Oz The Great and the Powerful made the box office have a heart beat again, earning a solid $79.1 million. Many thought it would make over $80, and it just missed it. It’s still a great opening, though.
The results
Title: Result
Prediction/Difference
1. Oz The Great and the Powerful: $79,110,453
– $87, 000, 000/ $7, 889, 547 over
2. Jack the Giant Slayer: $9,839,135
– $15, 000, 000/ $5, 160, 865 over
3. Identity Thief: $6, 334, 220
– $7, 000, 000/ $665, 780 over
4. Dead Man Down: $5, 345, 250
– $7, 500, 000/ $2, 154, 750 over
5. Snitch: $5, 098, 235
– $4, 500, 000/ $598, 235 under
6. 21 and Over: $5, 091, 384
– $5, 000, 000/ $91, 384 under
7. Safe Haven: $3, 753, 384
– $3, 700, 000/ $53, 384 under
8. Silver Linings Playbook: $3, 618, 171
– $4, 800, 000/ $1, 181, 829 over
9. Escape from Planet Earth: $3, 218, 923
– $4, 000, 000/ $781, 077 over
10. The Last Exorcism Part II: $3, 167, 040
– $4, 250, 000/ $1, 082, 960
Total difference for new releases (2): $10, 044, 297
Total difference for holdovers (8): $9, 615, 514
