Wednesday 26 February 2014

FEB 21-23 BOX OFFICE REPORT: A REAL DISASTER (MOVIE)


The reviews weren't promising for the two largest new releases last weekend in the U.S., and both 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii were roundly beaten by The LEGO Movie, continuing to slaughter the competition in its third frame. Who would have expected that it'd be in the record books, with the second-highest third weekend for an animation in box office history? $31.3 million was well over twice as high as its nearest rival: 3 Days to Kill; between its lacklustre $12.2 million and Pompeii's $10.3 million (in third place), the overall performance of these newcomers ensured that the weekend was ruled by the holdovers. Or that one holdover, since many of the others did rather shocking business: Valentine's Day romances lost all their steam, with About Last Night, Endless Love and Winter's Tale all dropping more than 70% on last weekend's takings, which weren't all particularly impressive anyway. There was a fair few limited openers, though not many of note. The Wind Rises made it to 25th place in just 21 theatres, and will expand next weekend, while Berlin Silver Bear winner from over a year ago, Child's Pose won over not so many among the American public, opening in 63rd.

Top 10
  1. The LEGO Movie ($31,305,359)
  2. 3 Days to Kill ($12,242,218)
  3. Pompeii ($10,340,823)
  4. RoboCop ($9,805,051)
  5. The Monuments Men ($7,912,276)
  6. About Last Night ($7,534,816)
  7. Ride Along ($4,623,390)
  8. Frozen ($4,403,797)
  9. Endless Love ($3,967,520)
  10. Winter's Tale ($2,173,455)

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