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The Weekend Report

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Star Trek: Into Darkness zapped the competition as it launched an estimated $68.2 million in its maiden theatrical voyage. The Enterprise was the sole new wide national release.

The only other bright spot among newcomer was Frances Ha, a daunting seriocomedy showcasing Greta Gerwig that grossed $134,000 on a mere four screens.

Meanwhile in the niches, Bollywood provided two new entries but neither Aurangzeb with $85,800 at 62 locations or Rangeelay grossing $64,500 at 19 sites drew a significant crowd. Spy thriller Erased echoed its title commercially along with other incoming entries.

Weekend revenues topped $150 million and dipped 6% from seven days earlier. However, it was, for a change, 6% improved from 2012 when the third weekend of The Avengers grossed $55.6 million followed by freshmen entries Battleship and The Dictator that opened, respectively, with $25.5 million and $17.4 million.

The successful movie re-boot of Star Trek in 2009 had fans old and new palpably hoping the new crew would live long and prosper. The studio folk rashly predicted the new chapter would debut to $100 million and the competition snickered when it posted $13.5 million on opening day Thursday and finished it four-day run 18% behind expectations.

Perception is cruel and naysayers could have been easily silenced with a more modest studio missive. Unsurprisingly, opening weekend studio exit demos revealed a heavily male tilt of 64% and a disappointing 73% of viewers aged 25-years and older. The most unsettling aspect of contemporary filmgoing for the industry is that the avids, the immediate and frequent film freak, of the past three decades were aged 18 to 25. Today, they’re taking a wait and see stance … or viewing films on alternative platforms.

Internationally, Into Darkness bowed last weekend to about $32 million and this weekend added 33 territories (40 in total) and an estimated $40 million. However, that was still a step behind The Great Gatsby that followed up its Cannes premiere with an estimated $42 million that included a $6.2 million tally in Russia, $6.1 million from the UK, $4.3 million in Korea and the French chiming in with $4.7 million. But The Fast and the Furious 6 won on a pound-for-pound basis with a $13.8 million box office from its single advance-of-domestic playdate in Great Britain.

Weekend (estimates) May 17 – 19, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Star Trek Into Darkness Par

68.2 (17,640)

NEW

3868

81.8
Iron Man 3 BV

35.2 (8,310)

-51%

4237

337.1
The Great Gatsby WB

23.5 (6,630)

-53%

3550

90.3
Pain & Gain Par

3.0 (1,250)

-39%

2429

46.5
The Croods Fox

2.7 (1,150)

-24%

2373

176.7
42 WB

2.7 (1,140)

-41%

2380

88.7
Oblivion Uni

2.2 (1,060)

-46%

2077

85.5
Mud Roadside Attractions

2.2 (2,260)

-14%

960

11.6
Peeples Lionsgate

2.1 (1,040)

-54%

2041

7.8
The Big Wedding Lionsgate

1.1 (760)

-56%

1443

20.2
Oz The Great and Powerful BV

.79 (1,480)

-27%

535

231.3
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

.51 (1,250)

-16%

409

120.4
The Iceman Millennium

.44 (2,680)

295%

165

0.74
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict

.40 (850)

-46%

466

97.3
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co.

.36 (710)

-47%

508

31.1
Jurassic Park 3D Uni

.32 (740)

-34%

428

45.3
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus

.28 (880)

-48%

317

20.6
The Company You Keep Sony Class/eOne

.23 (1,030)

-42%

223

4.5
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

.22 (870)

-12%

250

64.8
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co.

.21 (300)

109%

693

55.6
Identity Thief Uni

.19 (780)

0%

241

134
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films)

$144.20

% Change (Last Year)

6%
% Change (Last Week)

-6%
Also debuting/expanding
Kon-Tiki Weinstein Co.

.15 (2,430)

75%

61

0.41
Frances Ha IFC

.13 (33,480)

4

0.13
Stories We Tell Roadside

.12 (5,500)

347%

22

0.16
Renoir IDP/Metropole

.11 (1,590)

-25%

71

1.5
Aurangzeb Yash Raj

85,800 (1,380)

62

0.09
Love is All You Need Sony Classics

70,900 (3,220)

91%

22

0.17
The Reluctant Fundamentalist IFC

68,300 (1,180)

-8%

58

0.35
In the House Seville/Cohen

66,700 (1,520)

-19%

44

0.53
Rangeelay Eros

64,500 (3,390)

19

0.06
What Maisie Knew Millennium

32,500 (8,120)

32%

4

0.1
Erased Weinstein Co.

20,300 (400)

51

0.02
Augustine Music Box

12,800 (2,560)

5

0.01
Les Gamins Niagara

10,200 (9,270)

11

0.01
Black Rock LD Entertainment

9,900 (410)

24

0.01
Hating Breitbart FreeStyle

6,300 (420)

15

0.01
Pieta Drafthouse

6,100 (510)

12

0.01
The English Teacher Cinedigm

5,700 (2,850)

2

0.01
Becoming Traviata Distrib

3,900 (3,900)

1

0.01
La Verite si j mens! 3 Filmoption

3,250 (410)

8

0.01
Bidder 70 First Run

3,040 (3,040)

1

0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – May 16, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Buena Vista (7)

608.6

17.70%
Universal (7)

435.2

12.70%
Warner Bros. (12)

418.9

12.20%
20th Century Fox (7)

343.1

10.00%
Weinstein Co. (11)

322.2

9.40%
Paramount (11)

301.8

8.80%
Lionsgate (15)

263.5

7.70%
Sony (6)

211

6.10%
FilmDistrict (5)

118.2

3.40%
Relativity (3)

105.8

3.10%
Open Road (4)

93.7

2.70%
Focus (5)

52.3

1.50%
eOne/Alliance (12)

23.2

0.70%
Sony Classics (7)

17.9

0.50%
Other * (134)

114.2

3.40%

3429.6

100%
* none greater than 0.45%
Top Global Grossers (Jan. 1 – May 16, 2013) *
Title Distributor Box Office
Iron Man 3 BV

1,001,735,611
The Croods Fox

488,932,555
Oz the Great and Powerful BV

487,938,619
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

358,984,034
Django Unchained * Weinstein/Sony

353,534,862
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox

303,945,557
Les Miserables * Uni

300,894,684
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * WB

288,252,146
Life of Pi * Fox

281,405,350
Oblivion Uni

251,041,039
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par

226,223,398
Journey to the West Huayi Brothers

208,631,598
Silver Linings Playbook * Weinstein Co.

207,575,345
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

200,766,572
Wreck-It Ralph * BV

187,186,154
Identity Thief Uni

172,709,357
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict

152,119,524
Mama Uni/eOne

143,576,550
Lincoln * BV

140,195,054
Jack Reacher * Par

137,028,343
Zero Dark Thirty * Sony/Alliance

136,987,503
Warm Bodies Lionsgate

117,489,873
Gangster Squad WB

105,140,542
So Young Enlight

103,473,815
* does not include 2012 box office

 

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Weekend (estimates) May 3 – 5, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (av) % chng Thtrs Cume
Iron Man 3 BV 72.4 (17,020) -58% 4253 284.8
The Great Gatsby WB 51.4 (14,550) NEW 3535 51.4
Pain & Gain Par 4.9 (1,480) -35% 3303 41.5
Peeples Lionsgate 4.7 (2,290) NEW 2041 4.7
42 WB 4.3 (1,470) -29% 2930 84.4
Oblivion Uni 3.8 (1,380) -32% 2770 81.6
The Croods Fox 3.6 (1,350) -15% 2650 173.2
Mud Roadside Attractions 2.4 (2,790) 10% 854 8.4
The Big Wedding Lionsgate 2.3 (1,010) -42% 2298 18.1
Oz The Great and Powerful BV .87 (1,120) -59% 774 230
Olympus Has Fallen Film District/VVS .69 (830) -42% 836 96.6
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co. .68 (670) -53% 1007 30.6
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus .67 (1,010) -48% 669 20
Jurassic Park 3D Uni .60 (920) -34% 653 44.7
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par .59 (790) -54% 750 119.7
The Company You Keep Sony Classics/eOne .41 (1,040) -42% 394 4.1
Evil Dead Sony .24 (550) -61% 441 53.7
Jack the Giant Slayer WB .23 (830) -21% 281 64.5
Temptation Lionsgate .18 (650) -56% 278 51.7
Go Goa Gone Eros .17 (1,880) NEW 92 0.17
Identity Thief Uni .17 (610) -16% 279 133.7
Disconnect LD Ent .16 (880) -19% 180 1.3
The Host Open Road/eOne .14 (470) -7% 301 26.3
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $153.90
% Change (Last Year) -7%
% Change (Last Week) -28%
Also debuting/expanding
Renoir IDP/Metropole .13 (1,680) -9% 79 1.3
The Iceman Millennium .10 (5,980) 16% 17 0.23
In the House Seville/Cohen 69,500 (1,650) 14% 42 0.42
Kon-Tiki Weinstein Co. 78,600 (3,570) 6% 22 0.22
The Reluctant Fundamentalist IFC 71,200 (1,550) -17% 46 0.24
Thadaka Supreme 65,400 (1,720) 38 0.07
At Any Price Sony Classics 52,400 (970) 65% 54 0.12
No One Lives Anchor Bay 43,600 (820) 53 0.04
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s eOne 39,800 (1,730) 0% 23 0.1
Love is All You Need Sony Classics 38,700 (3,870) -5% 10 0.09
Aftershock Weinstein 37,100 (340) 110 0.04
Soodhu Kavvum Studio Green 28,500 (4,070) 7 0.03
Stories We Tell Roadside 27,300 (13,650) 2 0.03
The Girls in the Band One Step 10,800 (5,400) 2 0.01
Venus and Serena Magnolia 10,200 (2,550) 4 0.01
Sightseers IFC 8,100 (4,050) 2 0.01
One Track Heart: Krishna Das Zeitgeist 7,700 (7,700) 1 0.01
The Manor KinoSmith 7,500 (7,500) 1 0.01
He’s Way More Famous Than You Gravitas 3,700 (920) 4 0.01
Sukumarudu Evergreen 2,850 (180) 16 0.01
How Sweet It Is E-T Pictures 2,400 (800) 3 0.01
White Frog Wolfe 2,100 (1,050) 2 0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – May 9, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Buena Vista (7) 517.8 16.10%
Universal (7) 428.6 13.30%
Warner Bros. (12) 349.1 10.90%
20th Century Fox (7) 338.6 10.50%
Weinstein Co. (10) 320.6 10.00%
Paramount (10) 280.6 8.70%
Lionsgate (14) 253.8 7.90%
Sony (6) 210.5 6.60%
FilmDistrict (5) 117.3 3.60%
Relativity (3) 105.7 3.30%
Open Road (4) 93.5 2.90%
Focus (5) 51.1 1.60%
eOne/Alliance (11) 25.7 0.80%
Sony Classics (7) 17.2 0.50%
CBS (1) 15.3 0.50%
Other * (126) 89.9 2.80%
3215.3 100%
* none greater than 0.45%
Top Limited Releases (Jan. 1 – May 9, 2013) *
Title Distributor Box Office
The Imposible * Lionsgate 18,499,801
Quartet Weinstein Co. 18,122,760
Amour * Sony Classics 6,501,441
Mud Roadside Attractions 6,019,979
Hyde Park on Hudson * Focus 4,486,248
The Company You Keep Sony Classics/eOne 3,730,250
Emperor Roadside Attractions 3,313,984
Stand Up Guys Lions Gate 3,310,031
Top Gun 3D (reissue) Par 3,103,003
Filly Brown Lions Gate 2,657,789
Home Run IDP 2,591,454
Hubble 3D * Imax 2,389,756
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics 2,363,888
Trance Fox Searchlight 2,246,856
No Sony Classics 2,213,495
2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts Magnolia 2,142,342
Anna Karenina * Focus 2,021,250
Seethamma Vakito Sirimalle Chettu Ficus 1,959,058
To the Arctic * WB 1,882,548
It Takes a Man and a Woman ABS 1,800,874
* does not include 2012 box office

