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Weekend Box Office: Aug 10-Aug 12

August 13th, 2012 · Author: Lena · 3 Comments

#1 The Bourne Legacy from Universal opened at #1 with a gross of $38.1 million in 3,745 theaters.  Budget was $125 million.

#2 The Campaign from Warner Bros. opened at #2 with a gross of $26.6 million in 3,205 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#3 The Dark Knight Rises from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $19 million (-46.9%) in 3,690 theaters (-552).  Total gross to date is $389.6 million.  Budget was $250 million.

#4 Hope Springs from Sony opened at #4 with a gross of $14.7 million in 2,361 theaters.  Total gross to date is $19.1 million.  Budget was unknown.

#5 Total Recall (2012) from Sony fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $8.01 million (-68.7%) in 3,601 theaters.  Total gross to date is $44.1 million.  Budget was $125 million.

#6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days from Fox fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $8 million (-45.3%) in 3,398 (+7) theaters.  Total gross to date is $30.4 million.  Budget was $22 million.

#7 Ice Age: Continental Drift from Fox fell from #4 to #7 with a gross of $6.4 million (-25.9%) in 3,102 theaters (-440).   Total gross to date is $143.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 Ted from Universal fell from #7 to #8 with a gross of $3.2 million (-42.9%) in 2,208 theaters (-559).  Total gross to date is $209.8 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#9 Step Up Revolution from Summit Entertainment fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $2.9 million (-50.4%) in 1,898 theaters (-708).  Total gross to date is $30.3 million.  Budget was $33 million.

#10 The Watch from Fox fell from #5 to #10 with a gross of $2.2 million (-66%) in 2,461 theaters (-707).  Total gross to date is $31.4 million.  Budget was $68 million.

#11 The Amazing Spider-Man from Sony fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $2.1 million (-51.8%) in 1,585 theaters (-840).  Total gross to date is $255.5 million.  Budget was $230 million.

#12 Brave from Buena Vista fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.8 million (-39.6%) in 1,259 theaters (-851).  Total gross to date is $227.2 million.  Budget was $185 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $133.1 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Father Beast // Aug 15, 2012 at 5:53 am

    Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of August 17 – 19, 2012:
    1. The Expendables 2
    2. Paranorman
    3. Sparkle
    4. Odd Life Of Timothy Green
    5. The Bourne Legacy

  • 2 Father Beast // Aug 15, 2012 at 5:54 am

    My picks for the weekend of August 17 – 19, 2012:
    1. Paranorman
    2. Expendables
    3. Bourne
    4. Dark Knight
    5. Campaign

  • 3 Father Beast // Aug 15, 2012 at 5:56 am

    Menolly’s picks for the weekend of August 17 – 19, 2012:
    1. Sparkle
    2. Paranorman
    3. Bourne Legacy
    4. Expendables
    5. Timothy Green

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