Weekend Box Office Jan 11-13

Well, apparently no one watches the news, because Zero Dark Thirty was the #1 movie this past weekend…and everyone knew the ending.  With $24.4 million, the Will They Catch Bin Laden thriller terrorized the competition, garnered tons of Oscar nods (Best Picture included) and we learned once and for all what happened that night.  Except for all the stuff the government is telling us isn’t true, but who really believes them.

A Haunted House, the Marlon Wayans Paranormal Activity spoof scared up $18m on 1000 less screens than Zero Dark Thirty.  Pretty impressive.  And on a budget of $2.5m, this one is the most profitable flick this year so far.  Because it’s only January still.

Gangster Squad opened to a solid $17m which would’ve been great if the high caliber cast wasn’t beaten out by a Bin Laden caper flick and a Wayans brother.  Sorry Ryan Gosling, you just can’t seem to open a movie.  Django Unchained and Les Miserables stayed in the top 5 with $11m and $9.6m respectively.  Django has amassed $125m to become Tarantino’s biggest flick ever, and Les Mis is right behind with $118m.

Further down the charts, last week’s #1 Texas Chainsaw 3D plummeted 75% to $5.2m for a $30.8m total.  Still enough for a sequel, just not enough to spend much on it.

To hear about this weekend’s upcoming releases, as well as our thoughts on what makes a great villain, be sure to check out our latest HO – Ep 75 Villainous HO’s: