Leave it to Johnny Knoxville to achieve the impossible…namely, to take a mega-hit, blockbuster film and send it to slot number two on the top ten. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa took first place for the weekend with an estimated $32 million, making twice its production costs in a single weekend. It sent Gravity, which has scored well domestically and abroad, to second place with an estimated $20.3 ...[Read More]
Even with a number of new films coming out this weekend, nothing could topple Gravity from its perch. With an estimated $31 million, it did not lose much steam, making a push to pass the $200 million mark domestically – a feat it could achieve by next weekend if its numbers hold steady. Captain Phillips, the second-place finisher for the second week in a row, is unlikely to make those kinds of num...[Read More]
Receiving almost universal praise and a strong start to boot, director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity took no prisoners with its estimated $55.6 million start. While it has a ways to go before it makes back its $100 million costs, it easily toppled last week’s favorite, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which made an estimated $21.5 million…not much of a drop from the previous week, all things consid...[Read More]