Weekend Box Office Numbers June 3rd-5th

By: Robert Acosta

Week after week, a blockbuster movie is released and it makes a boat load of money. This week is no different:

1. X-Men First Class   $56 Million
2. The Hangover, Part II   $32.4 Million
3. Kung Fu Panda 2   $24.3 Million
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides   $18 Million
5. Bridesmaids   $12.1 Million
6. Thor   $4.2 Million
7. Fast Five   $3.2 Million
8. Midnight in Paris   $2.9 Million
9. Jumping the Broom   $900 Thousand
10. Something Borrowed   $800 Thousand

X-men First Class made a splash this weekend, grabbing the top spot and just hitting the mark below $60 Million dollars. On top of that, it got a lot of good reviews so it pretty much had one hell of a weekend. We at The Movie Spot will have a review coming soon, we promise.

Last weeks top money grabbers, Hangover and Kung fu Panda stick around at the number 2 and 3 spots and figure to be sticking around for a while.

Next week, we see Super 8, the mysterious "monster" movie we've been waiting for. Chances are, it makes a big splash at the box office but the fate of Super 8 will rely heavily on word of mouth. 

Weekend Box Office May 20th-22nd

By: Robert Acosta

With Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides making its way to theaters this past Friday, it was a lock for it to be the number 1 money grabber over the weekend. But damn, it pretty much grabbed everything! Here's this past weekends box office numbers:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides   $90.1 Million
2. Bridesmaids   $21.1 Million
3. Thor   $15.5 Million
4. Fast Five   $10.6 Million
5. Rio   $4.7 Million
6. Priest   $4.6 Million
7. Jumping the Broom   $3.7 Million
8. Something Borrowed   $3.4 Million
9. Water for Elephants   $2.2 Million
10. Madea's Big Happy Family   $1 Million

So, it was a landslide for Pirates. No surprise there.

Bridesmaids is doing really well for itself, even with its B list(or less really) cast. Something we missed out on that we may have to catch, could be a darkhorse comedy favorite if you know what I mean.

Thor is doing its thing at #3 and overall is approaching the $150 Million mark and should have that by this weekend.

It's crazy to think that any movie could top Pirates 4 at this point but we've got 2 heavy hitters coming next week. Kung Fu Panda 2 and Hangover II are both coming out and they are coming for blood!...Or the top spot.

Stay tuned to the Movie Spot this week as we have reviews for Pirates 4, The Next Three Days and Waiting for Forever coming this week!

Weekend Box Office April 15th-April 17th

By: Robert Acosta

1. 
   Rio   $40 Million
2. Scream 4   $19.3 Million
3. Hop   $11.2 Million
4. Soul Surfer   $7.4 Million
5. Hanna   $7,3 Million
6. Arthur   $6.9 Million
7. Insidious   $6.8 Million
8. Source Code   $6.3 Million
9. The Conspirator   $3.9 Million
10. Your Highness   $3.8 Million

For the third week in a row, an animated film takes the top spot. Is that a record? Hell if I know but it's kind of remarkable. Considering that some decent non animated films have come out in the past couple weeks, it is remarkable.

I didn't expect Rio to make that much money though, Very good release for them. Scream 4 did OK, though it only ranked 3 in the series in terms of opening weekend numbers. I'm guessing the long layoff between parts 3 and 4 proved to be hurtful for the series rather than a breath of fresh air.

Your Highness, a really funny movie(though not hilarious) is hanging by a thread. Now The Conspirator came out of nowhere to vault into the top 10. I don't make much of that, but it's noteworthy.

Water for Elephants and Madeas Big Happy Family make their way to the big screen. No doubt in my mind that Madea will find her way back on top.

