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Will Smith's 'Focus' Dethrones '50 Shades' at the Boxoffice with 19.1 Million Debut Weekend!

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"Focus" topped the weekend box office charts with $19.1 million, but the heist film didn’t make off with as much loot as many analysts expected.

The film had been projected to earn between $21 million and $23 million, so cue breathless stories about whether or not Will Smith’s fastball has lost some heat. The debate may be excessive. “Focus” shows the limits of star power generally, not Smith’s particularly.

Focus, released by Warner Bros., cost $50.1 million to produce and debuted in 3,323 locations. It ranks as Smith’s second-weakest debut in ten years, behind “Seven Pounds” and its $14.8 million opening. The picture will need to do well overseas, where Smith remains a big draw, to make money.

Will Smith's and Margot Robbie's comedy crime thriller 'Focus' replaced 50 Shades at the box office to retain the top position. Despite this being Smith’s first leading role in almost 19 months, the movie grossed just $6.5 million on Friday and ended up with $19.1 million for the weekend, Smith’s lowest opening since the drama Seven Pounds in 2008. 

Premium large-format screens accounted for $2.3 million of the “Focus” take, while Imax screens added $2.1 million to its gross. Extreme winter weather in parts of the South and Midwest may be partly to blame for the film missing expectations, Warner Bros. argued.
“It’s all about the snow and the freezing cold,” said Goldstein. “If we had not been beat up by inclement weather, we would have hit $20 million-plus.”
The weekend’s other new release, Relativity’s “The Lazarus Effect,” also fell short of estimates. The micro-budget horror film pulled in $10.6 million from 2,500 theaters, but it had been expected to earn between $12 million and $14 million. The Blumhouse production stars Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde as researchers who figure out a way to bring the dead back to life. That was good enough for a fifth-place finish.

The studio’s financial exposure is minimal, given that it bought the film for $3.3 million, but it still ranks as a disappointment for both Relativity and Blumhouse. Horror films like “The Lazarus Effect” don’t tend to show much endurance at the box office, so future revenues could be hard to come by.

In second place, “Kingsman: The Secret Service” pushed ahead of last weekend’s champ, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” picking up $11.7 million and driving its total to $85.7 million after three weeks. “Fifty Shades” had to settle for a fourth-place finish, dropping 51% from last weekend to earn $10.9 million. The erotic romance has earned $147.8 million domestically.

Third place went to “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” which earned $11.2 million, bringing its Stateside haul to $140.3 million.

Many major Oscar winners got a nice bump at the box office after last weekend’s awards ceremony. Newly minted best picture victor “Birdman” nabbed $1.9 million, representing more than a 120% jump over the previous weekend and pushing its domestic box office take to $40.3 million.

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Scores High with $8.6 Million Thursday Night - Posted Via @ VARIETY

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Universal’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” has launched with a sizzling $8.6 million at 2,830 North American locations in Thursday night showings that started at 8 p.m.

The tale of romance mixed with BDSM set several records, becoming Universal’s highest-grossing latenight show ever, eclipsing the $6.5 million set by “Fast and Furious 6.”

It’s also the second-highest grossing R-rated latenight opening behind “The Hangover 2″ at $10.4 million and the highest latenight showing for a film in February.

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson star in “Fifty Shades,” which expands to 3,646 theaters in North America over the Presidents Day weekend — which includes Valentine’s Day on Saturday.

HERE"S THE LATEST INTERVIEW VIDEO OF DAKOTA JOHNSON FROM THE UK PREMIERE OF 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' - WATCH BELOW!



Universal has forecasted that “Fifty Shades,” based on E.L. James’ massively popular novel, will wind up with a four-day launch topping $50 million over the four days. But that’s at the low end of expectations, with other analysts and rivals predicting a debut in the $70 million-$80 million range.

“Fifty Shades” carries a relatively moderate $40 million production budget, so Universal will be in the black long before the end of the weekend. It’s is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from Kelly Marcel’s script and produced by Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti alongside E.L. James.

Fandango, which is owned by studio parent NBCUniversal, has reported that “Fifty Shades” is the fastest-selling R-rated film in their 15-year history.

The strong Thursday night performance indicates plenty of pent-up demand for “Fifty Shades,” which Universal and Focus have been marketing assiduously in recent months. It should top the $63 million Presidents Day record set in 2010 by “Valentine’s Day.”

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'SpongeBob Movie' Scores Super $15.1 Million on Friday

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Paramount Pictures newly released 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water' exceeded expectations on Friday, while Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son had a below average start as footfalls were very low at the boxoffice window.

The popular Nickelodeon TV show adaptation opened to an estimated $15.1 million yesterday. In comparison, the first SpongeBob movie earned $9.6 million on its first Friday nearly a decade ago. 

More interesting is the fact that this opening is nearly on par with The LEGO Movie's $17.1 million haul on the same date last year. If Sponge Out of Water holds up like LEGO through the weekend, it will wind up North America of $60 million.

Playing at 3,181 locations, Jupiter Ascending opened in second place on Friday with an estimated $6.4 million. That's significantly lower than recent sci-fi movies like Elysium ($11.1 million) and Edge of Tomorrow ($10.6 million). 

It's also barely above legendary Wachowski bomb Speed Racer, which opened to $6.2 million back in May 2008. For the weekend, Jupiter Ascending will likely wind up between $17 and $19 million.

After holding on to the top spot for the past three weeks, American Sniper dropped to third with $6.26 million (off 37 percent). It has now earned $264.4 million total, which puts it in third place among 2014 releases ahead of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. 

Here's the latest super bowl spot for 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'.


Plot:
"SpongeBob SquarePants, the world’s favorite sea dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet."

The SpongeBob Movie stars (voices) Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence and Douglas Lawrence.

The film debuted on February 6th, 2015.
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