Weekly wrap 12-8-13
Well this week it (The worlds end) crunched down the list like an innocent violet crumble bar under the foot of an overweight parking attendant.
In Australia the horror flick (The Conjuring) an impressive $7.5 million which helps it along to a worldwide take of nearly $170 million. That is a whopping $150 million profit!
Still not enough for it to make it into the Biggest % profit movies (ie. movies that made heaps and cost nothing to make) list. Number 20 on the list is 2004's Saw (you might have heard of it). That little horror flick was made for just $1.2 million and raked in $103 million. That's a percentage return of 4,195.68%. So The Conjuring has a ways to go yet. Still impressive though.
In Australia the horror flick (The Conjuring) an impressive $7.5 million which helps it along to a worldwide take of nearly $170 million. That is a whopping $150 million profit!
Still not enough for it to make it into the Biggest % profit movies (ie. movies that made heaps and cost nothing to make) list. Number 20 on the list is 2004's Saw (you might have heard of it). That little horror flick was made for just $1.2 million and raked in $103 million. That's a percentage return of 4,195.68%. So The Conjuring has a ways to go yet. Still impressive though.
Weekly Box Office Wrap - All Avengers
"The Avengers" smashed out another $13.3 million, (after taking $6.0 million on its opening day), to finish its first week in the Aussie Box Office with a massive $19.30 million.
To put that number in perspective, "The Hunger Games" , currently sits at a total take of $29.80 million after being in general release for 6 weeks. "The Avengers" is only $10 million away after just 1 week. And with the biggest release of this week being the re-release of "Beauty and the Beast", you can expect that number to climb much further still.
The dominance of that motley crew of superheroes had a marked effect on the rest of the box office, with most films barely pulling in $600,000 in ticket sales. This also left most movies exactly where they were on the charts, except for one......
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was everyone else's alternative this week to "The Avengers" pulling in whopping $1.2 million for the week and jumping from 7th to 3rd! Again, to put that number into perspective, "The Hunger Games" took $682,000 for the week. And it has been out for the same length of time.
To put that number in perspective, "The Hunger Games" , currently sits at a total take of $29.80 million after being in general release for 6 weeks. "The Avengers" is only $10 million away after just 1 week. And with the biggest release of this week being the re-release of "Beauty and the Beast", you can expect that number to climb much further still.
The dominance of that motley crew of superheroes had a marked effect on the rest of the box office, with most films barely pulling in $600,000 in ticket sales. This also left most movies exactly where they were on the charts, except for one......
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was everyone else's alternative this week to "The Avengers" pulling in whopping $1.2 million for the week and jumping from 7th to 3rd! Again, to put that number into perspective, "The Hunger Games" took $682,000 for the week. And it has been out for the same length of time.
Jenny Wynter at the MICF
If you are in Melbourne between April the 10th to the 22nd then check out Jenny's Melbourne International Comedy Festival show.
It's still called "An Unexpected Variety Show"
and it is amazing. No really it is.
If you want to know more about the show then you can check out the Sunday Afternoons chat with Jenny Wynter (from a couple of weeks ago) in the podcasts page (that'd be Podcast 15).
Or click on the link above to subscribe to the iTunes feed
The first show is already sold out so get yourself organised.
Venue: The Butterfly Club, 204 Bank St, South Melbourne
Dates: 10th - 22nd April (not Mondays).
Tickets: $27.00 Full, $24.00 Conc, $23.00 Group, $15.00 Tightarse Tuesdays
Times: 6pm Tues, Wed, Sun. 7pm Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Bookings: 0396902000 or online: http://www.thebutterflyclub.com/
And for more info about Jenny herself check out her comic mummy blog.
It's still called "An Unexpected Variety Show"
and it is amazing. No really it is.
If you want to know more about the show then you can check out the Sunday Afternoons chat with Jenny Wynter (from a couple of weeks ago) in the podcasts page (that'd be Podcast 15).
Or click on the link above to subscribe to the iTunes feed
The first show is already sold out so get yourself organised.
Venue: The Butterfly Club, 204 Bank St, South Melbourne
Dates: 10th - 22nd April (not Mondays).
Tickets: $27.00 Full, $24.00 Conc, $23.00 Group, $15.00 Tightarse Tuesdays
Times: 6pm Tues, Wed, Sun. 7pm Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Bookings: 0396902000 or online: http://www.thebutterflyclub.com/
And for more info about Jenny herself check out her comic mummy blog.
And the Oscar goes to......
"The Artist".....over and over again. Yes it was the year of the silent film all over again and The Artist just didn't stop.
It won Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Film.
But it didn't have everything its own way. Hugo took out some of the technical awards and earned a respectable 5 awards on the night, including knocking out Transformers 3 in the Best Visual Effects category.
And we had 1 Australian winner in the Best Editing Category.
The winners were:
Best Film: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Foreign Film: A Separation
Best Animated Film: Rango
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners - and he was the Oldest acting winner Ever at 82)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Visual Effects: Hugo
Best Original Score: The Artist
Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" - Brett McKenzie (a member of NZ's "Flight of the Conchords")
Best Sound Editing: Hugo
Best Cinematography: Hugo
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris"
Best Makeup: The Iron Lady
Best Editing: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall)
For more of the winners (including the full lists of nominees) then check out: http://oscar.go.com/nominees - The Official Academy Site.
And also check out the "In Memoriam" photo gallery of Actors/Actresses/Directors/Editors etc who passed away during 2011 here: http://oscar.go.com/oscar-sunday/photos/in-memoriam/
It won Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Film.
But it didn't have everything its own way. Hugo took out some of the technical awards and earned a respectable 5 awards on the night, including knocking out Transformers 3 in the Best Visual Effects category.
And we had 1 Australian winner in the Best Editing Category.
The winners were:
Best Film: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Foreign Film: A Separation
Best Animated Film: Rango
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners - and he was the Oldest acting winner Ever at 82)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Visual Effects: Hugo
Best Original Score: The Artist
Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" - Brett McKenzie (a member of NZ's "Flight of the Conchords")
Best Sound Editing: Hugo
Best Cinematography: Hugo
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris"
Best Makeup: The Iron Lady
Best Editing: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall)
For more of the winners (including the full lists of nominees) then check out: http://oscar.go.com/nominees - The Official Academy Site.
And also check out the "In Memoriam" photo gallery of Actors/Actresses/Directors/Editors etc who passed away during 2011 here: http://oscar.go.com/oscar-sunday/photos/in-memoriam/