Weekend Box Office Numbers April 8th-10th

                                       By: Robert Acosta

1. Hop   $21.7 Million 
2. Arthur   $12.6 Million 
3. Hanna   $12.3 Million
4. Soul Surfer   $11.6 Million
5. Insidious   $9.7 Million
6. Your Highness   $9.5 Million
7. Source Code   $9.1 Million
8. Limitless   $5.7 Million
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid   $4.9 Million
10. The Lincoln Lawyer   $4.6 Million

So for a 2nd straight week, Hop takes the top spot. A bit surprising, but not fully. Kids have a huge pull in Hollywood, at least in terms of where the money goes.

I expected a higher showing from Your Hignness and Source Code(2 movies I checked out this weekend) because the advertisement they got. It's hard to compete with simplistic, for lack of a better word, movies or movies that aren't rated R.

Next week Scream 4 and Rio make their debut on the big screen, with my prediction of Scream 4 to take the top spot.

Weekend Box Office Numbers March 18th-20th

By: Robert Acosta

1. Limitless   $19 Million
2. Rango   $15.3 Million
3. Battle: LA   $14.6 Million
4. The Lincoln Lawyer   $13.4 Million
5. Paul   $13.2 Million
6. Red Riding Hood   $7.3 Million
7. The Adjustment Bureau   $5.9 Million
8. Mars Needs Moms   $5.3 Million
9. Beastly   $3.3 Million
10. Hall Pass   $2.6 Million 

Another weekend gone, another weekend in the books. March is winding down, and a lot of the big movies have already been released.

It doesn't surprise me too much that Limitless takes the top spot, albeit with a weak showing. What does surprise me is the weak showing from Paul, opening at the 5th spot. Maybe I expected too much from Paul, but I was looking more towards the top 3. The fact that a Matthew McConaughey film, The Lincoln Lawyer, jumped ahead of Paul raises a red flag for me.

Next week, Sucker Punch and the sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid come out next week with hopefully, Sucker Punch grabbing the top spot.

Weekend Box Office Numbers March 11th-13th

By: Robert Acosta

1. Battle: LA   $36 Million 
2. Rango   $23.1 Million
3. Red Riding Hood   $14.1 Million
4. The Adjustment Bureau   $11.5 Million
5. Mars Needs Moms   $6.8 Million
6. Hall Pass   $5.1 Million
7. Beastly   $5 Million
8. Just Go With It   $4 Million
9. The King's Speech   $3.6 Million
10. Gnomeo & Juliet   $3.5 Million

This week we saw Battle: LA, Red Riding Hood and Mars Needs Moms all make their debut this week. All have strong showings, except Mars Needs Moms. For a obvious kids flick, 3D included, it just seems like it would be a movie that would make its fair share of money.

Nothing to really comment on, everything pretty much went as planned. Battle: LA deservingly took the top spot, nearly doubling up on the runner up.

Next week we see Paul, The Lincoln Lawyer and Limitless all come out. Could Paul unseat Battle: LA for the top spot, or will LA dominate once more?

Weekend Box Office March 4th-6th

                                                                    By: Robert Acosta

First week of March, and now I feel like movies actually matter to people. Last month I saw way too many disappointments to buy into watching good movies or feeling good about watching movies. March is the savior!

1. Rango   $38 Million
2. The Adjustment Bureau   $20.8 Million
3. Beastly   $10.1 Million
4. Hall Pass   $9 Million
5. Gnomeo & Juliet   $6.9 Million
6. Unknown   $6.6 Million
7. The King's Speech   $6.5 Million
8. Just Go With It   $6.5 Million 
9. I am Number Four   $5.7 Million
10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never   $4.3 Million
    

It doesn't surprise me that Rango took the top spot this week. What with the kid's inflation (You know, families bringing kids and maybe even friends of the kids) and the lack of 3D may have brought families out even more.

The Adjustment Bureau and Beastly round out the top 3 this week and the lack of Take Me Home Tonight in the top 10 doesn't surprise me.

Next week, Battle: LA comes out, along with Mars Needs Moms and Red Riding Hood. Almost sure Battle: LA takes it next week.

