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Back Seat Box Office #184

Congrats to Cougron for his high score of 23!

Thanks to Tad and ScubaDave for their voice mails.

Picks:

Art

  1. Divergent
  2. Noah
  3. Sabotage
  4. Muppets Most Wanted
  5. God’s Not Dead

Lena

  1. Noah
  2. Divergent
  3. Sabotage
  4. Muppets Most Wanted
  5. Grand Budapest Hotel

Art’s House Picks

  • Art – Hide Your Smiling Faces
  • Lena – Breathe In
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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Mar 21-Mar 23

#1 Divergent from Lionsgate/Summit opened at #1 with a gross of $54.6 million in 3,936 theaters.  Budget was $85 million.

#2 Muppets Most Wanted from Buena Vista opened at #2 with a gross of $17 million in 3,194 theaters.  Budget was $50 million.

#3 Mr. Peabody & Sherman from Fox fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $11.8 million (-45.7%) in 3,280 theaters (-344).  Total gross to date is $81.1 million.  Budget was $145 million.

#4 God’s Not Dead from Freestyle Releasing opened at #4 with a gross of $9.2 million in 780 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#5 300: Rise of An Empire from Warner Bros. fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $8.5 million (-55.7%) in 3,085 theaters (-405).  Total gross to date is $93.6 million.  Budget was $110 million.

#6 Need for Speed from Buena Vista fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $7.9 million (-55.5%) in 3,115 theaters.  Total gross to date is $30.6 million.  Budget was $66 million.

#7 The Grand Budapest Hotel from Fox Searchlight rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $6.8 million (+86.6%) in 304 theaters (+238).  Total gross to date is $13 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 Non-Stop from Universal fell from #4 to #8 with a gross of $6.4 million (-39.4%) in 2,945 theaters (-238).  Total gross to date is $78.7 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#9 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $4.1 million (-46.1%) in 2,501 theaters (-539).  Total gross to date is $243.4 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#10 Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club from Lionsgate Films fell from #5 to #10 with a gross of $3.1 million (-61.6%) in 1,896 theaters.  Total gross to date is $12.9 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 Son of God from Fox fell from #7 to #11 with a gross of $2.7 million (-50.8%) in 2,239 theaters (-851).  Total gross to date is $55.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 The Monuments Men from Sony fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $951 thousand (-53.9%) in 938 theaters (-656).  Total gross to date is $75.7 million.  Budget was $70 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $133.3 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 311: Blue is the Warmest Color

Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Blue is the Warmest Color.

After winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, 2013 was looking to be a good year for Blue is the Warmest Color, a lesbian romance based on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh, the first graphic novel adaptation to ever win at Cannes. However, because of some weird release issues in the U.S., this wasn’t nominated for any Oscars. It was, however, nominated for a Golden Globe. It tells the story of Emma and Adele and their romance over several years.

Worth noting:

  • In which the gang references the Unified Pixar Theory.
  • Fun drinking game for this week’s episode: take a drink every time someone says the word “scissoring.” We claim no responsibility for the ill effects this may cause.
  • At one point, this was described as lesbian Twilight by David. However, we can assure you this movie is 100% werewolf free.
  • You should be warned this movie is long. And slow moving. And excessive. But other than that…
  • Adèle spends a lot of time with her mouth open. A lot.
  • Some might say this movie climaxed in hour two.
  • This movie is the fantasy destroyer? David discusses further why this movie’s too realistic to be good fantasy.
  • Could this movie have done without the sex scenes?
  • This movie won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. However, it should be noted the award usually goes to the director but, in this case, it went to the director and the two lead actresses.
  • This director sounds like a real asshat.
  • Jolie gets strip club lessons. Pro tip (just the tip): don’t eat the buffet.
  • Why can’t science invent Bat Shark Repellent?
  • The not-so-subtle joy of eating an entire box of Girl Scout cookies at once.
  • For those playing at home, these are the number of instances these words were spoken in this episode: scissoring, scissor, or scissored (22); scissor explosion (1); Scissor Man (1); and Idris Elba (2).

 Featured in this episode:

  •  Tony
  • David, A.K.A Scissor Man
  • Jolie
  • Darrell
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Back Seat Box Office #183

Congrats to Jeff, Cougron and Art for their high scores of 17!

