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77% Mr. Peabody & Sherman

42% 300: Rise of An Empire

24% Need for Speed

60% Non-Stop

22% Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club
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‘Mr. Peabody and Sherman’ Bites Into Top Spot, ‘Need for Speed’ in Third

The box office has gone to a dog.

Fox-DreamWorks Animation’s “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” will mark its territory as this weekend’s No. 1 movie with $21.2 million. Disney-DreamWorks’ “Need for Speed,” which had been the favorite to win the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, is now on track for a disappointing third place finish with a $17.8 million opening.

Produced for approximately $145 million, the canine toon “Peabody” (A CinemaScore) has a two-week Stateside cume of $63 million — about 75% of the total domestic gross of Fox’s last pic, “Turbo” ($83 million). However, “Turbo” more than doubled that figure overseas with $283 million.

The animated time-travel adventure is family-friendly fare for children heading into spring vacation.

The racecar actioner “Speed” (B+ CinemaScore) was the victor on Thursday and Friday, but lost momentum along the way. It fared better internationally with $45.6 million. Scott Waugh’s pic debuted in almost every major overseas market. The movie opened strong in China, where it earned $21.2 million. The actioner could experience a spike when it premieres in Germany, Spain, France, Korea and Japan.

With a $66 million price tag, the movie must get a second wind to be considered a win for DreamWorks following the commercial duds “The Fifth Estate” ($1.7 million opening) and “Delivery Man” ($8 million opening). It could see 3D boosts from 2,100 3D and 280 premium large-format screens as 3D accounted for 43% of this weekend’s gross.

Even with “Breaking Bad” alum Aaron Paul’s and the video game’s popularity, racecar pics don’t traditionally do well at the box office, with the exception of the “Fast and Furious” franchise. Universal’s last installment, “Fast & Furious 6,” opened to $97 million last May, later grossing $239 Stateside and $789 worldwide.

As expected, males comprised 70% of audiences. The age groups, on the other hand, were scattered with 28% 18-25 and another 28% 26-34. Additionally, 66% of the crowd consisted of couples.

Despite a 58% percent dip, Warner Bros.-Legendary’s “300: Rises of an Empire” is still going strong in second place with an estimated $19.1 million. It conquered the box office, ahead of “Peabody,” last weekend. This brings its two-week domestic cume to $78.3 million thanks to 3D and premium large-format offerings. Imax showings could earn an additional $2.7 million. WB’s seven-month delay in releasing the film to convert it for 3D and Imax is clearly paying off.

The sword and sandal film comes seven years after the Gerard Butler-starrer “300” hit theaters, debuting domestically to $71 million in 2007 and ultimately amassing $456 million worldwide.

Meanwhile, Universal’s “Non-Stop” is proof of Liam Neeson’s pull. The action-thriller, which broke Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow’s “The Lego Movie’s” three-week winning streak earlier this month, is still a force to be reckoned with, on its way to earning $10.6 million (only down 33%) this weekend. It’s headed toward fourth place with a Stateside cume of $68.8 million.

Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Single Moms Club” is another under-performing pic. In fact, it’s gearing up to be the Perry’s second lowest opener to date (“Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” bowed to $4.6 million) with a projected $8.3 million and fifth place finish. Despite its impressive A- CinemaScore, the comedy came in far behind Perry’s last release, “A Madea Christmas” ($16 million opening).

Perry’s previous female-targeted film, “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor,” hauled $22 million when it opened last March. Women comprised 79% of “Moms Club’s” audience and 80% of the crowd was over 25.

Warner Bros.’ “Veronica Mars” earned $2 million this weekend — an almost $7,000 per-screen average. It made the top 10 by a hair.

Despite fans’ furor following technical difficulties in attempting to redeem free digital downloads of the movie, the cult TV show’s loyal supporters, inducing Kickstarter donors who raised $5.7 million to fund the comedy, showed up in hordes. It’s one success story after another for this little show that could.

Meanwhile, Fox Searchlight’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will be bringing in an impressive $3.6 million, increasing its two-week cume to $4.8 million. After expanding from four to 66 theaters following a record-setting live-action per-screen average ($200,000) last weekend, it stands to make a grand $3.7 million this weekend. It’s new screen average is still a stellar $54.5 million.

The newest billion dollar-box office club member, Disney’s “Frozen,” came in ninth with $2.1 million in its 17th weekend following a Thanksgiving day opening.

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[Kuroyume]

Aaron Paul to become series regular on Better Call Saul

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Wait, that Veronica Mars kickstarter actually worked? Huh.

