Weekend Box Office – Gatsby Pretty Good

 

 

 

 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio proved once again that he is unsinkable in a period piece as his latest, ‘The Great Gatsby’, surprised everyone by raking in $51.1 million over Mother’s Day weekend, according to studio estimates.  Despite very mixed reviews, Baz Luhrman’s lyrical adaptation came close to stealing away the #1 spot from Marvel.  Not bad for a film that was set to launch Christmas ’12 and was pushed back to summer for various reasons.  With filmgoers rating the film a soft ‘B’ rating via CinemaScore, time will tell how word of mouth holds. Read our review HERE.

Marvel’s Tony Stark sequel continued its global domination as Iron Man 3 dipped 58% to $72m for a $284m total, still heading for a $400m+ final total.  Overseas, the film is still stomping everything in its path and should eventually hit $1 Billion worldwide.  Read our review here.

#3 continued to be ruled by Pain and Gain with $5m for a $41m total.  It might eek its way to $50m, making it a soft hit.  Tyler Perry, on the other hand, had his first full-on bomb with Peeples and its piddly $4.8m OPENING weekend.  The film will struggle to match its miniscule $15m budget.  Rounding out the top 5 is 42 with $4.6m for an $84m total.

This week will be interesting as Gatsby and Iron Man 3 have to go head-to-head with Star Trek Into Darkness, which is destined to steal much of the business away from both films.

For our review of Iron Man 3, as well as more info on Star Trek Into Darkness and an extended Iron Man 3 spoilercast – Be sure to listen to our all new HO Ep 92 – Iron HO’s: