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Posted May 25, 2015 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Tomorrowland Wins Memorial Day “Weak-End”


How did Disney and the star power of George Clooney do this weekend? The answer, a big resounding “meh.” Despite costing $190 million, the next Disney summer blockbuster led a very lackluster Memorial Day weekend, earning only an estimated $41.7 million. In comparison, Pitch Perfect 2 made an estimated $38.5 million for its second weekend, and Tomorrowlandhas broken past the $100 million mark in revenue. Even compared to the middling domestic performance of Mad Max: Fury Road (which took in an estimated $32.1 million), Tomorrowland has not been released internationally, while overseas Fury Road is doing decent business.

The remake of Poltergeist (estimated $25.5 million) came in below Avengers: Age of Ultron (estimated $27.8 million), but comparing the two beyond that is apples and oranges; while critics have lambasted Poltergeist, Avengers: Age of Ultron has become the biggest domestic success of the year so far with $411 million in revenue).

Beyond that, no film broke $5 million in weekend take. Hot Pursuit kept its bomb status with an estimated $4.6 million while Furious 7, one of the furthest things from a bomb, slid with an estimated $2.8 million. While it will have to be content for second place in earnings for 2015, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is just happy to be breaking even with an estimated $2.5 million, ensuring the poorly received comedy will see a few dollars beyond its budget costs.

Finally, Home will soon be able to put its success to bed, landing in ninth with an estimated $2.4 million adding to a worldwide $346.6 million total, while The Age of Adaline and its estimated $1.9 million remains a mystery…at least, somewhat. While still not reporting budget numbers, its estimated $40.4 million in revenue is likely a successful run for the romantic drama, if its numbers are anything like that of Woman in Gold.

Weekend Box Office (May 22nd – May 25th)

  1. Tomorrowland…$41.7 million
  2. Pitch Perfect 2…$38.5 million
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road…$32.1 million
  4. Avengers: Age of Ultron…$27.8 million
  5. Poltergeist…$25.5 million
  6. Hot Pursuit…$4.6 million
  7. Furious 7…$2.8 million
  8. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2…$2.5 million
  9. Home…$2.4 million
  10. The Age of Adaline…$1.9 million
Seth Paul

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."