Ride Along may not have appeared to be a likely candidate to break a box office record or hold the first-place spot for three weeks (considering its critical reception), but it certainly has done so, and with an estimated $12.3 million pushes close to the $100 million domestic mark, leaving the door closed shut on any other new debuts. It was the only film in the line-up this week to make it into the double digits, with Frozen jumping up the list to second with an estimated $9.3 million (and a hefty $360 million domestic take to boot), and the Zac Efron starring R-rated romantic comedy That Awkward Moment debuting at $9 million. While that $9 million start would normally not bode well for a new release, the $8 million budgeted comedy has already turned a profit; even the critical backlash cannot stop it from being at least a mild success.
In the last three spots, American Hustle chugs along just fine, its $4.3 million estimate adding to a fine $132.1 million domestic box office, and The Wolf of Wall Street broke even domestically with its estimated $3.6 million (though the Scorsese effort has been striking it rich worldwide). However, the biggest flop of the weekend has to be I, Frankenstein. Failing to find an audience anywhere, the $65 million action blockbuster took in only an estimated $3.5 million for the weekend, and has not even earned back half its costs in worldwide ticket sales.
- Ride Along…$12.3 million
- Frozen…$9.3 million
- That Awkward Moment…$9 million
- The Nut Job…$7.6 million
- Lone Survivor…$7.2 million
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit…$5.4 million
- Labor Day…$5.3 million
- American Hustle…$4.3 million
- The Wolf of Wall Street…$3.6 million
- I, Frankenstein…$3.5 million
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