Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Brave Decapitates Abraham Lincoln

Weekend Recap 6/22-24/2012

Brave (review here) became Pixar's 13th straight film to debut at #1 at the box office, earning $66.3 million from 4,164 theaters, the studio's widest release ever.

Brave is Pixar's 4th biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel, following Finding Nemo ($70.3 million), The Incredibles ($70.5 million), and Up ($68.1 million).

A kid's movie took also took 2nd place, as Madagascar 3 (review here) brought in $19.7 million, while Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (review here) grossed a measly $16.3 million.

Prometheus (review here) and Snow White & the Huntsman (review here) rounded out the Top Five with $9.9 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Worldwide, Prometheus has now taken in $261.4 million, while SW&TH has reached $297.4 million.

Rock of Ages (review here) and That's My Boy (review here) continue to perform poorly in their second week of release, both bringing in over $7 million for sixth and seventh place. They barely surpassed the eighth place film, Marvel's The Avengers (review here), a film that's been out for two months, as it also earned over $7 million, with a better per-venue average than Rock of Ages and That's My Boy.

Men in Black 3 (review here) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (review coming soon) concluded the Top Ten, with $5.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively.

Meanwhile, Moonrise Kingdom continues to do well, bringing in $3.4 million in only 395 theaters, and should be back in the Top Ten next week when it expands nationwide. To Rome with Love rocked the 5 theaters it was in, taking in $379 thousand, averaging $75 thousand per location (a number which blows any of the Top Ten films' averages out of the water).

Here's a snapshot of the Top Ten Weekend Films domestically:


#
Title
Weekend Gross
Theater Average
Total Gross
1
Brave
$66.3 million
$15,927
$66.3 million
2
Madagascar 3
$19.7 million
$5,028
$157.1 million
3
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
$16.3 million
$5,246
$16.3 million
4
Prometheus
$9.9 million
$3,461
$108.4 million
5
Snow White & the Huntsman
$8.1 million
$2,770
$137.1 million
6
Rock of Ages
$7.7 million
$2,206
$28.4 million
7
That’s My Boy
$7.6 million
$2,518
$27.9 million
8
Marvel’s The Avengers
$7.2 million
$3,218
$598.4 million
9
Men in Black 3
$5.7 million
$2,326
$163.5 million
10
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
$3.8 million
$2,352
$3.8 million


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