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Back Seat Box Office #164

Congrats to Art and Mrs. Beast for their high scores of 21!

Picks:

Art

  1. Thor: The Dark World
  2. Ender’s Game
  3. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  4. Free Birds
  5. Last Vegas

Jeff

  1. Thor: The Dark World
  2. Ender’s Game
  3. About Time
  4. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  5. Last Vegas

Art’s House picks:

  • Art – The Armstrong Lie
  • Jeff – The Starving Games
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Weekend Box Office: Nov 1-Nov 3

#1 Ender’s Game from Lionsgate opened at #1 with a gross of $27 million in 3,407 theaters.  Budget was $110 million.

#2 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa from Paramount fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $20 million (-37.6%) in 3,345 theaters (+9).  Total gross to date is $61.6 million.  Budget was $15 million.

#3 Last Vegas from CBS Films opened at #3 with a gross of $16.3 million in 3,065 theaters.  Budget was $28 million.

#4 Free Birds from Relativity opened at #4 with a gross of $15.8 million in 3,736 theaters.  Budget was $55 million.

#5 Gravity from Warner Bros. fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $12.8 million (-36.3%) in 3,024 theaters (-683).  Total gross to date is $218.9 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#6 Captain Phillips from Sony/Columbia fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $8.4 million (-27.8%) in 3,021 theaters (-122).  Total gross to date is $82.5 million.  Budget was $55 million.

#7 12 Years a Slave from Fox Searchlight rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $4.8 million (+124.5%) in 410 theaters (+287).  Total gross to date is $9 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #5 to #8 with a gross of $4.2 million (-33.9%) in 2,430 theaters (-681).  Total gross to date is $106.1 million.  Budget was $78 million.

#9 The Counselor from Fox fell from #4 to #9 with a gross of $3.4 million (-56.9%) in 3,044 theaters.  Total gross to date is $13.8 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#10 Carrie from Sony/Screen Gems fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $3.2 million (-45.5%) in 2,252 theaters (-905).  Total gross to date is $31.8 million.  Budget was $30 million.

#11 Escape Plan from Lionsgate/Summit fell from #7 to #11 with a gross of $2.3 million (-50.2%) in 1,966 theaters (-917).  Total gross to date is $21.6 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.1 million (-31.6%) in 662 theaters (-173).  Total gross to date is $14.8 million.  Budget was unknown.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $119.3  million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Box Office #163

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

Thanks to Tad for his voice mail.

Picks:

Art

  1. Ender’s Game
  2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  3. Gravity
  4. Free Birds
  5. Last Vegas

Jeff

  1. Ender’s game
  2. Free Birds
  3. Last Vegas
  4. Gravity
  5. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Lena

  1. Ender’s Game
  2. Free Birds
  3. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  4. Gravity
  5. Last Vegas

Art’s House Picks:

  • Art – About Time
  • Jeff & Lena – Dallas Buyers Club
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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Oct 25-Oct 27

#1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa from Paramount opened at #1 with a gross of $32.1 million in 3,336 theaters.  Budget was $15 million.

#2 Gravity from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $20.1 million (-32.9%) in 3,707 theaters (-113).  Total gross to date is $199.6 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#3 Captain Phillips from Sony/Columbia fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $11.6 million (-29.1%) in 3,143 theaters (+123).  Total gross to date is $69.9 million.  Budget was $55 million.

#4 The Counselor from Fox opened at #4 with a gross of $7.8 million in 3,044 theaters.  Budget was $25 million.

#5 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia held at #5 with a gross of $6.3 million (-35.1%) in 3,111 theaters (-491).  Total gross to date is $100.8 million.  Budget was $78 million.

#6 Carrie from Sony/Screen Gems fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $6 million (-62.8%) in 3,157 theaters.  Total gross to date is $26.1 million.  Budget was $30 million.

#7 Escape Plan from Lionsgate/Summit fell from #4 to #7 with a gross of $4.6 million (-53.9%) in 2,883 theaters. Total gross to date is $17.6 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 12 Years a Slave from Fox/Searchlight rose from #16 to #8 with a gross of $2.1 million (+131.1%) in 123 theaters (+104). Total gross to date is $3.4 million.  Budget was unknown.

