21 and Over will also probably make money in the end as well as a result of its mere $19 million budget. Still, a $9 million debut isn't what Relativity was looking for. Nonetheless, a star-less teen party comedy that was sold as a generic teen party comedy couldn't have hoped for much more. The last new release was Phantom, a 'where did this come from?' supernatural submarine thriller starring Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, and Lance Henriksen. Such a cast will mean this may be a solid rental in 120 days time, but as a theatrical debut for RCR Media Group (better known for releasing direct-to-DVD sequels of tired franchises like Hostel, SWAT, Wild Things, or Stomp the Yard), it was DOA. The film earned $478,000 on 1,118 screens, giving it the eleventh-worst per-screen average ($424 per) of all-time. It got just enough halfway decent reviews to suggest that it might not be awful (I got a press invite but had other obligations), so it may be a curiosity rental when the time comes.
In holdover news, Identity Thief crossed $100 million, earning another $9 million in the process. At $107 million, it will soon surpass Dumb & Dumber ($127 million) to become the second-biggest road trip comedy behind Wild Hogs ($167 million) *and* it is already the second biggest con-artist picture behind the $164 million-grossing Catch Me If You Can. Snitch held up strong, earning another $7 million and bringing the total for Summit's $5 million acquisition to a solid $24 million for The Rock. It may not be much, but these are the kinds of figures that Arnold, Jason, and Sly can only dream of right now. Les Miserables crossed $400 million worldwide while Mama crossed $100 million global. Safe Haven is at a strong $57 million and A Good Day to Die Hard sits with a comparatively pathetic $59 million (the *only* reason Fox isn't taking a wash is because they only spent $92 million). And Weinstein's Silver Linings Playbook has $115 million while its animated Escape From Planet Earth has $43 million on account of Jack the Giant Slayer getting that PG-13. Life Of Pi has $116 million and nearly $600 million worldwide. Django Unchained has $160 million domestic and nearly $400 million worldwide. Also of note, Warm Bodies now has $62 million, Lincoln just crossed $180 million, and Zero Dark Thirty has sadly stalled at below $100 million. Thanks a lot Feinstein, Levin, and McCain.
That's it for this weekend. Join us next time for Oz: The Great and Powerful and Dead Man Down. Until then, keep reading.
Scott Mendelson
2 comments:
I saw "Phantom", and liked it, as did the other 8 people in the theater last night. At $12 a ticket, I guess we were an under-performing location.
and the hobbit crossed the 1 billion mark; which is good.
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