Apologies for the delay in box-office numbers, but I was up at 7 AM here in Toronto and watched three films back-to-back-to-back and am only now able to sit down to take a look at the weekend numbers. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like I missed much.
For the first time since the same weekend in 2008, no film was able to crack $10 million at the domestic box-office. The top 12 managed only an estimated $51.9 million and $9.5 million of that belonged to The Possession at #1. Of course, this means RopeofSilicon Box-Office Oracle, Laremy Legel, has finally had his streak of predicting the #1 film at the box-office snapped after 12 straight weekends. His number one film… it came in at #3.
Laremy went with the only newcomer on the board, CBS Films’ The Words starring Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana, which was released in 2,801 theaters and only managed to bring in an estimated $5 million, less than half of Laremy’s predicted $10.8 million.
Looking over Laremy’s prediction article, audience excitement for this weekend’s crop of films seems to mirror the number of comments left by readers. Typically loaded with predictions only a few weighed in with their thoughts on this past weekend and Jack was closest with his prediction on the lone newcomer with his $5.5 million prediction. Good work, but maybe this coming weekend we can get a few more weighing in… maybe?
Skimming the top ten there is very little else to talk about, though I can’t help but notice The Odd Life of Timothy Green has done well for itself, quietly bringing in $43 million domestically. I don’t have any information on the film’s budget, but for a movie no one really seems to be talking about it has now spent four straight weekends in the top ten despite rather negative reviews.
The anti-Obama documentary 2016 Obama’s America is still sticking around, adding 270 theaters this weekend and bringing in another $3.2 million to bring its total up to $26 million. I have to ask, have any of you seen it or know anyone that has? I don’t.
Just outside the top ten we come to The Cold Light of Day, which Summit released into 1,511 theaters and there lack of faith in the film couldn’t have been felt more and audiences responded to the tune of $1.8 million, $1,191 per theater.
And in the 13th slot was the IMAX re-release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, bringing in $1.7 million from 267 theaters for a $6,461 per theater average. The only thing that tells me is that an average of $8.02 per ticket and 6,367 people got to see a good movie in theaters this weekend.
Looking over next weekend’s crop of new films, Resident Evil: Retribution (2,850 theaters) will be battling Finding Nemo in 3D (2,900 theaters) for the box-office crown while the likes of 10 Years, Arbitrage and Liberal Arts pick up the table scraps and The Master makes its limited theatrical debut before expanding the following weekend.
Who you taking at the top next weekend? Resident Evil or Nemo? The last Resident Evil film opened to $26.6 million. When Beauty and the Beast opened in 3D earlier this year it opened in 2,625 theaters with $17.7 million. Do you see similar results from these two movies?
The weekend top ten is directly below.
