The Monuments Men - Box Office

The Monuments Men moved up to fourth place this weekend. The George Clooney movie eased 37 percent to an estimated $5 million, and has so far earned a solid $65.7 million.

You should also note that they haven't added the foreign box office into the totals since 2/23, so there will also be a bump from that week and week end and I think it may be finally opening in places like Australia...plus a personal viewing for theminis of course!   

JK about the last bit...so don't anyone get crazy on me now! LOL

The Monuments Men (Fox) opened in 10 new markets this weekend, earning $8.5M from 5,083 dates in a total of 55 territories. South Korea notably brought in $427K on 302 screens, and in Spain, the film held its No. 1 position for the 2nd weekend in a row at $1.2M on 402 screens. The next major openings are in Australia, France and Belgium the weekend of March 12 and 13.

Analysis of February Box office --- in regards to MM it is not a bomb by any means....

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'LEGO' Leads Not-So-Awesome February

by Ray Subers

The LEGO Movie



March 3, 2014

The LEGO Movie was the only clear winner during a so-so February at the box office. Overall domestic grosses came in at around $700 million, which was a 13 percent improvement over last year. Still, it's way off from 2012's $818.2 million record, and is also noticeably lower than 2010 and 2009.

Through the end of February, year-to-date box office is trending up 10 percent from 2013. If that pattern can continue, 2014 will be the first year in which the domestic box office breaks the $11 billion mark.

The LEGO Movie dominated the month of February, earning more than the next four titles combined. The surprise animated hit opened to $69 million, which is the second-highest February opening ever. In the weeks since, it hasn't dropped by more than 37 percent; through the end of February, LEGO had already earned $192.7 million at the domestic box office.

If it holds up well against Mr. Peabody & Sherman, LEGO will wind up with at least $270 million total. Warner Bros. seems thrilled with these results; they're already planning a sequel, which is currently scheduled for Memorial Day 2017.

In a distant second place, The Monuments Men earned $62.1 million in February. Early in its run, it passed The Ides of March to become the highest-grossing movie directed by George Clooney. While it's not a runaway hit, it's likely that The Monuments Men did benefit from its last-minute move out of a crowded December.

The Robocop remake took third place with a very disappointing $47.9 million. Throughout its run so far, it's been consistently tracking behind last year's A Good Day to Die Hard, which closed with just $67.3 million. RoboCop does at least seem poised to outperform Sony's last Paul Verhoeven remake, Total Recall ($58.9 million), though that's not saying much.

To be fair, international is picking up the slack quite a bit for RoboCop. The movie has already earned $136 million overseas, and could wind up with over $200 million total.

Romantic comedy About Last Night started strong with $12.9 million on Valentine's Day. It collapsed quickly, though, and had only earned $41.4 million through 15 days. It should ultimately pass $50 million, though that's still a far cry from similar movie Think Like a Man ($91.5 million).

Ride Along—which also stars Kevin Hart—wasn't far behind About Last Night. The January holdover tallied $40.3 million in February, and has so far earned a fantastic $127 million.

Frozen continued its record-setting run by adding $32.9 million in February. Early in the month, it passed Despicable Me 2 to become the highest-grossing animated movie from 2013. So far, Frozen has earned nearly $389 million, and could eventually inch past the $400 million mark.

Aside from the aforementioned RoboCop, a handful of other February releases were also disappointments. Endless Love failed to do much business outside of Valentine's Day, and ended the month with just $21.2 million. 3 Days to Kill took in $17.3 million in its first eight days, though its harsh second weekend drop suggests it won't earn too much more (maybe just over $30 million total). Pompeii was even worse ($14.6 million), though it is going to save some face overseas.

February's biggest bombs were Winter's Tale and Vampire Academy. Winter's Tale earned $12.1 million, and will likely close with less than $13 million. Meanwhile, Vampire Academy has essentially vanished from theaters with an abysmal $7.7 million.

 good job

It's a shame that it had to come out at the same time as "Lego" Now they always compare the two. Lego has a broader range of views, llke a younger audience that spend the most going to the movies. xxx

So 8m a week from 55 markets? Alright...Go China! Hit 10 million in the openning weekend!
My first post on phone...finally found the login entrance!

Thanks SG  

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $66,034,874 62.9%
+ Foreign: $38,900,000 37.1%
= Worldwide: $104,934,874

olè !

Ok so the year is only a little over two months old but MM is number 3 on the yearly list....not bad....

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there is a social media component--it tracks tweets and Facebook info for films.

Thanks SG, that's fantastic for George  

SG thanks much for the up dates it's progressing along.

Great news for Georgie .    

Ok the weekend estimates are in and it has hit the 70 Million mark...could go down a bit with actuals but overall I would think that this is good. I have been reading up on how much a film has to make to be successful and I am still confused. I am sure the numbers will slow as the film moves out of theaters.