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

Iron Man 3|19.3|4253|-71%|231.7
The Great Gatsby|19.2|3535|NEW|19.2
Pain & Gain|1.3|3303|-45%|37.9
Peeples|1.2|2041|NEW|1.2
42|1.1|2930|-39%|81.2
Oblivion|1|2770|-41%|78.8
The Croods|0.7|2650|-29%|170.3
Mud|0.6|854|-2%|6.6
The Big Wedding|0.55|2298|-54%|16.3
Oz the Great and Powerful |0.2|774|-70%|229.4
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Also Debuting||||
Go Goa Gone|49,200|92||
Thadaka|21,400|38||
No One Lives|17,800|53||
Aftershock|13,700|110||
Soodhu Kavvum|6,800|7||
Stories We Tell|5,400|2||
The Girls in the Band|5,100|2||
Venus and Serena|2,900|4||
One Track Heart: Krishna Das|2,400|1||
The Manor|2,350|1||
Sightseers|1,900|2||
Sukumarudu|1,300|16||
He’s Way More Famous Than You|1,250|4||
How Sweet It Is|1,250|3||

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, May 5th, 2013

Iron Man 3 vacuumed up an estimated $174.8 million to dominate weekend moviegoing in what ranked as the second-biggest domestic movie bow… ever.

Unsurprisingly, the competition stayed at home. Shane Black’s second feature accounted for roughly 80% of the session’s trade, leaving the rest of the field seeking out scraps.

Exclusive bows were slightly more encouraging with good starts for the likes of Love is All You Need and nonfiction Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s. But the biggest noises came from the single screen $21,800 bow of child custody drama What Maisie Knew and the four-screen opening of The Iceman, based on real-life assassin Richard Kuklinski that grossed $88,500 in four initial indictments.

In the niches, the Indian circuit had OK starts for the Hindi Shootout at Wadala of $208,000 at 89 venues and Telugu Greeku Veerudu amassing $172,000 from 55 screens. In Québec, French import Molière à bicyclette pedaled to $35,400 at 18 velodromes and the historic epic Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla from Mexico wasn’t in full festive mode (despite its holiday timing) with $61,800 from 20 encounters.

Weekend revenues pushed close to $220 million for a rather significant 146% boost from seven days back. It was nonetheless 16% down from 2012 when the all time $207.4 million box office debut of The Avengers blasted into the multiplex.

It’s difficult to assess the extent to which The Avengers bolstered the opening of Iron Man 3 , which already had its own movie fan base and box-office track record. But in the coming years a clear perspective will emerge with the likes of Thor and Captain America; so hold on tights.

The inklings of the Stark truth arrived last week when Iron Man 3 bowed in 42 international territories with close to $200 million in grosses. An additional 12 nations were added this weekend and preliminary estimates peg the frame at $175 million.

On the domestic front, low-enders expected $150 million. At that level there’s bound to be surprises and exit polling provided at least one with a decided male gender bias of 61% on opening weekend. Studio data also revealed that 45% of the audience was 25-years and younger with 52% identified as couples and 27% as families.

Roughly 45% of the audience opted for 3D engagements and 9% of the box office came from Imax engagements. It’s a not-too-shabby start and the industry is certainly hoping it will provide a substantial beginning for a summer box office juggernaut.

Very few of the national release marketplace holdovers managed to maintain 50% of their audience. And even expanding titles aimed at more mature and discerning crowds including Mud, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Kon-Tiki saw their momentum zapped by the industrial behemoth.

Weekend (estimates) May 3 – 5, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (avg) % chng Thtrs Cume
Iron Man 3 BV 174.8 (411,100) NEW 4253 174.8
Pain & Gain Par 7.5 (2,280) -63% 3287 33.8
42 WB 6.2 (1,850) -42% 3345 78.3
Oblivion Uni 5.8 (1,680) -68% 3430 75.9
The Croods Fox 4.2 (1,440) -37% 2915 168.7
The Big Wedding Lionsgate 3.9 (1,470) -49% 2633 14.2
Mud Roadside Attractions 2.1 (3,710) -3% 576 5.2
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 1.9 (1,610) 3% 1160 228.6
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co. 1.4 (770) -58% 1857 29.6
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par 1.3 (710) -65% 1804 118.8
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus 1.3 (1,100) -53% 1162 18.7
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS 1.2 (740) -58% 1632 95.4
Jurassic Park 3D Uni .87 (890) -63% 980 43.7
The Company You Keep Sony Classics .71 (1,310) -38% 541 3.4
Evil Dead Sony .62 (650) -69% 959 53.2
Temptation Lionsgate .42 (830) -62% 504 51.4
Jack the Giant Slayer WB .28 (840) -33% 335 64.1
Shootout at Wadala Eros .21 (2,340) NEW 89 0.21
Disconnect LD Entertainment .20 (1,250) -16% 161 1.1
Identity Thief Uni .20 (660) -44% 300 133.4
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. .19 (400) -65% 468 131.7
Geeku Veerudu Blue Sky .17 (3,130) NEW 55 0.17
Filly Brown Lionsgate .16 (610) -72% 259 2.6
The Sapphires Weinstein Co. .15 (1,190) -19% 123 1.6
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $213.80
% Change (Last Year) -16%
% Change (Last Week) 146%
Also debuting/expanding
Renoir IDP/Metropole .13 (2,080) 7% 63 1.1
The Reluctant Fundamentalist IFC 89,100 (2,550) 188% 35 0.13
The Iceman Millennium 88,500 (22,120) 4 0.09
Kon-Tiki Weinstein Co. 73,600 (5,260) 232% 14 0.11
In the House Seville/Cohen 66,200 (2,070) 6% 32 0.32
Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla Lions Gate 61,800 (3,090) 20 0.06
Love is All You Need Sony Classics 36,300 (9,070) 4 0.04
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s eOne 35,700 (8,920) 4 0.04
Moliere a bicyclette Metropole 35,400 (1,970) 18 0.04
To the Wonder Magnolia 34,600 (1,020) -53% 34 0.03
At Any Price Sony Classics 30,500 (1,690) 89% 18 0.06
What Masie Knew Millennium 21,800 (21,800) 1 0.02
Still Mine Mongrel 20,200 (2,890) 7 0.02
Ethir Neechal Gramophone 17,900 (2,240) 8 0.02
Something in the Air IFC 12,400 (4,130) 3 0.01
Paris-Manhattan Outsider 10,600 (960) 11 0.01
Dead Man’s Burden Cinedigm 6,500 (6,500) 1 0.01
The Source Family Drag City 6,400 (2,130) 3 0.01
Post Tenebras Lux Strand 4,200 (4,200) 1 0.01
Desperate Acts of Magic Gold Cap 2600 (2,600) 1 0.01
King of the Damned Magnolia 2,400 (1,200) 2 0.01
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn Grindstone 2,100 (700) 3 0.01
Generation Um… Phase4 1,900 (950) 2 0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – May 2, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Universal (7) 419.5 14.30%
Warner Bros. (11) 337.3 11.50%
20th Century Fox (7) 333.3 11.30%
Weinstein Co. (9) 317.9 10.80%
Buena Vista (6) 302.9 10.30%
Paramount (10) 268.6 9.10%
LionsGate (13) 247.2 8.40%
Sony (6) 209.5 7.10%
FilmDistrict (5) 115.7 3.90%
Relativity (3) 105.6 3.60%
Open Road (4) 93.1 3.20%
Focus (5) 49.2 1.70%
eOne/Alliance (11) 22.1 0.80%
Sony Classics (7) 16.1 0.50%
CBS (1) 15.3 0.50%
Other * (120) 87.5 3.00%
2940.8 100%
* none greater than 0.45%
Top Domestic Grossers (Jan. 1 – May 2, 2013) *
Title Distributor Box Office
Oz the Great and Powerful BV 226,745,932
The Croods Fox 164,518,159
Identity Thief Uni 133,250,295
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par 117,482,316
Silver Linings Playbook * Weinstein Co. 103,045,978
Zero Dark Thirty * Sony/Alliance 94,325,704
Django Unchained * Weinstein Co. 94,190,436
Olympus Has Fallen Film District/VVS 94,179,879
Les Miserables * Uni 75,915,297
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * WB 74,456,964
42 WB 72,125,770
Mama Uni/eOne 71,833,055
Safe Haven Relativity 71,134,566
Oblivion Uni 70,171,915
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox 67,252,596
Warm Bodies Lions Gate 66,299,665
Jack the Giant Slayer WB 63,856,140
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par 55,752,843
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co. 55,086,762
Evil Dead Sony 52,585,489
* does not include 2012 box office

