Box Office Breakdown! Jack Ryan Bombs! Lone Survivor Scores! Ride Along Rules The Charts!
Well slap my ears with jelly and bury me in an ant farm. I’m wrong for the 4th week in a row. 2014 is not my year (for autographs either, but more on that later). Pint sized funnyman Kevin Hart took down Chris Pine’s new action thriller. Ride Along won the top spot with an astounding $41 million for the biggest MLK opening weekend ever.
Lone Survivor stayed strong in the number two spot with $23 million. With a budget of $40 million, and a total domestic gross of $74 million so far, this real life Navy Seal drama is a certified hit.
The animated adventure, The Nut Job, opened at number three with $20 million. That should help a little with Brendan Fraser’s bankruptcy problems.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opened at number four with $17 million, which is nowhere near its $60 million budget. Who thought resurrecting this dead franchise was a good idea?
Frozen is still showing some flurries at number five with another $11.9 million towards its $332 million domestic gross.
American Hustle is riding high with awards and ticket sales at number six and another $10 million for its $116 million domestic total.
Devil’s Due failed to scare up many ticket sales, opening at number seven with just $8.5 million. Note to movie studios – stop with the “self-shot” horror flicks; we’ve had enough.
August: Osage County came in at number eight with $7.5 million. This is one indie flick getting more nominations than ticket sales.
The Wolf of Wall Street plummeted five spots to number nine with $7.5 million for a total domestic gross of $90 million. I’m not financial expert, but with a budget of $100 million, perhaps Paramount should have invested less in this controversial film.
Rounding out the top ten was Saving Mr. Banks with $4.1 million. The Disney charmer enjoyed a six week run in the top ten with a total domestic gross of $75 million, but that hardly makes up for Emma Thompson shameful Oscar snub.
Check out the full box office chart below:
1 Ride Along $41,237,000 $41,237,000
2 Lone Survivor $23,239,000 $74,049,000
3 The Nut Job $20,550,000 $20,550,000
4 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit $17,200,000 $17,200,000
5 Frozen $11,971,000 $332,602,000
6 American Hustle $10,600,000 $116,431,000
7 Devil’s Due $8,500,000 $8,500,000
8 August: Osage County $7,592,000 $18,181,000
9 The Wolf of Wall Street $7,500,000 $90,277,000
10 Saving Mr. Banks $4,147,000 $75,391,000
Without much opening next week, I’ll put my poker chips on I, Frankenstein for the win. Tune in to see if I’m right.
Until then, happy movie going.
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My Suze!
Digging up the butt end of the charts! Damn baby. You need to think hard for next week.
I think Chris Pine is a hot piece but that movie doesn’t look good.
Smack that ass baby.
Oh Susan, my heart is open and my innards are quelling with a helpless and hopeful joy. I’m hoping, hoping without hope that the hope of the white witch will return to the shores.
I felt so bad that you have failed so many times in your quest for the top spot. Failed, like a fish floating belly up in a mucky water-like grave. I agree with Ryan B. a spanking might be in order for those who have failed the world and society at large. Oh…
Susan, we need to talk and I’m not talking pretty. It’s been a rough road and I know, you know what I’m talking about. My thoughts and yours meld through space and time, as if light years have clogged up the lands. When I hurt, you hurt. When you cry, I weep for the ages and lands that your forefathers have cursed us with. Susan, I know you wanted the lanky one. He’s not for you.
Now, I talked to my father and after he jumped up and down, screaming at me for what seemed like hours, I decided I’m heading on my own. To have my own stead to eat my own grub and to make my own clothes. I’ve been living on a box of macaroni and cheese for days. No longer, I’m joining the cement playground and the workforce. I have an interview for this week. Time to pull out the bright red lipstick and pretty myself. like a harlet. Susan, I will have coworkers and a water cooler in which to chat.
I can tell them all about your life, adventures and the lands in which you dance in. Oh Susan, it is time to dance… I heard the Lanky one is still in danger, Susan let’s get word to The Frenchman. I hear he’s headed for the woodland marsh. He needs to sing the songs of Lullabelle, the purple canary fairy. She will lead him to Daloon, but that… oh… there’s a story there.
I have written a new tome for you Suddenly Susan and the poem that will not stop until my soul is seared.
Sass is the last of life
Suddenly is the word of love
So what should I do?
Sing of course!
Singing is a nice life
Succulents do not make good pets
Susan is happy
As you can see, I’ve worked on that for weeks.
Now, I must go, the white witch wants me to buy beige pants for an interview in the cement playground. I say no pants.
Susan… Pants or not? I need to know. Oh… I’m thinking of a large poncho, that’s a statement I want to make. Plus, I can bring in a turkey if need be, and I fear there may be a need.
If you need the job, I say pants; if not, then poncho it is. Good luck.