Summer Block Buster Results

Well, it is September and Autumn has officially arrived. Where I type this from the sun is shinning brightly and there is a bird singing while the leaves on the trees are continuing their metamorphosis from lush greens to sweet golden red and brown. Alright, the bird that is singing is in a cage in the next room, but everything else I have said is true! I swear it!

The summer block buster season is over. Well, how was it? Lets take a look back at the 18 movies I previewed in May. Two of the movies in my preview, Jack The Giant Killer and GI Joe: Retaliation, were supposed to come out this summer but were instead delayed until next March.

The Avengers:

I think this movie exceeded expectations. Domestic: $622,888,162 + Foreign: $888,400,000 = Worldwide: $1,511,288,162. Impressive, a true block buster!

ParaNorman:

Not sure if this was a hit or not. The numbers don’t seem too bad. Domestic: $52,582,728 + Foreign: $30,047,47 = Worldwide: $82,630,199.

The Expendables 2:

This has been out only about a month now and it seems to be doing well. Domestic: $83,019,805 + Foreign: $186,000,000 = Worldwide: $269,019,805

Total Recall:

This remake didn’t get good reviews and it doesn’t seem to have down well at the box office. Domestic: $58,462,950 + Foreign: $114,142,385 = Worldwide: $172,605,335.

The Dark Knight Rises:

Batman lost against the Avengers in the box office battle but The Dark Knight Rises still did extremely well. Domestic: $443,124,014 + Foreign: $623,700,000 = Worldwide: $1,066,824,014.

Ted:

The foul mouthed little teddy bear did well for himself. With a budget of $50 Million Ted brought in some impressive numbers. Domestic: $217,838,900 + Foreign: $202,891,894 = Worldwide: $420,730,794.

Ice Age: Continental Drift:

Despite mediocre reviews another journey back to the ice age seemed to do pretty well. Domestic: $158,561,292 + Foreign: $679,294,615 = Worldwide: $837,855,907.

The Amazing Spider-Man:

The Spidey reboot had a $230 Million budget so the domestic numbers are a bit anemic. Domestic: $261,471,268 + Foreign: $487,503,570 = Worldwide: $748,974,838

Brave:

This movie had so-so reviews for a Pixar movie and was only their 8th highest box office numbers. A bit of a let down. Domestic: $233,558,247 + Foreign: $266,300,000 = Worldwide: $499,858,247.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:

This movie looked fantastic…but the premise is just so…strange. It only made a little more than half its budget back in domestic sales so it is safe to call this one a bomb. Domestic: $37,519,139 + Foreign: $65,915,000 = Worldwide: $103,434,139.

Prometheus:

A prequel to the Alien franchise, it under performed at the box office and came a few million shy of recapping its $130 Million budget. Domestic: $126,477,084 + Foreign: $271,614,000 = Worldwide: $398,091,084.

Madagascar 3 Europe’s Most Wanted:

This one is a winner! Domestic: $215,896,451+ Foreign: $411,900,000 = Worldwide: $627,796,451

Snow White And The Huntsman:

Another under performer. Did not reach its $170 Million budget. Domestic: $155,136,755 + Foreign: $241,260,448 = Worldwide: $396,397,203.

Men In Black 3:

Despite good reviews (much better than the second movie) it under performed domestically but did well over seas. Domestic: $179,020,854 + Foreign: $445,005,922 = Worldwide: $624,026,776 .

Battleship;

With a budget of $209 Million this movie seriously bombed in the domestic box office. It did much better over seas. I really loved the movie and was sad to see it perform so poorly. Domestic: $65,233,400 + Foreign: $237,602,860 = Worldwide: $302,836,260.

Dark Shadows

On a $150 Million budget this one seems to be a dud! Domestic: $79,727,149 + Foreign: $159,000,000 = Worldwide: $238,727,149.

There you have it. It seems a large portion of this list did poorly this summer. Although some of them didn’t do as well at the box office than the studios would have liked, when coupled with the foreign box office I think all of them did bring in a profit for the studios  Of course this was not all the movies released this summer, these were just the ones I was interested in. Gee, maybe I have a lousy taste in movies! 🙂

Jack The Giant Killer

Jack The Giant Killer

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Ewan McGregor

Director: Bryan Singer

Release Date: 15 June 2012

Similar to Snow White and the Huntsman, Jack the Giant Killer is a gritty and more realistic telling of the Jack and the Bean Stalk story. The movie is directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men and Superman Returns) who no stranger to the fantasy and action adventure genres. I actually haven’t heard too much buzz on this movie, which I don’t think can be good. I do like the look of the trailer and I certainly will give this a viewing. Here is the premise of the movie from Wikipedia.

An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.