Weekend Box Office Numbers February 25th-27th

By: Robert Acosta

It's a sad week when an uninspired family animation movie takes the top spot in the weekend box office. Especially over two movies that got enough promotion to grab people's attention. I mean cmon, have you not seen the constant posters of Hall Pass in the train stations? Or the trailer, lame as it is, for Drive Angry 3D all over the place?

Let's just take a look:

1. Gnomeo & Juliet   $14.2 Million
2. Hall Pass   $13.2 Million
3. Unknown   $12.4 Million
4. Just Go With It   $11.1 Million
5. I Am Number Four   $11 Million
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never   $9.2 Million
7. The King's Speech   $7.6 Million
8. Big Momma's House   $7.6 Million
9. Drive Angry   $5.1 Million
10. The Roommate   $2.1 Million

Did you now see what I'm disappointed about? Didn't care for Drive Angry, so I could care less about the "disappointment" in terms of money.

Hall Pass managed to take the runner up spot, while really not sporting a good look with money either.

And finally, after winning the Best Picture award, The King's Speech is still hanging around the top 10.

Next week we won't be disappointed as March's movies begin, and it's going to be a good month. Adjustment Bureau and Rango hit the big screen next week and we at The Movie Spot have already seen them and are reviewing them as you read this. Expect reviews on Wednesday and Thursday.

Weekend Box Office Numbers February 18-20

By: Robert Acosta

I thought that Justin Bieber was going dominant the box office. You know, grab the top spot for a couple of weeks. Though he's solidly held down the 2nd spot, he dropped pretty low this weekend. I expect more out of the Biebs. Don't you?

Anyway, let's take a look at this weekends box office numbers:

1. Unknown   $21.8 Million
2. I am Number Four   $19.5 Million
3. Gnomeo & Juliet   $19.4 Million
4. Just Go With it   $18.2 Million
5. Big Mommas House: Like Father, Like Son   $17 Million 
6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never   $16.6 Million
7. The King's Speech   $6.6 Million
8. The Roommate   $4.1 Million
9. The Eagle   $3.6 Million
10. No Strings Attached   $3.1 Million

I consider it to be pretty bad when a Big Mommas movie beats Justin Bieber in a money making contest. Does the movie end up being a dud? Maybe.

In other news, Unknown takes the top spot and that doesn't surprise me. Liam Neeson' action films  have started to take off with this film and last year's hit, Taken.

I Am Number Four takes home a silver medal this week and expect a review for this by the end of the week along with The Eagle.

Weekend Box Office Numbers February 11th-13th

By: Robert Acosta

So, in case you didn't notice, there was no box office or DVD post last week. My bad. There was really nothing too eye opening to report on. Of course, my job is just to report everything. We're a work in progress.

Anyway, this past weekend was much more eventful than 2 weeks ago. It was Valentine's day weekend (make sense?) and a couple of movies opened that were going to rake in big money.

Let's get into it:

1. Just Go With It   $31 Million
2. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never   $30.3 Million
3. Gnomeo & Juliet   $25.5 Million
4. The Eagle  $8.6 Million
5. The Roommate   $8.4 Million
6. The King's Speech   $7.4 Million
7. No Strings Attached   $5.6 Million
8. Sanctum   $5.1 Million
9. True Grit   $3.8 Million
10. The Green Hornet   $3.7 Million

So, in a somewhat shocking turn of events, Bieber places in its opening weekend. Only edging Biebs out by a small margin, Just Go With It takes the top spot on this romance filled weekend.

Next week we see I am Number Four, Unknown and Big Momma's House on the big screen. I'm sure of that list you know which one to avoid of the three. Right?

Weekend Box Office Numbers January 28th-January 30th

By: Robert Acosta

 Hey look, i'm on time!

So this weekend saw 2 new releases hit; The Mechanic and The Rite. I did see one of them grabbing the top spot, I didn't think it would be The Rite though. I thought the Jason Statham action flick would catch the attention of people, especially in January.