Picks:

Jeff

  1. Divergent
  2. Muppets Most Wanted
  3. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  4. 300: Rise of an Empire
  5. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Art

  1. Divergent
  2. Muppets Most Wanted
  3. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  4. Need for Speed
  5. Non-Stop

Lena

  1. Divergent
  2. Muppets Most Wanted
  3. 300: Rise of an Empire
  4. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  5. Need for Speed

Art’s House Picks:

  • Jeff – Cheap Thrills
  • Art – 50 to 1
  • Lena – Blood Ties
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Weekend Box Office: Mar 14-Mar 16

#1 Mr. Peabody & Sherman from Fox rose from #2 to #1 with a gross of $21.8 million (-32.3%) in 3,951 theaters (+17).  Total gross to date is $63.8 million.  Budget was $145 million.

#2 300: Rise of An Empire from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $19.2 million (-57.4%) in 3,490 theaters (+20).  Total gross to date is $78.4 million.  Budget was $110 million.

#3 Need for Speed from Buena Vista opened at #3 with a gross of $17.8 million in 3,115 theaters.  Budget was $66 million.

#4 Non-Stop from Universal fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $10.6 million (-32.9%) in 3,183 theaters (+70).  Total gross to date is $68.8 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#5 Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club from Lionsgate Films opened at #5 with a gross of $8.1 million in 1,896 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#6 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $7.7 million (-29.4%) in 3,040 theaters (-250).  Total gross to date is $236.9 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#7 Son of God from Fox fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $5.5 million (-46.7%) in 2,990 theaters (-281).  Total gross to date is $51 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 The Grand Budapest Hotel from Fox Searchlight rose from #17 to #8 with a gross of $3.6 million (+348.5%) in 66 theaters (+62).  Total gross to date is $4.8 million.  Budget was unknown.

#9 Frozen from Buena Vista fell from #8 to #9 with a gross of $2.1 million (-27.3%) in 1,466 theaters (-194).  Total gross to date is $396.4 million.  Budget was $150 million.

#10 The Monuments Men from Sony fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $2.06 million (-32.9%) in 1,294 theaters (-407).  Total gross to date is $73.9 million.  Budget was $70 million.

#11 Veronica Mars from Warner Bros. opened at #11 with a gross of $2 million in 291 theaters.  Budget was $6 million.

#12 3 Days to Kill from Relativity fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $1.7 million (-42.5%) in 1,566 theaters (-782).  Total gross to date is $28.5 million.  Budget was $28 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $102.3 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 310: Dallas Buyers Club

Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.

Dallas Buyers Club cleaned up male acting awards at the Oscars with Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor and Jared Leto winning Best Supporting Actor. These were, in our opinion, well deserved awards because of the stretch and growth each one plays in this biopic set in the early days of AIDS. McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a man who finds out he has AIDS after suffering an accident at work and has very little time left. He goes on a search for the answer to longer life and ends up starting a collective to address the needs of AIDS patients in Dallas.

Worth noting:

  • David is wrong about not liking Bill Murray. That’s just science.
  • Tony breaks out the apples soaked in Fireball to really get this party started.
  • The gang insists on the weekly TV roundup and the weekly tense negotiation over next week’s movie before getting started.
  • We got mail! (Okay, it’s a feedback comment, but still…)
  • This movie is gritty. It’s sometimes hard to watch.
  • The acting Oscars it earned are well deserved.
  • Hey, is it okay to make AIDS jokes yet? Anybody want to call an audible on this?
  • When Jolie was a college freshman, she learned that everybody was, at some point, going to get AIDS.
  • Also, who else was terrorized by the made-for-TV movie about Ryan White?
  • Jared Leto did so well. We all agree. And it wasn’t even because of his magnificent Oscars hairdo!
  • We all now know there’s a lot of wang in Spartacus. Well THAT ruins my weekend.
  • Tony finally drinks the apple/Fireball monstrosity. Because peer pressure.
  • Alternative media! Also, David is dead inside.
  • Hot, hot death of journalism talk.
  • Criticism of common core methods to learning math is stupid.
  • Math is FUNdamental.
  • What happens when gaming gets really weird?
  • The gang makes bets about the sex scenes in next week’s movie, including lots of scissoring talk. I encourage a Google Image search for that term.

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • David
  • Jolie
  • Darrell
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Back Seat Box Office #182

Show notes should be posted later today.

