Weekend Report, July 29, 2013
After X-Men Origins: Wolverine crashed and burned four years ago, The Wolverine had its work cut out for it this past weekend. The re-vamped concept prevailed with critics and fans, but did Average Joes open their wallets? The Hugh Jackman vehicle came away with a soft $55M domestic opening, but did much better overseas (the film features a number of international stars) and stands to do well in the long run. It looks as though this Wolverine can get the monkey of its back.
The Wolverine: $55M
James Mangold
WME - Phil Raskind
Management 360 - Daniel Rappaport
Hugh Jackman
WME - Patrick Whitesell
Hiroyuki Sanada
CAA - Larry Galper
Lighthouse Entertainment - Steven Siebert
The Conjuring: $22.1M
James Wan
Paradigm - Scott Henderson
Stacey Testro International - Stacey Testro
Patrick Wilson
CAA - Rick Kurtzman
Anonymous Content - Tony Lipp
Vera Farmiga
CAA - Kevin Huvane
Authentic Talent & Literary - Jon Rubinstein
Despicable Me 2: $16M
Steve Carell
WME - Michelle Bohan
Media Four - Steve Sauer
Kristen Wiig
UTA - Josh Katz
Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment - Naomi Odenkirk
Russell Brand
WME - Adam Venit
Anonymous Content - Doug Wald, Eli Selden & Michael Sugar
Turbo: $13.3M
Ryan Reynolds
CAA - Darren Statt
Paul Giamatti
UTA - Billy Lazarus
Kipperman Management - Perri Kipperman
Samuel L. Jackson
ICM Partners - Carol Bodie
Anonymous Content - Eli Selden
Grown Ups 2: $11.5M
Dennis Dugan
UTA - David Kramer
Adam Sandler
WME - Adam Venit
Brillstein Entertainment Partners - Sandy Wernick
Chris Rock
ICM Partners - Eddy Yablans
Source: Box Office Mojo