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, May 4th, 2013

Iron Man 3|66.5|4253|NEW|66.5
Pain & Gain|2.3|3287|-69%|28.6
42|1.8|3345|-40%|73.9
Oblivion|1.7|3430|-68%|71.9
The Big Wedding|1.2|2633|-54%|11.5
The Croods|0.95|3283|-39%|165.5
Mud|0.6|576|-2%|3.6
Oz the Great and Powerful |0.6|1160|42%|227.3
Scary Movie 5|0.5|1857|-58%|28.6
The Place Beyond the Pines|0.4|1162|-52%|17.8
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Also Debuting||||
Shootout at Wadala|64,400|89||
Greeku Veerudu|51,400|55||
The Iceman|27,300|4||
Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla|18,600|20||
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s|12,000|4||
Love is All You Need|9,500|4||
Moliere a bicyclette|9,400|1||
What Masie Knew|6,000|1||
Still Mine|5,900|9||
Ethir Neechal|5,700|8||
Something in the Air|3,500|3||
Paris-Manhattan|3,300|11||
Dead Man’s Burden|3,000|1||
The Source Family|2,200|3||
Post Tenebras Lux|1,200|1||
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn|1,100|3||
Desperate Acts of Magic|1,000|1||

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, April 28th, 2013

Weekend (estimates) April 26 – 28, 2013		    
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Pain & Gain Par

19.7 (6,010)

NEW

3277

20.2
Oblivion Uni

17.4 (4,590)

-53%

3792

64.7
42 WB

10.5 (3,090)

-41%

3405

68.9
The Big Wedding Lionsgate

7.5 (2,840)

NEW

2633

7.5
The Croods Fox

6.6 (2,000)

-29%

3283

163
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

3.6 (1,330)

-38%

2707

116.4
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co.

3.4 (1,240)

-45%

2733

27.4
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS

2.8 (1,190)

-38%

2334

93.1
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus

2.7 (1,690)

-46%

1584

16.2
Jurassic Park 3D Uni

2.3 (1,230)

-44%

1848

42
Mud Roadside Attractions

2.0 (5,620)

NEW

363

2
Evil Dead Sony

1.9 (890)

-53%

2186

51.8
Oz The Great and Powerful BV

1.7 (1,060)

-43%

1610

226.2
The Company You Keep Sony Classics

1.2 (1,470)

200%

807

2.2
Temptation Lionsgate

1.1 (1,210)

-49%

942

50.7
Filly Brown Lionsgate

.50 (1,940)

-66%

259

2.3
Home Run IDP

.45 (1,220)

-71%

372

2.3
The Host Open Road/eOne

.36 (590)

-75%

611

25.8
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

.42 (1,150)

99%

365

63.7
Identity Thief Uni

.32 (760)

-34%

425

133.1
The Call Sony

.29 (570)

-67%

513

50.7
Disconnect LD Entertainment

.26 (2,320)

13%

111

0.77
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co.

.19 (540)

-65%

361

131.4
The Sapphires Weinstein Co.

.18 (1,420)

-30%

126

1.4
Snitch Lionsgate

.18 (710)

121%

252

42.3
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films)  

$84.90

% Change (Last Year)  

-20%
% Change (Last Week)  

-19%
Also debuting/expanding
Lucky Di Unlucky Story ID Media

.16 (6,330)

25

0.16
Renoir IDP/Metropole

.12 (1,980)

-17%

59

0.85
Arthur Newman Cinedigm

.11 (430)

250

0.11
The Colony Alliance

88,800 (2,020)

44

0.09
In the House Seville/Cohen

71,400 (2,980)

-27%

24

0.22
No Sony Classics

68,300 (920)

-42%

74

2.1
To the Wonder Magnolia

66,700 (1,170)

-38%

57

0.38
King’s Faith Faith Street

29,200 (4,870)

6

0.03
The Reluctant Fundamentalist IFC

27,300 (9,100)

3

0.03
Kon-Tiki Weinstein Co.

21,100 (10,550)

2

0.02
Shadow U Square

16,700 (320)

53

0.02
At Any Price Sony Classics

16,300 (4,070)

4

0.02
Graceland Drafthouse

13,400 (840)

16

0.01
Space Warriors Integrated

11,800 (270)

44

0.01
Midnight’s Children Paladin

9,700 (4,850)

2

0.01
Tai Chi Hero Well Go

9,500 (1,360)

7

0.01
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Variance

9,200 (4,600)

2

0.01
Storm Surfers Vitagraph

6,600 (3,300)

2

0.01
The Numbers Station Image Ent.

4,400 (440)

10

0.01
Paradise: Love Strand

3,300 (1,650)

2

0.01
Bowling eOne

3,100 (1,030)

3

0.01
Love Sick Love Film Bridge

2,700 (270)

10

0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – April 25, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Universal (7)

392.9

13.90%
20th Century Fox (7)

325.1

11.60%
Warner Bros. (11)

322.8

11.50%
Weinstein Co. (9)

312.9

11.10%
Buena Vista (6)

300.5

10.70%
Paramount (9)

237.5

8.40%
LionsGate (12)

234.4

8.30%
Sony (6)

206.3

7.30%
FilmDistrict (5)

112.2

4.00%
Relativity (3)

105.3

3.70%
Open Road (4)

92.4

3.30%
Focus (5)

45.1

1.60%
eOne/Alliance (10)

22.1

0.80%
CBS (1)

15.3

0.50%
Sony Classics (7)

14.4

0.50%
Other * (116)

80.3

2.80%

2819.5

100%
* none greater than 0.45%

Audiences were feeling the pain without any sense of gain as Pain & Gain managed to take the top spot in weekend charts with an estimated $19.7 million. The frame’s other new national release, The Big Wedding, underperformed as well with fourth place ranking of $7.5 million.

In the niches, Mud, a tale of a fugitive abetted by youngsters in the Arkansas backwoods, was off to a good start with a $2 million tally at 363 locations while Arthur Newman tanked with a gross of $107,000 at 250 venues. New films from India included a disastrous start for Telegu Shadow while the Punjabi Lucky Di Lucky Story was solid with $158,000 from 25 playdates. And in Canada, sci-fi yarn The Colony was nearly blah unpopulated a box office of $88,800 in 44 censuses.

New exclusives were also largely lackluster with the most encouraging debs including Norway’s Oscar short-listed Kon-Tiki weathering $21,100 from two screens and cross-cultural The Reluctant Fundamentalist invoking $27,300 at three locations.

Overall weekend revenues pushed close to $90 million for a 19% decline from seven days back. It was also 20% behind 2012 box office when the second weekend of Think Like a Man was out front with $17.6 million and incoming Pirates! Band of Misfits absconded with the bridesmaid slot with $11.1 million.

Tracking didn’t reflect well on Pain & Gain with pundits suggesting an opening between $22-25 million. Despite high-profile action talent, the based-on-a-true-tale of dumb criminals appeared to leave potential viewers cold. Those that did show up skewed slightly female at 51% with 62% aged 35 and upward according to studio exit polls.

Paramount—P&G’s distributor—could take solace in the overseas bow of Iron Man 3. Early estimates pegged the franchise’s 42-territory launch at $195 million, easily 2013’s most bountiful debut.

Apathy also greeted The Big Wedding with top end expectations of $10 million. The ensemble comedy had the aura of “I’ve seen it already and didn’t like the last one.” It had a decidedly female audience of 77% and also skewed older with 66% identified as older than 30.

On the holdover front, Oblivion had a not-unexpected 53% drop and, at least domestically, appears headed rapidly for its titled destination. The political thriller The Company You Keep broadened and based on response, reached a commercial plateau. About the only film working elsewhere in the niches was Disconnect, which is employing a very slow and limited expansion and maintaining steady business on positive word-of-mouth.

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, April 21st, 2013
Weekend (estimates) April 19 – 21, 2013    
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Oblivion Uni

38.1 (10,070)

NEW

3783

38.1
42 WB

17.8 (5,470)

-35%

3250

53.8
The Croods Fox

9.5 (2,760)

-28%

3435

154.9
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co.

6.3 (1,850)

-56%

3402

22.9
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

5.8 (1,820)

-47%

3175

111.2
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus

4.7 (3,060)

22%

1542

11.4
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS

4.5 (1,690)

-38%

2638

88.8
Evil Dead Sony

4.0 (1,430)

-57%

2823

48.4
Jurassic Park 3D Uni

4.0 (1,700)

-55%

2330

38.4
Oz The Great and Powerful BV

3.0 (1,490)

-37%

2045

223.8
Temptation Lionsgate

2.2 (1,550)

-52%

1405

48.8
Home Run IDP

1.6 (4,170)

NEW

379

1.6
Filly Brown Lionsgate

1.4 (7,290)

NEW

188

1.4
The Host Open Road/eOne

1.0 (730)

-58%

1356

25.2
The Call Sony

.85 (870)

-56%

977

50.1
The Lords of Salem Anchor Bay

.63 (1,770)

NEW

354

0.63
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co.

