1. Jack the Giant Slayer- $28M
It's a good thing Bryan Singer still has the X-men to fall back on, because Jack the Giant Slayer is looking like a giant-sized flop. The film had a rumored price tag of about $190, and the weak debut gross means it may barely make a quarter of that domestically. There's always the chance it does better internationally, but even so I doubt we'll be seeing any sequels unless they come at a substantially smaller cost. Nicholas Hoult's starpower, which was at an all-time high after Warm Bodies, also takes a little bit of a hit. He'll probably be okay in the long run, but he may want to dial up Taylor Kitsch and ask him what too many expensive disasters can do to a career.
2. Identity Thief- $9.7M/$107M
3. 21 & Over- $9M
Hyped as a sort of younger cousin to The Hangover, while also trying to snag some of the same audience that made Project X a hit exactly one year ago, 21 & Over failed couldn't lure in fans of either. Fortunately, a relatively cheap $13M budget should make recouping the cost pretty easy, and a 'B' Cinemascore means fans generally enjoyed it despite mixed reviews from critics.
4. The Last Exorcism Part II- $8M
This may turn out to be the last exorcism after all, as the sequel to 2010's $67M-grossing hit crawled out of the starting gate. Considering most horrors tend to be heavily front-loaded, it's likely this one won't be hanging around for too long.The upshot is that these movies don't cost anything, with this one pricing at about $2M, so Lionsgate will get their money and then some, and probably in a year we'll see one more film to close out a bankable trilogy.
5. Snitch- $7.7M/$24.4M
6. Escape from Planet Earth- $6.7M/$43.2M
7. Safe Haven- $6.3M/$57M
8. Silver Linings Playbook- $5.9M/$115.5M
9. A Good Day to Die Hard- $4.5M/$59.6M
10. Dark Skies- $3.55M/$13.4M
