This week, one movie finally managed to knock "Gravity" off from the top spot. It's not some fancy awards-bait drama, nor is it some hi-tech 3D effects extravaganza. It's Johnny Knoxville's newest comedy "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa". The film managed an excellent $32 million ($15 million budget) and with the relatively positive reviews and audience response (7.2 on IMDb.com) it's expected that the film will continue to perform well and earn a lot of money for the Jackass star. Compared to previous "Jackass" opening weekends, "Bad Grandpa" ranks second, beneath "Jackass 3-D" ($50 million) and above "Jackass: The Movie" ($22 million) and "Jackass: Number Two" ($29 million).
At No. 2 lands "Gravity". The sci-fi thriller is still holding well, earning $20 million this weekend and the film has already reached a fantastic total of $314 million worldwide ($100 million budget) in 24 days. The same can be said of Tom Hanks' high seas thriller "Captain Phillips" which got pushed to No. 3, but still maintains a steady intake, grossing $11 million this weekend, which adds up to a total of $70 million ($55 million budget). This is Hanks' highest grossing feature film since 2009's "Angels & Demons" and it will help to propel him into the awards season, possibly towards an Academy Award nomination.
Unfortunately, Ridley Scott's crime drama "The Counselor" tanked, despite a star-studded cast and "No Country for Old Men" author Cormac McCarthy's first original screenplay. The film opened at No. 4 and only grossed $8 million. "The Counselor" was met with harsh reviews from critics, and even audiences seemed to be put off by the film's difficult tone and were probably either misled or downright confused by the film's trailers and clips. To be fair, this is one tough movie to sell.
In other news, last week's horror remake "Carrie" fell by 64% in its second weekend, landing at No. 6 and grossing a total of $26 million ($30 million budget), despite high expectations for the Halloween week. The Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone team up "Escape Plan" also fell hard to No. 7, but the film has performed quite decently overseas, which brings its worldwide total to $45 million.
More box-office details and the complete top 10, after the jump.
New Wide Releases: "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa", "The Counselor".
Biggest Drop : "Carrie" (-63%)
Smallest Drop : "Enough Said" (-11%)
Biggest Drop : "Carrie" (-63%)
Smallest Drop : "Enough Said" (-11%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Bad Grandpa
|
$32M
|
$32M
|
$8M
|
$15M
|
3
|
2
|
Gravity
|
$20M
|
$199M
|
$114M
|
$100M
|
24
|
3
|
Captain Phillips
|
$11.8M
|
$70M
|
$9M
|
$55M
|
17
|
4
|
The Counselor
|
$8M
|
$8M
|
N/A
|
$25M
|
3
|
5
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
|
$6M
|
$100M
|
$31M
|
$78M
|
31
|
6
|
Carrie
|
$5.9M
|
$26M
|
N/A
|
$30M
|
10
|
7
|
Escape Plan
|
$4M
|
$17M
|
$28M
|
N/A
|
10
|
8
|
12 Years a Slave
|
$2M
|
$3M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
10
|
9
|
Enough Said
|
$1.5M
|
$13M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
40
|
10
|
Prisoners
|
$1M
|
$59M
|
$42M
|
$46M
|
38
|
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