.52 (600)

27%

867

131
Identity Thief Uni

.46 (960)

-15%

480

132.7
Trance Searchlight

.39 (890)

-56%

443

1.8
The Company You Keep Sony Classics

.39 (4,670)

41%

84

0.95
Admission Focus

.34 (750)

-61%

485

17.5
Side Effects Open Road/eOne

.30 (470)

470%

645

31.8
It Takes a Man and a Woman ABS

.28 (6,240)

-62%

45

1.5
The Sapphires Weinstein Co.

.25 (2,240)

2%

114

1.1
Safe Haven Relativity

.23 (710)

28%

325

71
Disconnect LD Entertainment

.22 (3,310)

98%

67

0.28
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films)  

$105.90

% Change (Last Year)  

-18%
% Change (Last Week)  

-5%
Also debuting/expanding
Renoir IDP/Goldwyn

.15 (2,780)

-19%

53

0.66
Gunde Jaari Gallantayyinde Globas

.15 (6,490)

23

0.15
No Sony Classics

.12 (1,340)

-24%

88

2
To the Wonder Magnolia

.10 (2,160)

-13%

47

0.25
In the House Seville/Cohen

.10 (5,690)

17

0.1
Girl Rising GathrFilm

88,600 (540)

165

0.68
Ek Thi Daayan Eros

65,200 (1,360)

48

0.07
Feo de Dia, Lindo de Noche Caribbean

35,700 (1,150)

31

0.04
My Awkward Sexual Adventure Phase4

21,600 (2,160)

10

0.02
Udhayam Nh4 Viva

18,100 (1,290)

14

0.02
Deceptive Practice: Ricky Jay Kino

13,500 (13,500)

1

0.01
Ain’t in It for My Health: Levon Helm Kino

8,800 (8,800)

1

0.01
Emile RCI

5,600 (800)

7

0.01
Molly Maxwell eOne

3,800 (3,800)

1

0.01
Herman’s House First Run

3,700 (3,700)

1

0.01
Holla II Rockstone

2,800 (460)

6

0.01
Pawn Anchor Bay

2,300 (2,300)

1

0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – April 18, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Universal (7)

341.3

12.70%
20th Century Fox (7)

313.6

11.70%
Weinstein Co. (9)

303.9

11.30%
Warner Bros. (11)

299.8

11.20%
Buena Vista (6)

296.6

11.10%
Paramount (9)

230.1

8.60%
Lionsgate (11)

229.4

8.60%
Sony (6)

199.6

7.40%
FilmDistrict (5)

106.8

4.00%
Relativity (3)

105

3.90%
Open Road (4)

93

3.50%
Focus (5)

37.8

1.40%
eOne/Alliance (9)

21.5

0.80%
CBS (1)

15.3

0.60%
Sony Classics (6)

13.6

0.50%
A24 (2)

12.9

0.50%
Other * (91)

59.8

2.20%

2680

100%
* none greater than 0.4%
Top Global Grossers (January 1 – April 18, 2013)    
Title Distributor Box Office
Oz the Great and Powerful BV

473,902,203
The Croods Fox

393,899,563
Django Unchained * Weinstein/Sony

351,507,298
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox

301,981,464
Les Misérables * Uni

299,432,285
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * WB

287,682,908
Life of Pi * Fox

280,418,704
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

276,936,533
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par

225,714,693
Journey to the West Huayi Brothers

208,631,598
Silver Linings Playbook * Weinstein Co.

193,052,576
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

191,126,657
Wreck-It Ralph * BV

182,259,380
Identity Thief Uni

163,308,400
Zero Dark Thirty * Sony/Panorama

136,923,221
Jack Reacher * Par

136,676,571
Mama Uni/eOne

133,081,165
Lincoln * BV/Fox

130,525,988
Warm Bodies Lionsgate

112,969,086
Olympus Has Fallen Film District/NuImage

107,635,687
Gangster Squad WB

102,626,080
Safe Haven Relativity/FilmNation

98,186,772
Skyfall * Sony/MGM

97,633,645
* does not include 2012 box office

Sci-fi adventure Oblivion took a clear path and glided to the top of weekend box office with an estimated $38.1 million debut. While there were no other national debuts, several entries swung for the niches. The inspirational Home Run got a Hail Mary pass of $1.6 million while Filly Brown, targeted at a Hispanic audience, had a solid $1.4 million start. And fans of graphic horror The Lords of Salem priced quick thrills at $630,000.

Overall frame revenues exceeded $110 million  with a 5% decline from seven days prior. It was a more significant 18% decline from 2012 when newcomers Think Like a Man and The Lucky One led, with respective openings of $33.6 million and $22.5 million.

In the niches the top Indian import was the Telegu Gunde Jaari Gallantayyinde with a $149,000 tally at 23 outposts. Hindi Ek Thi Daayan fizzled with $65,200 from 48 locations. Limited and exclusive runs generally disappointed, although Deceptive Practice, a nonfiction look at magic with Ricky Jay, proved no illusion with $13,500 on a solo deck and French import Dans la maison (In the House) by arthouse stalwart François Ozon scored well with $97,000 from 17 venues in Québec and the U.S.

Hopes were high for Oblivion as a muscular pre-summer blockbuster with the potential for a boffo debut. But industry tracking was soft and expectations were lowered to a low $40 million bow. It didn’t clear that bar but should take solace in its $100 million-plus performance internationally in 11 days in release.

Opening weekend crowds skewed 57% male, an anomaly for headliner Tom Cruise, who generally brings out a female crowd. It also skewed older with viewers aged 25-years and more senior comprising 74% initial viewers. Unless it shakes down to younger filmgoers the film will struggle to reach $100 million.

On the holdover front both 42 and The Croods continued strong and The Place Beyond the Pines added more than 1,000 branch banks to OK results.

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Weekend (estimates) April 12 – 14, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (avg) % chng Thtrs Cume
42 WB 27.2 (9,060) NEW 3003 27.2
Scary Movie 5 Weinstein Co. 14.8 (4,340) NEW 3402 14.8
The Croods Fox 13.2 (3,590) -36% 3689 142.6
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par 10.6 (2,990) -49% 3535 102.2
Evil Dead Sony 9.3 (3,070) -64% 3025 41.3
Jurassic Park 3D Uni 8.8 (3,160) -53% 2778 31.9
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS 7.1 (2,420) -30% 2935 81.7
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 4.9 (1,960) -39% 2504 219.4
Temptation Lionsgate 4.4 (2,450) -56% 1805 45.3
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus 4.0 (7,840) 473% 514 5.4
The Host Open Road/eOne 2.3 (1,070) -55% 2172 23.4
The Call Sony 1.9 (1,180) -45% 1630 48.5
Trance Searchlight .91 (2,080) 595% 438 1.1
Admission Focus .88 (970) -55% 909 16.9
It Takes a Man and a Woman ABS .63 (14,650) NEW 43 0.64
Identity Thief Uni .53 (940) -34% 564 132
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. .41 (910) -32% 451 130.3
Spring Breakers A24/VVS .39 (920) -67% 426 13.5
Jack the Giant Slayer WB .31 (950) -41% 331 62.9
The Company You Keep Sony Classics .29 (7,121) 121% 41 0.46
Life of Pi Fox .24 (1,090) -34% 217 124.3
Quartet Weinstein Co. .23 (1,040) -37% 224 17.6
The Sapphires Weinstein Co. .23 (2,480) -21% 93 0.76
Warm Bodies Lionsgate .22 (790) -18% 279 65.9
Safe Haven Relativity .21 (750) -24% 277 70.6
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $111.45
% Change (Last Year) 2%
% Change (Last Week) -14%
Also debuting/expanding
No Sony Classics .17 (1,730) -18% 99 1.9
Renoir IDP .14 (3,010) 41% 48 0.38
To the Wonder Magnolia .13 (7,290) 18 0.13
Revolution D-Film .12 (1,790) 69 0.12
Disconnect LD Entertainment .11 (7,150) 15 0.11
Nautanki Saala Viva .10 (1,650) 61 0.1
Not Today FreeStyle 86,300 (2,100) 41 0.09
Upstream Color erbp 67,400 (6,130) 135% 11 0.11
Fists of Legend CJ Entertainment 43,700 (1,860) 23 0.04
The Angel’s Share IFC 19,900 (6,630) 3 0.02
It’s a Disaster Oscilloscope 15,100 (3,030) 3 0.02
American Meat Leave It Better 6,300 (6,300) 1 0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – April 11, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Universl (6) 327.6 13.00%
20th Century Fox (7) 296.9 11.80%
Buena Vista (6) 290.2 11.50%
Weinstein Co. (8) 285.6 11.30%
Warner Bros. (10) 262.9 10.40%
Lionsgate (11) 223.2 8.80%
Paramount (9) 216.1 8.60%
Sony (6) 184.7 7.30%
Relativity (3) 104.6 4.10%
FilmDistrict (5) 98.2 3.90%
Open Road (4) 88.2 3.50%
Focus (5) 31.3 1.30%
eOne/Alliance (8) 20.7 0.80%
CBS (1) 15.2 0.60%
Sony Classics (6) 12.9 0.50%
A24 (2) 12.4 0.50%
Other * (91) 53.5 2.10%
2524.2 100%
* none greater then 0.45%
Top Limited Releases (January 1 – April 11, 2013)
Title Distributor Box Office
The Impossible * Lionsgate 18,408,116
Quartet Weinstein Co. 17,350,915
Amour * Sony Classics 6,463,050
Hyde Park on Hudson * Focus 4,486,248
Stand Up Guys Lionsgate 3,310,031
Emperor Roadside Attractions 3,166,967
Top Gun 3D (reissue) Par 3,103,003
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics 2,186,567
2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts Magnolia 2,142,342
Anna Karenina * Focus 2,021,250
Seethamma Vakito Sirimalle Chettu Ficus 1,959,058
Hubble 3D * Imax 1,886,495
No Sony Classics 1,689,834
Stoker Fox Searchlight 1,660,483
Race 2 UTV 1,579,940
To the Arctic * WB 1,549,563
Beasts of the Southern Wild * Fox Searchlight 1,490,710
Rust and Bone * Sony Classics 1,444,972
Les Pee-wee 3D * Seville 1,386,995
Asterix & Obelisk: au service de sa majeste Seville 1,367,589
* does not include 2012 box office

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

The debut of a re-booted Evil Dead led weekend box office with an estimated $25.8 million. The session’s only other national release was the 3D-enhanced reissue of the venerable Jurassic Park that ranked fourth with $18.2 million.

