Moneyball
Weekend Box-Office: Puss in Boots is Top Cat
Those boots will be dancing tonight…Puss in Boots pulled off the impossible, dethroning the juggernaut Paranormal Activity 3. While even with its 3D ticket sales it didn’t make as much as Activity 3 did last week, Puss in Boots still brought in an estimated $34 million to take the top spot. Paranormal Activity 3 fell by a large margin with an estimated $18.5 million, but has managed to rake in ove...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Paranormal Activity 3 is a Real Scream
If there was one franchise almost guaranteed to turn a profit, it’s the Paranormal Activity franchise, and the third time was definitely the charm. At an estimated $54 million, Paranormal Activity 3 was far and away the best opening of all the Activity films, and miles ahead of its competition. It opened well above the two-week champion Real Steel, which was finally dealt a strong blow with only a...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Real Steel Keeps the Championship Belt!
It was almost a no-decision, but Real Steel remained the favorite for the second week in a row with an estimated $16.3 million. But even losing 40% of its previous week’s revenue, it still managed (though barely) to top the critically well-received remake of Footloose (which, budgeted at $24 million, opened well with an estimated $16.1 million), and scored well above the poorly received prequel/re...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Real Steel Punches Out The Ides of March
It was a knockout, a one-two punch, a…well, all boxing references aside, the big movie of the weekend was the sci-fi robot boxing spectacle Real Steel. While only garnering average reviews, it made a fine debut, earning an estimated $27.3 million. It more than easily won out over the rest of the list, including the George Clooney/Ryan Gosling political thriller The Ides of March. Ides only made ar...[Read More]