Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Box: Have you been bad, grandpa?

1. Bad Grandpa - $30m / $30m / $80m
2. Gravity - $19.5m / $199m / $265m
3. The Counselor - $11m / $11m / $30m
4. Captain Phillips - $10.5m / $69m / $100m
5. Carrie - $7.5m / $28m / $42m
6. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 - $7m / $101.5m / $118m
7. Escape Plan - $5m / $18.5m / $29m
8. 12 Years a Slave - $1.5m / $2.7m / $65m
9. Enough Said - $1.3m / $13m / $18m
10. Prisoners - $1.2m / $59.5m / $62m

Jackass presents Bad Grandpa will end the Gravity victory train.  Based on the popularity of the last Jackass movie three years ago and the fact that the trailer always goes over like gangbusters, it might go even higher.  Sadly, The Counselor is going nowhere.  All that great buzz about the readily available screenplay had yielded a divisive movie.  At least, I think.  There's an embargo on reviews till tomorrow which is a really bad sign, but early Twitter reaction points to a love it or hate it film.  I can't remember the last high profile, star studded film that made critics hold off on reviews.  Is there a more inconsistent director than Ridley Scott?  Bleh, I guess Cameron is never getting that Oscar nomination.  12 Years a Slave expands to over 100 theaters, which will get it in the top 10 no problems.  It's PTA last weekend was around $50k, very very good.  Searchlight is planning a very slow expansion, but that could change if it keeps the high PTAs.  All Is Lost, which was supposed to go nationwide this weekend, has cancelled those plans based on a lower than expected PTA last weekend.  Roadside can look for a gross closer to Winter's Bone than Mud.  The NC-17 rated Blue Is the Warmest Color opens in 4 theaters.  I expect it to total about 2-3m, but the buzz is pretty loud so it could go further. 

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