 

[DJwest]

Aaron Paul to become series regular on Better Call Saul

Lmao

 

[kurahador]

WOW...that Veronica Mars number!!

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

So Frozen to hit $400 million domestic??? It is now 15 of all time, likely to take 13. Does it still have a chance to beat Toy Story 3?

 

[xaosslug]

Aaron Paul to become series regular on Better Call Saul

aww.

 

[Ridley327]

Wait, that Veronica Mars kickstarter actually worked? Huh.

Depends if you were hoping for a digital copy!

It's crazy that a film in less than 100 theaters can make the top 10. I'll be contributing to the gross of The Grand Budapest Hotel in a little over an hour.

 

[Toa TAK]

Not surprised at all. My theater's been dead this weekend. 300 and Peabody should be at the top 2.

 

[aznpxdd]

Am I missing something? $45.6 million internationally and we are calling it a bomb? Not like the budget is sky high...

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Veronica Mars fans are dedicated

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Is the next muppets film expected to do well? Seems we'll have a glut of family films this coming weekend, and seeing The Nut Job chart is making me wonder just how hungry audiences are for more.

 

[JaseC]

GBH's per-theatre average is ridiculous. Not that the film was going to bomb but it's nice to finally see Ronan involved in something that didn't release to disinterest, especially considering how poorly The Host performed.

 

[Slayven]

Veronica Mars fans are dedicated

Nice to have the fans fund all the risk and you get the profit. Imagine if Whedon had kick started Firefly? Monicas would be selling their houses to give him money.

 

[EulaCapra]

I'm glad and shocked for those Veronica Mars per-screen average... until you see The Grand Budapest Hotel. Jesus Mary and Joseph!

 

[Ridley327]

GBH's per-theatre average is ridiculous. Not that the film was going to bomb but it's nice to finally see Ronan involved in something that didn't release to disinterest, especially considering how poorly The Host performed.

Wes Anderson has a very dedicated fanbase, to say the least.

 

[johnsmith]

So Frozen to hit $400 million domestic??? It is now 15 of all time, likely to take 13. Does it still have a chance to beat Toy Story 3?

Yeah, it hasn't opened in Japan yet. Tangled did 31 million there, and Frozen only needs 37 million to match Toy Story 3.

 

[Showaddy]

$145 million for Mr Peabody? Wow.

 

[JaseC]

Wes Anderson has a very dedicated fanbase, to say the least.

I'll be trekking into the city if I have to. Generally speaking, limited-release films only play in a handful of theatres here in mid-south-west WA (Western Australia, that is; not Washington), so as much as I hate travelling into the city, every now and then I'm not exactly left with much choice.

 

[Max Armstrong]

I hope Grand Budapest Hotel will keep making money, I remember when The Master broke the record for per-screen average but struggled to make its budget back. Don't know if its more than 30m? But anyway this looks more appealing to a greater audience so it shouldn't have trouble making money.

 

[Tucah]

Saw GBH this weekend and loved it, glad to see it doing well. I also watched Veronica Mars but not in theaters, it was fine but doesn't compare to the best of the series.

 

[Wafflecakes]

$145 million for Mr Peabody? Wow.

Very standard for a Dreamworks or Pixar CGI fim.

 

[overcast]

I hope Grand Budapest Hotel will keep making money, I remember when The Master broke the record for per-screen average but struggled to make its budget back. Don't know if its more than 30m? But anyway this looks more appealing to a greater audience so it shouldn't have trouble making money.

Thought Moonrise continued its success after it's small screen onslaught? I expect this has more appeal than The Master for sure, and it'll move to my city I'm sure. Definitely going to watch it ASAP. People are thirsty for a decent movie too.

 

[Messofanego]

I'm ready to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel again, probably end up as one of my favourite movies of 2014.

 

[kswiston]

I hope Grand Budapest Hotel will keep making money, I remember when The Master broke the record for per-screen average but struggled to make its budget back. Don't know if its more than 30m? But anyway this looks more appealing to a greater audience so it shouldn't have trouble making money.

Grand Budapest Hotel was funded by German investors, so Fox Searchlight probably has pretty low risk regardless of the budget. The film has already done $20M overseas, which actually puts it within $5M of becoming Anderson's best performer overseas.

 

[border]

Box office hounds:

How much money is Divergent tracking to make next weekend? It looks really hopelessly cheap, dumb, and derivative to me, but I feel like I see hype for it all over the place.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Peabody

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $63,180,000 42.6%
+ Foreign: $85,000,000 57.4%*
= Worldwide: $148,180,000

Not sure if international is upgraded. Seems to have legs and won´t be a big bomb if at all.

