January 14, 2013 – Back Seat Producers

Weekend Box Office: Jan 11-Jan 13

#1 Zero Dark Thirty from Sony/Columbia rose from #16 to #1 with a gross of $24.4 million (+806.5%) in 2,937 theaters (+2,877). Total gross to date is $29.9 million. Budget was $40 million.

#2 A Haunted House from Open Road Films opened at #2 with a gross of $18.1 million in 2,160 theaters. Budget was $2.5 million.

#3 Gangster Squad from Warner Bros. opened at #3 with a gross of $17.1 million in 3,103 theaters. Budget was $60 million.

#4 Django Unchained from Weinstein Company fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $11 million (-44.8%) in 3,012 theaters (+2). Total gross to date is $125.4 million. Budget was $100 million.

#5 Les Miserables from Universal fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $9.6 million (-39.8%) in 2,927 theaters (+23). Total gross to date is $118.7 million. Budget was $61 million.

#6 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Warner Bros. fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $9.2 million (-47.7%) in 3,012 theaters (-743). Total gross to date is $278.2 million. Budget was unknown.

#7 Lincoln from Buena Vista rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $6.3 million (+17%) in 2,027 theaters (+126). Total gross to date is $152.6 million. Budget was $65 million.

#8 Parental Guidance from 20^th Century Fox fell from #5 to #8 with a gross of $6.1 million (-37.3%) in 2,957 theaters (-411). Total gross to date is $60.6 million. Budget was $25 million.

#9 Texas Chainsaw 3D from Lionsgate fell from #1 to #9 with a gross of $5.3 million (-75.7%) in 2,659 theaters (+5). Total gross to date is $30.9 million. Budget was unknown.

#10 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company rose from #12 to #10 with a gross of $5 million (+38.8%) in 810 theaters (+65). Total gross to date is $41.3 million. Budget was $21 million.

#11 Jack Reacher from Paramount fell from #6 to #11 with a gross of $4.8 million (-47.6%) in 2,707 theaters (-581). Total gross to date is $72.6 million. Budget was $60 million.

#12 This Is 40 from Universal fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $4.4 million (-47.6%) in 2,320 theaters (-611). Total gross to date is $61.4 million. Budget was $35 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $121.4 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

BSP Episode 253: Looper

Release date: 9/28/2012

TriStar Pictures

Directed and Written by

Rian Johnson

Produced by

Ram Bergman
James D. Stern

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joe Simmons

Bruce Willis

Old Joe

Emily Blunt

Sara Rollins

The hosts review:

I’m just trying to figure out why Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis are both trying to do a Ryan Gosling impersonation.
If Joseph Gordon-Levitt turns into Bruce Willis, what hope do any of us have?
Some disagreement about how they show what Joe’s motivation is.
It is universally agreed that Gordon-Levitt’s makeup was unnecessary.
Breakout performance in the movie… the kid!
Toss the word “paradox” around liberally, and then all problems with the plot go away.
All the hosts seemed to have different thoughts on what the movie was going to be after seeing the preview… philosophy, action, time travel, chase?
Was The Rainmaker pulling the strings to set it all up?
A detour into…telekinetic manual adoration.
Tony was surprised to find out that this wasn’t a book first. All the complaints that the hosts have are things that could have been cut from a novel to make it a film.
Mixed reviews on if Gordon-Levitt was a better Bruce Willis than Bruce Willis.
JCVD & Time Cop. Robo-TimeCop.
The Hobbit.
Shogun.
A Few Good Men.
A final thought… You can’t go back.