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November 22-24, 2013
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Select a studio’s button to see that studio’s 2013 Report Card
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THE HUNGER GAMES catches fire to take the weekend
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE opened to the second largest box office of 2013 coming within $10 million of IRON MAN 3. This is an amazing feat in that Lionsgate is not one of the big six MPAA studios and the budget was considerably less than several major studio tentpoles. |
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Disney/Marvel’s THOR: THE DARK WORLD cam in second and has barely made more in three weeks than HUNGER GAMES 2 made in three days. THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY came in third, DELIVERY MAN 4th and FREE BIRDS 5th. Disney’s FROZEN opens wide this week, |
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Color codes
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+4 Exemplary |
+3 Moral |
+2 Good |
+1 Worthwhile |
-1 Caution |
-2 Exreme Caution |
-3 Excessive |
-4 Abhorrent |
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Language Compared to Studio Box Office 2013 |
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No L – No obscenities and profanities |
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L – Few obscenities and profanities (1-9) |
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LL – Several obscenities and profanities (10-25) |
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LLL – Numerous obscenities and profanities (more than 25) |
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Disney, was winning the box office average by a wide margin until it released its first LLL movie of 2013, THE FIFTH ESTATE. Warner Bros and Sony bring up the rear in box office average with an abundance of foul language. |
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Language Code Percent |
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Violence Compared to Studio Box Office 2013 |
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No V – No violence |
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V – Brief or action violence |
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VV – Moderate violence (may include some blood) |
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VVV – Very strong, extreme or graphic violence |
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The major studios appear to be on a violence binge. In an era when many are calling for gun control, Hollywood appears to be out of control in its love for guns and explosions. |
2013 Weekend Box Office Winners |
Jan 04 |
Texas Chainsaw 3D |
-4 |
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Jan 11 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
-2 |
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Jan 25 |
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters |
-3 |
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Feb 15 |
A Good Day to Die Hard |
-2 |
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Mar 01 |
Jack the Giant Slayer |
+1 |
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Mar 08 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
+1 |
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Mar 15 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
+1 |
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Mar 29 |
G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
-1 |
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May 17 |
Star Trek Into Darkness |
-2 |
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May 24 |
Fast and Furious 6 |
-2 |
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May 31 |
Fast and Furious 6 |
-2 |
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Jun 21 |
Monsters University |
+2 |
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Jun 28 |
Monsters University |
+2 |
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Jul 05 |
Despicable Me 2 |
+2 |
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Jul 12 |
Despicable Me 2 |
+2 |
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Aug 23 |
Lee Daniels’ The Butler |
-2 |
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Aug 30 |
One Direction: This is Us |
-1 |
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Sep 13 |
Insidious Chapter 2 |
-3 |
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Sep 27 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 |
+2 |
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Oct 25 |
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa |
-4 |
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Nov 08 |
Thor: The Dark World |
-1 |
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Nov 15 |
Thor: The Dark World |
-1 |
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Nov 22 |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
-2 |
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