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Posted October 19, 2014 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Fury Leads As Box Office Falters


While nowhere near the doldrums of the September box office, there has been a downward trend to weekend gross the past two weeks, so while Fury may have topped the box office with an estimated $23.5 million it does not have quite the lead Gone Girl (estimated $17.8 million) held when it debuted two weeks ago. In fact, despite the fact that the top three films, including The Book of Life (estimated $17 million) have all received positive press, only Gone Girl has managed to become a domestic success.

FuryAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day got a big boost from this weekend, an estimated $12 million enough to make it domestically profitable. Nicholas Sparks, however, may have a certified dud on his hands if things do not pick up for The Best of Me. Poorly received by critics, its estimated $10.2 million is not even half of its $26 million costs. Dracula Untold also is still behind on its earnings with an estimated $9.9 million, but has the benefit of strong overseas numbers giving it a boost.

The Judge slipped a few places and quite a bit in revenue, with an estimated $7.9 million bringing it to just a little over half its costs. However, it is the last one on the list to be unsuccessful, as the final three have done extremely well. Annabelle remains the best earning of the lot, an estimated $7.9 million adding to a $74.1 million domestic total, fantastic news for a horror film that cost only $6.5 million. The Equalizer (estimated $5.5 million) has made more money overall ($89.2 million), but cost much more to make at $55 million, while The Maze Runner (estimated $4.5 million) sits high and mighty with $90.8 million over a $34 million budget.

Weekend Box Office (October 17th – October 19th)

  1. Fury…$23.5 million
  2. Gone Girl…$17.8 million
  3. The Book of Life…$17 million
  4. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…$12 million
  5. The Best of Me…$10.2 million
  6. Dracula Untold…$9.9 million
  7. The Judge…$7.9 million
  8. Annabelle…$7.9 million
  9. The Equalizer…$5.5 million
  10. The Maze Runner…$4.5 million
Seth Paul

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."