June 24, 2013 – Back Seat Producers

Weekend Box Office: June 21-June 23

#1 Monsters University from Buena Vista opened at #1 with a gross of $82.4 million in 4,004 theaters. Budget was unknown.

#2 World War Z from Paramount opened at #2 with a gross of $66.4 million in 3,607 theaters. Budget was $190 million.

#3 Man of Steel from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $41.3 million (-64.6%) in 4,207 theaters. Total gross to date is $210.1 million. Budget was $225 million.

#4 This is the End from Sony/Columbia fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $13.3 million (-35.9%) in 3,055 theaters. Total gross to date is $58.1 million. Budget was $32 million.

#5 Now You See Me from Lionsgate fell from #3 to #5 with a gross of $7.9 million (-28.5%) in 2,823 theaters (-259). Total gross to date is $94.5 million. Budget was $75 million.

#6 Fast & Furious 6 from Universal fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $4.9 million (-48.5%) in 2,417 theaters (-958). Total gross to date is $228.6 million. Budget was $160 million.

#7 The Purge from Universal fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $3.6 million (-56.9%) in 2,201 theaters (-390). Total gross to date is $59.6 million. Budget was $3 million.

#8 The Internship from 20^th Century Fox fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $3.4 million (-52.4%) in 1,916 theaters (-1,483). Total gross to date is $38.3 million. Budget was $58 million.

#9 Star Trek Into Darkness from Paramount fell from #8 to #9 with a gross of $3.2 million (-49.4%) in 1,565 theaters (-766). Total gross to date is $216.8 million. Budget was $190 million.

#10 Iron Man 3 from Buena Vista fell held at #10 with a gross of $2.2 million (-25.5%) in 924 theaters (-725). Total gross to date is $403.2 million. Budget was $200 million.

#11 The Bling Ring from A24 rose from #21 to #11 with a gross of $2 million (+833.7%) in 650 theaters (+645). Total gross to date is $2.3 million. Budget was unknown.

#12 Epic from 20^th Century Fox fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $1.8 million (-71.5%) in 1,994 theaters (-1,157). Total gross to date is $101 million. Budget was $100 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $232.4million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

BSP Episode 275: Cloud Atlas

(From your happy note-taker: If ever I needed a reminder as to why I need to see the movie before doing show notes… THIS IS IT)

Release date – 10/26/2012

Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by

The Wachowskis
Tom Tykwer

Produced by

Grant Hill
Stefan Arndt
Lana Wachowski
Tom Tykwer
Andy Wachowski

Screenplay by

Lana Wachowski
Tom Tykwer
Andy Wachowski

Based on Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cast (each playing numerous characters)

Tom Hanks
Halle Berry
Jim Broadbent
Hugo Weaving

Cat anatomy!
And the movie…
Some parts good, some parts cheesy.
Hugo Weaving IS Nurse Ratched.
Jim Broadbent’s story line is the best.
You have to really pay attention to this movie.
David digs vignettes.
Certain story lines climax early… oh yeah…
Soylent Green is people!
Every story, in some way, advances the idea of being free.
Hugo Weaving was great in every character.
Tom Hanks was a weak person (character) who becomes strong.
Hugh Grant = old, crust Mick Jagger.
How to survive a disaster & self-defense tips from your hosts.
If you can make your way through the whole movie, there’s a good payoff.
Don’t watch the movie in parts; you need to see it all at once.

Trivial bits:

The film was shot with two parallel filming units, one under the helm of Tykwer and one under the direction of the Wachowski siblings. They shared no crew members beside the cast and the directors themselves.
With a budget of over $100,000,000, Cloud Atlas is one of the most expensive independent films to date.
The character played by actress Amanda Walker (Veronica Costello) is based on Elvis Costello’s song Veronica, which tells the story of an old lady that is spending her final days in a nursing house, like the Veronica from this movie.
All the characters played by Hugh Grant and Hugo Weaving are villains.