Don’t get me wrong, Ted looks amazing and all, but I have to admit I really was surprised that it managed to land at the top of the box office with an impressive $54.1 Million haul. I mean … it’s a movie about a talking teddy bear! I guess that’s what I get for underestimating the box office appeal of Seth MacFarlane. I also probably shouldn’t underestimate the buying power of plushies either. Wrong on both fronts there.
After the deluge of publicity over Magic Mike, I’m happy that it not only turned out to be pretty good, but that it also did some pretty good numbers. With a budget of only $7 Million, it raked in $39.1 Million, or roughly 5.5 times its budget on its opening weekend. Who knew male celebrity peen would be that powerful? As an added bonus here: Thanks to the combined powers of Ted and Magic Mike, this was officially the highest aggregate box office weekend for June ever. Not too shabby, huh?
Just barely getting edged out by Magic Mike, Brave threw another $34 Million into Disney and Pixar’s bank accounts. Also, just putting this out there, but the past three movies to reach #1 at the box office all featured wacky animated bears. Go ahead. Check it out for yourself. There’s no way that’s mere coincidence.
The confusingly titled Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection came out to generally little fanfare this weekend, but despite starring both Eugene Levy and Denise Richards as a married couple (Yes, that actully happens) it still managed to earn an impressive $26.3 Million. Although I’m assuming it would have earned more if this didn’t happen: “Hi, I’d like on ticket to Madea’s … Tyler Perry’s … No wait, Tyler Madea- Madea Perry? Screw it, one for Ted please.”
You can only ride so far off of Circus Afros, as Madagascar 3 seems to have finally lost its initial steam, though thankfully not before comfortably earning more than its budget back. Anyway, it added a rather nice $11.8 million to its total, which is nothing to sneeze at.
Jeremy Feist is an (ahem) entertainer from Toronto, Canada. He writes, acts, and performs on stage, and has been a writer for Popbytes for almost three years now. He lives in Toronto with his boyfriend, his incredibly dumb but cute puppy, and his immortal cat.
