Destroying the world has proven very profitable for director Roland Emmerich, whose previous films include "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow."His latest, "2012," topped the box office this weekend with an estimated $65.0 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com
That's a good opening, but not spectacular. The film itself cost $200 million to make and while it should make back its production costs, it does not appear to be a runaway blockbuster like "Transformers 2," which has made $400 million.
Here's this weekend's Top 5 films for Nov. 13-15 based on studio estimates:
Rank. Movie Title (Distributor)
Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #
1. 2012 (Sony / Columbia)
$65.0 million | 3,404 | $65.0 million | 1
2. A Christmas Carol (2009) (Buena Vista)
$22.3 million | 3,683 | $63.3 million | 2
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats (Overture Films)
$6.2 million | 2,453 | $23.4 million | 2
4. Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
$6.1 million | 174 | $8.9 million | 2
5. Michael Jackson's This Is It (Sony / Columbia)
$5.1 million | 3,037 | $68.2 million | 3
1 comment:
It was a horrible movie. I was expecting a lot more from it. It dragged on for a long time.
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