Erin's wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends, Box and Dan, joke about his pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance. At the same time, Erin's high-strung, overprotective married sister, Corrine, wants to keep Erin from heading down an all-too-familiar road. But despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and family, and a few unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love, and with the help of a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone calls, they might actually go the distance.
As an assassin, Jack is constantly on the move and always alone. After a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside. He relishes being away from death for a spell as he holes up in a small medieval town. While there, Jack takes an assignment to construct a weapon for a mysterious contact, Mathilde. Savoring the peaceful quietude he finds in the mountains of Abruzzo, Jack accepts the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues a torrid liaison with a beautiful woman, Clara. Jack and Clara's time together evolves into a romance, one seemingly free of danger. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.
After a violent shakedown from a notorious drug lord nearly kills him, Machete, a renegade Mexican Federale and tough-as-nails vigilante for justice, roams the streets of Texas, working as a day laborer. When Machete is hired by a crooked US Senator to execute a covert hit, Machete is double-crossed and forced to run from the cops and an endless stream of assassins. But what they don't know is that Machete is looking for them so he can settle the score.Keep Reading →
1. The Last Exorcism (Lionsgate) NEW [2,874 Theaters]
Friday $8.5M, Estimated Weekend $23.2M
2. The Takers (Screen Gems/Sony) NEW [2,206 Theaters]
Friday $7.2M, Estimated Weekend $20.3M
3. The Expendables (Lionsgate) Week 3 [3,398 Theaters]
Friday $2.5M (-51%), Estimated Weekend $8.2M, Estimated Cume $81M
4. Eat Pray Love (Sony) Week 3 [3,108 Theaters]
Friday $2.0M (-46%), Estimated Weekend $6.4M, Estimated Cume $60.5M
5. The Other Guys (Sony) Week 4 [3,181 Theaters]
Friday $1.8M (-40%), Estimated Weekend $5.8M, Estimated Cume $99M
TBOJ has been down since school has been starting up. Between moving in buying books, attending meetings, and going to class, I've just been kind of swamped, but things are slowing down now. There have been a few things I've wanted to post about, but I just haven't gotten around to them, so consider this a link dump.
Weekend Box Office
Old news by now, but The Expendables fended off five weak newcomers to retain the top spot.
(Box Office Mojo)
Piranha 3D gets a sequel
People love this movie, but a $10M opening weekend just doesn't justify a sequel, imho.
(Cinematical)
DVD Sales Chart
Date Night leads the new releases with $10M in sales.
(The-Numbers)
Increased 3D ticket prices help theaters
This is an article about British theaters, but it's still very interesting if you want some statistics on how 3D ticket prices have helped movie theaters. According to the piece, over 20% of Cineworld’s first-half admissions came from 3D releases, compared with 8% a year ago.
(Deadline)
New This Week
The Last Exorcism, Takers, Avatar Re-Release
(Box Office Mojo)
| Film | Weekly Gross | Int'l Total | Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inception | $35.5 | $320.4 | $568.9 |
| 2 | Toy Story 3 | $23.4 | $595.9 | $950.7 |
| 3 | The Expendables | $16.8 | $16.8 | $51.6 |
| 4 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $15.1 | $74.7 | $134.2 |
| 5 | Step Up 3D | $13.5 | $33.4 | $63.2 |
| 6 | Grown Ups | $9.4 | $49.9 | $207.9 |
| 7 | Salt | $9.4 | $83 | $186.4 |
| 8 | The Last Airbender | $9.4 | $69 | $198.7 |
| 9 | The Karate Kid | $8.8 | $107.8 | $282.7 |
| 10 | Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $7.9 | $22.4 | $57.6 |
| Rank | Title | Units this Week | % Change | Total Units | Sales this Week | Total Sales | Weeks in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | 733,212 | -.-% | 733,212 | $12,457,272 | $12,457,272 | 1 |
