Skyfall, last week’s top draw, drew in an estimated $41.5 million, but is actually doing excellent business outside of weekend box office, its overall take of $161.3 million showing its daily earnings have remained constant each day since its wide opening. Lincoln, providing much more adult-oriented fare than its counterparts, opened to wide release and a third place spot, the historical epic earning a solid $21 million estimate. Wreck-It Ralph slid to fourth with an estimated $18.3 million, but despite its reviews and decent box office still struggles to make ends meet, with its worldwide take far below expectations for a Disney venture. Flight, on the other hand, is making ends meet with an estimated $8.6 million, putting it strongly above its $31 million budget costs, as is Argo, with an estimated $4.1 million putting its net gains over twice what it cost to make, making both films critical and financial successes.
Taken 2 made an estimated $2.1 million, though at this point it is almost moot for the critically panned but financial smash success, having nearly tripled its investment; Pitch Perfect, while not breaching $100 million, more than tripled its investment with an estimated $1.3 million this weekend and $62 million in domestic ticket sales. In the final slots, Here Comes the Boom scraped its productions costs, with an estimated $1.2 million putting it right at the line to break even domestically (though its $4 million in foreign markets helped it over that line), while Cloud Atlas sputters to a rough finish, only earning an estimated $900,000 for its fourth week and a disappointing $24.9 million to show for it…the $102 million budgeted epic barely caused a ripple in the overseas market, making the film assuredly a massive bomb for Warner Brothers.
Weekend Box-Office (November 16th – November 18th)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2…$141.3 million
- Skyfall…$41.5 million
- Lincoln…$21 million
- Wreck-It Ralph…$18.3 million
- Flight…$8.6 million
- Argo…$4.1 million
- Taken 2…$2.1 million
- Pitch Perfect…$1.3 million
- Here Comes the Boom…$1.2 million
- Cloud Atlas…$900,000
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