Liam Neeson Conquers the Box Office!
Monday, January 30th, 2012 while eating a Bastardly Mercado Certified lunch by abba
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The box office was howling this weekend (I know, I know, terrible pun!) for Liam Neeson’s The Grey, which took the top spot with a much better than expected $20 million opening haul. Most are attributing its unexpected success to the fact that there was no other major release for it to contend with at the marquee; if one were being especially charitable, one might even say that Neeson has proven his staying power at the box office yet again. Maybe there will be a sequel to Rob Roy!It also helps that the movie is one of the better ones to open in a good while. For whetever reason, the success of The Grey reaffirms the tear that the box office has been on since the start of the year. Moviegoers are suddenly in the mood to wander back into the cinema halls weekend after weekend . . . something Hollywood won’t be eager to deter anytime soon.
Some were expecting Man On a Ledge to perhaps take the top spot, but then its marketing scheme was decidedly lackluster. It opened in fifth place with a disappointing $8.3 million. If The Grey proved that Liam Neeson is still a force to be reckoned with, Man On a Ledge proved that Sam Worthington isn’t so appealing to moviegoers in a decidedly human avatar. When is that sequel coming, anyway?
Second place went to last weekend’s top earner, the Kate Beckinsale action spectacle Underworld: Awakening. Audiences continued to prefer Beckinsale to former (and perhaps future?) Grey’s Anatomy cast member Katherine Heigl, whose One For the Money opened in third place with $11.8 million. The film’s so-so opening continues to reinforce the notion that Heigl may have outstayed her welcome as a major box office star. She may do well to return to the small screen yet . . . don’t feel bad, Katherine: it worked for Kelsey Grammer!
The weekend’s top ten films were are follows:
1. The Grey -$20.0 million
2. Underworld: Awakening - $12.5 million
3. One for the Money - $11.8 million
4. Red Tails - $10.4 million
5. Man on a Ledge - $8.3 million
6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - $7.1 million
7. The Descendants - $6.6 million
8. Contraband - $6.5 million
9. Beauty and the Beast - $5.3 million
10. Haywire - $4.0 million
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guess i'll fill some gaps/space with some tidbits stolen from here...
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=14601&cmin=10...
one for the money should have/would ahve opeb worse if it wasn't for the lionsgate working the groupon see the film for $ 6 thing.
this film is 3% at rt. and 0% with top critics.woo hoo...
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_for_the_money/
She may do well to return to the small screen
do you think people just want a break from her ???
Look out for Neeson, though – he's currently hot and a known quantity. Neeson has appeared in 11 films that have grossed more than $200 million worldwide throughout his career.
Speaking of Oscar, The Descendants is seventh this weekend after finishing 16th last weekend when it earned $2.4 million. The George Clooney flick earned a much better $6.6 million and finishes the weekend with an uptick of 176%. This is what Oscar is for. Here is a really good film (90% fresh at RottenTomatoes), that is getting a second chance at life because it was nominated for five Oscars. It has been at more than 800 venues for eight weekends, and is enjoying its second best weekend to date. The Alexander Payne film has now earned $58.8 million, and is truly happy to just be nominated.
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Neeson is the real deal
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I'm boycotting all abba material til Glimmer gets his own post.
I'm also boycotting Katherine Heigl, but for other reasons.
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you're a brave one/but thanks. :)
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Heigl looks really good as a brunette.
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Neeson is a bankable guy and I enjoyed The Grey. I still watch Taken anytime it's on. Worthington will never beat him heads up, so Man on a Ledge opened on the wrong week.
If you liked the other Underworld movies, you'll like this one too. They used 3D cameras so it is meant to be 3D as opposed to nearly all others that are that computer modified 3D. And cmon, it's the closest you'll ever get to Beckinsale.
Even with the coupon thing, I have no idea how Heigl broke $10 mil
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