Here in the U.S., Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters went down as one of the more disappointing duds of early 2013, eking out a mere $54 million against its $50 million budget even after extensive promotion (and, perhaps more importantly, an extra few months in the studio vault). But overseas, it was a different story; in fact, with its global box office total now across the $200 million mark, Witch Hunters is a certified moneymaker for Paramount -- and you know what that means.

Despite the disparity between their critical receptions, both of last week’s releases managed to make a respectable showing for themselves at the box office this weekend.

As badly as this last week’s new releases were received, they made a fairly good showing of themselves this weekend.