'Ride Along' set to be number one movie again
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aaron Eckhart in a scene from the film, "I, Frankenstein." (Associated Press)
It looks as though “I, Frankenstein” is deteriorating before our very eyes.
Pre-weekend projections had Lionsgate’s horror-inspired actioner in the mid-teens this weekend. That was reigned back to $10 million midday Friday, and now its total looks even grimmer: about $7.7 million, well shy of double digits.
“I, Frankenstein” cost a reported $65 million to produce, not including the marketing costs that producer Lakeshore Entertainment wound up assuming, thus limiting Lionsgate’s exposure on the likely flop. Of its $2.8 million Friday haul, roughly 60% came from 3D engagements, which is slightly higher than usual for the format. It’s expected to land in sixth overall at the domestic marketplace by Sunday’s end.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}With “I, Frankenstein” the only wide opener this frame, several holdovers are left to take up the slack — including Universal’s “Ride Along,” which just broke the Martin Luther King holiday weekend record with $48.6 million in four days. The comedy's looking at another $20 million Friday-Sunday for first place.
Behind it, Open Road’s “The Nut Job” and Universal’s “Lone Survivor” are also continuing to hold up the box office, “Nut Job” with $11 million projected this weekend and “Lone Survivor” with $12 million.
Focus Features expanded “Dallas Buyers Club” following Oscar nods for best picture, best actor and best supporting actor, among others. The drama’s looking at almost $2 million for the weekend, taking its domestic box office take to just past the $20 million mark.
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