Internationally, Oz the Great and Powerful took in an estimated $69.9 million.
Max von Sydow & Demián Bichir + George Clooney & Brad Pitt: Oscar Luncheon The runner-up is Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with $54.8 million in August 2011. Once inflation is taken into account – as it always should, to better reflect actual ticket sales – Oz the Great and Powerful drops one spot, falling behind Zack Snyder’s 300 adjusted for inflation, the pseudo-historical war epic featuring Gerard Butler, Dominic West, and Michael Fassbender collected approximately $83 million.Īlso of note: Apart from the three Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man movies, Oz the Great and Powerful had by far (even when factoring in inflation) the best domestic opening of a James Franco movie. Not adjusted for inflation, Oz the Great and Powerful boasts the third biggest March opening ever, trailing only Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games, a futuristic adventure in 2D starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth, and which collected $152.53 million, and the aforementioned Alice in Wonderland. The single exception is the Melissa McCarthy / Jason Bateman comedy Identity Thief which currently has a $116.54 million cume. In fact, Oz the Great and Powerful grossed more in its first three days (plus late night Thursday screenings) than nearly all other domestic 2013 releases have earned during their entire run to date. Oz the Great and Powerful may have failed to meet expectations this past weekend, but it has easily surpassed every other debut weekend at the U.S. (Compounding matters, Jack and the Giant Slayer was down a whopping 63 percent this weekend, undoubtedly as a direct result of competition from Oz the Great and Powerful.) Oz the Great and Powerful: One of the biggest March openings ever And the weekend before last, Bryan Singer’s $195 million-budgeted Jack and the Giant Slayer, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor, raked in a disastrous $27.2 million. Without the assistance of 3D surcharges, Rupert Sanders’ more adult-oriented Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron, took in a better than expected $56.21 million on its debut weekend in June last year. 53 percent for Oz the Great and Powerful this past weekend.Īnother 3D Disney entry, the PG-13-rated, Andrew Stanton-directed John Carter, starring Taylor Kitsch, opened in March 2012, earning a mere $30.18 million.
In fact, according to Box Office Mojo’s Ray Subers, 3D represented 70 percent of Alice in Wonderland‘s initial box office take vs. Two years earlier, Tim Burton’s Disney-distributed 3D fantasy Alice in Wonderland, featuring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, and Anne Hathaway, scored a phenomenal $116.1 million on its first weekend out – largely assisted by the fact that Alice in Wonderland was the first major 3D release (though actually shot in 2D) since James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar. Seuss’ The Lorax, featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, and Betty White, debuted with $70.21 million. Here are a few comparisons to Oz the Great and Powerful‘s box office performance: In March 2012, the PG-rated animated 3D feature Dr. (Image: James Franco in Oz the Great and Powerful, with Michelle Williams as the Good Fairy Glinda.) Distributor Walt Disney Studios, for its part, (officially) expected at most $74 million – an obviously much too modest prediction that was bound to be surpassed. Although that’s easily the best opening weekend so far in 2013 and one of the best March openings ever (see more details below), Oz the Great and Powerful fell short of the $80–$85 million mark some had been expecting following Friday/late Thursday estimates of $24 million. March 11, ’13, update: Starring James Franco as the magician who becomes The Wizard of Oz, Sam Raimi’s $200m+-budgeted Oz the Great and Powerful grossed $79.11 million at 3,912 North American locations this past weekend according to box office actuals found at.
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