WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
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Last week at this time it looked like How to Train Your Dragon was going to take the top spot at the box office however by Monday Kick-Ass was crowned king of the weekend. At this time it appears that the animated dragon film has regained the top spot once again with $15 million. The film dropped 23.5% from the previous week and was shown in 160 less theaters still managed to earn $4,100 on each of its 3,665 screens. The movie, which stars Gerard Butler, Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig has now made $178 million in five weeks surpassing it's $165 million production cost. Coming in second place in it's debut week was the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan co-starring Alex O'Loughlin. The film debuted on 3,280 screens and earned $3,753 per screen for a total of $12.2 million, quite shy of it's $35 million production cost.The Steve Carell & Tina Fey comedy Date Night came in third place again this week with $10.6 million. The film dropped 36,6% from the previous week and was seen on 86 less screens, earning $3,218 in each of the 3,294 theaters it was shown in. Earning the forth spot on the charts in its first week is the adaptation of the extremely popular DC Comics/Vertigo graphic novel about a burned-CIA team, The Losers starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short and Jason Patric. The film was seen on 2,936 screens and earned $3,271 on each for a total of $9.6 million, which unfortunately is nowhere near its $25 million production budget. Finally, rounding out the top five this week is last weeks eventual number one film Kick-Ass. The film directed by Matthew Vaughn adapted from of John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar's extremely popular comic book series and starring Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz fell 52.1% to fifth place in its second week. The film, which was seen in 3,065 theaters, earned $3,271 on each for a total of $9.5 million this weekend. That brings the film's total to around $34.8 million; surpassing its initial $30 million production costs.
Doing well this week in limited release is the Argentine film, The Secret in Their Eyes, by acclaimed director Juan José Campanella and starring Ricardo Darín. The film rose an astonishing 121.6% this week, adding 23 theaters for a total of 33 and earning $11,273 on each for a weekend total of $372,000. That brings the films total gross to around $605,000 in just two weeks. Also doing very well in limited release is the latest nature film from Walt Disney Studios, Oceans, narrated by Pierce Brosnan. The movie earned $4,957 on each of its 1,206 screens and made $8.4 million in its opening weekend. Finally, the Imax 3D space documentary Hubble 3D continues to do well in limited release. The film was actually up 35.4% from the previous week and added six screens for a total of 47. It earned $8,851 on each screen for a weekend total of $416,00, bringing the film's total gross to around $3.9 million.
Next weekend will see two new films enter into wide release and one into limited release. First up is the highly anticipated remake of the classic '80s horror film A Nightmare On Elm Street starring Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) as Freddy Krueger. Also in wide release is the children's animal comedy Furry Vengeance starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields. In limited release is the British revenge film Harry Brown starring Oscar winner Michael Caine. So please check back in seven days to see who comes out on top at the box office next week!
How to Train Your Dragon was released March 26th, 2010 and stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig. The film is directed by Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders.
The Back-Up Plan was released April 23rd, 2010 and stars Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Anthony Anderson, Noureen DeWulf, Melissa McCarthy, Tom Bosley. The film is directed by Alan Poul.
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nightwatch1203
damn i really liked the losers i was hoping it would get number 1. im pissed at all those little kids that keep going to see that dragon bullsh*t. i cant believe an animated movie is going so high. if it overwhelmes nightmare next weekend, which im sure it wont, but if it does i will SERIOUSLY be pissed.
2 years agoby @nightwatch1203Flag
renodc
This time of year was a terrible choice for movies like Kick Ass and Losers to be released b/c their target audiences are very busy. You've got college students at crunch time for finals and end of the year high school activities like prom hitting their peak. The R-rating impedes the younger demographic, and a lot of younger adults think comic book movies are beneath them.
The worst release date choice was by Paramount & the Weinstein Company, who passed up releasing Grindhouse in March on a Friday the 13th with no major competitors. They opted instead to wait 3 weeks and release it on April 6, 2007, which happened to be Good Friday (Easter Weekend). The stupidity in that was mind blowing. Could they have picked a worse date to release a slasher-esque movie.
2 years agoby @renodcFlag
Lycan
the losers shoulda been at #2, way better movie then that peice of sh*t J. Lo movie, oh well good for dragons was able to come on top again
2 years agoby @grand-makwaFlag
Emmytt
not at the box office though...
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Emmytt
Kick-Ass Ruled!
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Avian
Dragon and Kick Ass both deserve the #1 & #2 spots! But Kickass is already down at number five. I bet it'll have great DVD/Blu-ray sales though!
2 years agoby @avian005Flag
Diaigma
LOL! It get's #1 last weekend, then bumped to #2 by a few 100k, and NOW is #1 again?
YEAH! Go Dragon! This is gearing to be the most successful film about dragons EVER! :P
Btw, Movieweb, you got a typo.
You listed Date Night at #3 with 17.3 million. It was 10.6. :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Stiles
good film and a more enjoyable 3D experience than Avatar
2 years agoby @stilesFlag
fanboy
this is great news again. it truly deserves #1 for the third time
2 years agoby @fanboyFlag
Moviemaniack1993
Nightmare will own next weekend easily. Then Iron Man 2!!!
2 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag
ed_wood
Really surpised The Losers did get a bigger audience, it was a cool movie.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
jameslev
good im glad its doing so well it was a great movie
2 years agoby @jameslevFlag
IamBATMAN
kick ass does not surprise me even though it was good... the losers does though, i thought it was a very entertaining movie
2 years agoby @iambatmanFlag
Chris
Kick-ass was a good movie I'm glad I saw that instead of the losers but it's probably not making enough money because of it's R rating, but oh well what can you do.
2 years agoby @unknown21Flag
Cripple
The Losers was arguably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Glad to see it failed.
2 years agoby @crippleFlag
T.Clark
hmmm...I suppose Date Night should be #1 lol
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
coast2coast
There is definitely a typo with those numbers at the top.
2 years agoby @coast2coastFlag
T.Clark
It's a shame Kick-Ass isn't getting a bigger audience. Great movie. Hire a babysitter and see it! lol
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Forrestgump1
Wow I figured the Losers would do that kind of money but wow KICK ass taking that HUGE of a Drop that was a GREAT movie .. i wish more people would have saw The Losers and Kick ass cuz those were Great movies to .. But then again How To Train your Dragon was incredible and amazing to! .. Next Week i dont kno i want to say Nightmere On Elm Street will take the top spot but Furry Vengence could sneak up in there .. You never no? .
2 years agoby @forrestgump1Flag