While I didn't get out to the theater this weekend, a lot of people did. Valentine's Day falling on a Friday helped, but the good mix of movies was beneficial as well. Once again, Warner Bros.' The LEGO Movie led the pack with $48.8 million. That's a spectacular second weekend for The LEGO Movie, which has now grossed $129.1 million. The LEGO Movie dropped only 29% from its stellar opening weekend and is now on its way to over $250 million. With little competition in the family market until Mr. Peabody and Sherman, look for The LEGO Movie to continue its great run.
Out of the four new releases this weekend, About Last Night came out on top with $27 million in second place. The Screen Gems comedy stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy and Regina Hall and is budgeted around $12.5 million. This solidifies Kevin Hart's status as a legitimate box office draw. The romantic comedy received an "A-" Cinemascore from audiences. I expect that About Last Night will finish with around $75 million. Look for Kevin Hart's box office reign to continue later this year with Think Like A Man Too.
RoboCop finished in third place this weekend with $21.5 million. Columbia's $100 million action film had a rather disappointing debut, but the grosses picked up over the weekend and I expect that the legs will be good with the film's "B+" Cinemascore. RoboCop should finish with around $80 million. So far, the film has grossed $26.4 million. The Monuments Men had a strong second weekend in fourth place with $15 million. The WWII drama dropped only 32% and has now grossed $43.6 million. Look for The Monuments Men to keep going steady and finish with around $80 million.
Universal's Endless Love took fifth place this weekend with $13.3 million. The poorly reviewed romantic drama received an "A-" Cinemascore, but I don't believe that this film will amount to much. I believe that Endless Love will finish with a total around $30 million. Ride Along also remained solid in sixth place this weekend with $8.7 million. The buddy cop hit has now grossed $116.1 million.
The only other wide release of the weekend was Warner Bros.' Winter's Tale. The film looked intriguing, but I think that a lack of marketing took this film down. The Colin Farrell-starred fantasy grossed $7.7 million in seventh place. The film also received a "B" Cinemascore. I thought that this film would be good, but with dismal reviews and a weak Cinemascore, I don't think that this movie is going anywhere. Frozen finished in eighth place this weekend with $5.8 million. The mega-blockbuster has now grossed $376 million. Frozen is also nearing $1 billion and should pass that number in the coming weeks.
Lone Survivor finished in ninth place this weekend with $4 million this weekend. The war drama hit has now grossed $118.4 million. Lone Survivor should finish with around $130 million. And finally, That Awkward Moment rounded out the top ten with $3.3 million. The R-rated comedy has now grossed $21.4 million.
Next week sees the release of 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii. The former looks interesting, while the latter looks idiotic. Here are my predictions:
1. The LEGO Movie- $36.5 million
2. About Last Night- $15 million
3. 3 Days to Kill- $14.3 million
4. RoboCop- $12.4 million
5. Pompeii- $11.1 million
6. The Monuments Men- $10.5 million
7. Ride Along- $6.1 million
8. Endless Love- $5.9 million
9. Frozen- $4.7 million
10. Winter's Tale- $4.1 million
Out of the four new releases this weekend, About Last Night came out on top with $27 million in second place. The Screen Gems comedy stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy and Regina Hall and is budgeted around $12.5 million. This solidifies Kevin Hart's status as a legitimate box office draw. The romantic comedy received an "A-" Cinemascore from audiences. I expect that About Last Night will finish with around $75 million. Look for Kevin Hart's box office reign to continue later this year with Think Like A Man Too.
RoboCop finished in third place this weekend with $21.5 million. Columbia's $100 million action film had a rather disappointing debut, but the grosses picked up over the weekend and I expect that the legs will be good with the film's "B+" Cinemascore. RoboCop should finish with around $80 million. So far, the film has grossed $26.4 million. The Monuments Men had a strong second weekend in fourth place with $15 million. The WWII drama dropped only 32% and has now grossed $43.6 million. Look for The Monuments Men to keep going steady and finish with around $80 million.
Universal's Endless Love took fifth place this weekend with $13.3 million. The poorly reviewed romantic drama received an "A-" Cinemascore, but I don't believe that this film will amount to much. I believe that Endless Love will finish with a total around $30 million. Ride Along also remained solid in sixth place this weekend with $8.7 million. The buddy cop hit has now grossed $116.1 million.
The only other wide release of the weekend was Warner Bros.' Winter's Tale. The film looked intriguing, but I think that a lack of marketing took this film down. The Colin Farrell-starred fantasy grossed $7.7 million in seventh place. The film also received a "B" Cinemascore. I thought that this film would be good, but with dismal reviews and a weak Cinemascore, I don't think that this movie is going anywhere. Frozen finished in eighth place this weekend with $5.8 million. The mega-blockbuster has now grossed $376 million. Frozen is also nearing $1 billion and should pass that number in the coming weeks.
Lone Survivor finished in ninth place this weekend with $4 million this weekend. The war drama hit has now grossed $118.4 million. Lone Survivor should finish with around $130 million. And finally, That Awkward Moment rounded out the top ten with $3.3 million. The R-rated comedy has now grossed $21.4 million.
Next week sees the release of 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii. The former looks interesting, while the latter looks idiotic. Here are my predictions:
1. The LEGO Movie- $36.5 million
2. About Last Night- $15 million
3. 3 Days to Kill- $14.3 million
4. RoboCop- $12.4 million
5. Pompeii- $11.1 million
6. The Monuments Men- $10.5 million
7. Ride Along- $6.1 million
8. Endless Love- $5.9 million
9. Frozen- $4.7 million
10. Winter's Tale- $4.1 million
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