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rottenwatch box office:

85% The Conjuring

75% Despicable Me 2

66% Turbo

06% Grown Ups 2

40% Red 2
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11% R.I.P.D.
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Box Office: ‘Conjuring’ Buries Competition, Including Newest Bomb ‘R.I.P.D.’ Warner-New Line scarer overperforms with $41 mil; U's big-budget misfire flops with just $12.8 mil

The summer’s lengthy list of box office misfires welcomed a new film to its ranks this weekend — Universal’s “R.I.P.D.,” which cost $130 million to produce and opened with a dismal $12.8 million domestically. Though on the hits side, Warner Bros.-New Line’s low-budget scarer, “The Conjuring,” overperformed with a stellar estimated $41.5 million through Sunday.

“The Conjuring,” which was made for just $20 million, was the brightest spot during a weekend of mostly underperformers. Fox’s second DreamWorks Animation release, “Turbo,” got off to a disappointing start, earning just $21.5 million in three days, with $31.2 million in five. The toon marks one of the lowest three-day openings for a recent DWA CGI-animated film.

Also, Lionsgate-Summit’s “Red 2″ succumbed to the weight of an overcrowded frame, earning just $18.5 million, roughly $3 million less than its predecessor’s debut weekend.

Overcrowding was a particular cause for complaint by observers this weekend, especially given the prominence of strong holdovers in the market place, including U’s “Despicable Me 2,” which fell just 43% in its third frame, for a three-day estimate of $25.1 million. “Despicable Me” crossed the $275 million domestic mark.

At the specialty box office, the Weinstein Co. had a successful expansion of last week’s per-screen champ, “Fruitvale Station,” which in its second outing grossed more than $742,000 from just 34 locations. Pic averaged $21,832 per screen.

And touting a less traditional release, Weinstein’s video-on-demand distribution arm Radius bowed Ryan Gosling indie “Only God Forgives” to strong early results. The film is on track to besting previous VOD champ “Arbitrage,” according to Radius, based on the film’s record-setting pace climbing the iTunes chart.

“Only God Forgives” also bowed theatrically this weekend at 78 locations, estimating north of $315,000 for an average of just $4,038 per screen.​

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[strafer]

Grown Ups 2 almost made it to budget.

 

[Sean]

Ryan Reynolds has two bombs in the same weekend, ouch.

 

[Busty]

You'll have to excuse me. I'm pretty drunk. I just came back from the funeral for Ryan Reynold's film career.

It was a beautiful service though and a free bar. They are burying Ryan's career next to Taylor Lautner's.

It would have wanted it that way.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

"turbomba?"

Hope you didn't sprain something.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Adam Sandler is doing better than expected.

 

[GhaleonEB]

RIPD flopped even more spectacularly than I was expecting. It's downright impressive.

 

[Slayven]

You'll have to excuse me. I'm pretty drunk. I just came back from the funeral for Ryan Reynold's film career.

It was a beautiful service though and a free bar. They are burying Ryan's career next to Taylor Lautner's.

It would have wanted it that way.

Was Taylor's even alive?

RIPD flopped even more spectacularly than I was expecting. It's downright impressive.

Should have been a tv show.

 

[kswiston]

The Lone Ranger
Domestic: $81,200,000
Foreign: $66,400,000
Worldwide: $147,600,000


Monsters University
Domestic: $249,000,000
Foreign: $283,900,000
Worldwide: $532,900,000


World War Z
Domestic: $186,900,000
Foreign: $269,500,000
Worldwide: $456,400,000


Despicable Me 2
Domestic: $276,200,000
Foreign: $308,400,000
Worldwide: $584,600,000


Fast 6
Domestic: $237,100,000
Foreign: $475,400,000
Worldwide: $712,500,000


Star Trek: Into Darkness
Domestic: $225,100,000
Foreign: $223,500,000
Worldwide: $448,600,000


Pacific Rim
Domestic: $68,200,000
Foreign: $110,300,000
Worldwide: $178,500,000

 

[megamerican]

Amazing hold for Grown Ups 2. I thought people might have moved on from Sandler after Jack and Jill and That's My Boy flopped.

 

[mcfrank]

Amazing hold for Grown Ups 2. I thought people might have moved on from Sandler after Jack and Jill and That's My Boy flopped.

-52% is a great hold?