| 2 | Kick-Ass | 480,987 | -.-% | 480,987 | $10,653,622 | $10,653,622 | 1 |
| 3 | Clash of the Titans | 344,243 | -59.5% | 1,195,045 | $5,848,689 | $20,303,815 | 2 |
| 4 | The Ghost Writer | 114,528 | -.-% | 114,528 | $1,961,865 | $1,961,865 | 1 |
| 5 | Heroes: Season Four | 78,820 | -.-% | 78,820 | $3,073,192 | $3,073,192 | 1 |
| 6 | Cop Out | 74,274 | -42.6% | 514,950 | $1,432,003 | $8,844,383 | 3 |
| 7 | Repo Men | 70,022 | -53.4% | 220,189 | $1,259,696 | $3,961,200 | 2 |
| 8 | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs | 65,036 | -.-% | 2,391,586 | $1,121,305 | $42,440,496 | 31 |
| 9 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | 64,743 | -53.1% | 202,743 | $1,022,616 | $3,177,748 | 2 |
| 10 | The Bounty Hunter | 61,370 | -23.2% | 879,345 | $1,218,195 | $15,439,682 | 4 |
| 11 | Avatar | 59,977 | 20.7% | 8,108,722 | $1,241,950 | $141,803,418 | 16 |
| 12 | Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure | 59,683 | -.-% | 59,683 | $805,124 | $805,124 | 1 |
| 13 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 58,584 | -27.1% | 1,504,877 | $878,174 | $28,470,876 | 6 |
| 14 | Dora the Explorer: Save the Day! | 56,751 | 25.4% | - | $339,938 | - | 239 |
| 15 | Hot Tub Time Machine | 56,091 | -9.6% | 970,395 | $917,088 | $17,853,947 | 6 |
| 16 | The Book of Eli | 53,598 | 5.9% | 1,691,501 | $1,088,323 | $33,056,030 | 8 |
| 17 | The Losers | 50,518 | -34.2% | 308,255 | $962,873 | $5,352,679 | 3 |
| 18 | Taken | 49,858 | -.-% | 4,292,089 | $579,988 | $67,261,092 | 65 |
| 19 | Alice in Wonderland (2010) | 47,219 | -2.1% | 3,794,444 | $943,573 | $67,489,580 | 10 |
| 20 | The Shawshank Redemption | 46,513 | 49.7% | - | $223,183 | - | 555 |
| 21 | Toy Story | 39,373 | 4.0% | - | $706,485 | - | 719 |
| 22 | Toy Story 2 | 38,127 | 1.2% | - | $728,123 | - | 490 |
| 23 | Green Zone | 35,267 | -3.1% | 670,857 | $576,615 | $12,390,746 | 7 |
| 24 | Shutter Island | 34,168 | 5.7% | 1,127,955 | $683,018 | $20,184,701 | 9 |
| 25 | The Blind Side | 31,098 | -24.3% | 5,251,846 | $575,002 | $84,914,607 | 20 |
| 26 | Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure | 30,299 | 11.4% | - | $203,003 | - | 341 |
| 27 | Brooklyn's Finest | 27,349 | -9.2% | 529,812 | $482,163 | $8,420,009 | 5 |
| 28 | Our Family Wedding | 24,563 | -15.6% | 322,772 | $446,555 | $5,732,711 | 4 |
| 29 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 24,196 | -5.8% | 7,219,788 | $428,269 | $160,547,226 | 20 |
| 30 | Steel Magnolias | 22,212 | -.-% | - | $144,156 | - | 840 |
| Rank | Title | Units this Week | Total Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kick-Ass | 450,000 | 450,000 |
| 2 | Clash of the Titans | 180,000 | 930,000 |
| 3 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 4 | The Crazies | 49,210 | – |
| 5 | Avatar | 42,525 | – |
| 6 | Brooklyn's Finest | 40,860 | – |
| 7 | Hot Tub Time Machine | 35,055 | – |
| 8 | The Hangover | 34,875 | – |
| 9 | The Ghost Writer | 34,695 | 34,695 |
| 10 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 28,575 | – |
| 11 | James and the Giant Peach | 23,670 | – |
| 12 | Repo Men | 21,555 | – |
| 13 | Law Abiding Citizen | 20,880 | – |
| 14 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | 20,700 | – |
| 15 | The Losers | 20,655 | – |
| 16 | Shutter Island | 20,070 | – |
| 17 | Green Zone | 18,945 | – |
| 18 | Lord of War | 18,180 | – |
| 19 | Unforgiven | 17,595 | – |
| 20 | Resident Evil: Extinction | 16,920 | – |
Here's a story that I bet distributor Hannover House would rather just disappear. Acclaimed director Joel Schumacher's $5 million picture, Twelve, has been pulling some truly embarrassing numbers over the last two weekends at the box office. It's not clear whether we can attribute this to the overwhelmingly awful reviews (4% on RottenTomatoes!), the complete lack of advertising, or the fact that Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, and 50 Cent aren't exactly box office draws, but no matter how you look at it, Twelve is a financial bust.