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $70,602,000 60.9%
+ Foreign: $45,400,000 39.1%
= Worldwide: $116,002,000

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BoxOffice.com has a slightly different numbers

Opening Weekend: $22,003,433 | Total Domestic Gross: $70,601,643 [est.] | Worldwide Gross: $116,146,354 [est.] | Total Budget*: $100,000,000

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not bad !   

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300: Rise of an Empire Conquers Box Office

Truth rating: 10

300: Rise of an Empire Box Office Mr. Peabody and Sherman Non-Stop

1:30 pm, March 9th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire has conquered the box office.

The violent sandals-and-swords sequel earned about $45.1 million this weekend, debuting at #1 ahead of fellow new movie Mr. Peabody and Sherman’s $32.5 million.

Non-Stop finished in third place with $15.4 million.

The Lego Movie ($11 million) held off Son of God ($10 million) in a battle for the 4th and 5th spots.

Rounding out the Top 10 were The Monuments Men ($3.1 million), 3 Days to Kill ($3.1 million), Frozen ($3 million), 12 Years a Slave ($2.2 million), and Ride Along ($2 million).

What did you see this weekend?

From silly-girl's note = it has crossed the required mark? Congratulations The Monuments Men

SG, Don't worry, MM's opening in some major markets this month including China, we should see some bumps at international boxoffice.

The Monuments Men earned $3.7 million from 7,329 screens in 53 markets. Monuments Men has grossed $45.5 million overseas and $116.1 million worldwide. The film will expand to Australia, Belgium, and France next weekend.

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $73,819,000 57.7%
+ Foreign: $54,100,000 42.3%
= Worldwide: $127,919,000
The Monuments Men added $8.2m for $54.2m, buoyed by a $3.2m number three debut in France on 524 and a $2.3m number one launch in Australia on 323.
So we still have big markets like China and Japan waiting for debut.

Yes it seems to still be doing fine:

Here is what the Hollywood Reporter says:

In tying for the No. 10 spot with Veronica Mars, George Clooney's The Monuments Men boosted its domestic total to $73.8 million. Worldwide, it has now earned $128 million after earning another $8.2 million internationally.

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George Clooney’s The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office

The Monuments Men dominated the weekend’s box office, taking $2,319,102 across 323 screens, pushing 300: Rise Of An Empire to second spot.
The film directed by George Clooney who also starred alongside Matt Damon and Bill Murray, which had its Australian premiere earlier in the week, tells the story of a World War II platoon tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
It made $732,301 more than its nearest rival 300: Rise of An Empire, sequel to the oft-imitated 300, which made $1.586 million across 467 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to just under $6 million.
Need for Speed, which stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, made $1.513 million across 457 screens over the weekend on its first weekend since opening.

Oscar winning 12 Years A Slave made $381,851 across 209 screens with fellow Oscar winning film The Dallas Buyers Club taking in $232, 700 across 78 screens.
Australian film Tracks, which stars Mia Wasikowska, made $313,527 across 203 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to $1.458 million, while The Wolf of Wall Street took $329,088, taking its total to $22,570,968.



[th]Title (Distributor)[/th][th]Weekend B/O[/th][th]Screens[/th][th]Total B/O[/th]

The Monuments Men (Fox)	$2,319,102	323	$2,520,352
300: Rise Of An Empire (Wb)	$1,586,801	467	$5,960,525
Need For Speed (Disney)	$1,513,581	457	$1,528,726
Non-stop (Studiocanal)	$648,511	235	$4,520,352
Vampire Academy (Studiocanal)	$400,736	164	$1,329,858
12 Years A Slave (Icon)	$381,851	209	$6,719,439
The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow)	$329,088	112	$22,570,968
Tracks (Paramount)	$313,527	203	$1,458,250
Wolf Creek 2 (Roadshow)	$248,316	177	$4,460,540
The Dallas Buyers Club (Pinnacle Films)	$232,700	78	$2,208,972
Lone Survivor (Bvi)	$139,092	125	$3,905,738
Last Vegas (Universal)	$119,800	113	$6,627,158
Robocop (Sony)	$71,293	60	$6,985,937
Le Week-end (Paramount)	$68,900	55	$854,004
Are We Officially Dating?(Studiocanal)	$60,577	38	$2,551,721
The Wind Rises (Madman)	$51,767	10	$364,164
Generation Iron (Madman)	$51,482	14	$57,682
The Armstrong Lie (Sony)	$47,787	8	$53,754
Nebraska (Roadshow)	$41,883	36	$548,708
The Book Thief (Fox)	$39,098	30	$13,911,070

'MM' has been in the top 10 -- and as high as #3, I think -- of box office revenue since its release, what, 3 months ago? Four? That's quite a feat. And just what you want and expect a movie like this to do.

I would imagine everybody's happy with its performance.

Way2Old4Dis wrote:'MM' has been in the top 10 -- and as high as #3, I think -- of box office revenue since its release, what, 3 months ago? Four? That's quite a feat. And just what you want and expect a movie like this to do.

I would imagine everybody's happy with its performance.

Wasn't it released February 04, so that's only like 1 1/2 months or do I have this mixed up. Not too familiar checking this stuff.