A torrent of films opened in exclusive runs, but only three emerged with commercial potential. Upstream Color battled the current at $27,600 in a solo effort while political thriller The Company You Keep attracted $134,000 from five engagements and Trance awoke $137,000 from four sessions.

There was considerable activity on the Indian circuit with the Telegu Baadshah emerging aggressively with $938,000 at 117 venues. The Punjabi Sadda Haq was also strong with $177,000 at 28 locations while Hindi Chasme Baddoor disappointed with $148,000 in 64 locales.

Overall frame box office generated just shy of $140 million for a 7% decline from the prior weekend. It was, however, 11% improved from 2012 when The Hunger Games stalked $33,1 million and newcomers American Reunion and Titanic 3D followed, respectively, with $21.5 million and $17.3 million.

Evil Dead, the low-budget shocker that launched Sam Raimi’s career in 1981, was spruced up and obviously found some of its niche audience. Tracking anticipated a slightly higher gross of roughly $30 million but studio exit polling suggests the picture didn’t bring in the younger crowd it targeted. The opening audience was 56% male and 56% aged 25 and over.

Evil Dead also bowed in a few overseas territories and scared up $4.5 million. The most significant international dates were Russia with $1.6 million and Spain at $1.5 million.

While the stereoscopic Jurassic Park failed to promise a “velociraptor in your lap,” the prospect of 3D dinos seemed more apt than other recent 3D upgrades to vintage movies. Audiences obviously agreed.

The frame also featured the platform expansion of Australian musical import The Sapphires to very good results. Holdover titles generally experienced 40-50% drops though family-friendly fare was more resilient. And Olympus Has Fallen has to be the biggest commercial surprise of the season.

Weekend (estimates) April 5 – 7, 2013    
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Evil Dead Sony

25.8 (8,520)

NEW

3025

25.8
The Croods Fox

21.1 (5,430)

-21%

3879

125.8
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

21.0 (3,260)

-48%

6441

86.6
Jurassic Park 3D Uni

18,2 (6,560)

NEW

2771

18.2
Temptation Lionsgate

10.2 (4,990)

-53%

2047

38.6
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS

10.1 (3,300)

-29%

3059

71.2
Oz The Great and Powerful BV

8.1 (2,800)

-30%

2905

212.7
The Host Open Road/eOne

5.3 (1,660)

-50%

3202

19.7
The Call Sony

3.5 (1,760)

-28%

2002

45.5
Admission Focus

2.0 (1,430)

-38%

1407

15.3
Spring Breakers A24/VVS

1.2 (1,080)

-58%

1072

12.6
Baadshah Great India

.94 (8,020)

NEW

117

1.2
Identity Thief Uni

.81 (1,120)

-26%

721

131.2
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus

.72 (23,920)

-44%

30

1.1
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co.

.62 (1,180)

-31%

524

129.7
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

.51 (1,020)

-50%

502

62.5
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB

.44 (820)

-67%

535

21.8
Life of Pi Fox

.36 (1,330)

-16%

269

123.9
Quartet Weinstein Co.

.35 (1,390)

-8%

252

17.2
The Sapphires Weinstein Co.

.31 (5,180)

334%

60

0.46
Safe Haven Relativity

.28 (770)

-29%

360

70.3
Snitch Lionsgate

.26 (860)

-41%

304

41.8
Warm Bodies Lionsgate

.26 (900)

109%

287

65.6
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co.

.23 (520)

-3%

432

54.4
No Sony Classics

.21 (2,330)

-9%

89

1.6
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films)  

$130.10

% Change (Last Year)  

11%
% Change (Last Week)  

-7%
Also debuting/expanding
Sadda Haq Sikh

.18 (6,330)

28

0.18
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics

.17 (1,280)

-17%

131

2.1
Chashme Baddoor Viva

.15 (2,320)

64

0.15
Trance Searchlight

.14 (34,200)

4

0.14
The Company You Keep Sony Classics

.13 (26,860)

5

0.13
Ginger & Rosa A24

.12 (1,240)

-28%

99

0.6
On the Road IFC

.10 (920)

-17%

107

0.6
Renoir IDP

92,700 (4,640)

42%

20

0.19
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners Code Black

66,100 (4,130)

16

0.07
Settai UTV

57,800 (1,750)

33

0.06
Tattoo Nation D & E Entertainment

30,200 (5,030)

6

0.03
Upstream Color erbp

27,600 (27,600)

1

0.03
11.6 Remstar

22,600 (2,820)

8

0.02
6 Souls Weinstein Co.

17,400 (320)

54

0.02
No Place on Earth Magnolia

12,300 (6,150)

2

0.01
Andre Gregory: Before and After Cinema Guild

6,300 (6,300)

1

0.01
Simon Killer IFC

5,100 (2,550)

2

0.01
Down the Shore Anchor Bay

4,900 (2,450)

2

0.01
The Brass Teapot Magnolia

4,700 (2,350)

2

0.01
Tomorrow You’re Gone Image Ent.

2,800 (185)

15

0.01
The Story of Luke Gravitas

2,700 (180)

15

0.01
Lotus Eaters Meneret

1,700 (1,700)

1

0.01
Domestic Market Share (Jan. 1 – April 4, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Box Office (millions) Market Share
Universl (6)

303.8

12.90%
Weinstein Co. (8)

283.4

12.00%
Buena Vista (6)

280.1

11.90%
20th Century Fox (7)

271.5

11.50%
Warner Bros. (10)

261.3

11.10%
Lions Gate (11)

209.9

8.90%
Paramount (9)

189.8

8.10%
Sony (5)

148

6.30%
Relativity (3)

104

4.40%
Film District (5)

86.1

3.70%
Open Road (4)

82.2

3.50%
Focus (5)

27.7

1.20%
eOne/Alliance (8)

20.3

0.85%
CBS (1)

15.2

0.65%
Sony Classics (6)

12.1

0.50%
Other * (84)

57.6

2.50%

2353

100%
* none greater then 0.45%
Top Domestic Grossers (January 1 – April 4, 2013)  
Title Distributor Box Office
Oz the Great and Powerful BV

204,596,718
Identity Thief Uni

130,435,630
The Croods Fox

104,700,202
Silver Linings Playbook* Weinstein Co.

100,662,661
Zero Dark Thirty * Sony/Alliance

94,299,026
Django Unchained * Weinstein Co.

93,805,694
Les Miserables * Uni

75,842,530
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * WB

74,346,695
Mama Uni/eOne

71,628,180
Safe Haven Relativity

70,054,278
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox

66,630,482
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par

65,563,060
Warm Bodies Lionsgate

65,314,304
Jack the Giant Slayer WB

61,947,481
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict/VVS

61,073,501
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par

55,301,156
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co.

54,178,669
Lincoln * BV

47,901,031
Gangster Squad WB

46,000,903
Parental Guidance * Fox

42,969,701
* does not include 2012 box office

 

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, April 6th, 2013

Evil Dead|11.8|3025|NEW|11.8
Jurassic Park 3D|7|2771|NEW|7
G.I. Joe: Retaliation|6.4|3719|-58%|72
The Croods|6|4065|-44%|110.7
Temptation|3.3|2047|-64%|31.7
Olympus Has Fallen|3.1|3059|-35%|64.2
Oz The Great and Powerful|2.4|2905|-44%|208
The Host|1.8|3202|-66%|16.2
The Call|1|2002|-36%|37.5
Admission|0.65|1407|-44%|10.2
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Also Debuting||||
Baadshah|0.33|117||
Sadda Haq|52,800|26||
Chashme Baddoor|47,800|64||
The Company You Keep|37,300|5||
Trance|36,900|4||
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners|27,800|16||
Settai|19,300|33||
Upstream Color|9,600|1||
6 Souls|6,700|54||
11.6|6,100|8||
Tattoo Nation|4,400|6||
No Place on Earth|3,900|2||
Andre Gregory: Before and After|2,800|1||
Simon Killer|2,200|2||
Down the Shore|2,200|2||
The Story of Luke|1,800|15||
Lotus Eaters|1,500|1||
Bert Stern: The Original Mad Man|1,500|2||
The Brass Teapot|1,200|2||

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Roger & Renee

Saturday, April 6th, 2013

They say that bad things happen in threes but this past week two was more than sufficient. Two heavyweight critics, colleagues and friends left this mortal coil.

Roger Ebert was certainly the better known of the duo _ perhaps the most famous cinema scribe in the world; one of the rare folk in this profession that movie goers could pick out in a lineup.

Renee Jordan was the long-time film reviewer of the Miami Herald in Spanish. Born in Cuban but more than happy to be living and working in the U.S. he was passionate about movies and provided a major assist when the Florida metropolis started its film festival.

He could be prickly about virtually anything but also puckish and was a great raconteur. Renee lived life big, cinemascope, without being objectionable. As with Roger he’d been in declining health for several years and hadn’t been in touch for a couple of years. Last week he fell in his apartment, experience a brain hemorrhage and lingered in a coma for three days before expiring. It was a sad end to a full life.

Roger lingered for considerably longer following health issues that began almost a decade ago and left him unable to talk. Fortunately he continued to be active and communicate through his writing.

The first time I saw him following his cancer treatments was admittedly a bit of a shock. It was in the streets of Toronto and he was physically diminished; a stark contrast from the robust, exuberant guy I’d known for decades. His wife Chaz noticed me first and said, “It’s Len.” Roger lifted his head, beamed and gave me a fist bump. I signed “hi” but as I later learned he never learned sign language.

It was a difficult conversation largely because part of me expected him to transform into his old self and spar playfully.

To that point Roger had been blessed with a serendipitous life. Though his early relationship with Gene Siskel on Sneak Previews was often fractious, it proved to be a rare chemistry. The long cue of subsequent co-hosts never came close to replicating their banter, charisma and facility to entertain.

