The Great Gatsby really blew away expectations by grossing over $50 million in its opening. I think it is great, so it deserves to be seen. No matter how well it did, Iron Man 3 beat it by about $22 million in its second weekend. Peeples was a flop, and the name Tyler Perry didn’t attract many people this time around. Good thing, too, because the movie sucked! Anyway, here’s how the top 10 performed, and how I did with predicting everything. Click on the title if you missed any of my reviews!
1. Iron Man 3: $72,525,615 — $73, 840, 000 — $1, 314, 385 over
2. The Great Gatsby: $50,087,184 — $39, 198, 750 — $10, 888, 434 under
3. Pain & Gain: $5,001,029 — $3, 825, 000 — $1, 176, 029 under
4. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples: $4,611,534 — $13, 835, 000 — $9, 223, 466 over
5. 42: $4,588,209 — $3, 294, 000 — $1, 294, 209 under
6. Oblivion: $4,114,665 — $2, 650, 000 — $1, 464, 665 under
7. The Croods: $3,609,028 — $3, 202, 000 — $407, 028 under
8. The Big Wedding: $2,490,362 — $2, 000, 000 — $490, 362 over
9. Mud: $2,343,000 — $2, 185, 000 — $158, 000 under
10. Oz The Great and Powerful: $1,078,233 — $1, 885, 000 — $806, 767 over
Total Difference for Two (2) New Releases: $20, 111, 900
Total Difference for Eight (8) Holdovers: $7, 111, 445