Box office report: 'Mama' scares away competition with $28.1 million

Every single weekend, studios wait in anticipation to see impressive numbers at the box office and every weekend, I cannot help but think about Arthur Abbott and his wise words from from "The Holiday" (2006). While I cannot find the exact quote, I can remember him stating that box office success did not dictate the success of whether a film was deemed successful or not. This is not so much the case now, which makes a lot of people yearn for the days of old Hollywood once more. The days where a movie could have a longer run and build up success by word of mouth. People miss the days as Arthur states where the box office results were not reported like "like baseball scores on the nightly news." Despite this, we all eagerly await the results each and every weekend.

The box office results for the the weekend of Jan. 18, 2012 through Jan. 20, 2012 are the following:

1. "Mama" (2013); Weekend Gross: $28.1M; Overall Gross $28.1M; Weeks: 1
2. "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012); Weekend Gross: $17.6M; Overall Gross: $55.9M; Weeks: 5
3. "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012); Weekend Gross: $14.1M; Overall Gross $55.3M; Weeks: 10
4. "Gangster Squad" (2013); Weekend Gross: $9.11M; Overall Gross: $32.2M; Weeks: 2
5. "Broken City" (2013); Weekend Gross: $9M; Overall Gross $9M; Weeks: 1
6. "A Haunted House" (2013); Weekend Gross: $8.33M; Overall Gross: $30M; Weeks: 2
7. "Django Unchained" (2012); Weekend Gross: $8.24M; Overall Gross: $138M; Weeks: 4
8. "Les Misérables" (2012); Weekend Gross: $7.81M; Overall Gross: $130M; Weeks: 4
9. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012); Weekend Gross: $6.45M; Overall Gross: $287M; Weeks: 6
10. "The Last Stand" (2012); Weekend Gross: $6.3M; Overall Gross $6.3M; Weeks: 1

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At this time last year, the box office results were the following:

1. "Underworld Awakening" (2012); Weekend Gross: $25.3M; Overall Gross: $25.3M; Weeks: 1
2. "Red Tails" (2012); Weekend Gross: $18.7M; Overall Gross: $18.9M; Weeks: 1
3. "Contraband" (2012); Weekend Gross: $12M; Overall Gross: $45.9M; Weeks: 2
4. "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (2012); Weekend Gross: $10M; Overall Gross: $10.7M; Weeks: 5
5. "Beauty and the Beast" (3D) (1991); Weekend Gross: $8.7M; Overall Gross: $33.5M; Weeks: 2
6. "Haywire" (2012); Weekend Gross: $8.4M; Overall Gross: $8.4M; Weeks: 1
7. "Joyful Noise" (2011); Weekend Gross: $5.9M; Overall Gross: $21.7M; Weeks: 2
8. "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (2011); Weekend Gross: $5.5M; Overall Gross: $197.3M; Weeks: 6
9. "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011); Weekend Gross: $4.5M; Overall Gross: $178.3M; Weeks: 6
10. "The Iron Lady" (2011); Weekend Gross: $3.6M; Overall Gross: $12.5M; Weeks: 4

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For those interested in viewing any of the aforementioned features in theaters, please click here for other locations. For locations near and in Austell the safe bets are always Carmike Cinemas Movies 14 and Regal Stadium 22 in Austell.

If you are interested in renting any of the films mentioned from last year, make sure to check out the titles through Videodrome, Netflix, or movie channels based upon your cable or satellite provider.

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