This past Easter weekend saw the release of a few new films, most notably Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1981 fantasy adventure of the same name. While it has received mixed to negative reviews, that didn't stop moviegoers from venturing out to multiplexes to see it over the holiday: Titans took in about $61.2 million over the weekend, easily outperforming the previous Easter champ, Scary Movie 4 (yes, you read that right), which made $40.2 million back in 2006.
Combined with the grosses of other new releases Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? and The Last Song, as well as last week's top-performer How to Train Your Dragon, business was quite solid, up 14% from last year.
More info can be found at Box Office Mojo here.
In other box office news, now that 2010 is a bit more than 1/4 over, here's an overview of the highest-grossing films of the year thus far (remember, this does not include 2009 films that were still making good money in the new year, like Avatar and Sherlock Holmes):
DOMESTIC TOP TEN
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV) $309,733,753
2. Shutter Island (Paramount) $123,440,937
3. Valentine's Day (WB) $109,999,239
4. The Book of Eli (WB) $94,255,260
5. How to Train Your Dragon (P/DW) $92,135,916
6. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Fox) $86,695,247
7. Dear John (Screen Gems) $79,602,353
8. Clash of the Titans (WB) $63,890,110
9. The Wolfman (Universal) $61,979,680
10. Tooth Fairy (Fox) $58,565,813
WORLDWIDE TOP TEN
1. Alice in Wonderland
Domestic: $309,733,753 / 42.3%
+ Foreign: $422,300,000 / 57.7%
= Worldwide: $731,733,753
2. Shutter Island
Domestic: $123,440,937 / 48.2%
+ Foreign: $132,400,000 / 51.8%
= Worldwide: $255,840,937
3. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Domestic: $86,695,247 / 38.9%
+ Foreign: $136,000,000 / 61.1%
= Worldwide: $222,695,247
4. Valentine’s Day
Domestic: $109,999,239 / 51.3%
+ Foreign: $104,500,000 / 48.7%
= Worldwide: $214,499,239
5. How to Train Your Dragon
Domestic: $92,135,916 / 46.4%
+ Foreign: $106,434,897 / 53.6%
= Worldwide: $198,570,813
6. The Wolfman
Domestic: $61,979,680 / 44.9%
+ Foreign: $76,008,193 / 55.1%
= Worldwide: $137,987,873
7. The Book of Eli
Domestic: $94,255,260 / 70.2%
+ Foreign: $39,921,828 / 29.8%
= Worldwide: $134,177,088
8. Clash of the Titans
Domestic: $63,890,110 / 59.1%
+Foreign: $44,200,000 / 40.9%
=Worldwide: $108,090,110
9. Tooth Fairy
Domestic: $58,565,813 / 59.1%
+ Foreign: $40,600,000 / 40.9%
= Worldwide: $99,165,813
10. Dear John
Domestic: $79,602,353 / 89.6%
+ Foreign: $9,213,563 / 10.4%
= Worldwide: $88,815,916
ANALYSIS
BLOCKBUSTERS: Alice in Wonderland.
HITS: Shutter Island, Percy Jackson & the Olympians (its domestic take was middling, but it was surprisingly strong overseas), Valentine's Day (didn't have much in the way of legs, but it made a huge splash upon its opening), Clash of the Titans (so far its solid, but this might depend on how much it drops next weekend), How to Train Your Dragon, Dear John, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?, The Last Song.
DECENT: The Book of Eli, Tooth Fairy, The Bounty Hunter, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Cop Out, Legion, The Crazies, Daybreakers.
DUDS: The Wolfman (why its budget was $150 million, I still haven't quite been able to figure out, but it was plagued with problems for much of its production), Edge of Darkness (the movie world had been waiting since 2002 to see if Mel Gibson could still open a movie as a leading man... evidently, he can't), The Spy Next Door, Youth in Revolt.
FLOPS: Green Zone (even with the Bourne team involved, audiences still haven't warmed to Iraq War movies), From Paris With Love, Repo Men (in the can for a while, which certainly wasn't a good omen), Extraordinary Measures (the previews made it look like a made-for-TV movie, and the reviews seemed to validate that notion... oh, Harrison, will you ever start making really good films again?). Of course, these are mainly my opinions on the box office results for the films in question... if anyone wants to debate them, they're more than welcome to.
