Weekend#s: Neeson wins. Non Stop 30M | Son of God 26.5M | Lego 21M | Frozen crosses 1B WW

[The Panda]

Did they shoot new material for Son of God? Cause it's guaranteed to make a huge profit if they just edited some shit together. 

 

I'm not sure, I think they just edited stuff together.

[BadAtGender]

Did they shoot new material for Son of God? Cause it's guaranteed to make a huge profit if they just edited some shit together. 

 

I don't think they shot any new material, but I believe they did use some footage that wasn't aired in the TV series.

[BadAtGender]

Aw, yeah. It's the actual we've all been waiting for:

 

1 The Nut Job $661,537 -38% 752 -483 $880 $60,792,181 7 Open Road

 

(2% better than the estimate.)

[Fancyarcher]

Look at them Nut Job Legs.

 

Amazing!

Edited March 3, 2014 by Fancyarcher

[#ED]

ED. Have you recovered from Football season?

Yes. I'm back.

[DAR]

You guys can watch the Oscars tonight or you can (already) watch John Carter on Spike TV, not two years after its release.

 

 

Don't think I didn't flip over after.

[MovieGuyKyle17]

I'm still surprised to see that The Nut Job is still playing at the 2 big theaters in my area. It will probably go now this weekend with Peabody coming out.

 

Also Frozen is still playing at the first run theaters as well and that comes out on DVD in 2 weeks. That is amazing the film lasted in first run theaters this long. I bet the 2nd run theater owners are pretty mad they may not even get the chance to run the film themselves. 

[BadAtGender]

I'm still surprised to see that The Nut Job is still playing at the 2 big theaters in my area. It will probably go now this weekend with Peabody coming out.

 

Also Frozen is still playing at the first run theaters as well and that comes out on DVD in 2 weeks. That is amazing the film lasted in first run theaters this long. I bet the 2nd run theater owners are pretty mad they may not even get the chance to run the film themselves. 

 

I'm not sure that the video release will have a large effect on the second-run gross.  Most second-run theaters are inexpensive enough that it's more economical to go there than to buy a video. Or possibly even rent.

[Deathlife]

Liam Neeson is a real contender to take the "I'm a bad ass just by existing" crown from Chuck Norris.

[BadAtGender]

1 Non-Stop (2014) $28,875,635 -- 3,090 -- $9,345 $28,875,635 1 Universal

2 Son of God $25,601,865 -- 3,260 -- $7,853 $25,601,865 1 Fox

3 The LEGO Movie $20,828,356 -33% 3,770 -120 $5,525 $209,138,440 4 Warner Bros.

4 Frozen (2013) $3,631,640 -18% 1,746 -145 $2,080 $388,756,783 15 Disney

5 Ride Along $3,037,680 -34% 1,869 -317 $1,625 $127,161,080 7 Universal

6 Endless Love (2014) $1,526,780 -62% 1,874 -1022 $815 $22,189,610 3 Universal

7 Lone Survivor $1,026,650 -48% 1,017 -499 $1,009 $123,341,616 10 Universal

 

High estimates from NS, SoG, Lego, RA, EL, and LS. Frozen estimated slightly low.

 

And some below-the-fold numbers:

 

1 The Wind Rises $1,517,404 384% 496 475 $3,059 $1,953,947 2 Disney

2 12 Years a Slave $975,931 87% 411 62 $2,375 $50,336,296 20 Fox Searchlight

3 Gravity $889,300 5% 340 -8 $2,616 $270,478,831 22 Warner Bros.

 

12YaS and Gravity both came in a bit above estimates, so they're already raking it in from the Oscar wins. TWR, though, is softer than the estimate.

Edited March 3, 2014 by DamienRoc

[kitik]

no need for a separate actuals thread

 

 

 

1	N	Non-Stop	Uni.	$28,875,635	-	3,090	-	$9,345	$28,875,635	$50	1
2	N	Son of God	Fox	$25,601,865	-	3,260	-	$7,853	$25,601,865	-	1
3	1	The LEGO Movie	WB	$20,828,356	-33.5%	3,770	-120	$5,525	$209,138,440	$60	4
4	2	3 Days to Kill	Rela.	$4,950,813	-59.6%	2,872	-	$1,724	$20,751,696	$28	2
5	5	The Monuments Men	Sony	$4,940,198	-37.6%	3,002	-62	$1,646	$65,633,171	$70	4
6	4	RoboCop (2014)	Sony	$4,508,609	-54.0%	2,885	-487	$1,563	$51,220,053	$100	3
7	3	Pompeii	TriS	$4,331,431	-58.1%	2,658	-	$1,630	$17,767,115	$100	2
8	8	Frozen	BV	$3,631,640	-17.5%	1,746	-145	$2,080	$388,756,783	$150	15
9	6	About Last Night (2014)	SGem	$3,383,253	-55.1%	1,804	-449	$1,875	$43,734,601	$12.5	3
10	7	Ride Along	Uni.	$3,037,680	-34.3%	1,869	-317	$1,625	$127,161,080	$25	7
11	12	American Hustle	Sony	$1,921,945	+11.0%	945	+42	$2,034	$146,710,375	$40	12
12	9	Endless Love (2014)	Uni.	$1,526,780	-61.5%	1,874	-1,022	$815	$22,189,610	$20	3
13	25	The Wind Rises	BV	$1,517,404	+383.6%	496	+475	$3,059	$1,953,947	-	2
14	N	Anchorman 2 (R-Rated Extended Cut)	Par.	$1,358,833	-	1,317	-	$1,032	$1,358,833	-	1
15	14	The Wolf of Wall Street	Par.	$1,221,240	-6.3%	505	-122	$2,418	$114,570,292	$100	10
16	15	Philomena	Wein.	$1,206,841	+0.9%	1,097	+93	$1,100	$34,611,509	$12	15
17	11	Lone Survivor	Uni.	$1,026,650	-48.1%	1,017	-499	$1,009	$123,341,616	$40	10
18	19	12 Years a Slave	FoxS	$975,931	+86.8%	411	+62	$2,375	$50,336,296	$20	20
19	17	Gravity	WB	$889,300	+5.0%	340	-8	$2,616	$270,478,831	$100	22
20	16	The Nut Job	ORF	$661,537	-38.0%	752	-483	$880	$60,792,181	$42	7
21	N	Shaadi Ke Side Effects	Eros	$582,672	-	108	-	$5,395	$582,672	-	1
22	13	That Awkward Moment	Focus	$558,391	-59.7%	608	-600	$918	$25,081,264	$8	5
23	N	Stalingrad (2014)	Sony	$510,846	-	308	-	$1,659	$510,846	-	1
24	N	Repentance	LGF	$501,290	-	152	-	$3,298	$501,290	-	1
25	26	Dallas Buyers Club	Focus	$434,161	+46.0%	216	+41	$2,010	$25,325,094	$5	18
26	21	Her (2013)	WB	$421,049	+2.8%	250	-	$1,684	$24,594,344	$23	11
27	20	Nebraska	Par.	$390,539	-9.2%	289	+79	$1,351	$17,118,747	$12	16

 

[John Marston]

Non Stop still did great on Friday and Saturday. Sunday was overestimated because of Oscars

[kitik]

It still kind of looks bad when you announce over 30, but then the actual can't even hit 29.

[baumer]

It still kind of looks bad when you announce over 30, but then the actual can't even hit 29.

 

Who does it look bad to?

[Sam]

That's pretty good for Non-Stop. Liam Neeson is really a draw in action movies. This year is looking great BO-wise so far. Keep that up and maybe that'll help offset the potentially weak summer.

[LexJoker]

American Hustle, what a run. 150 is locked. Defying the haters.

[Lordmandeep]

Interesting critics and Oscars like American Hustle more, but it seems like GA liked Wolf more. 

[Blankments]

Twist: Liam Neeson is our Lord and Savior.

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

Too bad Neeson turned down Bond years ago.

[grim22]

Too bad Neeson turned down Bond years ago.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-turned-down-james-bond-role-to-marry-natasha-richardson-9176657.html

 

Liam Neeson turned down James Bond role because late wife Natasha Richardson said she wouldn't marry him if he took it

“I was heavily courted, let’s put it that way, and I’m sure some other actors were too,” the 61-year-old told the Hull Daily Mail.

“It was about 18 or 19 years ago and my wife-to-be said, 'If you play James Bond we’re not getting married'. And I had to take that on board because I did want to marry her.” 

In an emotional interview with Anderson Cooper, Neeson said: "It hits you. It’s like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability. The Earth isn’t stable anymore and then it passes and it becomes more infrequent, but I still get it sometimes.

"(Her death) was never real, it still kind of isn't. There’s periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years. Anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I’m going to hear her."

Edited March 11, 2014 by grim22