Month: July 2011

#1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 from Warner Brother debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $169.1 million in 4375 theaters. Budget is unknown.

#2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon from Paramount/Dreamworks drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $21.3 million (-54.7%) in 3917 theaters (-171). Total gross to date is $302.8 million. Budget was $195 million.

#3 Horrible Bosses from Warner Brother drops from #2 to #3 with a weekend gross of $17.7 million (-37.2%) in 3134 theaters (+94). Total gross to date is $60.1 million. Budget was $35 million.

#4 Zookeeper from Sony drops from #3 to #4 with a weekend gross of $12.3 million (-38.5%) in 3482 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $42.3 million. Budget was $80 million.

#5 Cars 2 from Buena Vista drops from #4 to #5 with a weekend gross of $8.4 million (-44.7%) in 3249 theaters (-741). Total gross to date is $165.3 million. Budget was $200 million.

#6 Winnie the Pooh from Buena Vista debuts at #6 with an opening weekend gross of $7.8 million in 2405 theaters. Budget was $30 million.

Rounding out the top 12 are:

#7 Bad Teacher drops from #5 to #7 with a weekend gross of $5.1 million (-42.2%) in 2659 theaters (-303). Total gross to date is $88.4 million. Budget was $20 million.

#8 Larry Crowne drops from #6 to #8 with a weekend gross of $2.6 million (-55.1%) in 2287 theaters (-689). Total gross to date is $31.7 million. Budget was $30 million.

#9 Super 8 drops from #7 to #9 with a weekend gross of $1.9 million (-59.3%) in 1459 theaters (-833). Total gross to date is $122.2 million. Budget was $50 million.

#10 Midnight in Paris jumps from #11 to #10 with a weekend gross of $1.8 million (-28.8%) in 706 theaters (-113). Total gross to date is $41.7 million. Budget was $30 million.

#11 Bridesmaids jumps from #12 to #11 with a weekend gross of $1.7 million (-34.5%) in 872 theaters (-230). Total gross to date is $161.3 million. Budget was $32.5 million.

#12 Mr. Popper’s Penguins drops from #9 to #12 with a weekend gross of $1.3 million (-56.6%) in 1002 theaters (-994). Total gross to date is $61.4 million. Budget was $55 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $251.6 million (+72.7%).

New movies debuting in wide release this weekend are Captain America: The First Avenger and Friends with Benefits.

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

Sources: Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 06 Shows

BSP Episode 190: City Lights

Post author By Tony
Post date July 18, 2011
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Your Producers for this episode were:

Tony
David
Darrell

This episode was recorded 7/13/2011.

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #43

Explicit! Jonathan gets potty-mouthed when he’s been drinking.

Amongst the hosts, Jonathan was first this week with 25 points, Andrew was in second with 24 and Tony is third with 22 points. Average scores for the first twenty-eight weeks of 2011 have Jonathan in first place with 21.29 points, Tony is in second place with 21.07 and Andrew is in third with 20.86 points.

Visit our scoreboard for a comprehensive list of results as well as an explanation of our scoring system. Play along at home, email or call your picks in before Friday night and get on the board.

New movies debuting in wide release this weekend are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Winnie the Pooh.

Picks for the week:
Jonathan

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Winnie the Pooh
Horrible Bosses
Zookeeper

Andrew

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Horrible Bosses
Zookeeper
Cars 2

Tony

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Horrible Bosses
Winnie the Pooh
Zookeeper

Got something to say? Head over the the Back Seat Producers forum and let us know what you think.

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Back Seat Reality Shows

Back Seat Reality #7

This week we talk about the follow shows:

The Glee Project [1:25] – Be sure to listen to Julie’s reaction to Matheus’ dance/striptease.

Love in the Wild [17:53] – The moral of the story: Don’t renege on a deal.

Expedition Impossible: Kingdom of Morocco [26:35] – Go, Porn ‘staches, GO!

The Bachelorette (Dot, Dot, Dot) [34:45] – Am I the only one who wanted Lucas to street fight her after she didn’t give him a rose? – Tony

Big Brother 13 [48:14] – Julie’s afraid of blowing something. Dick gets pulled out. Hey, get your mind out of the gutter.

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Back Seat Box Office #42 Results and Voice Mail

Post author By Tony
Post date July 13, 2011
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Congrats for the following participants for getting a 25 this week:

Art
BD
Cougron
Jonathan
Tim
Tom

Thanks to the following folks for their voice mail contributions:

Art
Tad
William Pall

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Back Seat Quickies 4: Eden of the East: King of Eden

Post author By Tony
Post date July 12, 2011
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Host is vacationing, so you guys get an episode that’s faster and dirtier than normal. And more anime.

Lounging across all the cushions:

Scott

Recorded 7/6/11 in an evil underground lair.

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Weekend Box Office: July 8 – 10

Post author By Andrew
Post date July 11, 2011
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#1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon from Paramount/Dreamworks holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $47.1 million (-51.9%) in 4088 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $261.0 million. Budget was $195 million.

#2 Horrible Bosses from Warner Brother debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $28.3 million in 3040 theaters. Budget was $35 million.

#3 Zookeeper from Sony debuts at #3 with an opening weekend gross of $20.0 million in 3482 theaters. Budget was $80 million.

#4 Cars 2 from Buena Vista drops from #2 to #4 with a weekend gross of $15.2 million (-42.1%) in 3990 theaters (-125). Total gross to date is $148.8 million. Budget was $200 million.

#5 Bad Teacher from Sony drops from #3 to #5 with a weekend gross of $8.9 million (-38.5%) in 2962 theaters (-87). Total gross to date is $78.6 million. Budget was $20 million.

#6 Larry Crowne from Universal drops from #4 to #6 with a weekend gross of $5.9 million (-54.7%) in 2976 theaters (+3). Total gross to date is $26.1 million. Budget was $30 million.

Rounding out the top 12 are:

#7 Super 8 drops from #5 to #7 with a weekend gross of $4.8 million (-38.9%) in 2292 theaters (-796). Total gross to date is $118.0 million. Budget was $50 million.

#8 Monte Carlo drops from #6 to #8 with a weekend gross of $3.8 million (-49.0%) in 2473 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $16.1 million. Budget was $20 million.

#9 Mr. Popper’s Penguins drops from #8 to #9 with a weekend gross of $3.1 million (-43.0%) in 1996 theaters (-865). Total gross to date is $58.0 million. Budget was $55 million.

#10 Green Lantern drops from #7 to #10 with a weekend gross of $3.1 million (-52.0%) in 2015 theaters (-1265). Total gross to date is $109.7 million. Budget was $200 million.

#11 Midnight in Paris jumps from #10 to #11 with a weekend gross of $2.6 million (-26.4%) in 819 theaters (-39). Total gross to date is $38.5 million. Budget was $30 million.

#12 Bridesmaids drops from #9 to #12 with a weekend gross of $2.6 million (-27.9%) in 1102 theaters (-287). Total gross to date is $158.1 million. Budget was $32.5 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $145.7 million (-24.0%).

New movies debuting in wide release this weekend are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Winnie the Pooh.

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo