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Weekend Box Office: May 10-May 12

#1 Iron Man 3 from Buena Vista held at #1 with a gross of $72.5 million (-58.4%) in 4,253 theaters.  Total gross to date is $284.9 million.  Budget was $200 million.

#2 The Great Gatsby from Warner Bros. opened at #2 with a gross of $50.1 million in 3,535 theaters.  Budget was $105 million.

#3 Pain and Gain from Paramount fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $5 million (-33.4%) in 3,303 theaters (+16).  Total gross to date is $41.6 million.  Budget was $26 million.

#4 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples from Lionsgate opened at #4 with a gross of $4.6 million in 2,041 theaters.  Budget was $15 million.

#5 42 from Warner Bros. fell from #3 to #5 with a gross of $4.58 million (-24.2%) in 2,930 theaters (-415).  Total gross to date is $84.7 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#6 Oblivion from Universal fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $4.1 million (-27.1%) in 2,770 theaters (-660).  Total gross to date is $81.9 million.  Budget was $120 million.

#7 The Croods from 20th Century Fox fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $3.6 million (-14.1%) in 2,650 theaters (-265).  Total gross to date is $173.2 million.  Budget was $135 million.

#8 Mud from Roadside Attractions fell from #7 to #8 with a gross of $2.5 million (+17.3%) in 852 theaters (+276).  Total gross to date is $8.6 million.  Budget was unknown.

#9 The Big Wedding from Lionsgate fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $2.49 million (-35.8%) in 2,298 theaters (-335).  Total gross to date is $18.3 million.  Budget was $35 million.

#10 Oz The Great and Powerful from Buena Vista fell from #8 to #10 with a gross of $1.1 million (-49%) in 774 theaters (-386).  Total gross to date is $230.3 million.  Budget was $215 million.

#11 Olympus Has Fallen from FilmDistrict rose from #12 to #11 with a gross of $741 thousand (-37.9%) in 836 theaters (-796).  Total gross to date is $96.6 million.  Budget was $70 million.

#12 The Place Beyond the Pines from Focus Features fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $705 thousand (-44.9%) in 669 theaters (-493).  Total gross to date is $20 million.  Budget was $15 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $152.1 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 08 Shows

BSP Episode 270: Lincoln

Release date – 11/9/2012

Touchstone Pictures

Directed

  • Steven Spielberg

Produced by

  • Steven Spielberg
  • Kathleen Kennedy

Screenplay by

  • Tony Kushner

Based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

 

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

  • Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

  • Mary Todd Lincoln

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Robert Todd Lincoln

Tommy Lee Jones

  • Thaddeus Stevens

 

  • Historical, but fun to watch.
  • Two and a half hours of a movie about the law.
  • Worst movie since Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunters.
  • NOT about Lincoln, it’s about the Thirteenth Amendment.
  • A mini-series about the Thirteenth Amendment might have been more interesting.
  • (How’s that for across the board reviews?)
  • Assume that the bulk of the audience that would see this movie probably believes that the Civil War was fought about slaves (only).
  • A better movie: James Spader and Tommy Lee Jones’ wig on a buddy-cop adventure.
  • If you love the law, don’t watch it being made.  And salad bars.
  • James Spader was great.
  • Darrell thought Sally Field’s portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln might have been the most accurate possible.
  • There were a lot of things in the movie that were unnecessary to the story; things that just repeated and repeated bits of information about the Emancipation Proclamation and slavery.
  • The hosts, for the most part, don’t like Spielberg’s attempt to force emotions.
  • Disagreements over what were the important points in the movie.
  • Very interesting side discussion about Ender’s Game.
  • This movie was better when it was The American President.
  • DeNiro does Lincoln.

Awards (partial list):

  • American Film Institute – 2013 Movie of the Year
  • Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role, Production Design
  • BAFTA – Best Leading Actor
  • Directors Guild of American – Outstanding Directorial Achievement
  • Golden Globes – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards – Male Actor in a Leading Role, Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jones)

Your Producers for this episode were:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • Tony
  • David

This episode was recorded:  5/8/13