Month: March 2014

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Weekend Box Office: Feb 28-Mar 2

#1 Non-Stop from Universal opened at #1 with a gross of $28.9 million 3,090 theaters.  Budget was $50 million.

#2 Son of God from Fox opened at #2 with a gross of $25.6 million in 3,260 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#3 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $20.8 million (-33.5%) in 3,770 theaters (-120).  Total gross to date is $209.1 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#4 3 Days to Kill from Relativity fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $5 million (-59.6%) in 2,872 theaters.  Total gross to date is $20.8 million.  Budget was $28 million.

#5 The Monuments Men from Sony held at #5 with a gross of $4.9 million (-37.6%) in 3,002 theaters (-62).  Total gross to date is $65.6 million.  Budget was $70 million.

#6 RoboCop from Sony fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $4.5 million (-54%) in 2,885 theaters (-487).  Total gross to date is $51.2 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#7 Pompeii from TriStar fell from #3 to #7 with a gross of $4.3 million (-58.1%) in 2,658 theaters.  Total gross to date is $17.8 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#8 Frozen from Buena Vista held at #8 with a gross of $3.6 million (-17.5%) in 1,746 theaters (-145).  Total gross to date is $388.8 million.  Budget was $150 million.

#9 About Last Night from Sony/Screen Gems fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $3.4 million (-55.1%) in 1,804 theaters (-449).  Total gross to date is $43.7 million.  Budget was $12.5 million.

#10 Ride Along from Universal fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $3 million (-34.3%) in 1,869 theaters (-317).  Total gross to date is $127.2 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#11 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia rose from #12 to #11 with a gross of $1.9 million (+11%) in 945 theaters (+42).  Total gross to date is $146.7 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#12 Endless Love from Universal fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.5 million (-61.5%) in 1,874 theaters (-1,022).  Total gross to date is 22.2 million.  Budget was $25 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $107.5 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 308: The Artist

Join the gang as they discuss the 2011 film The Artist:

The Artist was 2011’s Academy Awards assassin, winning Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score. Notable for being a mostly-silent film, The Artist is the almost entirely silent story of George Valentin, a charismatic silent film star with an adorable dog who runs into troubles when Hollywood starts making talkies. If you’re a fan, the film is packed full of references to old Hollywood, some of which the BSP crew discuss during this episode.

Worth noting:

  • Deuce and Tony discuss, at great length, their respective books that none of us have read because they don’t exist yet. However, triumph because the web site exists!
  • Deuce and Darrell catch up. Now we’re all up to speed.
  • Jolie hated this movie because it was excessively boring while Tony and Darrell liked it.
  • This movie was highly referential, contained a lot of homage to period films, and is technically focused on being just like a silent movie from the past.
  • Jolie’s new puppy now has a name!
  • There are two standout performances in this movie: Jean Dujardin does a great job as the swarthy leading man and the adorable Jack Russell Terrier.
  • This movie was rated PG-13… but why?
  • The film contains a lot of technical references including the aspect ratio, frame rate, acting style, lack of zoom, and more.
  • Podcasting and the art of NOT selling out.
  • Oscar predictions from we non-Academy members. Jolie and Tony throw down. The gloves are off…
  • More Punch Out movie references. How can we make this happen???

 Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • Tony/Deuce
  • Jolie
  • Frequent (and silent) appearances by Panda

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Back Seat Book Club Shows

Back Seat Book Club – Book Eighteen: Apocalypse Cow

Author: Michael Logan

Published: 2012

Doubleday

Plot Summary – When scientists with warped imaginations accidentally unleash an experimental bioweapon that transforms Britain’s animals into sneezing, bloodthirsty zombies with a penchant for pre-dinner sex with their victims, three misfits become the unlikely hope for salvation.

Abattoir worker Terry Borders’ love life is crippled by the stench of death that clings to his skin from his days spent slaughtering cows; teenage vegan Geldof ‘Scabby’ Peters alternates between scratching furiously at his rash and baiting his overbearing New Age mother; and inept journalist Lesley McBrien struggles forlornly in the shadow of her famous war correspondent father and the star journalist at the Glasgow Tribune.

When Britain begins a rapid descent into chaos and ministers cynically attempt to blame al-Qaeda, Lesley stumbles upon proof that the government is behind the outbreak. During her bumbling quest to unveil the truth, she crosses paths with Terry and Geldof, and together they set out to escape a quarantined Britain with the evidence and vital data that could unlock a cure for the virus.

Standing in the way are rampaging hordes of animals, a ruthless security agent and an army ready to shoot anybody with a case of the sniffles on the off-chance the virus has mutated.
Three losers. Overwhelming odds. A single outcome: the world is screwed.

Quick Thoughts:

  • [this space for lease]

“Somewhere out there, the cows were waiting.  And they were hungry.”

Your Hosts:

  • Krissy
  • Lena
  • Sam
  • Scott

Recorded: 01/27/14

Next Time: Vicious by V. E. Schwab

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