After earning a sad $110,238 out of 231 theaters on the August 6 weekend—that's $477 per theater—a whopping 219 theaters dropped the film. This past weekend, Twelve played in only 12 theaters (which is the only fun fact about this movie's release), and it fell 97% to $3,437, which gave the thriller a ten-day total of $181,591. That's a pretty astoundingly awful result for a movie with some high-profile names attached. Had you even heard of Twelve? Are you surprised it's failing so badly?
| Universal 2010 Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Film | Box Office | Budget |
| The Wolfman | $61,979,680 | $150M |
| Green Zone | $35,053,660 | $100M |
| Repo Men | $13,794,835 | $32M |
| Robin Hood | $105,257,055 | $200M |
| Get Him to the Greek | $60,974,475 | $40M |
| Despicable Me | $221,993,000 | $69M |
| Charlie St. Cloud | $28,758,460 | $44M |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $10,609,705 | $80M |
Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen, is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues -- all of which collide at the prom.Just when I thought we were free of these Scary Movie-esque "spoofs," along comes Vampires Suck to prove that there is no hope for humanity. The trailer has a big 6.6 million views on YouTube, which is sad, considering this looks like the worse one yet.
In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.Emma Thompson is determined to make this franchise work, but selling a movie about following rules to kids isn't so easy. The original film earned $47.1M in 2006, but it wasn't very memorable, and despite better reviews this time around, the sequel will be lucky to earn that much.
A 40-year-old unmarried woman decides to become pregnant by inseminating herself with a turkey baster. What she doesn't know is that the sperm is from her best friend, who must live with the secret that the child is his.The media's favorite punching bag, Jennifer Aniston, is definitely a box office draw in the romantic comedy world, but artificial insemination isn't such an accessible theme. The low theater count doesn't bode well for this.
Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break, a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.Remember Scott Pilgrim vs. the World? Well, Piranha 3D is in the same boat. The internet fanboys will love it, but tongue-in-cheek B-movie gore never works at the box office, and the lack of advertising isn't helping. This might do a bit better than Slither.
Kevin Carson, a young man living in the projects, wins $370 million in a nationwide lottery. When his opportunistic neighbors discover he has the winning ticket in his possession, Kevin must survive their greedy and sometimes even threatening actions over a three-day holiday weekend before he can claim his prize.Urban comedies geared toward black audiences often perform much better than anyone is expecting. With low production costs of $15-20M, the Bow Wow-led Lottery Ticket doesn't need to earn much to be considered a modest success. Keep Reading →
| Rank | Movie | Studio | Theaters | Weekend Gross | Chg | AVG. | Total |
1 | The Expendables | Lionsgate | 3270 | $35,030,000 | — | $10,713 | $35,030,000 |
2 | Eat Pray Love | Sony | 3082 | $23,700,000 | — | $7,690 | $23,700,000 |
3 | The Other Guys | Sony | 3651 | $18,000,000 | -49% | $4,930 | $70,543,000 |
4 | Inception | Warner Bros | 3120 | $11,370,000 | -39% | $3,644 | $248,554,000 |
5 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Universal | 2735 | $10,525,230 | — | $3,848 | $10,525,230 |
6 | Despicable Me | Universal | 2923 | $6,766,745 | -32% | $2,315 | $221,992,780 |
7 | Step Up 3D | Disney | 2439 | $6,626,600 | -58% | $2,717 | $29,565,000 |
8 | Salt | Sony | 2834 | $6,350,000 | -42% | $2,241 | $103,569,000 |
9 | Dinner for Schumcks | Paramount | 3046 | $6,316,000 | -39% | $2,074 | $58,816,000 |
10 | Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Warner Bros | 2728 | $4,075,000 | -41% | $1,494 | $35,104,000 |
11 | Toy Story 3 | Disney | 1219 | $2,165,000 | -31% | $1,776 | $400,676,000 |
12 | Charlie St. Cloud | Universal | 2083 | $2,083,000 | -56% | $1,000 | $28,727,530 |
