February 11, 2013 – Back Seat Producers

Weekend Box Office: Feb 8-Feb 10

#1 Identity Thief from Universal opened at #1 with a gross of $34.6 million in 3,141 theaters. Budget was $35 million.

#2 Warm Bodies from Summit Entertainment fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $11.4 million (-44.2%) in 3,009 theaters. Total gross to date is $36.5 million. Budget was unknown.

#3 Side Effects from Open Road Films opened at #3 with a gross of $9.3 million in 2,605 theaters. Budget was unknown.

#4 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $6.4 million (-17%) in 2,809 theaters. Total gross to date is $89.5 million. Budget was $21 million.

#5 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters from Paramount fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $5.8 million (-38.9%) in 3,285 theaters (-90). Total gross to date is $43.8 million. Budget was $50 million.

#6 Mama from Universal fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $4.2 million (-35.8%) in 2,677 theaters (-104). Total gross to date is $64 million. Budget was $15 million.

#7 Zero Dark Thirty from Sony/Columbia fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $4 million (-22.6%) in 2,562 theaters (-309). Total gross to date is $83.6 million. Budget was $40 million.

#8 Argo from Warner Bros. rose from #11 to #8 with a gross of $2.4 million (+17.1%) in 1,405 theaters (+470). Total gross to date is $123.6 million. Budget was $44.5 million.

#9 Django Unchained from Weinstein Company fell from #8 to #9 with a gross of $2.3 million (-23.3%) in 1,502 theaters (-275). Total gross to date is $154.5 million. Budget was $100 million.

#10 Bullet to the Head from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $2.1 million (-54.3%) in 2,404 theaters. Total gross to date is $8.3 million. Budget was unknown.

#11 Top Gun 3D from Paramount opened at #11 with a gross of $2 million in 300 theaters. Budget was unknown.

#12 Lincoln from Buena Vista fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $1.9 million (-22%) in 1,517 theaters (-239). Total gross to date is $173.6 million. Budget was $65 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $86.2 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

BSP Episode 257: The Next Three Days

Release date: 11/09/2010

Lionsgate

Directed by

Paul Haggis

Produced by

Michael Nozik
Olivier Delbosc
Paul Haggis
Marc Missonnier

Screenplay by

Paul Haggis

Based on Anything for Her by Fred Cavaye’, Guillaume Lemans

Cast

Russell Crowe

John Brennan

Elizabeth Banks

Lara Brennan

The hosts review:

Reminiscing about the joy that was The Hobbit (The recording, not necessarily the movie).
Watching a movie, sitting in a recliner, being waited on… this is the good life!
Jennifer Lawrence is talented, don’t blame The Hunger Games.
The many faces of Robert DeNiro.
Two likes and one not-so-much.
Discussing Paul Haggis’ career. He’s come a long way from The Richie Rich/Scoobie Doo Show.
Criticisms on how to rub a drug dealer.
How does a person respond to such extreme circumstances?
Elizabeth Banks… Olivia Wilde… Elizabeth Banks… Olivia Wilde… what to do?
How bada$$ is Liam Neeson? Come on!
Brian Dennehy is AWESOME.
Was she really a murderer? Was the recreation what really happened?
Darrell would have preferred that scene be cut from the end.
Should the detective have cared more?
Darrell depressed Tony/Deuce.
Tony liked the Lara/spinning car scene, as it seemingly jumped out from a mostly sedate movie.
Once John’s plan was set, there wasn’t anything that was going to derail it.

Trivial bits ‘n pieces:

The “bump key” procedure Crowe used actually does work on cylinder locks.
The phone and fax numbers on the lab work are the real numbers for Med-Health Services in Monroeville, PA.
Mark Isham, Haggis’ regular collaborator, didn’t compose this score due to their falling out over Haggis’ very public break from the Church of Scientology, of which Isham is still a member.