November 5, 2012 – Back Seat Producers

Weekend Box Office: Nov 2-Nov 4

#1 Wreck-It Ralph from Buena Vista opened at #1 with a gross of $49 million in 3,752 theaters. Budget was $165 million.

#2 Flight from Paramount opened at #2 with a gross of $24.9 million in 1,884 theaters. Budget was $31 million.

#3 Argo from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $10.2 million (-15.5%) in 2,774 theaters (-81). Total gross to date is $75.9 million. Budget was $44.5 million.

#4 The Man with the Iron Fists from Universal opened at #4 with a gross of $7.9 million in 1,868 theaters. Budget was $15 million.

#5 Taken 2 from 20^th Century Fox rose from #6 to #5 with a gross of $5.9 million (-23.3%) in 2,639 theaters (-356). Total gross to date is $125.6 million. Budget was $45 million.

#6 Cloud Atlas from Warner Bros. fell from #2 to #6 with a gross of $5.4 million (-44%) in 2,013 theaters (+5). Total gross to date is $18.4 million. Budget was unknown.

#7 Hotel Transylvania from Sony/Columbia fell from #3 to #7 with a gross of $4.4 million (-53.3%) in 2,922 theaters (-354). Total gross to date is $137.5 million. Budget was $85 million.

#8 Paranormal Activity 4 from Paramount fell from #4 to #8 with a gross of $4.3 million (-50%) in 3,006 theaters (-406). Total gross to date is $49.5 million. Budget was $5 million.

#9 Here Comes the Boom from Sony/Columbia fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $3.5 million (-32.3%) in 2,314 theaters (-177). Total gross to date is $35.5 million. Budget was unknown.

#10 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D from Open Road Films fell from #5 to #10 with a gross of $3.3 million (-59.1%) in 2,933 theaters. Total gross to date is $13.9 million. Budget was $20 million.

#11 Pitch Perfect from Universal held at #11 with a gross of $3.1 million (-22.4%) in 1,502 theaters (-497). Budget was $17 million.

#12 Sinister from Summit Entertainment fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $2.7 million (-45.3%) in 1,882 theaters (-465). Total gross to date is $44.3 million. Budget was $3 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $124.6 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

BSP Episode 248: The Ides of March

Release date

10/7/2011

Columbia Pictures

Directed by

George Clooney

Produced by

George Clooney
Grant Heslov
Brian Oliver
Leonardo DiCaprio

Screenplay by

George Clooney
Grant Heslov
Beau Willimon

Based on “Farragut North” by Beau Willimon

Cast

Ryan Gosling

Stephen Meyers

George Clooney

Mike Morris

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Paul Zara

Paul Giamatti

Tom Duffy

*NOTE* Back Seat Producers will be on a bi-weekly schedule through the end of the year

Back Seat Producers or Fanboy Smackdown?
A discussion about politics or will they speak of their collective love for Clooney & Gosling?
Ryan Gosling… a tool or a TOOL?
Political, but not obnoxiously so.
Hmmm… does atheism matter when it comes to politics?
Is Marisa Tomei a vampire?
The acting was all top shelf.
What about morality? Good thing or bad thing?
Evan Rachel Wood… oh what a tangled web she weaves.
*Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler*
In politics, if it’s a possibility, it’s real.
There is a difference between what happens and what is perceived to have happened.
A lesson on the appearance of impropriety… take heed!
An autobiographical cathartic experience through film.
The logic of cheating.
You can’t con an innocent man.
Of course the President nominee would check his cell phone during a press conference… don’t all Presidents do that?
More cynical movie than All The President’s Men… and that’s a good thing.
This is about campaigns, not government.
Yes, Tony… living in a battleground state (Florida) does suck!
All political banter seen on Facebook must be true!