Looks like audiences “got a pump in” at the Box Office this weekend, as they made Michael Bay‘s, Pain & Gain, the Number #1 film to see! As this was Bay’s “vacation” flick from the Transformers franchise, is was on a much smaller budget; only $25mil. The film has brought in $20mil this weekend and won’t hit international theatres until August; thus making it a success in it’s first week.
Aside from that, the big news is that Iron Man 3 shattered the International Box Office with a $195mil debut weekend! That surpasses the $185mil that The Avengers opened up to last weekend. It will hit the US and Canada this upcoming Thursday, and I’m excited to see if it crosses $100mil on opening weekend. I’m sure Disney and Marvel are pulling a Scrooge McDuck and swimming in a vault of cash right now.
Below, is the rest of the horrible box office. Especially with newcomer, The Big Wedding, debuting at $7mil.
| Title | Weekend | Total | |
| 1. | Pain & Gain | $20,000,000 | $20 |
| 2. | Oblivion | $17,443,000 | $64.7 |
| 3. | 42 | $10,725,000 | $69 |
| 4. | The Big Wedding | $7,500,000 | $7.5 |
| 5. | The Croods | $6,600,000 | $163 |
| 6. | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | $3,620,000 | $116.3 |
| 7. | Scary Movie 5 | $3,457,000 | $27.4 |
| 8. | Olympus Has Fallen | $2,768,000 | $93 |
| 9. | The Place Beyond the Pines | $2,699,000 | $16.2 |
| 10. | Jurassic Park 3D | $2,310,000 | $43.6 |
Stay Tuned next week to see just what Iron Man 3 does!
~Chaz