Hell yeah Veronica Mars.

NFS

Production Budget: $66 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $17,808,000 28.1%
+ Foreign: $45,600,000 71.9%
= Worldwide: $63,408,000

 

[kswiston]

Box office hounds:

How much money is Divergent tracking to make next weekend? It looks really hopelessly cheap, dumb, and derivative to me, but I feel like I see hype for it all over the place.

Boxoffice.com and Boxofficemojo both have early predictions in the $65-70M range for opening weekend.

 

[Diprosalic]

that's actually a very modest budget for need for speed.

 

[shira]

Dat mcdonalds toy rebound marketing

 

[kswiston]

that's actually a very modest budget for need for speed.

the Fast and Furious movies were all $70-90M films before Fast 5 changed the nature of the series.

 

[Diprosalic]

Nice to have the fans fund all the risk and you get the profit. Imagine if Whedon had kick started Firefly? Monicas would be selling their houses to give him money.

well the fans wanted it and they told them the price and to put up or shut up. I'm glad it got made.

I doubt they would have gotten 6 million otherwise and even that was very low.

 

[Batigol]

I guess he's lucky he already did Breaking Bad because he's going to be living off that forever

 

[Alrus]

Need for Speed will do okay overseas and thus won't be considered a bomb in the end. Probably won't make enough to turn it into a franchise though.

Mr Peabody will still be a money loser for Dreamworks.

 

[kmax]

Look at all those bombs

 

[Aaron Strife]

Frozen is coming out on DVD/Blu-ray in 2 days, I wonder if enough people will still want to see it in theaters to get it over 400 mil.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Frozen is coming out on DVD/Blu-ray in 2 days, I wonder if enough people will still want to see it in theaters to get it over 400 mil.

I know there's a couple theaters in my city still running it as a Sing-a-Long screening. Those seem to be pretty successful.

 

[Stinkles]

Frozen is coming out on DVD/Blu-ray in 2 days, I wonder if enough people will still want to see it in theaters to get it over 400 mil.

it's been out digitally for weeks. Keep encountering parents who're surprised by that info but it did gangbusters and people still kept going to the theater.

 

[kswiston]

I know there's a couple theaters in my city still running it as a Sing-a-Long screening. Those seem to be pretty successful.

It also hasn't had a run through the bargain cinemas yet.

I really really doubt that Disney is going to pull the film from theatres when it is less than $4M from the $400M mark.

 

[timetokill]

Box office hounds:

How much money is Divergent tracking to make next weekend? It looks really hopelessly cheap, dumb, and derivative to me, but I feel like I see hype for it all over the place.

It's basically the exact same audience as the hunger games and the twilight movies, with pretty much the same plot. So it depends on how much of that audience shows up.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

It's basically the exact same audience as the hunger games and the twilight movies, .

But those two audiences aren't very similar.

 

[Draconian]

Maybe in a month The Grand Budapest Hotel will be somewhere near my city thanks to Fox's absurd limited release rollout.

 

[Messofanego]

But those two audiences aren't very similar.

Link to the demographic stats?

 

[jtb]

wish Enemy was in more than like 2 theaters... or that they'd make it available on-demand on more stuff than just DirecTV

guess I'll just go see Grand Budapest Hotel instead, looks like it's doing very well

 

[Alrus]

Link to the demographic stats?

It's not really hard to notice The Hunger Games attract a much more diverse audience just by comparing their box office numbers.

 

[Son Of D]

Frozen is coming out on DVD/Blu-ray in 2 days, I wonder if enough people will still want to see it in theaters to get it over 400 mil.

Aren't there singalong screenings in the US? That and 3D (if the 3D Blu Ray is still MIA in the US) could push it over $400m.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Box office hounds:

How much money is Divergent tracking to make next weekend? It looks really hopelessly cheap, dumb, and derivative to me, but I feel like I see hype for it all over the place.

Between Twighlight and The Hunger Games makes sense to me. So $70 mil to $150 mil. I'll go on the low range of that spectrum.

 

[Alrus]

What would make Divergent so much more successful than previous movies that tried to ride on the success of Twilight? I'm kinda suprised at the predictions, I thought it was going to bomb as badly as The Mortal Instruments.

 

[kswiston]

Link to the demographic stats?

Catching Fire's Opening Weekend:
50% under 25
59% female/41% male


New Moon's Opening Weekend:
50% under 21
80% female/20% male

EDIT: Source is old BOM weekend reports.

 

[xaosslug]

international chart added.