Feh… Rookies. 😉

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Weekend Box Office: Mar 7-Mar 9

#1 300: Rise of An Empire from Warner Bros. opened at #1 with a gross of $45 million in 3,470 theaters.  Budget was $110 million.

#2 Mr. Peabody & Sherman from Fox opened at #2 with a gross of $32.2 million in 3,934 theaters.  Budget was $145 million.

#3 Non-Stop from Universal fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $15.8 million (-45.2%) in 3,113 theaters (+23).  Total gross to date is $52.6 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#4 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $10.9 million (-47.6%) in 3,290 theaters (-480).  Total gross to date is $224.9 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#5 Son of God from Fox fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $10.4 million (-59.5%) in 3,271 theaters (+11).  Total gross to date is $41.8 million.  Budget was unknown.

#6 The Monuments Men from Sony fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $3.1 million (-37.8%) in 2,001 theaters (-1,001).  Total gross to date is $70.6 million.  Budget was $70 million.

#7 3 Days to Kill from Relativity fell from #4 to #7 with a gross of $3 million (-39.2%) in 2,348 theaters (-524).  Total gross to date is $25.5 million.  Budget was $28 million.

#8 Frozen from Buena Vista held at #8 with a gross of $2.9 million (-18.6%) in 1,660 theaters (-86).  Total gross to date is $393 million.  Budget was $150 million.

#9 12 Years a Slave from Fox Searchlight rose from #18 to #9 with a gross of $2.1 million (+116.3%) in 1,065 theaters (+654).  Total gross to date is $53 million.  Budget was $20 million.

#10 Ride Along from Universal held at #10 with a gross of $2.02 million (-33.4%) in 1,323 theaters (-546).  Total gross to date is $130 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#11 RoboCop from Sony fell from #6 to #11 with a gross of $2.01 million (-55.2%) in 1,714 theaters (-1,171).  Total gross to date is $54.8 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#12 About Last Night from Sony/Screen Gems fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.7 million (-51.1%) in 1,074 theaters (-730).  Total gross to date is $46.5 million.  Budget was $12.5 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $131.2 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 309: The Lego Movie

Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film The Lego Movie.

The Lego Movie is the breakout kids movie hit of 2014. It’s a CGI animated movie meant to imitate stop motion style and succeeds in pleasing nearly everyone. Kids liked it. Parents liked it. Non-parent adults liked it, too. It’s got a solid 96% on Rotten Tomatoes at present. The movie is the story of Emmet, tasked with saving the world after accidentally coming upon the relic that can stop the nefarious madman President Business.

Worth noting:

  • We’re done waiting for Darrell. That is, until he shows up.
  • Cover your mouths when going into the room with the fire toilet.
  • The story of said toilet fire. Strap in for this one, kids!
  • See more adventures in watching that hottie Manu Bennett shirtless because David told you so.
  • This movie is very well liked all around.
  • David even liked “the heavy-handed whatevers at the end,” whatever that means.
  • The movie was good, largely because the jokes landed solidly. Children’s movies need better jokes.
  • $150 for a floppy drive for a Commodore 64? Really?
  • “You turn it into a thing that becomes a thing and then it’s this reverberation of things.” David dropped this useful little knowledge bomb.
  • Batman was so damn enjoyable in this movie.
  • Wedgies are going out of style. Accept it.
  • Stop treating dads like idiots in children’s movies and literature. We’re sick of it!
  • The ending of the book It is weird. Pro tip (just the tip): stop talking about the ending. Just don’t.
  • Chris Pratt looks good without a shirt on. There. I said it.
  • Legends of the Hidden Temple really needs to come back.
  • There were no dicks in the sixties???
  • Jem is truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.

Featured in this episode:

  •  Tony
  • David
  • Jolie
  • Darrell
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Back Seat Box Office #181

Congrats to Jeff and Cougron for their high scores of 23!

Thanks to Tad and Nick for their voice mails.

Picks:

Jeff & Lena

  1. 300: Rise of an Empire
  2. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  3. Non-Stop
  4. Son of God
  5. The LEGO Movie

Art

  1. 300: Rise of an Empire
  2. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  3. Non-Stop
  4. The LEGO Movie
  5. Son of God

Art’s House picks:

  • Jeff, Art & Lena – The Grand Budapest Hotel