Spies & Politicians Take Down the Bat

Weekend Recap: 8/10-12/2012

After dominating the box office for weeks, The Dark Knight Rises (review here) finally took the backseat to the weekend's new releases as The Bourne Legacy (review coming soon) grossed $38.1 million for first place.

That places the Bourne sequel/reboot between the opening weekend earnings of The Bourne Identity ($27 million) and The Bourne Supremacy ($52.5 million).

The Campaign (review coming soon) landed in second place with $26.6 million, while The Dark Knight Rises brought in $19 million for third place. Rises has earned $389.6 million domestically, for a worldwide total of $834.9 million.

Opening on Wednesday, Hope Springs (review coming soon) also found success in fourth place, taking in $14.7 million over the weekend for a five-day total of $19.1 million (and a better theater average than Rises). Total Recall (review here) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days each earned over $8 million for fifth and sixth place, respectively.

Ice Age 4 (review here) came in seventh place with $6.4 million, while Ted (review here) earned $3.2 million for eighth place. Ice Age 4 now has a domestic total of $143.7 and a worldwide total of $764.2 million. Ted has grossed $209.8 million domestically and $323 worldwide.

Step Up 4 (review here) and The Watch rounded out the Top Ten, each bringing in over $2 million.

Meanwhile Nitro Circus 3D under-performed in 800 theaters, earning just over $1 million over the weekend for a five-day total of $2.2 million. In more limited release, 2 Days in New York grossed $27 thousand in two theaters and Red Hook Summer took in $42 thousand from four theaters. That's an average of $13,500 for 2 Days in New York and $10,500 for Red Hook Summer, both better than any other film of the weekend.

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

#	Title	Weekend Gross	Theater Average	Total Gross
1	The Bourne Legacy	$38.1 million	$10,170	$38.1 million
2	The Campaign	$26.6 million	$8,299	$26.6 million
3	The Dark Knight Rises	$19 million	$5,149	$389.6 million
4	Hope Springs	$14.7 million	$6,226	$19.1 million
5	Total Recall	$8.01 million	$2,221	$44.1 million
6	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3	$8 million	$2,354	$30.4 million
7	Ice Age 4	$6.4 million	$2,063	$143.7 million
8	Ted	$3.2 million	$1,449	$209.8 million
9	Step Up 4	$2.9 million	$1,527	$30.3 million
10	The Watch	$2.2 million	$893	$31.4 million

And since I was on vacation, here's last week's snapshot (8/3-5/2012):

#	Title	Weekend Gross	Theater Average	Total Gross
1	The Dark Knight Rises	$36.4 million	$8,580	$354.6 million
2	Total Recall	$26 million	$7,220	$26 million
3	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3	$14.7 million	$4,333	$14.7 million
4	Ice Age 4	$8.4 million	$2,370	$131.8 million
5	The Watch	$6.4 million	$2,020	$25.4 million
6	Ted	$5.5 million	$1,992	$203.4 million
7	Step Up 4	$5.3 million	$2,033	$23.1 million
8	The Amazing Spider-Man	$4.3 million	$1,773	$250.6 million
9	Brave	$2.9 million	$1,374	$223.3 million
10	Magic Mike	$1.4 million	$1,164	$110.9 million