Weekend Box Office: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Slays Its Way to First Place

by Myke Havoc | Jan 28, 2013 | 1 comment
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Paramount’s ‘Hansel and Gretel‘ opened at #1 this week, pulling in $19 million from a budget of $50 million. ‘Parker‘ and ‘Movie 43,’ the other new releases, managed $7 and $5 million respectively, putting them at 5th and 7th place. While far from a hit, ‘Movie 43‘ had a budget of only $6 million.

Depending on how much they spent on the heavy internet promotion, that may or may not equate to a decent take. Universal’s ‘Mama‘ dropped to second place, managing to pull in $12.8 million, for a total of $48.6 million, equating to a drop of a little over 54%. The Weinsteins’ ‘Silver Lining Playbook‘ held it’s 3rd place position from last weekend, pulling in $10 million, accounting only for a 7% drop and a total take of nearly $69.5 million, from a $21 million budget.

Sony’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ dropped 38%, falling from it’s 2nd place spot to 4th, and adding $9.8 million for a total take of $69.9 million from a budget of $40 million. ‘Django Unchained‘ rose a spot, from 7th to 6th place, pulling in just $5,000 above ‘Movie 43‘, equating to a total of $46 million above it’s $100 million budget.

‘Gangster Squad‘ and ‘Broken City‘ both dropped 4 slots, settling at 8th and 9th positions with a take of $4.2 and $4 million respectively. ‘Les Miserables‘ rounds out the top ten this week, adding $3.9 million to it’s take for a total of $137.2 million.

Domestic Box Office Top Ten:

  1. Hansel and Gretel – $19 Million
  2. Mama – $12.8 Million
  3. Silver Linings Playbook – $10 Million
  4. Zero Dark Thirty – $9.8 Million
  5. Parker – $7 Million
  6. Django Unchained – $5 Million
  7. Movie 43 – $5 Million
  8. Gangster Squad – $4.2 Million
  9. Broken City – $4 Million
  10. Les Miserables – $3.9 Million

Discuss:

Have you seen ‘Hansel and Gretel’ yet?

[Via BoxOfficeMojo]