Weekend Report, June 24, 2013
Pixar's streak of #1 openings now rests at 14 (and it's unclear what, if anything, could put an end to the run any time soon). This time around it was Monsters University taking the top spot, with $82M for its opening weekend—a tally good for Pixar's second best ever, behind Toy Story 3. While it's business as usual in the digital toon universe, the big surprise of the weekend was Brad Pitt's World War Z, which took in a hefty $66M amid tales of a dysfunctional production and bloated budget. Producer-star Pitt, as well as director Marc Forster and studio Paramount, must have heaved a huge sigh of relief this morning... and maybe even started preparing to have the last laugh.
Monsters University: $82M
Billy Crystal
CAA - Jimmy Darmody
MBST Entertainment - Larry Brezner
John Goodman
Gersh - Bob Gersh
Helen Mirren
CAA - Fred Specktor
World War Z: $66M
Marc Forster
CAA - Todd Feldman
Management 360 - Guymon Casady
Brad Pitt
CAA - Kevin Huvane
Brillstein Entertainment Partners - Cynthia Pett-Dante
Mireille Enos
CAA - Chris Andrews
Gartner/Green Entertainment - Howard Green
Man of Steel: $41.2M
Zack Snyder
CAA - Todd Feldman
Henry Cavill
CAA - Michael Cooper
Amy Adams
WME - Michelle Bohan
Brillstein Entertainment Partners - Stacy O'Neil
This Is the End: $13M
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
UTA - Blair Kohan
Principal Entertainment - Marsha McManus (Rogen)
James Franco
CAA - Kami Putnam-Heist
James/Levy Management - Miles Levy
Jonah Hill
WME - Sharon Jackson
Now You See Me: $7.87M
Louis Leterrier
CAA - Scott Greenberg
Management 360 - Guymon Casady
Jesse Eisenberg
CAA - Michael Kives
Mark Ruffalo
UTA - Billy Lazarus
Brillstein Entertainment Partners - Aleen Keshishian
Source: Box Office Mojo