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Weekend Box Office: Dec 14-Dec 16

#1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Warner Bros. opened at #1 with a gross of $84.6 million in 4,045 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#2 Rise of the Guardians from Paramount held at #2 with a gross of $7.1 million (-31.3%) in 3,387 theaters (-252).  Total gross to date is $71.1 million.  Budget was $145 million.

#3 Lincoln from Buena Vista rose from #4 to #3 with a gross of $7 million (-21.1%) in 2,285 theaters (+271).  Total gross to date is $107.7 million.  Budget was $65 million.

#4 Skyfall from Sony/Columbia fell from #1 to #4 with a gross of $6.6 million (-39.2%) in 2,924 theaters (-477).  Total gross to date is $272 million.  Budget was $200 million.

#5 Life of Pi from 20th Century Fox held at #5 with a gross of $5.4 million (-35%) in 2,548 theaters (-398).  Total gross to date is $69.6 million.  Budget was $120 million.

#6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 from Summit Entertainment fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $5.1 million (-43.9%) in 3,042 theaters (-604).  Total gross to date is $276.8 million.  Budget was $120 million.

#7 Wreck-It Ralph from Buena Vista held at #7 with a gross of $3.2 million (-33.8%) in 2,249 theaters (-497).  Total gross to date is $168.7 million.  Budget was $165 million.

#8 Playing for Keeps from FilmDistrict fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $3.1 million (-45.3%) in 2,840 theaters (+3).  Total gross to date was $10.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

#9 Red Dawn (2012) from FilmDistrict fell from #8 to #9 with a gross of $2.4 million (-43.1%) in 2,250 theaters (-504).  Total gross to date is $40.9 million.  Budget was $65 million.

#10 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company rose from #11 to #10 with a gross of $2.1 million (-2.9%) in 371 theaters.  Total gross to date is $17 million.  Budget was $21 million.

#11 Flight from Paramount fell from #9 to #11 with a gross of $1.9 million (-39%) in 1,823 theaters (-608).  Total gross to date is $89.4 million.  Budget was $31 million.

#12 Argo from Warner Bros. rose from #14 to #12 with a gross of $1.2 million (-21.1%) in 667 theaters (-277).  Total gross to date is $105 million.  Budget was $44.5 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $129.9 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

5 replies on “Weekend Box Office: Dec 14-Dec 16”

My picks for the weekend of December 21 – 23, 2012:
1. Hobbit
2. Jack Reacher
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. This Is 40
5. The Guilt Trip

Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of December 21 – 23, 2012:
1.Hobbit
2. Monsters Inc 3D
3. The Guilt Trip
4. Jack Reacher
5. This Is 40

Menolly’s picks for the weekend of December 21 – 23, 2012:
1. Hobbit
2. Monsters
3. Rise Of Guardians
4. Lincoln
5. Jack Reacher

Looking down the pre-Christmas weekend, I’ve got the following:

1) Hobbit – The broad range of internet hate has really kind of creeped me out. However, I think this is a good take of the Hobbit story. For god’s sake, the book’s 300 pages long! You can’t make it 3 movies without expanding the scope a bit!

2) Monsters, Inc. 3D – Chalk it up to a kids movie that will look pretty good in 3D.

3) Jack Reacher – This is what Ethan Hunt does in his retirement.

4) This is 40 – Can I just say Judd Apatow, throw up, and move on?

5) The Guilt Trip – Seth Rogen. Barbra Streisand. Why someone would do this willingly makes no sense to me? It is another chapter in the Seth Rogen/man-child series of films. Dude’s got to expand his range, otherwise he turns into a younger/dumber-looking Adam Sandler. Then again, Sandler’s made his money. So that might not be a bad model for a comedic actor. Still looks bloody stupid though.

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