He was a very good writer and one of the few film critics that bridged the chasm between high art and trash. I have to assume he was thrilled when Russ Meyer asked him to write the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (he’d write two more films for Meyer _ his only screenwriting efforts). The association never hurt him and one can only wonder what might have happened had he gone Hollywood.

Back in 1983 I was in Chicago and rang up Roger to say I was in town for a couple of days. “Perfect timing,” he said, “we’re having a wrap party for the show at my new place tomorrow night.” I said I’d be late and Roger said “great,” by that time Gene would be gone and the party would just be getting going.

The following night, after a tour of the town house, we settled in downstairs with about a dozen other guests and just gabbed, gabbed, gabbed. About an hour later one of the group _ the owner of the Music Box Theatre _ said “it sounds like you guys have known each other a long time. Where did you meet?”

Roger proceeded to tell a total fiction that requires some explanation. About four years earlier at Cannes we were attending a ceremony at which Billy Wilder was being bestowed with the Legion of Honor. Wilder was late and we jornos were going over Telex’s of copy we’d sent back to our papers. Everyone was complaining about it being a dull festival with not much news value.

I piped in with the old saw about “when you’ve got lemons …” and proceeded to recount my column. The prior day (really) I’d gone to the local market and bought stuff for the apartment I was sharing. If memory serves it included wine, a panier, vegetables, eggs, ham, etc. That evening on the way home I stopped at the Carlton and had a drink at the bar with my apartment mate. Two drinks literally came to the same amount I spent at the market.

Roger loved the story and asked if he could use it. “Sure,” I said, “but you have to credit the source.”

The next day I was talking to my office and my editor said, “Roger Ebert wrote about you … it’s a bit different than the column you sent.”

He proceeded to read Roger’s story that began with Roger and me and Dusty Cohl _ one of the founders of the Toronto Film Festival _ sitting on the Carlton terrace having a drink (Roger had yet to give up alcohol). Dusty comments on how expensive everything is, Roger wonders what one could get at the market for the same price and I’m sent out to find out.

That, by the way, is the story Roger repeated that evening in 1983.

I was speechless and sputtered out “that’s not true, Roger. We met in Denver at a conference.” I proceeded to tell the true story as best as I could remember.

There was a briefly silence and finally Roger punctuated with, “that might be the case … but mine was the better story.”

Roger always told the better story … maybe the best story. He was always an entertainer and a scholar. Those are awfully big shoes to fill and he wore them so well. Good viewing, squire.

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation returned with a vengeance to top Easter box office with an estimated opening of $40.3 million. The session featured two other freshmen national releases; Tyler Perry’s self-identified Temptation proved alluring with a $22.4 million bow while Twi-lite yarn The Host entertained $11.1 million.

In the niches there was no holiday for Bollywood entry Himmatwala, with a $222,000 tally at 99 locations. Tamil language Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga was comparably soft with a $34,900 gross from 17 screens.

Exclusive bows were generally dull save for generational drama The Place Beyond the Pines with a legacy of $273,000 from four screens. Also of note was French biopic Renoir with $58,700 at six venues and the monochromatic Blancanieves—Spain’s Oscar submission—grossing $21,300 from four arenas.

Holiday revenues were slightly shy of $150 million, a 6% boost from last weekend. They were a slim 1% behind the comparable 2012 sessions (not an Easter weekend) when the second weekend of The Hunger Games made Capitol off new titles Wrath of the Titans and Mirror, Mirror with $58.6 million.

There were a lot of doubting Thomases when a sequel to 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was announced. The original hadn’t lived up to commercial expectations and further fuel to that negative fire burned when production problems arose that postponed the new chapter’s release by a year.

But sagely, the new film decided to take a fresh look at the franchise with few of the original crew back for seconds. While the new entry bowed domestically with about 7% lower box office, it did an international onslaught that generated an estimated $80 million from 53 territories including an $11 million debut in Russia and $6 million from Korea and Mexico.

Definitely a boy’s movie, studio exit polling identified an opening weekend crowd composed 68% male and 59% aged 25-years and older.

Though there’s hardly a laugh (and no sign of Madea) in Temptation, Tyler Perry effectively targeted his core crowd (and perhaps some new converts) to a more sober-sided subject. Still, opening demos hewed closely to past efforts with an audience that was 70% female and 79% aged at least 25.

Exit demos were unavailable for The Host but it’s safe to read its mind: it was female-centric. Unless the film gets the elusive second box-office wind, prospects for a franchise from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s book look grim.

On the holdover front, most titles in national release took 40%-to-50% hits including such family fare as The Croods and Oz the Great and Powerful.

Weekend (estimates) March 29 – 31, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (avg) % chng Thtrs Cume
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par 40.3 (10,840) NEW 3719 50.8
The Croods Fox 26.3 (6,470) -40% 4065 88.4
Temptation Lionsgate 22.4 (10,960) NEW 2047 22.4
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict 13.8 (4,450) -54% 3106 54.6
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 11.3 (3,400) -48% 3324 198
The Host Open Road 11.1 (3,460) NEW 3202 11.1
The Call Sony 4.8 (1,960) -47% 2439 39.4
Admission Focus 3.2 (1,500) -47% 2161 11.7
Spring Breakers A24 2.6 (1,870) -47% 1379 9.9
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB 1.3 (820) -70% 1575 20.6
Identity Thief Uni 1.1 (1,000) -58% 1082 129.9
Jack the Giant Slayer WB 1.0 (900) -67% 1080 61.3
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. .89 (1,180) -44% 752 128.7
Snitch Lionsgate .51 (680) -73% 746 41.4
Life of Pi Fox .41 (1,200) -43% 340 123.3
Safe Haven Relativity .37 (670) -68% 550 69.8
Quartet Weinstein Co. .36 (1,220) -38% 302 16.5
21 and Over Relativity .28 (820) -73% 344 24.9
The Place Beyond the Pines Focus .27 (68,350) NEW 4 0.27
No Sony Classics .24 (3,400) 20% 70 1.3
Himmatwala UTV .22 (2,240) NEW 99 0.22
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co. .22 (220) -54% 977 53.9
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics .20 (1,930) 19% 105 1.9
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $140.60
% Change (Last Year) -1%
% Change (Last Week) 6%
Also debuting/expanding
Ginger & Rosa A24 .14 (1,870) 44% 76 0.39
On the Road IFC .11 (1,400) 5% 77 0.62
The Sapphires Weinstein Co. 69,500 (5,790) 81% 12 0.12
Renoir IDP/Goldwyn 58,700 (9,780) 6 0.06
Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Bharat 34,900 (2,530) 17 0.03
Blancanieves Cinema Guild 21,300 (5,320) 4 0.02
Wrong Drafthouse 14,600 (970) 15 0.01
L’Homme qui rit Metropole 13,200 (1,100) 12 0.01
Mental Dada 8,800 (730) 12 0.01
Detour Gravitas 6,500 (1,620) 4 0.01
Violeta Went to Heaven Kino 5,400 (2,700) 2 0.01
Jaffa Blue Sky 4,300 (540) 8 0.01
Revolutionary Optimists Shadow 2,600 (1,300) 2 0.01
Welcome to the Punch IFC 2,400 (1,200) 2 0.01

 

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, March 30th, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation|15.3|3719|NEW|25.8
The Croods|10.7|4065|-8%|76.8
Temptation|9.3|2047|NEW|9.3
The Host|5.2|3202|NEW|5.2
Olympus Has Fallen|4.8|3106|-52%|45.6
Oz The Great and Powerful|4.3|3324|-24%|190.9
The Call|1.7|2507|-36%|36.4
Admission|1.1|2161|-44%|9.6
Spring Breakers|1|1379|-48%|8.3
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone|0.5|3160|-63%|19.8
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Also Debuting||||
The Place Beyond the Pines|95,000|4||
Himmatwala|71,100|99||
Renoir|17,700|6||
Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga|10,400|13||
Blancanieves|6,700|4||
L’Homme qui rit|5,900|12||
Wrong|5,800|15||
Mental|2,800|12||
Detour|2,300|4||
Violeta Went to Heaven|1,700|2||
Revolutionary Optimists|1,000|2||

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Stone Age family The Croods took top spot with weekend moviegoers at $43.8 million. Fanciful political thriller Olympus Has Fallen also opened well at $30.2 million. Audiences failed to audit the funny in Admission, slotted at fifth with $6.4 million.

Spring Breakers expanded nationally to an encouraging $4.6 million. Following its Oscar-qualifying run, On the Road re-hitched with a sputter of $106,000 at 42 roadsides.

In the niches there was a giggle of interest for InAPPropriate Comedy of $164,000 from 292 screens but not a lot of gung ho for nonfiction Murph: The Protector with a $128,000 gross at 178 locations.

Few incoming exclusives stood out, with a couple of exceptions. Urban Gimme the Loot had a single screen bow of $23,200 while WeinsteinCo’s delayed Australian import The Sapphires tuned up $38,600 from four playdates. Another émigré, South Korean New World bowed with $123,000 from 25 debuts.

Session revenues fell shy of $140 million, boosting box office 29% from last weekend. Conversely, ticket sales couldn’t compete with last year’s $152.5 million bow of The Hunger Games and slumped (comparatively) by 36%.

The Croods had tracked to debut in excess of $40 million and in that regard there was no disappointment. To no great surprise 68% of opening weekend viewers fell into the family category though overall 55% were aged 25-years and older. It also tilted 57% female. 3D engagements accounted for 38% of total gross. The prehistoric laugher also bowed in 47 international territories, painting an estimated $63 million on its cave wall. Russia provided the biggest box office, at about $13 million, followed by a Mexican debut of roughly $9.5 million.

A North Korean invasion provided the impetus for Olympus Has Fallen. Males accounted for 53% of opening weekend viewers per studio exit polling.

