Ben Fritz of Variety writes 'Rambo' defeated by 'Spartans'
... “Meet the Spartans” beat “Rambo” by a narrow margin in a frame where both logged healthy bows.
Latest spoof from New Regency, distribbed by Fox, took in $18.7 million at 2,605 theaters. That’s virtually identical to the opening weekend for last year’s spoof “Epic Movie” from the same filmmaking team.
Sylvester Stallone drew a mix of older and younger fans to the return of his ‘80s action hero. Lionsgate and The Weinstein Co’s “Rambo” took $18.2 million from 2,751 locations. Bow is actually well above that of 2006 Stallone resurrection “Rocky Balboa,” which grossed $12.2 million on its first weekend.
Other openers were Sony Screen Gems’ thriller “Untraceable,” which grossed $11 million at 2,368 locations, and Paramount Vantage’s dancing drama “How She Move,” which managed only $4.2 million at 1,531 theaters.
Last weekend’s top openers switched places, as “Cloverfield” tumbled 68% on its second frame, grossing $12.7 million and landing at number four. Cume on the low budget horror pic is $64.3 million.
Fox’s romantic comedy “27 Dresses,” meanwhile, fell only 41%, giving a weekend take of $13.6 million and pushing its cume to $45.3 million.
Several Oscar favorites got a big bounce the weekend after nominations were announced. Fox Searchlight’s “Juno” lost 108 screens but went up 3% at the box office, grossing $10.3 million and inching its way over the $100 million mark. Quirky comedy was number six for the weekend.
Other best picture nominee to break the top 10 was Paramount Vantage’s “There Will Be Blood,” which more than doubled its print count to 885 and grossed $4.9 million, landing it at number 8 for the frame. Cume on the Daniel Day-Lewis starrer is $14.8 million.
Miramax added 289 theaters to “No Country for Old Men” and got a huge 106% boost, grossing $2.5 million from 1,107 theaters. Coen Brothers literary adaptation has cumed $52 million.
Warner Bros. re-expanded “Michael Clayton,” taking it from 33 theaters up to 1,102 and grossing just over $2 million for the frame. Total take for the George Clooney starrer has reached $41.5 million.
Only best picture nominee to lose ground was “Atonement.” Focus added 109 theaters, but weekend gross declined by 14%. British war drama grossed $4 million from 1,400 prints, bringing its cume to $37.9 million...
Joshua Rich of EW:
The spoof ''Meet the Spartans'' edged out Sylvester Stallone's ''Rambo,'' according to Sunday's estimates...
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It will be interesting to see if Spartans victory margin will widen any when the final B.O. figures are released later today.
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