Well, nonetheless, here is this past weekends box office numbers:

1. The Rite   $15 Million
2. No Strings Attached   $13.7 Million
3. The Mechanic   $11.5 Million
4. The Green Hornet   $11.5 Million
5. The King's Speech   $11. Million
6. True Grit   $7.6 Million
7. The Dilemma   $5.5 Million
8. Black Swan   $5.1 Million
9. The Fighter   $4.5 Million
10. Yogi Bear   $3.2 Million

So, The Rite takes the top spot this weekend. Not a terrible surprise seeing as how The Rite was a decent movie, worthy of the top spot.

Is it just me or has The King's Speech been in the top 10 every week now for a long time.

And look at Yogi Bear! The most resilient bear this world has ever seen! Hang on Yogi!

Two very randomly placed films come out later this week as The Roomate and Sanctum are released.

Weekend Box Office Numbers January 21st-23rd

By: Robert Acosta

1. No Strings Attached   $20.3 Million
2. The Green Hornet   $18.1 Million
3. The Dilemma   $9.7 Million
4. The King's Speech   $9.2 Million
5. True Grit   $8 Million
6. Black Swan   $6.2 Million
7. The Fighter   $4.5 Million
8. Little Fockers   $4.4 Million
9. Yogi Bear   $4.1 Million
10. Tron: Legacy   $3.7 Million

Making this short and simple, No Strings Attached took over this weekend. Natalie Portman once again, stars in another movie that makes it debut at the top of the box office. Now, this is one of her 5 movies coming out in 2011, so I won't be surprised to see her in other movies at the top of the box office.

In other, somewhat comical news, Yogi Bear is hanging on! Hey Boo Boo, how long is Yogi Bear going to be in the top spot? My guess, another couple of weeks.

This weekend, The Rite and The Mechanic both come to the big screen this weekend. I'm not sure if either gets to the top spot, but maybe one sneaks up there.

Weekend Box Office Numbers January 14th-16th

By: Robert Acosta

Happy MLK day to everyone, hope every one found a productive way to spend it.

Maybe you went to the movies to catch a movie(or two, depending on how you play it). Well, your viewing didn't count at all towards this past weekends box office numbers.

Here is the weekends box office numbers:

1. The Green Hornet   $34 Million
2. The Dilemma   $17.4 Million
3. True Grit   $11.2 Million
4. The King's Speech   $9.1 Million
5. Black Swan   $8.1 Million
6. Little Fockers   $7.1 Million
7. Tron: Legacy   $5.7 Million
8. Yogi Bear   $5.3 Million
9. The Fighter   $5.1 Million
10. Season of the Witch   $4.5 Million

No surprise here, Green Hornet grabs the top spot. Practically doubling up the runner up spot, held by The Dilemma this week. 

With the Golden Globes being held last night, it makes sense that The King's Speech is still going strong. You'll see the results to the Golden Globes here on The Movie Spot right above the box office numbers.

Next week, No Strings Attached is the only movie being released. Does this mean that it'll be number 1? I'm not too sure. My guess, it'll open at #2 with Green Hornet repeating at the top spot.

Boy is this late! Weekend Box Office Numbers January 7th-9th

By: Robert Acosta

With the new year came a lot of responsibilities, but that's OK. The Movie Spot is not dead, we're still here.

Since i'm late with this, I won't bother with excuses and all that. We both know what you came here for. Box office numbers from this past weekend!:

1. True Grit   $15 Million
2. Little Fockers   $13.8 Million  
3. Season of the Witch   $10.7 Million
4. Tron: Legacy   $9.8 Million
5. Black Swan   $8.4 Million
6. Country Strong   $7.3 Million
7. The Fighter   $7 Million
8. The King's Speech   $6.8 Million
9. Yogi Bear   $6.8 Million
10. Tangled   $5.2 Million

It wasn't a strong weekend for movies, that is pretty clear. No movie made it to $20 million, which is usually a solid weekend for a movie, unless it's opening. Then you usually want a lot more. 

Of the movies above, only Season of the Witch and Country Strong were new and they both didn't do so well. Neither made it to #1, hell neither was even a runner up this week. 

