White House Down tops the local box office despite poor takings of $1.7m
Channing Tatum and Jamie Fox starrer White House Down topped the weekend’s box office in a second quiet weekend in a row for exhibitors.. The action film made just $1,798,622 across 279 screens in its opening weekend but with little competition, it was enough to take out first place honours.
The film was considered a major flop on its opening weekend in the US when it debuted to a dismal $25.7 million. The film cost $150 million to produce and was crushed by The Heat which opened on the same weekend in the US.
The second highest opener for the weekend was the Robert Luketic-directed thriller Paranoia which made a paltry $143,949 across 143 screens reinforcing the lacklustre across the board performance of the local box office this weekend. Several titles will hit local cinemas this coming Thursday which could see an uplift in takings. The titles include sci-fi sequel Riddick which is currently sitting on top of the US box office, R.I.P.D. which was also considered a major flop in the US and the family friendly film The Smurfs 2.
BOX OFFICE TOP 20
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| White House Down (Sony) | $1,798,622 | 279 | $1,850,405 |
| Now You See Me (Eone /hopscotch) | $962,519 | 213 | $14,038,730 |
| Red 2 (Eone /hopscotch) | $824,031 | 263 | $2,829,766 |
| We're The Millers (Wb) | $794,184 | 290 | $7,690,776 |
| Elysium (Sony) | $774,674 | 259 | $10,123,474 |
| The Mortal Instruments: The City Of Bones (Roadshow) | $418,952 | 224 | $3,309,813 |
| Jobs (Pinnacle Films) | $330,850 | 177 | $1,135,222 |
| The Best Offer (Paramount) | $293,653 | 110 | $848,594 |
| Kick-ass 2 (Universal) | $212,940 | 167 | $2,241,867 |
| Paranoia (Icon) | $143,949 | 143 | $145,094 |
| You're Next (Icon) | $78,373 | 56 | $288,141 |
| Despicable Me 2 (Universal) | $74,953 | 120 | $35,572,029 |
| The Wolverine (Fox) | $68,928 | 48 | $15,649,377 |
| Haani (Bmg Films) | $66,878 | 22 | $66,878 |
| Stoker (Fox) | $62,518 | 23 | $224,078 |
| The Conjuring (Wb) | $49,644 | 51 | $8,783,252 |
| The Rocket (Curious Films) | $49,455 | 13 | $217,222 |
| What Maisie Knew (Madman) | $49,048 | 35 | $363,906 |
| Frances Ha (Paramount) | $39,290 | 26 | $426,853 |
| Red Obsession (Roadshow) | $35,538 | 24 | $346,876 |
