Summer 2013: Winners & Losers

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[b]Winners[/b]

[color=#0000ff][u]Iron Man 3:[/u][/color] The first movie of the Summer, Iron Man 3, also wound up being the highest-grossing movie by a long shot. Typically, the third movie in a franchise earns less than its predecessor at the domestic box office; that wasn't the case with Iron Man 3, which wound up being viewed more as a spin-off of mega-hit The Avengersthan as a sequel to the underwhelming [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman2.htm"]Iron Man 2[/url].

While Iron Man 3 did fantastic business domestically (over $408 million), the real upside was overseas, where its $806 million haul was more than double that of its predecessor. Worldwide, the movie's $1.2 billion total ranks fifth all-time. Overall, this is a huge win for Disney, who has high hopes for Phase 2 of the Marvel Universe movies.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme2.htm"]Despicable Me 2[/url]: Building on goodwill from the beloved first movie, Despicable Me 2 has become one of the most successful animated movies ever. Domestically, it ranked second for the Summer with $355 million, which is over $100 million more than its predecessor. It saw even bigger gains at the overseas box office, where it has earned $467 million so far. With a few major markets left to open, Despicable Me 2 should ultimately bank over $900 million worldwide, which will make this Universal's highest-grossing movie ever (during its initial run, at least).

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersinc2.htm"]Monsters University[/url]: While Monsters University was runner-up to Despicable Me 2 among Summer 2013 animated movies, that shouldn't take away at all from its massive success. Among Pixar movies, it ranks fourth all-time with $264 million, and it's also only the fourth Pixar movie ever to earn over $700 million worldwide.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fast6.htm"]Fast & Furious 6[/url]: The 12-year-old Fast & Furious franchise clearly still has gas left in the tank—the latest entry,Fast & Furious 6, dominated Memorial Day weekend this Summer and went on to earn over $238 million (an all-time best for the series). It also set a new high mark at the overseas box office ($549 million). Universal is clearly thrilled with these results: the studio has fast-tracked the next installment, which is due in July 2014.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm"]The Heat[/url]: In a Summer packed with successful comedies, the biggest of them all was June's The Heat. With[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=sandrabullock.htm"]Sandra Bullock[/url], [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=melissamccarthy.htm"]Melissa McCarthy[/url] and [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wiigapatow.htm"]Bridesmaids[/url] director [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=paulfeig.htm"]Paul Feig[/url], The Heat was a strong option for underserved female moviegoers, and ultimately grossed an incredible $157.4 million at the domestic box office.

[url="http://boxofficemojo.com/gotogallery.php?rid=42350"][img]http://boxofficemojo.com/image2/conjuring_conjuring02_2.jpg[/img][/url][url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=conjuring.htm"]The Conjuring[/url]: With a confident, aggressive marketing effort, The Conjuring kicked off its run with $41.9 million, which is the highest opening ever for an R-rated horror movie. From there, word-of-mouth was so strong that it managed to overcome the horror genre's front-loading problems, and consistently had weekend drops below 50 percent. Through the end of Summer, The Conjuring had earned over $134 million, which made it the top supernatural horror movie in over a decade.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nowyouseeme.htm"]Now You See Me[/url]: Opening on the heels of a handful of high-profile sequels—and going up against a [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=willsmith.htm"]Will Smith[/url] sci-fi adventure—it seemed like Now You See Me was going to get lost in the shuffle. Instead, what appeared to be a scheduling disadvantage turned out to be the opposite: tired of expensive franchises and star-driven vanity projects, audiences flocked to this original magician thriller. To date,Now You See Me has earned over $117 million at the domestic box office, which makes it Lionsgate/Summit's highest-grossing movie ever outside of the [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twilight08.htm"]Twilight[/url] and Hunger Games franchises. It has also done surprisingly robust business overseas, where it will ultimately close with well over $200 million.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=werethemillers.htm"]We're the Millers[/url]: Benefiting from good scheduling and a strong premise, road trip comedy We're the Millersgot off to a solid start in early August. The movie then held well thanks to strong word-of-mouth, and ultimately became the highest-grossing movie of August 2013. Through the end of Summer, We're the Millers had earned $113.2 million, and is on pace to close with over $130 million.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=butler.htm"]Lee Daniels' The Butler[/url]: Recognizing that there was nothing to fill the mid-August adult counterprogramming slot, The Weinstein Company moved [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=butler.htm"]Lee Daniels' The Butler[/url] up from October. That turned out to be a shrewd move, as The Butler dominated the box office during the second half of August. Through less than three weeks the movie has earned over $79 million, and should blow past $100 million by mid-September.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kevinhart2013.htm"]Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain[/url] and [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=instructionsnotincluded.htm"]Instructions Not Included[/url]: Lionsgate scored with two modest releases targeted at underserved audiences this Summer. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain grossed $32.2 million, which made it the fourth-highest-grossing stand-up comedy movie ever. Meanwhile, Spanish language comedy Instructions Not Included—technically a Summer release—debuted to over $10 million over Labor Day weekend despite opening in just 347 theaters.