Weekend (estimates) March 22 – 24
Title Distributor Gross (avg) % chng Thtrs Cume
The Croods Fox 43.8 (10,820) NEW 4046 43.8
Olympus Has Fallen FilmDistrict 30.2 (9,750) NEW 3098 30.2
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 22.1 (5,800) -47% 3805 177.6
The Call Sony 8.8 (3,500) -49% 2507 31
Admission Focus 6.4 (2,970) NEW 2160 6.4
Spring Breakers A24 4.6 (4,190) 1660% 1104 5
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB 4.2 (1,340) -58% 3160 17.3
Jack the Giant Slayer WB 2.9 (1,140) -54% 2560 59
Identity Thief Uni 2.5 (1,160) -43% 2166 127.7
Snitch Lionsgate 1.9 (1,060) -45% 1807 40.3
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. 1.6 (1,510) -37% 1044 127.2
Safe Haven Relativity 1.1 (890) -54% 1279 68.9
21 and Over Relativity 1.0 (850) -64% 1134 24.1
Life of Pi Fox .71 (1,450) -42% 489 122.5
Quartet Weinstein Co. .59 (1,390) -37% 425 15.9
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co. .44 (290) -81% 1494 53.3
Stoker Searchlight .36 (1,290) 34% 275 1.1
The Last Exorcism II CBS .34 (750) -73% 455 15
Dead Man Down Film District .31 (500) -85% 612 10.6
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox .29 (640) -75% 448 66.2
Django Unchained Weinstein Co. .27 (1,080) -3% 253 162
Emperor Roadside .27 (1,140) -57% 237 2.6
Side Effects Open Road .26 (1,170) -52% 225 31
Warm Bodies Lionsgate .24 (820) -57% 299 65
Lincoln BV .21 (720) -47% 292 181.8
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $132.40
% Change (Last Year) -36%
% Change (Last Week) 29%
Also debuting/expanding
No Sony Classics .20 (3,310) 10% 60 1
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics .18 (1,910) -21% 94 1.6
InAPPropriate Comedy FreeStyle .16 (560) 292 0.16
Murph: The Protector Mactavish .13 (720) 178 0.13
New World Well Go .12 (4,920) 25 0.12
On the Road IFC .11 (2,530) 42 0.45
Ginger & Rosa A24 87,100 (2,490) 103% 35 0.15
From Up on Poppy Hill Gkids 59,700 (9,950) 4% 6 0.13
Swamy Ra Ra Cinema 5 43,300 (2,890) 15 0.04
The Sapphires Weinstein Co. 38,600 (9,650) 4 0.04
Home Again eOne 25,400 (5,080) 5 0.03
Gimme the Loot IFC 23,200 (23,200) 1 0.02
The Pardon Hallelujah 14,900 (1,850) 8 0.01
Starbuck eOne 14,600 (4,870) 3 0.01
My Brother the Devil Paladin 9,700 (4,850) 2 0.01
Pooja Kiven AA Saga 7,500 (750) 10 0.01
A Resurrection Archstone 6,900 (410) 17 0.01
Dorfman in Love Brainstorm 5,300 (380) 14 0.01
Rangrezz UTV 4,500 (410) 11 0.01
Eden Phase 4 3,300 (3,300) 1 0.01
Love and Honor IFC 3,100 (1,550) 2 0.01
Hunky Dory Variance 1,900 (470) 4 0.01
The Happy Poet Cinema Libre 1,800 (1,800) 1 0.01
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – March 21, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Gross Percentage
Universal (5) 297.6 15.40%
Weinstein Co. (7) 275.9 14.30%
Warner Bros. (10) 245.7 12.70%
Buena Vista (6) 229.8 11.90%
Lionsgate (10) 177.6 9.20%
20th Century Fox (6) 163.9 8.50%
Sony (5) 128.1 6.60%
Paramount (8) 123.3 6.40%
Relativity (3) 99.7 5.20%
Open Road (3) 68.7 3.60%
FilmDistrict (4) 29.6 1.50%
Alliance/eOne (8) 18.6 1.00%
CBS (1) 14.7 0.70%
Focus (3) 14 0.70%
Sony Classics (6) 10.7 0.50%
Other * (70) 34.8 1.80%
1932.7 100%

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

The Croods|Fox|11.4|4046|NEW
Olympus Has Fallen|FilmDistrict|9.9|3098|NEW
Oz The Great and Powerful|BV|5.7|3805|-49%
The Call|Sony|2.7|2507|-57%
Admission|Focus|2|2160|NEW
Spring Breakers|A24|1.9|1104|1879%
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone|WB|1.3|3160|-65%
Jack the Giant Slayer|WB|0.75|2560|-57%
Identity Thief|Uni|0.75|2166|-46%
Snitch|Lionsgate|0.55|1807|-47%
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Also Debuting||||
Inappropriate Comedy|FreeStyle|58,800|292|
Murph: The Protector|Mactavish|53,700|178|
New World|Well Go|39,300|25|
Home Again|eOne|9,000|5|
The Sapphires|Weinstein Co.|8,600|4|
Gimme the Loot|IFC|7,200|1|
The Pardon|Hallelujah|5,300|8|
Swamy Ra Ra|Cinema 5|4,400|9|
Starbuck|eOne|4,200|3|
My Brother the Devil|Paladin|2,900|2|
A Resurrection|Archstone|2,500|17|
Dorfman in Love|Brainstorm|2,300|14|
Pooja Kiven AA|Saga|2,100|9|
Love and Honor|IFC|2,100|2|
Rangrezz|UTV|1,600|11|
Eden|Phase 4|1,400|1|

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful continued to live up to its moniker with an estimated $42.2 million second weekend that handily led session titles. The frame saw two new releases open tepidly behind it. Slender thread drama The Call bowed to $17.3 million and the sleight-of-hand The Incredible Burt Wonderstone was less than magic with $10.3 million.

In the niches, the rap on Mindless Behavior: All Around was $373,000 from 117 venues. On the Indian circuit Paradesi was hardly heavenly with a $51,100 tally at 22 locations.

In exclusives, there was an explosive debut for the antics of Spring Breakers that generated $261,000 from three screens. Also impressive was the two-screen bow of Ghibli Studios’ Miyazaki clan’s From Up on Poppy Hill of $53,500 and an okay start of $42,300 for period youth drama Ginger & Rosa from three playdates.

Weekend revenues were just shy of $110 million, which translated into a 24% decline from seven days back. Box office was a virtual carbon copy from 2012 when the launch of 21 Jump Street grossed $36.3 million with Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax in the bridesmaid’s spot with $22.8 million.

Neither of the new entries was expected to be competitive with Oz with both titles tracking to generate in the mid-to-high teens. Of the two, Burt Wonderstone was given a slight edge but that proved to be yet another instance of poor market research.

The ramped-up dramatics of an emergency phone center provided a significant draw for The Call. … and given its distaff appeal that should have set off a bell for pundits. Studio exit polling identified an opening weekend audience 67% composed of women with 53% of ticket holders aged 30-years and older.

Meanwhile there was a lack of magic for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone despite an aggressive marketing campaign. It skewed 56% male with a crowd that was 56% aged 25-years and upward.

With some schools already on recess, the holiday break kicks up big time next weekend and industry hopes are obviously high with tentpole titles dotted throughout the schedule for several weeks.

Weekend (estimates) March 8 – 10
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 80.2 (20,510) NEW 3912 80.2
Jack the Giant Slayer WB 10.0 (2,840) -63% 3525 43.8
Identity Thief Uni 6.3 (2,090) -35% 3002 116.5
Dead Man Down FilmDistrict 5.3 (2,440) NEW 2188 5.3
Snitch Lionsgate 5.1 (2,190) -34% 2340 31.9
21 and Over Relativity 5.0 (1,820) -42% 2771 16.8
Safe Haven Relativity 3.8 (1,490) -40% 2541 62.9
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. 3.7 (2,150) -35% 1727 120.7
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co. 3.2 (1,250) -52% 2549 47.8
The Last Exorcism II CBS 3.1 (1,160) -59% 2700 12.1
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox 2.1 (1,220) -54% 1725 63.4
Life of Pi Fox 1.6 (2,370) -33% 671 119.4
Quartet Weinstein Co. 1.3 (1,790) -28% 715 13.3
Dark Skies Weinstein Co. 1.3 (840) -63% 1505 15.6
Emperor Roadside Attractions 1.1 (4,080) NEW 260 1.1
Argo WB 1.0 (1,370) -51% 741 134.3
Warm Bodies Lionsgate 1.0 (970) -60% 1052 63.6
Side Effects Open Road/eOne .88 (1,460) -50% 602 29.6
Zero Dark Thirty Sony/Alliance .67 (1,280) -49% 522 94.6
Lincoln BV .44 (1,020) -44% 432 180.8
Django Unchained Weinstein Co. .42 (1,260) -57% 336 161.1
Wreck-It Ralph BV .40 (1,290) -29% 314 187.9
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB .37 (1,090) 36% 337 301.8
Les Miserables Uni .32 (1,110) -44% 286 148.1
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $136.65
% Change (Last Year) 4%
% Change (Last Week) 30%
Also debuting/expanding
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics .25 (3,680) -2% 67 1
Amour Sony Classics .19 (750) -60% 250 6.2
Asterix & Obelix au service de sa majeste Alliance .18 (2,580) 0% 71 1.1
No Sony Classics .16 (4,550) 57% 35 0.5
Stoker Searchlight .11 (6,710) -29% 17 0.33
Greedy Lying Bastards One Earth 43,500 (840) 52 0.04
Somebody Up There Likes Me Tribeca 43,200 (43,200) 1 0.04
Miracle in Cell No. 7 CJ Entertainment 40,600 (40,600) 1 0.04
Don’t Stop Believin’ Cinedigm 23,700 (1,190) 20 0.02
The Girl Vitagraph 12,200 (6,100) 2 0.01
Gundello Godari Blue Sky 11,800 (620) 19 0.01
The We and the I Paladin 11,500 (5,750) 2 0.01
Beyond the Hills IFC 11,100 (3,700) 3 0.01
Paris-Manhattan A-Z 8,800 (1,260) 7 0.01
The Monk IDP 8,500 (770) 11 0.01
Ferocious Chaos 8,400 (1,200) 7 0.01
The Silence Music Box 8,200 (4,100) 2 0.01
Language of a Broken Heart House Lights 6,600 (6,600) 1 0.01
Girl Rising GathrFilms 6,500 (1,620) 4 0.01
The ABCs of Death Magnolia 5,900 (350) 17 0.01
Le Petit Soldat (Reissue) Rialto 2,980 1 0.01
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – March 7, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Gross Percentage
Universal (5) 281.5 17.60%
Weinstein Co. (7) 252.1 15.70%
Warner Bros. (9) 207.3 12.90%
Lionsgate (10) 163.4 10.20%
20th Century Fox (6) 154.7 9.70%
Paramount (8) 121.8 7.60%
Sony (4) 104.3 6.50%
Relativity (3) 79.7 5.00%
Buena Vista (6) 73.8 4.60%
Open Road (3) 66.7 4.20%
FilmDistrict (3) 19.2 1.20%
Alliance/eOne (7) 17.7 1.10%
Focus (3) 13.9 0.90%
CBS (1) 9 0.55%
Sony Classics (6) 8.9 0.55%
Other * (49) 27.3 1.70%
1601.3 100%
* none greater than 0.4%

