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rottenwatch box office:
68% Ted
79% Magic Mike
76% Brave
29% Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection
76% Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
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54% People Like Us
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'Ted' triumphs with $54 mil at weekend B.O. Second R-rated pic, 'Magic Mike,' also overperforms with $39 mil
Stateside moviegoers displayed few inhibitions toward the weekend's top R-rated counterprogrammers, with Universal's "Ted" grossing a stellar estimated $54.1 million, while Warner Bros.' "Magic Mike" overperformed, collecting $39 million in three days.
"Ted," which exceeded the most optimistic pre-weekend predictions by at least $10 million, scored the highest domestic opening for an original R-rated comedy, besting the $45 million debut for "The Hangover" in 2009.
"Magic Mike," meanwhile, wasn't expected to gross much more than $20 million -- it made nearly that on opening day. Still, a much steeper-than-expected drop for "Mike" on Saturday, down 41% (some bizzers were predicting a 25% drop at the high end), doesn't really bode well for the pic's playability.
Along with the weekend's top players, Lionsgate's Tyler Perry pic "Madea's Witness Protection" also overperformed, grossing an estimated $26.4 million, while Disney-Pixar's "Brave" held OK in its second frame, dropping 49% for an estimated three-day take of $34 million.
The weekend's diverse slate kept Stateside totals even with last year, a tough bar to hit considering "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" debuted to $98 million.
"I was getting calls all weekend long from exhibitors excited about how theaters were hopping across the country," said Lionsgate distrib exec David Spitz.
Struggling in its opening frame, however, DreamWorks' family dramedy "People Like Us" collected a paltry $4.3 million. Pic failed to find an audience -- likely hit by an overabundance of well-received product.
Stateside moviegoers displayed few inhibitions toward the weekend's top R-rated counterprogrammers, with Universal's "Ted" grossing a stellar estimated $54.1 million, while Warner Bros.' "Magic Mike" overperformed, collecting $39 million in three days.
"Ted," which exceeded the most optimistic pre-weekend predictions by at least $10 million, scored the highest domestic opening for an original R-rated comedy, besting the $45 million debut for "The Hangover" in 2009.
"Magic Mike," meanwhile, wasn't expected to gross much more than $20 million -- it made nearly that on opening day. Still, a much steeper-than-expected drop for "Mike" on Saturday, down 41% (some bizzers were predicting a 25% drop at the high end), doesn't really bode well for the pic's playability.
Along with the weekend's top players, Lionsgate's Tyler Perry pic "Madea's Witness Protection" also overperformed, grossing an estimated $26.4 million, while Disney-Pixar's "Brave" held OK in its second frame, dropping 49% for an estimated three-day take of $34 million.
The weekend's diverse slate kept Stateside totals even with last year, a tough bar to hit considering "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" debuted to $98 million.
"I was getting calls all weekend long from exhibitors excited about how theaters were hopping across the country," said Lionsgate distrib exec David Spitz.
Struggling in its opening frame, however, DreamWorks' family dramedy "People Like Us" collected a paltry $4.3 million. Pic failed to find an audience -- likely hit by an overabundance of well-received product.
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