Box Office Breakdown: ‘Oz’ Overthrows ‘Giant Slayer’
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Buena Vista, Disney, Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
The box office battle between the wizard and the giant slayer proved to be disappointing this weekend.
Movie-goers flocked to revisit the classic world of Oz in Sam Raimi's prequel to the classic 1939 film Wizard of Oz, Oz the Great and Powerful, which took in $80.2 million. Jack the Giant Slayer fell from its spot at number one last week with just $10 million - a staggering $70 million gap between the top two films. Identity Thief dropped one spot as well to number three with $6.3 million, while the new Colin Farrell film Dead Man Down debuted at number four with $5.3 million. Snitch rounds out the top five with $5.1 million.
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Box Office Breakdown: ‘Jack’ Slays ‘Identity Thief’
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: 20th Century Fox, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
Nicholas Hoult is not faring too well as a box office star.
Though Jack and the Giant Slayer took number one at the box office, the Bryan Singer-directed thriller only raked in $27.2 million - a sad fraction of its $195 million budget. Last week's number one film, Identity Thief, managed to only dip down to number two with $9.7 million while 21 and Over debuted at number three with $8.7 million. Summit's Snitch dropped two spots to number four with $7.8 million while horror film The Last Exorcism Part II debuted at number 5 with $7.7 million.
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