A lot of films are still hanging around, which is always good to see. Tangled is hanging by a thread and will most likely be booted out of the top 10 with new movies like Green Hornet and The Dilemma coming out this weekend. 

Weekend Box Office Numbers December 31st- January 2nd

By: Robert Acosta

First box office post of the new year! Not that movies making money should excite you in anyway, but it's always good to see movies you like do good, and terrible movies suffer the consequences.

These box office numbers coming up aren't too eventful. Equally so, January is shaping up to be the same. The Green Hornet will make its money. As will The Dilemma and No Strings Attached(I think). Though I don't see any movies really creeping up and surprising us, at least there will be a couple of movies to watch.

Let's look at this past weekends box office numbers:

1. Little Fockers   $26.3 Million
2. True Grit   $24.5 Million
3. Tron: Legacy   $18.3 Million
4. Yogi Bear   $13 Million
5. Chronicles of Narnia   $10.5 Million
6. Tangled   $10.1 Million
7. The Fighter   $10 Million
8. Gulliver's Travels   $9.1 Million
9. Black Swan   $8.5 Million
10. The King's Speech   $7.6 Million

Little Fockers takes the top spot, though not by much. A review for Little Fockers should be right above this, or look in the archive to your right. Good that it's making its money, a solid film. Not that I want a sequel but it should make its money.

Same goes for Yogi Bear, don't want to see a sequel for what was a solid film but I like to see it make its money. 

Next week, Season of the Witch and Country Strong make their debut. So, I expect this top 10 to stay mostly the same. Maybe Little Fockers makes it 3 weeks in a row at #1?

Weekend Box Office Numbers December 17th-19th

By: Robert Acosta

The final weeks of the year are upon us and with that came a few good movies this past weekend. With TRON, Yogi Bear, The Fighter and....and...How Do You Know....all out, it was bound to be a good weekend. Well, a good weekend for TRON...and not anyone else.

Let's take a look at this past weekends box office numbers:

1. TRON: Legacy   $43.6 Million
2. Yogi Bear   $16.7 Million
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treaders Voyage   $12.4 Million
4. The Fighter   $12.2 Million
5. The Tourist   $8.7 Million
6. Tangled   $8.7 Million
7. Black Swan   $8.3 Million
8. How Do You Know   $7.6 Million
9. Harry Potter 7: Part 1   $4.8 Million
10. Unstoppable   $1.8 Million

Tron was going to make a lot of money this weekend. That is a fact. Though, I expected something much more spectacular than 43 Million. I mean both Tangled and Megamind made more in their opening weekends than Tron. Not that that's embarassing but for a movie with such hype as Tron had, I expected more.

Also thought the same for Yogi Bear, it being a family movie and all. Disappointments all around!

Next weekend is Christmas so movies will be coming out on Wednesday, with the exception of Gullivers Travels. True Grit and Little Fockers being the headliners really. 

Weekend Box Office Numbers December 10th-12th

By: Robert Acosta

Had a feeling that Narnia would be taking the top spot, glad I came through on that prediction.

Now in the middle of December, there isn't many good movies to be talking about. All that is going to change next week and I cannot wait for that.

Until then, let's review what happened this past weekend with the box office numbers:

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader   $24.5 Million
2. The Tourist   $17 Million
3. Tangled   $14.6 Million
4. Harry Potter 7: Part 1   $8.5 Million
5. Unstoppable   $3.8 Million
6. Black Swan   $3.3 Million
7. Burlesque   $3.2 Million
8. Love & Other Drugs   $3 Million
9. Due Date   $2.5 Million
10. Megamind   $2.5 Million

Though The Tourist has been received as a crappy movie, it made decent money but I hear the budget was at $100 million. So, it may be safe to say, The Tourist won't be making too much profit.

The top 10 is destined to change next week with 3 big releases next week. Tron: Legacy, Yogi Bear and The Fighter look to be going 1-3 in that order. All 3 look to be great movies to check out, with Yogi Bear and The Fighter I know they are great movies. Tron just looks tremendously good.