 

[wenis]

Monsters University
Domestic: $249,000,000
Foreign: $283,900,000
Worldwide: $532,900,000


World War Z
Domestic: $186,900,000
Foreign: $269,500,000
Worldwide: $456,400,000


Fast 6
Domestic: $237,100,000
Foreign: $475,400,000
Worldwide: $712,500,000


Pacific Rim
Domestic: $68,200,000
Foreign: $110,300,000
Worldwide: $178,500,000

Those WWZ numbers, goddamn.

 

[artist]

-52% is a great hold?

Yes.

 

[HerbertFish]

Holy shit RIPD bombed terribly below my already terrible expectations

 

[Toa TAK]

So RIPD is THE bomba of the summer?

 

[3N16MA]

So RIPD is THE bomba of the summer?

Yes.

 

[kswiston]

Amazing hold for Grown Ups 2. I thought people might have moved on from Sandler after Jack and Jill and That's My Boy flopped.

Jack and Jill didn't do that badly. $74M domestic, and $150M worldwide on a $80M budget. Not a good result, but not really a flop either.

-52% is a great hold?

It is when 4 movies opened wide.

 

[JB1981]

Pacific Rim ugh

 

[JABEE]

Why did RIPD cost $130 million to make? Who green-lit this project for that budget?

 

[freenudemacusers]

So are we going back to van wilder now?

 

[forgeforsaken]

The Lone Ranger
Domestic: $81,200,000
Foreign: $66,400,000
Worldwide: $147,600,000


Monsters University
Domestic: $249,000,000
Foreign: $283,900,000
Worldwide: $532,900,000


World War Z
Domestic: $186,900,000
Foreign: $269,500,000
Worldwide: $456,400,000


Despicable Me 2
Domestic: $276,200,000
Foreign: $308,400,000
Worldwide: $584,600,000


Fast 6
Domestic: $237,100,000
Foreign: $475,400,000
Worldwide: $712,500,000


Star Trek: Into Darkness
Domestic: $225,100,000
Foreign: $223,500,000
Worldwide: $448,600,000


Pacific Rim
Domestic: $68,200,000
Foreign: $110,300,000
Worldwide: $178,500,000

Where are these from?

 

[3N16MA]

Why did RIPD cost $130 million to make? Who green-lit this project for that budget?

It's the new MIB only no one cares about Ryan Reynolds.

 

[kswiston]

Why did RIPD cost $130 million to make? Who green-lit this project for that budget?

Men in Black 3 made over $600M. I think some people were thinking that this could be the ghost version of that.

 

[wenis]

So are we going back to van wilder now?

Yes, Van Wilder 3. VOD release.

 

[hoos30]

Whoever greenlit R.I.P.D. needs to be panhandling on a 405 exit ramp.

Instead, they will certainly get a huge promotion.

 

[strafer]

Woah at Despicable Me 2.

$584,600,000

 

[xaosslug]

You'll have to excuse me. I'm pretty drunk. I just came back from the funeral for Ryan Reynold's film career.

It was a beautiful service though and a free bar. They are burying Ryan's career next to Taylor Lautner's.

the sad thing is this won't affect his career, in the least. Hollywood/studios have it in their minds that Ryan Reynolds is 'leading man' material (because he's been in a few hits opposite bo draws like Washington and Bullock) , and he's really not. But alas, they will continue to PUSH him, HARD... until SOMETHING inexplicably sticks and they'll feel justified/vindicated looking back at all the craters left in his wake.

Taylor Lautner? He never even had a chance. LOL

 

[3N16MA]

Where are these from?

BOM.

 

[Busty]

So RIPD is THE bomba of the summer?

Perhaps even the biggest bomb of the last few years.

I can't think of anything that's shat the bed so badly off the top of my head. Baring in mind that RIPD won't get much of push internationally so it's WW take could be well under $100m.

Anyone?

Why did RIPD cost $130 million to make? Who green-lit this project for that budget?

The creative minds that brought you Battleship.

 

[Monty Mole]

Is The Conjuring really that good? Insidious was bloody terrible.

 

[kswiston]

BOM.

BO.com and other places actually. I just like the Mojo format for readability, so I copy it, even if they haven't updated their numbers yet.

 

[hoos30]

Pacific Rim ugh

GAF's hopes completely extinguished. :'(

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Might Japan save PR?

