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Box Score: Real Steel is the new box office champ.

Knocking out the competition by a wide margin, the sci-fi action film Reel Steel [RSTEL] topped the weeeknd box office at an estimated $27.3 million.  The audience was predominantly male at 59%, while evenly split between those under 25 and those 25 and over.   With a Saturday bump from the family crowd, the crowd-pleasing should enjoy a long stay at the box office.

The political thriller The Ides of March [IDESM] debuted in second place with $10.4 million.   The cast attracted an audience that was 58% female and 86% over the age of 25.  The awards contender should also have a long campaign at the box office.

Dolphin Tale [DLPHN] fell back own to third with $9.2 million.  The 3D family film has earned $49.1 million thus far.

Moneyball [MONYB] gloved $7.5 million to take fourth place, bringing its total to $49.3 million.

The dramedy 50/50 [5050] dropped 36% in its second weekend to $5.5 million, while the Christian drama Courageous [COURG] declined 49% to $4.6 million.

 

Rank TITLE F-S-S TOTAL
1 REAL STEEL $27,300,000 $27,300,000
2 THE IDES OF MARCH $10,400,000 $10,400,000
3 DOLPHIN TALE $9,160,000 $49,070,000
4 MONEYBALL $7,500,000 $49,253,000
5 50/50 $5,500,000 $17,330,372
6 COURAGEOUS $4,600,000 $15,892,000
7 THE LION KING 3D $4,552,000 $85,962,000
8 DREAM HOUSE $4,462,200 $14,454,165
9 WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? $3,050,000 $10,306,018
10 ABDUCTION $2,900,000 $23,369,142
11 CONTAGION $2,845,000 $68,929,000
12 KILLER ELITE $2,125,000 $21,575,000

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. 

 



Tag(s): RSTEL, IDESM, DLPHN, MONYB, 5050, COURG

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