Sunday April 21, 2013 5:42 pm
Box Office Breakdown: ‘Oblivion’ Makes a Great Impression
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, FOCUS, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Horror, Independent, Period, Remakes, Satire, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
There's a reason why action films want to cast Tom Cruise - one of today's highest-paid actors - and the numbers from his latest film's weekend debut certainly spell it out.
His futuristic sci-fi flick Oblivion took the number one spot at the box office this weekend with $38.1 million, bumping down last week's top film 42 down to second place with $18 million. The animated family film The Croods stayed put at number three with a solid $9.5 million while Scary Movie 5 fell two spots to number four with $6.2 million. G.I. Joe: Retaliation rounded out the top five with $5.7 million.
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1. Oblivion, Universal, $38,152,000 (avg. $10,085)
2. 42, Warner Bros., $18,025,000 (avg. $5,546)
3. The Croods, Fox, $9,500,000 (avg. $2,766)
4. Scary Movie 5, The Weinstein Co./Dimension, $6,296,000 (avg. $1,851)
5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Paramount, $5,775,000 (avg. $1,819)
6. The Place Beyond the Pines, Focus, $4,746,000 (avg. $3,078)
7. Olympus Has Fallen, Film District, $4,500,000 (avg. $1,706)
8. Evil Dead (2013), TriStar, $4,100,000 (avg. $1,452)
9. Jurassic Park 3D, Universal, $4,008,000 (avg. $1,720)
10. Oz The Great and Powerful, Disney, $3,048,000 (avg. $1,490)
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