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Weekend Box Office: July 26-July 28

#1 The Wolverine from 20th Century Fox opened at #1 with a gross of $53.1 million in 3,924 theaters.  Budget was $120 million.

#2 The Conjuring from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $22.2 million (-46.9%) in 3,022 theaters (+119).  Total gross to date is $83.9 million.  Budget was $20 million.

#3 Despicable Me 2 from Universal fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $16.4 million (-34.1%) in 3,476 theaters (-344).  Total gross to date is $306.8 million.  Budget was $76 million.

#4 Turbo from 20th Century Fox fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $13.7 million (-35.5%) in 3,809 theaters (+3).  Total gross to date is $56.2 million.  Budget was $135 million.

#5 Grown Ups 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $11.6 million (-41.6%) in 3,258 theaters (-233).  Total gross to date is $101.8 million.  Budget was $80 million.

#6 Red 2 from Lionsgate fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $9.3 million (-48.3%) in 3,016 theaters.  Total gross to date is $35 million.  Budget was $84 million.

#7 Pacific Rim from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #7 with a gross of $7.7 million (-51.9%) in 2,602 theaters (-683).  Total gross to date is $84.2 million.  Budget was $190 million.

#8 The Heat from 20th Century Fox held at #8 with a gross of $6.9 million (-25.7%) in 2,384 theaters (-305).  Total gross to date is $141.3 million.  Budget was $43 million.

#9 R.I.P.D. from Universal fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $6.1 million (-52.2%) in 2,850 theaters (-2).  Total gross to date is $24.6 million.  Budget was $130 million.

#10 Fruitvale Station from Weinstein Company rose from #17 to #10 with a gross of $4.6 million (+520.7%) in 1,064 theaters (+1,030).  Total gross to date is $6.3 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 The Way, Way Back from Fox Searchlight rose from #13 to #11 with a gross of $3.4 million (+56.6%) in 886 theaters (+582).  Total gross to date is $9.1 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 Monsters University from Buena Vista fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $2.9 million (-44.3%) in 1,470 theaters (-716).  Total gross to date is $255.5 million.  Budget was unknown.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $158 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 08 Shows

BSP Episode 280: Super

Release date – 4/1/2011

IFC Films

 

Written and directed by

  • James Gunn

Produced by

  • Ted Hope
  • Miranda Bailey

 

Cast

  • Rainn Wilson – Frank Darbo/The Crimson Bolt
  • Ellen Page – Libby/Boltie
  • Live Tyler – Sarah Helgeland
  • Kavin Bacon – Jacques
  • Nathan Fillion – The Holy Avenger

 

  • Predictions of the ending of How I Met Your Mother.
  • Shut up, crime!
  • Darrell drops some James Gunn/St. Louis knowledge.
  • Shut up, crime!
  • Liv Tyler… necessary?
  • The glorious Kevin Bacon.
  • Ellen Page.  Still Juno, but not Juno.
  • Rob Zombie!
  • Ever wanted to know what happens when you smack someone upside the head with a monkey wrench?
  • These are my two perfect moments.
  • All the eggs.
  • The proper applications of Superhero sex.
  • Darkness makes the end good.
  • All it takes to become a Superhero is the choice to fight evil.
  • Ellen Page and Anna Paquin.
  • Ellen channeling Kermit the Frog.
  • More on Chloe Moretz.
  • If you’re going to be Naked and Afraid in the wilderness, you want to be with women… no, not just for that reason.
  • The Mentalist and Red John.

 

Trivial Bits:

 

  • When Liv Tyler is in her rehab group session near the end of the movie, she can be heard saying. “F#*ked up, insecure, neurotic and emotional.”  This is a nod to her father (Steven Tyler) and Aerosmith’s 1980’s song “FINE” which is an acronym for that line.
  •  Body count – 19

 

Your Producers for this episode were:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • David

This episode was recorded:  7/23/13