As expected, IRON MAN 2 had no trouble hovering over its throne at the top of the box office, presiding with a a little more than $15 million than its closest competitor, ROBIN HOOD. The sequel is outpacing the original by about $45 million but it should be noted that it's 58% drop is about 10% higher than the first installment. It debuted higher so a steeper drop is to be expected but it also falls in line with the slight sense of disappointment with the sequel.
Meanwhile, ROBIN HOOD performed solidly if not spectacularly. It would have truly been impressive if it had come from behind to take the weekend but that wasn't likely. Reviews have been mixed in general while I enjoyed it more than I expected to. The lack of resounding support though means older crowds might pass up on the crowds and wait for something supposedly stellar.
Proving that overcrowding does not necessarily mean that everyone has to go home disappointed, LETTERS TO JULIET and JUST WRIGHT, both female skewed pics, managed to similar per screen averages. That said, neither of those averages were over $5K so while the results may have been split, they were still disappointing.
NEXT WEEK: What promises to be the final chapter in the Shrek saga, SHREK FOREVER AFTER will trounce onto 3800 screens. As I have not seen a Shrek film since the first, I will be avoiding this one as well and checking out the "Saturday Night Live" skit comedy, MACGRUBER, instead, when it appears on 2400 screens.
Source: Box Office Mojo
2 comments:
I was really bummed that Robin Hood didn't perform better than it did, but I wasn't really expecting a big weekend out of it. I'm sure its going to be a hit overseas though.
I think it did as well as it was going to given the competition and the mediocre reviews. It was hard to convince people to see it actually. Very hesitant. They ate it up overseas!
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