Jack The Giant Slayer Faces Tiny Box Office, Leads Weak Weekend

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director Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer made back only about 15% of its $200 million, topping an anemic box office with just over $28 million for the weekend, reports Box Office Mojo. Jack the Giant Slayer performed similarly to last year's John Carter, considered one of the biggest bombs in the history of Walt Disney Studios; Carter actually opened bigger than Jack, although it also cost more. Fourth-week holdover Identity Thief came in at #2 for the week with just under $10 million, followed by newcomers 21 and Over ($9 million) and The Last Exorcism II (just over $8 million). Last week's Snitch, starring The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal, took fifth place with $7.5 million. Best Picture winner Argo enjoyed about a 20% bump over last week as a result of its win, which is less than the 30-40% expected. Life of Pi, another Best Picture nominee that walked off with a number of trophies last week, jumped by more than 40%. Indie darling The Silver Linings Playbook made it into the top ten as well, beating out A Good Day to Die Hard for the #8 spot. It now seems virtually impossible that A Good Day to Die Hard will catch up to the domestic theatrical take of Die Hard, meaning that it will remain the lowest-grossing installment of the franchise. Whether that will impact the sequel that Bruce Willis has already discussed is unclear; the film has done well in the international market.