Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 13, 2014 8:37:57 GMT -6
From:
www.deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-robocop-cant-blast-through-winter-storm/#more-682553
What an unfortunate day to open at the nation’s theaters — the day of one of the worst winter storms in recent memory that has blanketed a substantial part of the country in snow and heavy ice. RoboCop, MGM/Columbia Pictures’ rebooted actioner starring Joel Kinnaman as the part-human, part-robot police officer, trudged into 3,366 theaters to take in around $3M, or only $891 per screen. The storm has affected moviegoing over a wide swath in major markets from Texas to the Carolinas and is expected to travel up the East Coast, hitting some of the nation’s biggest cities tomorrow. Fingers crossed that West Coast attendance will raise the estimate in the morning. The potential downside is that storm may linger into Valentine’s Day Friday, bringing significantly lower attendance across the board in the affected areas. RoboCop opened on February 1 overseas and last weekend was No. 1 in 10 markets. It has grossed $28.7M to date and is expanding this weekend. Directed by José Padilha and written by Joshua Zetumer and Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner, the film also stars Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The producers are Marc Abraham and Eric Newman.
RoboCop is one of three 1980s remakes scheduled to open this weekend. The others are Universal’s Endless Love, remembered more fondly for its Oscar-nominated theme song in 1981 than its content, and the Sony (Screen Gems) reboot of the 1986 romancer About Last Night, starring Kevin Hart, who has been on a hot streak since Universal’s Ride Along opened to massive numbers last month. (It’s already grossed over $100M winters-tale-poster-636-380and is still playing). The other film opening this weekend is Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s ironically titled Winter’s Tale. starring Colin Ferrell and directed by Akiva Goldsman. However, nothing is expected to top The Lego Movie from Warners, which is snapping easily into place with a wide demo.
www.deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-robocop-cant-blast-through-winter-storm/#more-682553
What an unfortunate day to open at the nation’s theaters — the day of one of the worst winter storms in recent memory that has blanketed a substantial part of the country in snow and heavy ice. RoboCop, MGM/Columbia Pictures’ rebooted actioner starring Joel Kinnaman as the part-human, part-robot police officer, trudged into 3,366 theaters to take in around $3M, or only $891 per screen. The storm has affected moviegoing over a wide swath in major markets from Texas to the Carolinas and is expected to travel up the East Coast, hitting some of the nation’s biggest cities tomorrow. Fingers crossed that West Coast attendance will raise the estimate in the morning. The potential downside is that storm may linger into Valentine’s Day Friday, bringing significantly lower attendance across the board in the affected areas. RoboCop opened on February 1 overseas and last weekend was No. 1 in 10 markets. It has grossed $28.7M to date and is expanding this weekend. Directed by José Padilha and written by Joshua Zetumer and Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner, the film also stars Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The producers are Marc Abraham and Eric Newman.
RoboCop is one of three 1980s remakes scheduled to open this weekend. The others are Universal’s Endless Love, remembered more fondly for its Oscar-nominated theme song in 1981 than its content, and the Sony (Screen Gems) reboot of the 1986 romancer About Last Night, starring Kevin Hart, who has been on a hot streak since Universal’s Ride Along opened to massive numbers last month. (It’s already grossed over $100M winters-tale-poster-636-380and is still playing). The other film opening this weekend is Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s ironically titled Winter’s Tale. starring Colin Ferrell and directed by Akiva Goldsman. However, nothing is expected to top The Lego Movie from Warners, which is snapping easily into place with a wide demo.