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[b]Losers[/b]

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=loneranger.htm"]The Lone Ranger[/url]: This Summer, [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=loneranger.htm"]The Lone Ranger[/url] has been the poster child for Hollywood's bad habit of overspending on original tentpole movies. Adapted from a radio show that reached the height of its popularity around half a century ago, the movie has earned a decent $239 million worldwide, and still has an opening in China on the horizon. Unfortunately, it cost well over $200 million to produce—an outlandish figure for a Western—and will therefore wind up losing Disney an absurd amount of money.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=turbo.htm"]Turbo[/url]: DreamWorks Animation's [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=turbo.htm"]Turbo[/url] may be the movie that suffered the most this Summer from poor scheduling. The animated flick opened two weeks after [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme2.htm"]Despicable Me 2[/url] and less than four weeks after [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersinc2.htm"]Monsters University[/url]. These animated behemoths combined for over $600 million at the domestic box office, which left little family money for Turbo. Ultimately, the movie earned just over $80 million, which makes it the lowest-grossing DreamWorks Animation outing since 2006's [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=flushedaway.htm"]Flushed Away[/url].

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whitehousedown.htm"]White House Down[/url]: On paper, at least, White House Down seemed destined for box office glory: stars[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=channingtatum.htm"]Channing Tatum[/url] and [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=jamiefoxx.htm"]Jamie Foxx[/url] were coming off their biggest hits ever, and director [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=rolandemmerich.htm"]Roland Emmerich[/url] has a great track record when it came to blowing up the executive mansion. Unfortunately, it wound up looking too similar to[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=olympushasfallen.htm"]Olympus Has Fallen[/url], which earned a surprisingly strong $98.9 million just three months earlier. White House Down ended the Summer with just $72.8 million at the domestic box office, and middling overseas grosses won't do much to save it.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=1000ae.htm"]After Earth[/url]: [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=willsmith.htm"]Will Smith[/url]'s movies have consistently earned over $100 million at the domestic box office, while son Jaden's first solo outing (2010's [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=karatekid.htm"]The Karate Kid[/url]) was a massive hit with $176.6 million. However, putting the two together in After Earth didn't work out so well: the movie earned just $60.5 million at the domestic box office, which makes it one of Will's lowest-grossing movies ever.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=internship.htm"]The Internship[/url]: Five studio comedies earned over $97 million this Summer. Unfortunately, The Internshipwasn't one of them—the reunion of [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=weddingcrashers.htm"]Wedding Crashers[/url] stars [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=vincevaughn.htm"]Vince Vaughn[/url] and [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=owenwilson.htm"]Owen Wilson[/url] ended the Summer with just $44.6 million.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ripd.htm"]R.I.P.D.[/url]: Pricey comic book adaptation R.I.P.D. lived up to its title by dying a quick death this Summer. The movie earned just $33.1 million at the domestic box office, and isn't really catching on overseas either. Recognizing that it had little-to-no commercial potential, Universal Pictures skimped on the marketing campaign, so they did manage to mitigate their losses a bit. Still, R.I.P.D. is definitely going to eat up some of that Despicable Me 2/[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fast6.htm"]Fast & Furious 6[/url] cash.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mortalinstruments.htm"]The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones[/url]: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was the third attempt this year at starting another young-adult franchise in the vein of [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twilight08.htm"]Twilight[/url]. While it performed better than [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beautifulcreatures.htm"]Beautiful Creatures[/url] or [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=host.htm"]The Host[/url], it was still a major disappointment: through its first 13 days, it earned just $24.5 million, and should close just over $30 million.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wethepeeples.htm"]Tyler Perry Presents Peeples[/url]: Every single one of writer/director Tyler Perry's movies have opened over $10 million, with many of them going on to earn north of $50 million. Unfortunately, his brand couldn't help savePeeples—which he merely produced—and the movie ultimately closed with less than $10 million.

