Weekend Box Office: More Like 'Ay Yi Yi, Frankenstein'
Ride Along held on to the top spot at the box office this weekend, while I, Frankenstein completely bombed out.
.Ride Along held on to the top spot at the box office this weekend, while I, Frankenstein completely bombed out, making only $8.2 million and finishing a disappointing sixth, behind some movie called The Nut Job. Looks like the monster-movie-with-Aaron-Eckhart genre won't really catch on as a thing.
Your top five:
1. Ride Along (Universal): $21.1 million in 2,759 theaters
The Kevin Hart/Ice Cube comedy had topped $75 million in just two weeks. The secret weapon? Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharoah. I mean, probably, right?
2. Lone Survivor (Universal): $12.6 million in 3,162 theaters
The Mark Wahlberg soldiers drama continues its march towards $100 million, which it will likely reach this week. Let no one say that Oscar nominations on the sound categories don't provide that crucial box-office oomph.
3. The Nut Job (Open Road Films): $12.3 million in 3,472 theaters
Just hear me out on this one: what if we got Will Arnett to lend his voice to an animated movie. I honestly think his voice would work in the animated realm. We should get started by having Arnett star in every animated movie in 2014.
4. Frozen (Disney): $49 million in 2,757 theaters
Wicked on Ice continues to drop by incredibly low percentages, keeping itself in the top five in its tenth week of release. At 23%, it's got the lowest week-to-week attrition in the top ten, and it'll top $350 million this week. And STILL it's about $20 million away from besting Despicable Me 2 for the title of highest-earning animated film of 2013. Which, if you think about it for two seconds, will drive you crazy.
5. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount): $8.8 million in 3,387 theaters
In its second week, the Chris Pine prospective franchise re-starter has still only made back half its $60 million budget. All that cash spent on digitally American-izing Keria Knightley's accent isn't looking so smart now.