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Safe House and The Vow stay on top – plus other surprises! Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Wrap-Up Report, Weekend of February 17th, 2012
Box office results from this weekend’s movies are in! The top 2 spots this weekend went to familiar faces as both Safe House and The Vow hauled in another 23 million each. Great performances in both movies (though some would say Tatum’s lacks in the latter) should keep these 2 near the top for at least another week or so.
How did Nicholas Cage and The Rock fare? Which surprise under-performance made our results? See how our predictions stack up against the rest of this weekend’s Box Office Wrap Up.
Ghost Rider vs Reese Witherspoon? This Means War! Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions, Weekend of February 17th, 2012
A superhero that nobody was asking to see back on the big screen returns, while a trio of actors team up for a little bit of espionage love at the box office this weekend. Which will come out on top? Read on to see our predictions:
The Vow Sees The Love, Safe House and Journey 2 Rock The Box Office and More – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Wrap-Up Report, Weekend of February 10th, 2012
An absolutely huge weekend at the box office, with the top three films each overperforming to big numbers. Love was definitely in the air, while the biggest surprise came from a family film that rocked theatres. Here’s how the weekend turned out.
Valentine’s weekend proved perfect timing for the release of The Vow with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. The film wound up in first place at the box office with $41 million, more than $10 million more than predicted. I think the success can be attributed to both the time of year and the growing star power of McAdams, who consistently nails these romantic films (even I dug The Time Traveller’s Wife). I’m less certain the Channing Tatum had much to do with the film’s success, though he is definitely a hit with the ladies. According to the Queen, every performance in The Vow was great except for Tatum’s. Let’s see how the film does over subsequent weeks.
The Vow! Safe House! Journey 2! The Phantom Menace – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions, Weekend of February 10th, 2012
Three new films hit theatres this weekend – a romance, a thriller, a family adventure – alongside a 3D rerelease of a not-so-classic. Which of the four will the force be strong with? Here are our predictions:
Chronicle Trumps Daniel Radcliffe, But Just Barely – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Wrap-Up Report, Weekend of February 3rd, 2012
A very solid weekend at the box office, even if we didn’t come close with our predictions. It’s nice to see two new films have strong openings, especially at this time of year, and both with decent reviews to boot. Here’s how things turned out.
Chronicle, the found-footage/superhero film has a stellar opening, with $21 million to land in first place. That’s nearly $10 million more than predicted, and a far cry from what most observers thought the film would do. It will be interesting to see how the final numbers come out tomorrow though, since the second big release of the weekend was traveling neck and neck with it.
The Woman in Black staring Daniel Radcliffe debut in second place with $20 million, just $1 million off from Chronicle and $5 million more than predicted. The movie got solid reviews, which certainly helped bring an audience in. It also shows that Daniel Radcliffe can definitely open a film other than one with wizards and muggles. We’ll see if the crowds drop off big-time next weekend, as is the usual occurrence with horror films.
The third and final debut of the weekend, Big Miracle, hit number four, as predicted, grossing $8.5 million. It’s definitely underwhelming when compared to Chronicle and The Woman In Black, and I don’t think this one is long for theatres.
As for the rest of the top 5, The Grey dropped from first place to third this weekend, bringing in $9.5 million, while Underworld: Awakening closed things out with $5.6 million. One For The Money, which I thought would hit the top five, actually wound up in sixth with $5 million.
So, to recap, here were our predictions:
1) The Woman In Black – $15 million
2) The Grey – $14 million
3) Chronicle – $12.5 million
4) Big Miracle – $10.5 million
5) One For The Money – $8 million
And here’s how the actuals are:
1) Chronicle – $21 million
2) The Woman In Black – $20 million
3) The Grey – $9.5 million
4) Big Miracle – $8.5 million
5) Underworld: Awakening – $5.6 million
Next weekend sees the release of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Safe House, The Vow and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D. Be sure to check back on Friday to see our predictions.
