“The Croods” Animates the Box Office

Sorry for the belated weekly box office post, I was working on a fundraiser all weekend and got behind. But I have the numbers for you now and it looks like 2013 has another hit on its hands with the new animated family comedy The Croods. The film took in over $43 million in its first frame and should have a nice shelf life ahead with spring break on the way for families to hit the movies… Also opening well and way over expectations was the new action film Olympus Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler (who finally has a hit) which took in $30 million. That’s great news for the star and FilmDistrict which has its biggest hit ever… Unfortunately, everything wasn’t rosy at the turnstiles as the new Tina Fey/Paul Rudd comedy Admission underperformed with a middling $6 million. Luckily it didn’t cost too much to make… Holding up well were Oz the Great and Powerful and The Call which is now Halle Berry’s biggest movie in ages. For more on all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo and check out the top films below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N The Croods Fox $43,639,736 – 4,046 – $10,786 $43,639,736 $135 1
2 N Olympus Has Fallen FD $30,373,794 – 3,098 – $9,804 $30,373,794 $70 1
3 1 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $21,568,957 -47.7% 3,805 -107 $5,669 $177,097,090 $215 3
4 2 The Call TriS $8,900,935 -48.0% 2,507 – $3,550 $31,105,056 $13 2
5 N Admission Focus $6,154,984 – 2,160 – $2,850 $6,154,984 $13 1
6 27 Spring Breakers A24 $4,858,944 +1,747.5% 1,104 +1,101 $4,401 $5,265,802 $5 2
7 3 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB $4,321,388 -57.5% 3,160 – $1,368 $17,411,818 $30 2
8 4 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $2,949,101 -53.3% 2,560 -797 $1,152 $59,036,384 $195 4
9 5 Identity Thief Uni. $2,588,355 -41.4% 2,166 -676 $1,195 $127,770,300 $35 7

 

Moviegoers Hear the Call but Ignore the Magic

In another lackluster weekend at the box office, moviegoers said a big no thank you to a couple of comic superstars as the Steve Carrell/Jim Carrey comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone became the latest big bomb of 2013 debuting with only $10 million. That put the film in third place behind a decent hold for Oz the Great and Powerful with another $42 million (one of the few bright spots at the box office this year) and the new Halle Berry thriller The Call which netted $17 million. Berry’s film did much better than anticipated and with a low production budget could turn a nice little profit…. However as a whole, not much is exciting moviegoers this year, and as for me, the summer movies can’t get here fast enough…. For more on this week’s numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $41,252,704 -47.9% 3,912 – $10,545 $144,056,326 $215 2
2 N The Call TriS $17,118,745 – 2,507 – $6,828 $17,118,745 $13 1
3 N The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB $10,177,257 – 3,160 – $3,221 $10,177,257 $30 1
4 2 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $6,315,262 -35.8% 3,357 -168 $1,881 $54,007,635 $195 3
5 3 Identity Thief Uni. $4,419,310 -30.2% 2,842 -160 $1,555 $123,606,175 $35 6
6 5 Snitch LG/S $3,504,618 -31.3% 2,353 +13 $1,489 $37,261,895 – 4
7 6 21 and Over Rela. $2,669,967 -47.6% 2,424 -347 $1,101 $21,918,740 $13 3
8 8 Silver Linings Playbook Wein. $2,525,603 -30.2% 1,602 -125 $1,577 $124,551,782 $21 18
9 7 Safe Haven Rela. $2,453,229 -34.6% 2,206 -335 $1,112 $66,911,039 $28 5
10 9 Escape From Planet Earth Wein. $2,339,419 -27.3% 2,211 -338 $1,058 $52,178,000 $40 5