#9 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $1.6 million (-9.3%) in 835 theaters (+78).  Total gross to date is $13.1 million.  Budget was unknown.

#10 Prisoners from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $1.1 million (-48.2%) in 1,347 theaters (-813).  Total gross to date is $59.1 million.  Budget was $46 million.

#11 Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict fell from #10 to #11 with a gross of $880 thousand (-41.3%) in 1,229 theaters (-436).  Total gross to date is $82.1 million.  Budget was $5 million.

#12 Rush from Universal fell from #11 to #12 with a gross of $701 thousand (-44.4%) in 677 theaters (-520).  Total gross to date is $25.9 million.  Budget was $38 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $94.9  million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Box Office #162

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

Thanks to Nick and Tad for their voice mails.

Picks:

Art

  1. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  2. Gravity
  3. Captain Phillips
  4. Carrie
  5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Lena

  1. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  2. Gravity
  3. The Counselor
  4. Captain Phillips
  5. Carrie

Art’s House picks:

  • Art & Lena – Blue is the Warmest Color
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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Oct 18-Oct 20

#1 Gravity from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $30 million (-30.5%) in 3,820 theaters (+160).  Total gross to date is $169.6 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#2 Captain Phillips from Sony/Columbia held at #2 with a gross of $16.4 million (-36.2%) in 3,020 theaters.  Total gross to date is $52.4 million.  Budget was $55 million.

#3 Carrie from Sony/Screen Gems opened at #3 with a gross of $16.1 million in 3,157 theaters.  Budget was $30 million.

#4 Escape Plan from Lionsgate/Summit opened at #4 with a gross of $9.9 million in 2,883 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#5 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #3 to #5 with a gross of $9.7 million (-29.8%) in 3,602 theaters (-272).  Total gross to date is $92.7 million.  Budget was $78 million.

#6 Prisoners from Warner Bros. held at #6 with a gross of $2.1 million (-43.2%) in 2,160 theaters (-695).  Total gross to date is $57.3 million.  Budget was $46 million.

#7 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight rose from #11 to #7 with a gross of $1.8 million (-8.4%) in 757 theaters (+151).  Total gross to date is $10.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

#8 The Fifth Estate from Fox Searchlight opened at #8 with a gross of $1.67 million in 1,769 theaters.  Budget was $28 million.

#9 Runner Runner from Fox fell from #5 to #9 with a gross of $1.66 million (-55.8%) in 2,011 theaters (-1,015).  Total gross to date is $17.6 million.  Budget was $30 million.

#10 Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $1.5 million (-44.9%) in 1,665 theaters (-491).  Total gross to date is $80.9 million.  Budget was $5 million.

#11 Rush from Universal fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $1.3 million (-47.1%) in 1,197 theaters (-933).  Total gross to date is $24.6 million.  Budget was $38 million.

#12 Machete Kills from Open Road Films fell from #4 to #12 with a gross of $1.2 million (-68.6%) in 2,538 theaters.  Total gross to date is $6.4 million.  Budget was unknown.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $93.2  million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Box Office #161

Congrats to Jeff and Lena for their perfect 25s!

Thanks to Alter-Ego Nick, Nick and Tad for their voicemails (and my apologies for not having their pics while recording!)

Picks:

Jeff

  1. Gravity
  2. Carrie
  3. Captain Phillips
  4. Escape Plan
  5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Lena

  1. Carrie
  2. Escape Plan (No, I wasn’t drinking!)
  3. Gravity
  4. Captain Phillips
  5. C loudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Art

  1. Gravity
  2. Carrie
  3. Captain Phillips
  4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
  5. Escape Plan

Art’s House Picks:

  • Jeff, Lena & Art – 12 Years a Slave
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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Oct 11-Oct 13

#1 Gravity from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $43.2 million (-22.6%) in 3,660 theaters (+85).  Total gross to date is $122.3 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#2 Captain Phillips from Sony/Columbia opened at #2 with a gross of $25.7 million in 3,020 theaters.  Budget was $55 million.

