.) It also became the fastest movie to reach $300 million and then $350 million domestically. Most observers conclude that a top-three all-time berth is likely on the domestic front — displacing The Dark Knight — but perhaps more mind-blowing is the likelihood of Joss Whedon’s film to rocket all the way to No. 4 all-time globally — behind Avatar, Titanic and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — within the the next week . And it’s still got Tuvalu’s GDP beat . What can one say, other than, “Good luck, Battleship “? 2. Dark Shadows Gross: $28,805,000 (new) Screens: 3,755 (PSA: $7,671) Weeks: 1 The long-gestating Burton/Depp reimagining of the ’60s/’70s supernatural cult-soap darling performed pretty much as well as you might expect a long-gestating Burton/Depp reimagining of the ’60s/’70s supernatural cult-soap darling to perform: Soft — at least soft by Burton/Depp standards , which have been good for at least twice Dark Shadows ‘ opening two of the last three times they got together (2010’s Alice in Wonderland and 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ). Meanwhile, from atop its mountain of Avengers cash, Disney snickers knowingly in anticipation of the sixth installment of the lucrative Depp/Verbinski franchise it has on the way next summer in the way of The Lone Ranger AND the potential for Burton/Depp to rekindle their box-office fire with an Alice in Wonderland sequel. John Carter who ? 3. Think Like a Man Gross: $6,300,000 ($81,917,000) Screens: 2,052 (PSA $3,070) Weeks: 4 (Change: -22.3%) Meanwhile, how about that lucrative Tim Story/Taraji P. Henson partnership?! What? No? OK. 4. The Hunger Games Gross: $4,400,000 ($386,902,000) Screens: 2,531 (PSA $1,738) Weeks: 8 (Change: -21.3%) Gary Ross/Lenny Kravitz ? Ugh, fine . 5. The Lucky One Gross: $4,055,000 ($53,721,000) Screens: 2,839 (PSA: $1,428) Weeks: 4 (Change: -24.5%) Someone had to finish fifth. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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Weekend Receipts: Four New Openings Can’t Keep a Good Man Down

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The last weekend before summer blockbuster madness ensues proved to be a wrenching one for Hollywood, which watched as four new openings stumbled out of the gate behind tested literary thoroughbreds Think Like a Man and The Lucky One . Is the Apatow comedy machine broken? Has America lost its taste for the Stath? Your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. Think Like a Man Gross: $18,000,000 ($60,868,000) Screens: 2,015 (PSA $8,933) Weeks: 2 (Change: -46.5%) Congratulations go out once more to the team at Screen Gems, which has finally learned that when it comes to box-office gambles, a king still beats a queen 10 times out of 10. 2. The Pirates! Band of Misfits Gross: $11,400,000 (new) Screens: 3,358 (PSA: $3,395) Weeks: 1 3. The Lucky One Gross: $11,325,000 ($39,927,000) Screens: 3,175 (PSA: $3,567) Weeks: 2 (Change: -49.7%) In the battle of adorable clay figurines going through the narrative motions, the Aardman Animation effort Pirates narrowly edged out Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling’s second lukewarm week of getting their Sparks on . 4. The Hunger Games Gross: $11,250,000 ($372,455,000) Screens: 3,572 (PSA $3,149) Weeks: 6 (Change: -23.3%) OK, let’s have a contest: With a terrific week-to-week hold yet with The Avengers , Dark Shadows and Battleship en route over the next three weekends, on what date will The Hunger Games break $400 million domestic? The person who guesses closest without going over gets to direct Catching Fire . 5. The Five-Year Engagement Gross: $11,157,000 (new) Screens: 2,936 (PSA $3,800) Weeks: 1 Despite generally good reviews and its Apatow imprimatur, Engagement joined the likes of Speed Racer , Whatever Works , United 93 and The Interpreter to become the latest Tribeca opening-night selection to underwhelm at the domestic box office. Only the franchise entries Shrek Forever After really delivered after such a distinction, prompting the question on everyone’s my tongue this morning: Is there such a thing as a Tribeca curse? Discuss! Or… not. 6. Safe Gross: $7,720,000 (new) Screens: 2,266 (PSA $3,406) Weeks: 1 7. The Raven Gross: $7,250,000 (new) Screens: 2,203 (PSA $3,291) Weeks: 1 Whatever. Wal-Mart awaits, thanks for playing. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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Weekend Receipts: Think Like a Man Thinks Like a Champ

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After nearly a month in first place, The Hunger Games surrendered its banner to another big-league bestseller-adaptation — and not the one that you (or I, for that matter) were expecting. Your eye-opening Weekend Receipts are here. 1. Think Like a Man Gross: $33,000,000 (new) Screens: 2,015 (PSA $16,377) Weeks: 1 Author Steve Harvey’s comic self-help literary phenomenon became director Tim Story’s comic cinematic-infomercial phenomenon over the weekend, soundly shutting down the Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Lucky One . Or maybe “shutting down” is being kind: Any time you can open on a third fewer screens and earn a third more opening-weekend loot — and more than double the per-screen average — than your closest competition, that’s just an ass-kicking. 2. The Lucky One Gross: $22,805,000 (new) Screens: 3,155 (PSA: $7,228) Weeks: 1 And the thing is, these aren’t especially horrible numbers for the Zac Efron potboiler: As the second-best opening for a Sparks movie to date, it would factor strongly overall into the film’s Sparks Quotient . It would also suggest that Zac Efron couldn’t open a packet of cheese let alone a movie full of the stuff. 3. The Hunger Games Gross: $14,500,000 ($356,900,000) Screens: 3,752 (PSA $3,865) Weeks: 5 (Change: -31.3%) God, third place? After five weeks ? Slackers. 4. Chimpanzee Gross: $10,205,000 (new) Screens: 1,563 (PSA: $6,529) Weeks: 1 Now that’s a fine way for Rich Ross to leave Disney : Fourth place on a nature documentary. The guy couldn’t wait two weeks for The Avengers ? I mean, I know they’d moved his personal parking space to a gas station around the corner from the studio, but still. Have some pride, son. 5. The Three Stooges Gross: $9,200,000 ($29,355,000) Screens: 3,482 (PSA $2,642) Weeks: 2 (Change: -45.9%) Someone had to finish fifth. [Figures via Box Office Mojo ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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