Yes if I remember right 4th Feb or 7th Feb released in the US and the 20th Feb in Germany and other European countries and I believe Australia will be the latest I think 20th March?? (feel sorry for theminis   ) so there is more to come on revenue once the release is completed worldwide  

wow
fantastic!!!

Yes and I hope they keep it out there for a while like they are doing with Gravity. I do not see a lot of negative things on twitter from people that has already seen MM. It's mostly the critics that down the movie. They also do say it is a worthwhile movie to see. I just hope that it does well in the long run. George is not at an age for this kind of rhetoric, I would hate to see him get discouraged. xxx

George quote:

"It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period."

Nicky80 wrote:Yes if I remember right 4th Feb or 7th Feb released in the US and the 20th Feb in Germany and other European countries and I believe Australia will be the latest I think 20th March?? (feel sorry for theminis   ) so there is more to come on revenue once the release is completed worldwide  

Vietnam 7 March 2014
Belgium 12 March 2014
France 12 March 2014
Australia 13 March 2014
Bolivia 13 March 2014
New Zealand 13 March 2014
Indonesia 19 March 2014
Turkey 21 March 2014
China 28 March 2014
Japan's release date hasn't been decided.
Nicky, I think what you posted earlier George Clooney’s The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office that's talking about Australia's boxoffice. 
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A week to go...it's quite rare to see such large scale movie promotion outdoors here...I'm gonna check the bus stations near my home. It's said they've throwed in ads of MM in many major cities around China.

melbert wrote:George quote:

"It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period."

Mel I was talking about; in the long run not an opening weekend. It's just that the dollar amount is how it is judged, he needs for it to make X amount of money so that he keeps the status that he is in, with Sony. He has said that he will only be able to do films that he wants for a certain period of time, because he expects that his control in these matters will soon start to decease. George goes more for substance and quality before money, and wants to make the kind of movies that he would like to see. It's just that at this point in time he still has to net a certain dollar amount for Sony.

Really?

That's the harsh reality of show business. If his films don't make enough profit then he won't be making any more films (unless he funds it out of his own pocket).

I was just told it opens here at the end of the this month. Great   

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where did you find it??

it's me wrote:lol
where did you find it??

I found it here on Weibo. Maybe that user who posted it found the pic somewhere on foreign web, I don't know. 

Monuments Men grossed $5.4 million overseas, bringing its total to $62.5 million. Global cume is now $138.2 million.

Thanks sevens  

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $75,709,000 54.9%
+ Foreign: $62,300,000 45.1%
= Worldwide: $138,009,000

Not a bad days work......

If the box office covers production and promotional costs it's considered a success. This looks good for him.  

I think you are right Lizzy and it still will be doing much more in the final count. Thank the Good Lord. xxx

So it's opening in China tomorrow. I feel good for its boxoffice prospect because the online heat of MM seems pretty good! I've ordered three tickets!

Sevens - Have a good time - hope you like the film.

Lizzy I've seen it! Can't say I really enjoy it overall, but I like it in many ways...
I like all the performances from the cast...funny lines here and there...George didn't mean to make it a very emotional film, just expresses the ironic contrast between reality and good will in a gentle way. What I don't like about it is George's acting time is NOT ENOUGH! He doesn't really impress me with his character until that showdown with a German officer...
Bad news is Monuments Men seems to get horrible reviews from audience here.
Many of them say they cannot understand all the art/place/role names...feeling bored to sleep or leave the theater halfway! So they say it's trash...
I feel sad because Need For Speed dominates boxoffice for three weeks...it even gets very good reviews here. Can you believe its ratings are as good as the Descandants and MM's ratings are as bad as Batman&Robin?!

Sevens....obviously it's a very European based film.....so don't worry about it not appealing in your country. OK ?


I've pre- ordered my BluRay....comes out in UK on 9 June.

Sevens - Don't worry about it. MM got panned everywhere by the critics. It seems that the audiences who liked it are the ones with a closer connection to the story - Europeans and Americans for whom it struck closer to home.

The movie is doing ok - From what I've seen I think it made its money back, plus a little extra so it's not a total flop. Not a home run, but he didn't strike out either.

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $76,599,000   51.6%
+ Foreign: $71,900,000   48.4%
= Worldwide: $148,499,000
The Monuments Men discovered another $7.8 million from 6,698 screens in 15 markets over the weekend. The film has now grossed a total of $72.1 million overseas and $148.5 million globally. The George Clooney directed ensemble piece enjoyed a $4.9 million opening from 4,000 screens in China. The film continues to hold up well in its third weekend in France ($1.1M / 613 Screens / $8.3M Cume) and Australia ($1.1M / 341 Screens / $6.1M Cume).
Total Domestic Gross: $76,599,461 [est.] | Worldwide Gross: $148,690,490 [est.] |
So it opened 3rd over the weekend here...not too bad

It did what it was made for, money, knowledge, and entertainment. It is not for critics, not a very deep movie, but that's what it was made for..