#3 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $13.8 million (-34.3%) in 3,874 theaters (-127).  Total gross to date is $77.6 million.  Budget was $78 million.

#4 Machete Kills from Open Road Films opened at #4 with a gross of $3.83 million in 2,538 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#5 Runner Runner from Fox fell from #3 to #5 with a gross of $3.77 million (-51.1%) in 3,026 theaters.  Total gross to date is $14.2 million.  Budget was $30 million.

#6 Prisoners from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #6 with a gross of $3.6 million (-36.8%) in 2,855 theaters (-381).  Total gross to date is $53.6 million.  Budget was $46 million.

#7 Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $2.7 million (-30.2%) in 2,156 theaters (-451).  Total gross to date is $78.5 million.  Budget was $5 million.

#8 Rush from Universal fell from #5 to #8 with a gross of $2.38 million (-46.7%) in 2,130 theaters (-178).  Total gross to date is $22.2 million.  Budget was $38 million.

#9 Don Jon from Relativity fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $2.36 million (-43%) in 1,996 theaters (-426).  Total gross to date is $20.2 million.  Budget was $6 million.

#10 Baggage Claim from Fox Searchlight fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $2 million (-50.1%) in 1,320 theaters (-910).  Total gross to date is $18.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight fell from #10 to #11 with a gross of $1.9 million (-12.8%) in 606 theaters (+169).  Total gross to date is $8.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 Pulling Strings from Lionsgate fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.3 million (-48.5%) in 428 theaters (+41).  Total gross to date is $4.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $106.6  million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Box Office #160

CONGRATULATIONS TO BD FOR WINNING SEASON 5!

Congrats to Father & Mrs. Beast for their perfect 25s!

Thanks to Nick for his voice mail.

Picks:

Jeff, Lena

  1. Gravity
  2. Captain Phillips
  3. Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 2
  4. Machete Kills
  5. Runner Runner

Art

  1. Gravity
  2. Captain Phillips
  3. Machete Kills
  4. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
  5. Runner Runner

Art’s House picks:

  • Jeff, Art, Lena – Zero Charisma

 

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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Oct 4-Oct 6

#1 Gravity from Warner Bros. opened at #1 with a gross of $55.8 million in 3,575 theaters.  Budget was $100 million.

#2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $21 million (-38.4%) in 4,001 theaters.  Total gross to date is $60 million.  Budget was $78 million.

#3 Runner Runner from Fox opened at #3 with a gross of $7.7 million in 3,026 theater.  Budget was $30 million.

#4 Prisoners from Warner Bros. fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $5.7 million (-47.1%) in 3,236 theaters (-54).  Total gross to date is $47.9 million.  Budget was $46 million.

#5 Rush from Universal fell from #3 to #5 with a gross of $ 4.5 million (-55.3%) in 2,308 theaters (+11).  Total gross to date is $18.2 million.  Budget was $38 million.

#6 Don Jon from Relativity fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $4.2 million (-52.1%) in 2,422 theaters.  Total gross to date is $16.1 million.  Budget was $6 million.

#7 Baggage Claim from Fox Searchlight fell from #4 to #7 with a gross of $4.1 million (-54.9%) in 2,230 theaters (+203).  Budget was unknown.

#8 Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $3.9 million (-40.5%) in 2,607 theaters (-513).  Total gross to date is $74.8 million.  Budget was $5 million.

#9 Pulling Strings from Lionsgate opened at #9 with a gross of $2.5 million in 387 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#10 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight rose from #11 to #10 with a gross of $2.2 million (+4.5%) in 437 theaters (+210).  Total gross to date is $5.4 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 Instructions Not Included from Lionsgate fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $1.8 million (-46.8%) in 858 theaters (-90).  Total gross to date is $41.3 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 We’re The Millers from Warner Bros. fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $1.6 million (-42.8%) in 1,606 theaters (-799).  Total gross to date is $144.9 million.  Budget was $37 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $114.9  million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo