Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful performed to expectation, scoring $80.2 million at the weekend box-office and turning in the highest opening weekend of 2013 so far. As of right now, the film has scored a massive $150.2 million worldwide and that's without numbers from China and France.
Looking at the domestic number, 53% of the tickets sold were for 3D showings, including 10% in IMAX, which puts that $80 million number in a little more perspective considering more than half of the tickets sold were sold at a premium rate.
It will be interesting to see how Oz performs next weekend as it did earn a "B+" CinemaScore rating, though that's exactly what Jack the Giant Slayer earned only to watch its earnings plummet this weekend against Oz, dropping 63% from its opening weekend to bring in only $10 million.
The weekend's other new wide release was Dead Man Down starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace and Terrence Howard and it couldn't even live up to the $6 million tracking, bringing in a soft $5.3 million along with a "B-" CinemaScore. Doesn't bode well for its future prospects, which is too bad because I actually quite enjoyed it.
Looking over Laremy's box office predictions from Thursday, he was $5 million high on his Oz result and $1.2 million high on Dead Man Down.
As for the readers, well Austin G. nailed the Oz prediction with his $80.2 million number, which deserves some real kudos and Jaylav3205 deserves just as much praise for a spot-on $5.3 million prediction for Dead Man Down. I'm not sure we've ever had a weekend where two readers hit the numbers exactly so I guess that's something to be excited about.
Next weekend sees the release of the awful-looking Halle Berry thriller The Call as well as the new Jim Carrey, Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Spring Breakers hits limited theaters so that won't make much of a dent, but if you're interested in throwing out early numbers on any of those I'm all ears.
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Weekend Box-Office Top Ten for March 8 - March 10, 2013
- Oz the Great and Powerful
- A Walt Disney Pictures release
- $79.1 million
- THEATERS: 3,700 ($21,378 per theater)
- BUDGET: $215 million
- ROTTEN TOMATOES: 60%
- Jack the Giant Slayer (New Line Cinema) - $9.8 million ($43.6m cume)
From 3,525 theaters ($2,780 avg.) / $195 million budget / 52%
- Identity Thief (Universal Pictures) - $6.3 million ($116.5m cume)
From 3,222 theaters ($1,955 avg.) / $35 million budget / 20%
- Dead Man Down (FilmDistrict) - $5.3 million
From 2,175 theaters ($2,437 avg.) / 38%
- Snitch (Summit Entertainment) - $5.098 million ($31.8m cume)
From 2,511 theaters ($2,030 avg.) / 57%
- 21 and Over (Relativity Media) - $5.091 million ($16.8m cume)
From 2,771 theaters ($1,837 avg.) / $13 million budget / 29%
- Safe Haven (Relativity Media) - $3.7 million ($62.8m cume)
From 2,400 theaters ($1,542 avg.) / $28 million budget / 13%
- Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Co.) - $3.6 million ($120.6m cume)
From 2,012 theaters ($1,789 avg.) / $21 million budget / 92%
- Escape from Planet Earth (The Weinstein Co.) - $3.2 million ($47.8m cume)
From 3,353 theaters ($954 avg.) / $40 million budget
- The Last Exorcism Part II (CBS Films) - $3.1 million ($12.1m cume)
From 2,600 theaters ($1,192 avg.) / $5 million budget / 13%
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Wow, I was only off by 0.5 on Oz and 0.2 on Identity Thief.
Not bad for your first time.
I think Oz repeats next week unless one of the new releases opens better than $35 to $40 million. Which neither look capable of doing, although Burt would stand the best chance. And that would assume a heavy drop for Oz but since there is no family fare competition I think it holds better than that.
Sadly for Dead Man Down I just feel, as Brad said himself, that it's more of a rental than something to go out my way for. But it's time to admit that while Colin Farrell is actually an actor I like and am happy to watch, he just isn't box office. He's an actor, not a box office star.
Saw Identity Thief this weekend. Wow what a truly unforgettable awful comedy. Brad, you should've gave it an F. Your D was kind.
I think Burt Wonderstone is gonna take number 1 next week. I'm guessing somewhere between 35-40 million. It could be a good comedy, but it looks like one of those that plays to stupid people. Identity Thief does exactly that and it has made $116 M. With Oz's cinema score at only a B+ I think it will drop pretty heavily next week.
I've said it before and I'll say it again..Identity Thief was a great comedy!!! Also, Burt Wonderstone looks quite funny, I can't wait to see it next weekend!
Curious, what did you find funny? I found the concept was so incredibly forced that it totally lost credibility from me in the first scene. Then Bateman is playing the same character and McCarthy was kind of annoying and brought nothing new. It was one of the weirdest movie going experiences for me. I knew I was suppose to be watching a comedy, but I never smiled or laughed at all. It was bizarre.
I do think Burt Wonderstone could go either way though. It's got the writers of Horrible Bosses and the director worked on 30 Rock so its promising.
While I do agree that Bateman played the exact same character he does in every one of his movies, I think he did good in the role. I went in thinking McCarthy might be annoying but I actually found her quite funny in the film. For me, I was just laughing consistently throughout the film. If you want my review you can find it in one of my comments at:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-i-watched-what-you-watched-180/
As for Burt Wonderstone, like I said, I think it looks pretty funny, but early reviews aren't good. It's currently sitting at 36% on RT.
Hmmm well I respect your opinion, but I just don't understand how someone could find it funny. It just goes to show that comedy is the most subjective genre.
That's true, it is the most subjective genre. I think another example of how comedy is subjective is that I am one of the few people that enjoys the majority of the comedies Adam Sandler makes, while most people don't enjoy them. Of course, comedy is my favourite genre so I tend to enjoy most of the comedies that I see.
The other Chris is right. This film felt forced and unoriginal. I felt particularly pissed that this film succeeded while better films like Side Effects bombed.
I think that is why so many comedies are surprisingly successful. People have such a wide range of life experiences that create a filter for what is funny or offensive and everything in between. What one finds offensive another may find hilarious or even feel indifferent about.
The first time I saw the hangover, I was in a funky space. I was totally disgusted and offended. But I looked around the audience to find I was alone with my emotions!
Comedies are a funny thing!!
You can say that again, lalecture!
I'm actually looking forward to Burt Wonderstone. I like Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, and it's got good writers and good director.
Yeah, me too, but it's currently sitting at 44% on RT, so that can't be a good sign. I'm still going to see it this weekend though. The trailer was so funny though that I can't imagine myself not enjoying it.
Nope, Burt Wonderstone will do far better than The Call because there are people that actually want to see it, unlike The Call, which most people (including myself) think looks truly atrocious..
Right on the money with Oz! Anyway for early predictions next week:
Oz - $35.6 million
Burt Wonderstone - $20.4 million
The Call - $9.3 million
Why am I looking forward to "Spring Breakers"? R rating with James Franco off the leash, Skrilex and Cliff Martinez doing the score, the interesting background of director Harmony Korine. This might be crazy!
I still don't understand this CinemaScore business. WHAT IS IT? And WHY DOES IT MATTER? Nothing confuses me more on this website.
On opening day, across the country, a company called CinemaScore polls audience members as they walk out of the theater and a grade is arrived at based on the grades given by those polled. It's simply a way of testing how opening day audiences are reacting to a film.
Brad why do you think dead man down didn't do so well at the box office? I liked it was a good movie but the critics had a field payday with it mostly mixed reviews
Well, I can't speak for Brad, but I think the reason it didn't do well was because WWE films barely marketed it at all, they chose to do a bunch of marketing for The Call instead, which is quite unfortunate because The Call looks like crap, while Dead Man Down, although it doesn't look great by any means, it looks better than The Call.