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

Oz The Great and Powerful|11.5|3912|-51%|114.3
The Call|6.2|2507|NEW|6.2
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone|3.6|3160|NEW|3.6
Jack the Giant Slayer|1.7|3357|-31%|49.4
Identity Thief|1.3|2842|-26%|120.5
Snitch|1|2353|-26%|34.8
21 and Over|0.9|2424|-45%|20.2
Safe Haven|0.8|2206|-34%|65.3
Silver Lining Playbook|0.7|1602|-30%|122.8
Dead Man Down|0.6|2188|-66%|7.8
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Also Debuting||||
Mindless Behavior: All Around|0.14|117||
Spring Breakers|94,800|3||
Paradesi|16,200|22||
From Up on Poppy Hill|9,600|2||
Upside Down|8,200|11||
Mes Heros|3,200|10||
Reincarnated|2,500|7||
Better Mus’ Come|2,300|2||
Reality|1,650|1||
K-11|1,600|4||

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The Weekend Report

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

About 56% of weekend moviegoers turned out for the debut of Oz the Great and Powerful and that translated into an estimated $80.2 million opening. The frame’s only other new wide release, Dead Man Down, did little for the notion of counterprogramming, with a $5.3 million tally.

In the niches. history drama Emperor generated an okay $1.1 million at 260 venues and a couple of exclusives demonstrated initial strength. Quirky romantic fable Somebody Up There Likes Me generated $43,200 from a single screen in Chicago and Korean blockbuster Miracle in Cell No. 7 grossed $40,600 at a single daycare center.

Overall session revenues rang up roughly $142 million for a sizable 30% boost from last week. It was also the first uptick in almost two months from 2012 with a 4% bump. A year ago the second weekend of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax trumped the now infamous John Carter’s $30.2 million bow, with a $38.8 million sophomore return.

The potential for a colossal letdown was almost as forceful as predictions that Oz the Great and Powerful would open to at least $80 million according to industry pundits. The film’s $2 million in previews provide scant information about its eventual potency and Friday’s $23 million-plus Friday b.o. suggested it would fall well short of the predicted figure.

However, while the assumption that Oz would replicate the revenue curve of Alice in Wonderland, it veered instead toward a more family-friendly trajectory that helped reach the industry projection. Studio exit polls identified opening weekend attendance as 41% family with an audience that was 54% aged 25-years and older. It also skewed slightly female at 52%.

The new, re-imagined Oz also debuted in 46 international territories with an estimated $70 million salvo. The top opening was in Russia with $15 million with the UK and Australia providing respective box office of $5.7 million and 5 million.

Noirish Dead Man Down wasn’t up to programmer biz. Its opening crowd was 60% male and 75% aged 25-years and senior.

Oz the Great and Powerful lived up to its moniker by putting a serious dent into the stamina of holdover titles. In general, ongoing fare was sapped between 40% and 60% that put the kibosh on Oscar theatrical benefit and all hope for last weekend’s Jack the Giant Slayer.


Weekend (estimates) March 8 – 10, 2013
Title Distributor Gross (average) % change * Theaters Cume
Oz The Great and Powerful BV 80.2 (20,510) NEW 3912 80.2
Jack the Giant Slayer WB 10.0 (2,840) -63% 3525 43.8
Identity Thief Uni 6.3 (2,090) -35% 3002 116.5
Dead Man Down FilmDistrict 5.3 (2,440) NEW 2188 5.3
Snitch Lionsgate 5.1 (2,190) -34% 2340 31.9
21 and Over Relativity 5.0 (1,820) -42% 2771 16.8
Safe Haven Relativity 3.8 (1,490) -40% 2541 62.9
Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein Co. 3.7 (2,150) -35% 1727 120.7
Escape from Planet Earth Weinstein Co. 3.2 (1,250) -52% 2549 47.8
The Last Exorcism II CBS 3.1 (1,160) -59% 2700 12.1
A Good Day to Die Hard Fox 2.1 (1,220) -54% 1725 63.4
Life of Pi Fox 1.6 (2,370) -33% 671 119.4
Quartet Weinstein Co. 1.3 (1,790) -28% 715 13.3
Dark Skies Weinstein Co. 1.3 (840) -63% 1505 15.6
Emperor Roadside Attractions 1.1 (4,080) NEW 260 1.1
Argo WB 1.0 (1,370) -51% 741 134.3
Warm Bodies Lionsgate 1.0 (970) -60% 1052 63.6
Side Effects Open Road/eOne .88 (1,460) -50% 602 29.6
Zero Dark Thirty Sony/Alliance .67 (1,280) -49% 522 94.6
Lincoln BV .44 (1,020) -44% 432 180.8
Django Unchained Weinstein Co. .42 (1,260) -57% 336 161.1
Wreck-It Ralph BV .40 (1,290) -29% 314 187.9
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB .37 (1,090) 36% 337 301.8
Les Miserables Uni .32 (1,110) -44% 286 148.1
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $136.65
% Change (Last Year) 4%
% Change (Last Week) 30%
Also debuting/expanding
The Gatekeepers Sony Classics .25 (3,680) -2% 67 1
Amour Sony Classics .19 (750) -60% 250 6.2
Asterix & Obelix au service de sa majeste Alliance .18 (2,580) 0% 71 1.1
No Sony Classics .16 (4,550) 57% 35 0.5
Stoker Searchlight .11 (6,710) -29% 17 0.33
Greedy Lying Bastards One Earth 43,500 (840) 52 0.04
Somebody Up There Likes Me Tribeca 43,200 (43,200) 1 0.04
Miracle in Cell No. 7 CJ Entertainment 40,600 (40,600) 1 0.04
Don’t Stop Believin’ Cinedigm 23,700 (1,190) 20 0.02
The Girl Vitagraph 12,200 (6,100) 2 0.01
Gundello Godari Blue Sky 11,800 (620) 19 0.01
The We and the I Paladin 11,500 (5,750) 2 0.01
Beyond the Hills IFC 11,100 (3,700) 3 0.01
Paris-Manhattan A-Z 8,800 (1,260) 7 0.01
The Monk IDP 8,500 (770) 11 0.01
Ferocious Chaos 8,400 (1,200) 7 0.01
The Silence Music Box 8,200 (4,100) 2 0.01
Language of a Broken Heart House Lights 6,600 (6,600) 1 0.01
Girl Rising GathrFilms 6,500 (1,620) 4 0.01
The ABCs of Death Magnolia 5,900 (350) 17 0.01
Le Petit Soldat (Reissue) Rialto 2,980 1 0.01
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – March 7, 2013)
Distributor (releases) Gross Percentage
Universal (5) 281.5 17.60%
Weinstein Co. (7) 252.1 15.70%
Warner Bros. (9) 207.3 12.90%
Lions Gate (10) 163.4 10.20%
20th Century Fox (6) 154.7 9.70%
Paramount (8) 121.8 7.60%
Sony (4) 104.3 6.50%
Relativity (3) 79.7 5.00%
Buena Vista (6) 73.8 4.60%
Open Road (3) 66.7 4.20%
Film District (3) 19.2 1.20%
Alliance/eOne (7) 17.7 1.10%
Focus (3) 13.9 0.90%
CBS (1) 9 0.55%
Sony Classics (6) 8.9 0.55%
Other * (49) 27.3 1.70%
1601.3 100%
* none greater than 0.4%

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Friday Estimates

Saturday, March 9th, 2013

Oz The Great and Powerful|23.5|3912|NEW|23.5|
Jack the Giant Slayer|2.5|3525|-68%|36.3|
Dead Man Down|1.8|2188|NEW|1.8|
Identity Thief|1.8|3002|-35%|112|
21 and Over|1.6|2771|-51%|13.4|
Snitch|1.4|2340|-34%|28.2|
Safe Haven|1.2|2541|-39%|60.3|
The Last Exorcism II|1.1|2700|-67%|10|
Silver Lining Playbook|1|1727|-34%|118|
Escape from Planet Earth|0.7|2549|-47%|45.3|
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Also Debuting|||||
Emperor|0.33|260|||
Somebody Up There Likes Me|14,000|1|||
Greedy Lying Bastards|13,900|52|||
Miracle in Cell No. 7|10,900|1|||
Don’t Stop Believin’ |8,200|20|||
The We and the I|5,200|2|||
The Girl|4,400|2|||
Gundello Godari|3,400|19|||
Language of a Broken Heart|3,300|1|||
Beyond the Hills|3,100|3|||
Paris-Manhattan|2,700|7|||
The ABCs of Death|2,500|17|||
Ferocious|2,450|7|||
The Monk|2,400|11|||
Girl Rising|2,300|4|||
The Silence|2,250|2|||

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