 

[freenudemacusers]

the sad thing is this won't affect his career, in the least. Hollywood/studios have it in their minds that Ryan Reynolds is 'leading man' material (because he's been in a few hits opposite bo draws like Washington and Bullock) , and he's really not. But alas, they will continue to PUSH him, HARD... until SOMETHING inexplicably sticks and they'll feel justified/vindicated looking back at all the craters left in his wake.

How many bombs is one man allowed?

 

[SlipperySlope]

Summer of the bomb.

 

[xaosslug]

So RIPD is THE bomba of the summer?

so far. But, there's still a month to go, so... LOL

 

[3N16MA]

Woah at Despicable Me 2.

$584,600,000

Heading to Ice Age 3/4 territory.

 

[pestul]

GAF's hopes completely extinguished. :'(

At least the international numbers are starting to perk it up. :s

 

[HerbertFish]

Is The Conjuring really that good? Insidious was bloody terrible.

Waaaaa


The first 75 percent of the movie was incredible.

 

[strafer]

I'm curious to see if a horror director can make a good Fast movie.

 

[JABEE]

Perhaps even the biggest bomb of the last few years.

I can't think of anything that's shat the bed so badly off the top of my head. Baring in mind that RIPD won't get much of push internationally so it's WW take could be well under $100m.

Anyone?



The creative minds that brought you Battleship.

When will we get the Parcheesi film adaptation that we all deserve?

 

[forgeforsaken]

BOM.

Link? as I still only see PR at 53 million on that site for foreign.

 

[kswiston]

Perhaps even the biggest bomb of the last few years.

I can't think of anything that's shat the bed so badly off the top of my head. Baring in mind that RIPD won't get much of push internationally so it's WW take could be well under $100m.

Anyone?

Mars Needs Moms.


On the bright side. RIPD opened to $6.4M in Russia, which was higher than Man of Steel's debut in that region.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Reynolds keeps getting cast because he's charismatic, and pretty, and people respond to his name positively, more often than not. Also, he's never really been asked to sell a movie ON HIS OWN. Green Lantern wasn't a Ryan Reynolds movie. RIPD wasn't a Ryan Reynolds movie. When the movies flame out, they're not seen as flaming out BECAUSE of Ryan Reynolds.

And in most cases, they're NOT failing because of Ryan Reynolds. So he keeps getting jobs.

 

[Toa TAK]

Yes.

Perhaps even the biggest bomb of the last few years.

I can't think of anything that's shat the bed so badly off the top of my head. Baring in mind that RIPD won't get much of push internationally so it's WW take could be well under $100m.

Anyone?

Sounds good. RIPD just seems so lame.

 

[3N16MA]

Link? as I still only see PR at 53 million on that site for foreign.

kswiston is using BO.com to update the numbers in BOM style. You can get updated numbers from their twitter.

 

[Tamanon]

Jeff Bridges always seemed to be trying to be Tommy Lee Jones too hard in the commercials/previews. Came off as corny.

 

[GhaleonEB]

At least the international numbers are starting to perk it up. :s

I don't think they'll be enough to salvage a sequel, but PR should at least avoid the status of a total disaster. But that's not saying a lot.

Jeff Bridges always seemed to be trying to be Tommy Lee Jones too hard in the commercials/previews. Came off as corny.

Yeah. The entire movie was trying to hard to be Men in Black, with ghosts. That was probably the elevator pitch.

 

[Busty]

the sad thing is this won't affect his career, in the least. Hollywood/studios have it in their minds that Ryan Reynolds is 'leading man' material (because he's been in a few hits opposite bo draws like Washington and Bullock) , and he's really not. But alas, they will continue to PUSH him, HARD... until SOMETHING inexplicably sticks and they'll feel justified/vindicated looking back at all the craters left in his wake.

While his career isn't dead per se he's done as far as film is concerned. I can see him doing a premium cable show like a Ray Donovan or Californication type of show in a year or two though.

Between RIPD, The Change Up and Green Lantern he just hasn't taken off at all. Safe House was a hit but that was Denzel all day long. Universal mooted a Reynolds centric sequel to Safe House but I think that's probably off the table after this weekend.

Taylor Lautner? He never even had a chance. LOL

Pretty much. As soon as the premiere for the last Twilight film finished his career was taken out back behind the coal shed and shot.

 

[DieH@rd]

I'm very disappointed with Pacific Rim performance. Movie is so awesome....