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[b]Toss-Ups[/b]

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/gotogallery.php?rid=42964"][img]http://www.boxofficemojo.com/image2/superman2012_MOS115_3.jpg[/img][/url][url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2012.htm"]Man of Steel[/url]:[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=zacksnyder.htm"]Zack Snyder[/url]-directed Superman reboot Man of Steel set a June opening weekend record with an incredible $116.6 million ($128.7 million including Thursday night grosses). Unfortunately, lukewarm word-of-mouth caused the movie to collapse after opening weekend, and it will wind up earning less than $300 million at the domestic box office. Add in good overseas figures ($360 million and counting) and Man of Steel is absolutely going to turn a profit. Still, the much-publicized decision to add Batman to the Man of Steel sequel suggests that this wasn't the kind of runaway success that Warner Bros. was hoping for.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek12.htm"]Star Trek Into Darkness[/url]: The 2009 [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek11.htm"]Star Trek[/url] reboot is one of the most well-liked Summer movies of the past decade, so there was an assumption that sequel Star Trek Into Darkness was going to improve dramatically on its predecessor. That didn't really pan out: the movie earned a bit less at the domestic box office (around $230 million), and its overseas gains weren't quite as big as expected. Ultimately, Star Trek Into Darkness will earn less than $500 million worldwide, which is slightly disappointing.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldwarz.htm"]World War Z[/url]: When word got out that Paramount had decided to reshoot the entire third act of World War Z, the press prematurely wrote the obituary for this already-expensive movie. Audiences didn't care about the behind-the-scenes drama, though, and the crowd-pleasing zombie flick wound up being the Summer's only non-franchise title to earn over $200 million at the domestic box office. It also did strong business overseas ($330 million and counting). Still, with the ludicrous production budget (some number well north of $200 million), it's hard to call this a win.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wolverine2.htm"]The Wolverine[/url]: As a follow-up to the poorly-received [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wolverine.htm"]X-Men Origins: Wolverine[/url]—and with a cast made up largely of unknown Japanese actors—The Wolverine wound up being the lowest-grossing movie in the [url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=xmen.htm"]X-Men[/url]franchise at the domestic box office (just over $130 million). At the same time, it's already the highest-grossing outing overseas, and that's before it even reaches Japan.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover3.htm"]The Hangover Part III[/url]: At the domestic box office, The Hangover Part III earned just $112.2 million, which is less than half as much as either of its predecessors. It played better overseas, though, and a worldwide total north of $350 million on a budget around $100 million makes this a solid investment from Warner Bros.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pacificrim.htm"]Pacific Rim[/url]: Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim earned over $400 million worldwide, which is a strong figure for a completely original movie. Unfortunately, it was extremely pricey (around $200 million), and a large portion of its earnings came in China, where studios only take home around a quarter of the revenues.

[url="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=smurfs2.htm"]The Smurfs 2[/url]: With over $560 million in worldwide earnings, the first Smurfs movie was a surprise hit in Summer 2011. The novelty value of seeing the little blue guys on the big screen wore off significantly by 2013, though—The Smurfs 2 is going to only earn around half as much at the domestic box office, and it's lagging overseas as well. Still, it should close with over $300 million worldwide, which will make it Sony's highest-grossing movie of the Summer.

[HAPPYLESS]

except World war z and conjuring all are crap man..

[arthur]

I never understood why Iron man is on the winners list itz just downright ######[img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X2DrS1E_Apg/UiTn7KRYDYI/AAAAAAAAMDE/N3-Ue1ADVRI/s232/Pilla_1.gif[/img]

[arthur]

[quote name='Leon' timestamp='1378866558' post='1304232777']
except [color=#ff0000][b]World war z[/b][/color] and [color=#0000ff][b]conjuring [/b][/color]all are crap man..
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[color=#ff0000]Average[/color]
is the summer [color=#0000ff][b]winner[/b][/color]

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I liked [b]Conjuring[/b], [b]We're the Millers[/b] and [b]Instructions not included[/b]

[rakshakudu]

Now you see me-best
Iron man3
Man of steel
Wod war Z
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Now you see me-best
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Man of steel[/b][/size]
Wod war Z
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[rakshakudu]

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Superhero movies ante ishtam man,endukante nenu kaduga...I want those type of powers man..I want that athi Vuncle....

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[rakshakudu]

NPR come to bahiranga Sabha man.....

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