Well, I know SOMEONE, whose name we can all probably guess, that was insanely crazy about dead man down!!!!!!!!!
But apparently he won't be returning to this site! Or so we hope!
I actually wouldn't mind if he returned, I found his rants to be quite entertaining.
yes, now that you put it that way, Ryguy, I agree. He was great entertainment. Brad and Laremy were hilarious in the podcast bantering about it!
Seeing a lot of talk on here about "Idenity Theif" and I wanted to pose the question to Brad and whoever else wants to answer it. Do you think the poor reception mainly for "Idenity Thief" and let's say "The Heat" has the same result but with less box office returns do you think more and more people will view Mellisa McCarthy less and she'll get stuck doing these types of movies? She seems to be heading down that path and might become a Kevin James or a lesser Adam Sandler thats all about "hey im a foul mouth" or "ha she fell down for the tenth time!" which is sad because she has talent.
What do you all think?
I think she's already there. In Identity Thief she showed some dramatic chops (even though the scene was bizarre and didn't fit in the film), but The Heat looks like she's playing the character from Bridesmaids. And in Identity Thief she really showed that she works better as a supporting character than a lead. Recently I read that her and her husband got like a 4 picture deal and the concepts sounded a lot like these crappy comedies. I do hope The Heat is good though. I like Paul Feig and Bullock.
I'm also looking forward to The Heat, I just don't think it will be anywhere near as funny as Identity Thief.
Thats interesting to hear about the four picture deal. I think its sad because I really thought she might try and branch out a bit but it goes to show though that not only Hollywood but almost most actors/actresses like to play it safe MOSTLY. I think she needs to work with a good director and a good script to maybe get the best out of her and maybe try something outside of physical R-rated comedy. I like Paul Feig as well but I wont lie I am somewhat surprised Bullock took this job after her last two films. She seems more picky now and boom this comes up. But who knows, could be good!
Bullock is doing Gravity, so even if The Heat is complete crap then she'll likely redeem herself with the former.
Yes, I look fwd to Sandra in Gravity as well. And I plan to the heat. What the heck, right? It will be good for some laughs. I'm certain of that.
I agree, The Heat looks quite funny to me.
Melissa McCarthy*
My prediction next weekend:
1.oz 38.5mil
2.Burt wonderstone 17.6mil
3.the call 11.1 mil
Think it will be a decent weekend next weekend oz falls by 50percent Burt cornerstone will have a decent weekend and the call will open decent think Halle berry is a bigger draw than Colin Farrell
So when David uploads him eating his sweaty smelly socks on Youtube, you'll post that. Right?
Yes, I want to see his face. I will certainly rotfl!!
Still not tempted to see Oz despite the God's telling me I can claim Michelle Williams as my spouse
I have no desire what so ever to see Oz. it looked stupid from the get go. Way over reaching. Trying to substitute script bad acting with the bell and whistles of visual effects. Blah...
Well, everyone has a right to their own opinion. In my opinion Oz looks really good and I can't wait to see it this week!
I usually like your taste in film, so I want to hear your review of Oz.
Ok, I'll make sure to post it on this week's What I Watched, What You Watched.
I actually think he might do a hilarious rant for The Call this week because he apprently works for WWE.
I was just about to ask the same thing..
I'll give this box-office predicting thing a shot. I'll say...10.6 for Burt Wonderstone.
The Call will make top $$$$ next week-end for surez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
I actually have nothing but love for WWE Films, because they gave Renny Harlin the director's chair for "12 Rounds" during a period, when he was having hard time to find work.
They will probably make their $13 m investment back plus some on The Call as well.
I definitely think Burt Wunderstone with top the box office this weekend. Enough folk will make their way to the theater just to check out the ever uniquely comedic Jim Carrey. And if that wasnt enough, Steve Carrell is presently a pretty big draw himself.
Im not well versed enough in box office $$ stuff to make a guess. So I will just watch the numbers.