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BOX OFFICE: THE BOURNE LEGACY Takes #1 On Friday; THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Slips To #3

Universal's weekend projection has been lowered from $45 million+ to somewhere around the $41 million mark after a Friday opening of $14 million for The Bourne Legacy (which nabbed the #1 spot from The Dark Knight Rises). PLUS: Updates on Total Recall and The Amazing Spider-Man.

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By Josh Wilding - 8/11/2012
Deadline reports that despite being on course for the #1 spot at the North American box office this weekend, The Bourne Legacy now looks set to earn a slightly lower than expected total of $41 million. It opened yesterday to $14 million, as the after-effects of the tragic Aurora shooting are still being felt in theatres due to sluggish late-night traffic. Mixed reviews and a 'B' CinemaScore may have played a role in these slightly lower numbers. This is by no means a bad result for Universal, although there is a lot of pressure on The Bourne Legacy to perform well as the studio are hoping that the film will be the first instalment in a new Matt Damon-less Bourne franchise for them.

Meanwhile, The Campaign over performed, pushing The Dark Knight Rises down to the #3 spot as Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie took $5.6 million on Friday for a weekend of around $20 million, and a domestic cume of $390 million. Total Recall has slipped to #6 with $2.6 million yesterday and around $8.5M for the weekend with a $44.6 million cume. The Amazing Spider-Man may just hold onto the #10 spot, but faces stiff competition from The Watch. It now has a domestic total of $255.8 million.





The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films. For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn reprise their roles.


STARRING:

Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross
Rachel Weisz as Stephanie Snyder
Edward Norton as Byer
Joan Allen as Pam Landy
David Strathairn as Noah Vosen
Albert Finney as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Scott Glenn as Ezra Kramer

RELEASE DATE: August 3rd 10th, 2012
Source: Deadline
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TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/11/2012, 10:09 AM
And here we go again, again, again....
AmericanPsychoWolf - 8/11/2012, 10:11 AM
Am I late for the hate fest?
FoxForce5 - 8/11/2012, 10:13 AM
Yet another "Avenger" at the top of their game. Not surprising.
rockerdude22 - 8/11/2012, 10:13 AM
Oh boy, another TDKR box-office article. You know what that means? Time to whip out the beer and munchies! Let me just set up my lawn chair and we're ready to go! *sets up lawn chair* Alright, I hope the bickering is even better than last time! *starts chowing down on munchies and drinking beer*
REDSTORM - 8/11/2012, 10:18 AM
Hanna Barbera Superheroes> Everyone else
ScarSpeedster - 8/11/2012, 10:19 AM
I like how this has mostly become a comments section making comments about a soon to come comments war that isn't happening yet haha
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 10:20 AM
Number 3 ? Oh come on ...
Noctis198 - 8/11/2012, 10:23 AM
@brazilianbatman Amen to that!
rockerdude22 - 8/11/2012, 10:24 AM
I think people would be pay good money to see arguing fanboys duke it out in the arena. Set up a huge cage around the arena, give them some weapons, and maybe have some hot women dressed up like comic characters such as Ms. Marvel, Wonder Woman, Rogue, and more holding up the number cards to announce what round it is. Add some fireworks, and you got yourself a show!
SageMode - 8/11/2012, 10:29 AM
ROCKERDUDE22 & SJL97
Ghostfire - 8/11/2012, 10:35 AM
It was bound to happen, it's been out for a few weeks already. Well at least it wasn't battleship that took it down. Best summer for CBM's.
@IM53
You know me too well...
rockerdude22 - 8/11/2012, 10:36 AM
@SageMode Yep, I can see it playing out like that lol.
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 8/11/2012, 10:39 AM
I don't think TASM is going to make $300 million domestic.Sony has to make a great sequel if they want people to go see it.TASM was meh to me.
worldbreaker - 8/11/2012, 10:41 AM
thalidomide - 8/11/2012, 10:42 AM
Sad to say, the Bourne Legacy is a mediocre film.
SageMode - 8/11/2012, 10:58 AM
CADBO

"But it's not big or clever to gloat that it took 6 heroes to out perform one with no powers at the box office!!!"

So whats the excuse on X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, and WATCHMEN?
rockerdude22 - 8/11/2012, 11:07 AM
I think BaneSmash and TheMarvelite would be the star fighters in the arena battles lol
AmericanPsychoWolf - 8/11/2012, 11:15 AM
Oh shit, Just in time for the beef between Marvelite and BaneSmash!

*Eats popcorn*
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 11:17 AM
It needs 250 mil. ... kinda difficult but It is not impossible ... so realistically, how long ?
IgnurRant - 8/11/2012, 11:17 AM
Wouldnt be suprised if TDKR is re-released b/c of the shooting.
worldbreaker - 8/11/2012, 11:18 AM
theyre not even arguing about anything. theyre just trying to hold their flag higher than the other lol
TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/11/2012, 11:24 AM
Marvelite + BaneSmash = ♥


:P
TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/11/2012, 11:28 AM
Just having fun Bane, proceed...
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 11:31 AM
"Love is in the air .. everywhere I look around "
Equivocal - 8/11/2012, 11:36 AM
why this site reports box office "predictions" and then comes back and says that those were a little bit off...?

ALL THE TIME !!!!!!!!!

what gives ?????

and it's not even a "comic book" movie anyway.....

glad the tdkr overhype is going down for good !
ninjaturtle11 - 8/11/2012, 11:54 AM
whoooo hawkeye
Jollem - 8/11/2012, 12:00 PM
a lot of hypocrisy happens here. it's pretty normal from what i gather
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 12:03 PM
@TheMarvelite
dwaynejohnsonsfromundahcheesepanini - 8/11/2012, 12:04 PM
@rockerdude22


Cannot remember who they were, but a few years back Uwe Boll fought 4 bloggers in the ring in Vancouver.
GoILL - 8/11/2012, 12:13 PM
I'm eating Barbecue today.
Anthrax - 8/11/2012, 12:15 PM
uwe boll is a dick

GoILL - 8/11/2012, 12:18 PM
LINO
TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 8/11/2012, 12:19 PM
I'm gonna go see both of these tonight, Bourne and The Campaign that is...

Really wished Galifianakis could've replaced Sheen on Two and a Half Men, Kutcher SUCKS!



Think about this, if Bourne does well, it could advocate for a solo Hawkeye movie, or a Hawkeye and Black Widow Movie... Or a SHIELD movie.
Jollem - 8/11/2012, 12:22 PM
read a review in usa today that said the campaign kinda sucked. i'm still gonna see it
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 12:30 PM
The Dark Kight RISES.
AmericanPsychoWolf - 8/11/2012, 12:32 PM
People complain that people think Nolan's a god. Say that Whedon's a god.

[frick] logic
fettastic - 8/11/2012, 12:38 PM
SirWinsalot, I don't want to burst your bubble, but TDKR is getting whomped every day by TDK's performance. It is currently $47M BEHIND where TDK was domestically.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=batmanvs.htm

It is performing well below TDK, which is still phenominal.
DeadpoolVSPunisher - 8/11/2012, 12:40 PM
The Bourne films are dead now. RIP. :(
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 12:43 PM
@DeadpoolVSPunisher
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 12:52 PM
@LilMavelite
That 6 vs. 1 is a very valid point kid! B real. lol

The fact that a 4 year old, VERY DARK, SOLO Batman film is "only" 100 million short domestically of a new POLULAR six superhero, family fiendly, 3D Avengers movie almost embarrassing.
huexolotl - 8/11/2012, 12:55 PM
I just watched rises, I found it completely boring. Baine was laughable. Not only did they whitewash the villain from a latino hulking monster luchador into some british pansy...the idiot had a sean connery accent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B1huQYpe8s&feature=related

compare

It was the worst batman film yet, with #1 and #2 being equally great.
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 1:00 PM
In fact less than 100 million so far.
Denial, when the truth hurts and scares you. lol
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 1:05 PM
@ThelilMarvelite *facepalm*!
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 1:06 PM
The info is there, think about it.
Critical thinking just like high school!
Maxi91291 - 8/11/2012, 1:10 PM
It would be the 1st highest grossing movie of all time .. the 3D really hurt it
Coldblood6 - 8/11/2012, 1:16 PM
Started watching tdkr today and it surpassed my expectations; I was actually expecting to have to turn it off after 30 minutes from boredom based upon what others were saying, but I actually made it to 50 minutes before I turned it off.

I'll try and watch some more of it next week.
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 1:19 PM
""lil"? I'm taller than you."

congrats.
UrbanKnight - 8/11/2012, 1:24 PM
Solo Batman's TDK with inflation = $595,742,300 domestic - 3D. :)

WW = 1.2 billion +
TheDetectiveComicRises - 8/11/2012, 1:25 PM
TheMarvelite I am happy for the Avengers run but just remember this TDK made over a billion & that is what counts whether barely or not & not only that it was the first CBM to do so. It is impressive when movies make a billion now but it was actually more impressive when TDK did it because it was the first since Titanic in 11 years & not to many people thought they would ever see a CMB do that.

After TDK did it movies like HP, Transformer Dark of the Moon, Alice in Wonderland, & some others did it so don't make it seem like Avengers is the only one.

I'm all for competition but on this sight it is sad when people want a movie to fail. I mean what did Chris Nolan & The Batman franchise his mainly do to some people up here? I mean it's cool to have a rivarly but everytime I turn around some people keep taking cheapshots at Nolan Batman & DC I mean it's pathetic. I am not saying DC fans don't take part but most times I see some people who claim they are Marvel fans keep poking fun at DC fans.

So what if TDKR dropped to number 3 it is still performing well & will make a ton of more money soon as well as people are now ready to see other films no one said TDKR was the only film. Nolan made the first successful Comic Book Movie trilogy really & may even be nominated & win academy awards plus topped the box office in 08.

& in 2012 they are still successful besides respectfully saying The Avengers has nothing to do with this posting.

For those who keep clowning Nolan & his camp *newsflash* "I highly doubt if He & his cast & crew, DC or even WB read your comments on this site." :)
TheDetectiveComicRises - 8/11/2012, 1:27 PM
&UrbanKnight those are impressive stats wow! I will always remember 2008 I loved that movie year :)
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