{"id":15075,"date":"2011-05-16T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=15075"},"modified":"2017-10-04T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T17:00:15","slug":"boxoffice-may-16-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/boxoffice-may-16-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: ‘Thor’ Reigns Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the only new major box office contenders being an R-rated comedy and a bad-looking post-apocalyptic vampire western, ‘Thor’ held onto the #1 spot this weekend, outgrossing its nearest competitor by over $10 million.
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In its second weekend, ‘Thor<\/strong>‘ dropped 47.5% and pulled in an additional $34.5 million. Considering that this number includes the loss of 3D screens (which has proven to have a heavy influence in box office totals), ‘Thor’ is doing just fine. Having a total domestic gross of $120 million after only ten days, ‘Thor’ is right on track to pass its $150 million budget.<\/p>\n

It’s official, Kristen Wiig can write and carry a movie! Opening with a strong $24.4 million, ‘Bridesmaids<\/strong>‘ gave producer Judd Apatow his best opening since 2008’s ‘Step Brothers<\/a>‘. Featuring a mostly-female cast and dealing with female-specific topics, ‘Bridesmaids’ didn’t appear as the type of film that would bring in a large male audience. But the mixture of the female element and disgusting, raunchy R-rated “guy humor” proved to be a brilliant blend. Expect more Kristen Wiig in very near future.<\/p>\n

In its third weekend, ‘Fast Five<\/strong>‘ became the highest grossing film of the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise. It nabbed the #3 spot with $19.5 million. ‘Fast Five’ has now brought its domestic box office total to a whopping $167.8 million, far beyond its $125 million budget and far beyond expectations.<\/p>\n

Despite having the advantage of 3D ticket prices, ‘Priest<\/strong>‘ debuted in the #4 spot with a disappointed $14.5 million. It would take a miracle to help ‘Priest’ match its $60 million budget during its theatrical run.<\/p>\n

The four bigger limited release titles this weekend all underperformed predictions. The Will Ferrell dramedy ‘Everything Must Go<\/strong>‘ brought in $825,000 on 218 screens. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman’s ‘Hesher<\/strong>‘ made $127,000 on 40 screens. The dance flick ‘Go for It!<\/strong>‘ pulled in $110,00 on 218 screens, and ‘Skateland<\/strong>‘ made $5,165 on two screens.<\/p>\n

Next weekend only features one major release, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’. There is no question as to where it will open on the box office list, but will the fourth of the franchise bring in enough dough to make it the biggest opening of 2011?<\/p>\n

Top 10:<\/h5>\n

1. ‘Thor’ (Paramount) – $34.5 million<\/p>\n

2. ‘Bridesmaids’ (Universal) – $24.4 million<\/p>\n

3. ‘Fast Five’ (Universal) – $19.5 million<\/p>\n

4. ‘Priest’ (Screen Gems) – $14.5 million<\/p>\n

5. ‘Rio’ (Fox) – $8 million<\/p>\n

6. ‘Jumping the Broom’ (TriStar) – $7.3 million<\/p>\n

7. ‘Something Borrowed’ (Warner Bros.) – $7 million<\/p>\n

8. ‘Water for Elephants’ (Fox) – $4.1 million<\/p>\n

9. ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family’ (Lionsgate) – $2.2 million<\/p>\n

10. ‘Soul Surfer’ (TriStar) – $1.8 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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