Jack the Giant Slayer managed the number two spot with $10 million in tickets. It was pretty obvious that Jack was going to get steamrolled by Oz and is looking like the biggest contender to win the John Carter award, given to the year's most overpriced financial disappointment. Bryan Singer must be thanking whatever deity he believes in that he got the X-Men: Days of Future Past gig. Especially considering his track record delivering financial disappointments. The guy has failed his way back to his original studio gig. That's a pretty nice safety net.
Identity Thief keeps on chugging along. Another $6 million in the bank was enough for third place. There wasn't a lot of ticket money left on the table after Oz blew through, which could explain the limp opening of the thriller Dead Man Down which barely managed $5 million in its opening weekend. Colin Farrell hasn't had the best track record lately. Even though the film was heavily marketed, the movie failed to generate any interest.
Next week serves up a double dose of wide releases. Steve Carell and Jim Carrey star in the magical comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and Halle Berry plays a 911 emergency services operator who has to try and save a kidnapped Abigail Breslin in the thriller The Call. Even if Oz loses 70% week over week, it will still be number one by a wide margin. See you next week.
Here's your top films for North America:
1. Oz the Great and Powerful
Weekend Estimate: $80 million
2. Jack the Giant Slayer
Weekend Estimate: $10 million; $43 million total
3. Identity Thief
Weekend Estimate: $6 million; $116 million total
4. Dead Man Down
Weekend Estimate: $5 million
5. Snitch
Weekend Estimate: $5 million; $31 million total
Anghus Houvouras