If they're were ever a weekend to go to the movies, it would be this upcoming one.

Weekend Box Office Numbers December 3rd-5th

By: Robert Acosta

December is here and while November brought good money to a lot of movies, mostly Harry Potter, I don't see many movies making over $100 million this month. Actually I only see one movie doing it and that would be Tron: Legacy.

Tron: Legacy will be out in a couple weeks but until then, let's see what this past weekend brought us:

1. Tangled   $21.5 Million
2. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1   $16.7 Million
3. Unstoppable   $6.1 Million
4. Burlesque   $6.1 Million
5. Love and Other Drugs   $5.7 Million
6. Megamind   $5 Million
7. Due Date   $4.2 Million
8. Faster   $3.8 Million
9. The Warriors Way   $3.1 Million
10. The Next Three Days   $2.7 Million

In a slight surprise, Harry Potter is in 2nd place this week. I thought with no real new release to threaten Harry Potter, it would surely grab the top spot  for at least one more week. In this case, Tangled, which nearly beat out Harry Potter for #1 last week, gets the last laugh this week.

The only new release we saw this week was The Warriors Way, and that only made a bit over $3 Million. 

Nothing too notable from this weeks list. Next week we see The Chronicles of Narnia with its next film in the series and an interesting, yet horrible placed, thriller in The Tourist. I definitely expect both to be in the top 5 next week, with Narnia maybe taking the top spot.

Weekend Box Office Numbers November 26th-28th

By: Robert Acosta

In the last week of November, it's expected that a few movies are going to come out. Most of the time they aren't too good but i'm sure these movies this week had their ups and downs. Though I still think that Faster should be mostly avoided.

Let's check out this past Thanksgiving weekends box office numbers:

1. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1   $50.3 Million
2. Tangled   $49.1 Million
3. Megamind   $12.9 Million
4. Burlesque   $11.8 Million
5. Unstoppable   $11.7 Million
6. Love and Other Drugs   $9.9 Million
7. Faster   $8.7 Million
8. Due Date   $7.3 Million
9. The Next Three Days   $4.8 Million
10. Morning Glory   $4 Million

I'm not at all surprised that Harry Potter took the top spot again. What does surprise me is that it barely got by Tangled. I believe Tangled was in 3D, so it definitely got that high due to the 3D pricing. Nonetheless, $49 Million is still a lot, even with the 3D inflation.

Love and Other Drugs has been disappointing in the box office, which sucks because that is one of the better movies of this year. Though, i'm sure this movie didn't cost all that much to make and hopefully, they break even and profit.

Next week is shaping up to be the same as this week, maybe some flip flopping. But for the most part, I don't see the top 10 changing.

Weekend Box Office Numbers November 19th- November 21st

By: Robert Acosta

I knew this was coming. The weekend where Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 would take over the box office. I just didn't think it would be this tremendous! Damn! To the numbers!:

1. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1   $125 Million
2. Megamind   $16 Million
3. Unstoppable   $13.1 Million
4. Due Date   $9.2 Million
5. The Next Three Days   $6.8 Million
6. Morning Glory   $5.2 Million
7. Skyline   $3.4 Million
8. Red   $2.5 Million
9. For Colored Girls   $2.4 Million
10. Fair Game   $1.5 Million

That has to be the biggest deficit between the top spot and runner up for weekend box office numbers I've ever seen. 

It's well deserved money too cause HP 7 delivered with a great, dramatic movie. The action isn't fully there, but it's not supposed to be.

Is there really any worth in mentioning 2-9? Ehh sort of.

Megamind grabs the 2nd spot, though I still say most of that comes from the 3D ticket pricing.

The Next Three Days is still failing at the box office, which is weird because it looks like such a great thriller than I don't see why it has failed.

Next week is Thanksgiving and they're are movies galore to catch at the theater this week. Three movies will be released into wide release, all being released on Wednesday. Love & Other Drugs(A must see), Faster(Ehh) and Burlesque(Really?).