2013: The Year in Coin

TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS OF 2013

1. Iron Man 3- $409.0
2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire- $393.4
3. Despicable Me 2- $367.8
4. Man of Steel- $291.0
5. Frozen- $271.8
6. Monsters University- $268.4
7. Gravity- $254.5
8. Fast & Furious 6- $238.6
9. Oz: The Great & Powerful- $234.9
10. Star Trek Into Darkness- $228.7

Superheroes, sequels, re-boots, Katniss and one true work of art consist of the top-ten moneymakers of the 2013.  Was it a good year?  Too soon to tell, but with the exception of Gravity, all that's old is new again on terms of the demigods of 2013's box office.  Marvel is king, again.  DC hopes to catch up, and animation (despite a depressing year) had three solid mega-bucks earning blockbusters.

TOP 10 OPENING AVERAGES

1. Frozen- $243,390 (1 theater)
2. American Hustle- $123,409 (6 theaters)
3. Blue Jasmine- $102,011 (6 theaters)
4. Inside Llewyn Davis- $101,353 (4 theaters)
5. Spring Breakers- $87,667 (3 theaters)
6. The Place Beyond the Pines- $69,864 (4 theaters)
7. Enough Said- $58,200 (4 theaters)
8. Fruitvale Station- $55,184 (7 theaters)
9. Before Midnight- $49,383 (5 theaters)
10. The Spectacular Now- $49,354 (4 theaters)

Okay, so the top two are essentially cheats-- big films with immediate wide releases just teased for a short limited run to garner a headline or two, but the rest is an eclectic mix of high-end art house films, auteur-driven works and one trashy freak show (guess which is which!)