Combined with the grosses of other new releases Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? and The Last Song, as well as last week's top-performer How to Train Your Dragon, business was quite solid, up 14% from last year.
More info can be found at Box Office Mojo here.
In other box office news, now that 2010 is a bit more than 1/4 over, here's an overview of the highest-grossing films of the year thus far (remember, this does not include 2009 films that were still making good money in the new year, like Avatar and Sherlock Holmes):
DOMESTIC TOP TEN
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV) $309,733,753
2. Shutter Island (Paramount) $123,440,937
3. Valentine's Day (WB) $109,999,239
4. The Book of Eli (WB) $94,255,260
5. How to Train Your Dragon (P/DW) $92,135,916
6. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Fox) $86,695,247
7. Dear John (Screen Gems) $79,602,353
8. Clash of the Titans (WB) $63,890,110
9. The Wolfman (Universal) $61,979,680
10. Tooth Fairy (Fox) $58,565,813
WORLDWIDE TOP TEN
1. Alice in Wonderland
Domestic: $309,733,753 / 42.3%
+ Foreign: $422,300,000 / 57.7%
= Worldwide: $731,733,753
2. Shutter Island
Domestic: $123,440,937 / 48.2%
+ Foreign: $132,400,000 / 51.8%
= Worldwide: $255,840,937
3. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Domestic: $86,695,247 / 38.9%
+ Foreign: $136,000,000 / 61.1%
= Worldwide: $222,695,247
4. Valentine’s Day
Domestic: $109,999,239 / 51.3%
+ Foreign: $104,500,000 / 48.7%
= Worldwide: $214,499,239
5. How to Train Your Dragon
Domestic: $92,135,916 / 46.4%
+ Foreign: $106,434,897 / 53.6%
= Worldwide: $198,570,813
6. The Wolfman
Domestic: $61,979,680 / 44.9%
+ Foreign: $76,008,193 / 55.1%
= Worldwide: $137,987,873
7. The Book of Eli
Domestic: $94,255,260 / 70.2%
+ Foreign: $39,921,828 / 29.8%
= Worldwide: $134,177,088
8. Clash of the Titans
Domestic: $63,890,110 / 59.1%
+Foreign: $44,200,000 / 40.9%
=Worldwide: $108,090,110
9. Tooth Fairy
Domestic: $58,565,813 / 59.1%
+ Foreign: $40,600,000 / 40.9%
= Worldwide: $99,165,813
10. Dear John
Domestic: $79,602,353 / 89.6%
+ Foreign: $9,213,563 / 10.4%
= Worldwide: $88,815,916
ANALYSIS
BLOCKBUSTERS: Alice in Wonderland.
HITS: Shutter Island, Percy Jackson & the Olympians (its domestic take was middling, but it was surprisingly strong overseas), Valentine's Day (didn't have much in the way of legs, but it made a huge splash upon its opening), Clash of the Titans (so far its solid, but this might depend on how much it drops next weekend), How to Train Your Dragon, Dear John, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?, The Last Song.
DECENT: The Book of Eli, Tooth Fairy, The Bounty Hunter, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Cop Out, Legion, The Crazies, Daybreakers.
DUDS: The Wolfman (why its budget was $150 million, I still haven't quite been able to figure out, but it was plagued with problems for much of its production), Edge of Darkness (the movie world had been waiting since 2002 to see if Mel Gibson could still open a movie as a leading man... evidently, he can't), The Spy Next Door, Youth in Revolt.
FLOPS: Green Zone (even with the Bourne team involved, audiences still haven't warmed to Iraq War movies), From Paris With Love, Repo Men (in the can for a while, which certainly wasn't a good omen), Extraordinary Measures (the previews made it look like a made-for-TV movie, and the reviews seemed to validate that notion... oh, Harrison, will you ever start making really good films again?). Of course, these are mainly my opinions on the box office results for the films in question... if anyone wants to debate them, they're more than welcome to.
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