0
Posted April 4, 2016 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Batman v Superman Plummets But Remains On Top


Finally feeling the effects of its critical reception, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took a major nosedive, dropping to an estimated $52.4 million for its second weekend. However, the $250 million budgeted film has managed to draw major ticket sales, bringing in $261.5 million domestically and $682.9 million worldwide. Zootopia, in the meantime, has been a bit more successful overall in its five weeks in the box office with $275.9 domestically and $787.6 million worldwide, but this week had to settle for second place with an estimated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Poster$20 million. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 stayed in third with an estimated $11.1 million, and while it still looks far from repeating the success of the original film, its $36.5 million domestic earnings are likely still a profitable take, if it remained as low budget as its predecessor.

God’s Not Dead 2 debuted to a heavy critical backlash and an estimated $8.1 million…a fairly high debut for a faith-based film, but not as high as the original film. Comparatively, Miracles from Heaven earned an estimated $7.6 million and has made a profitable showing on a $13 million budget. The Divergent Series: Allegiant, in the meantime, struggles on a likely high (but unreported) budget, with an estimated $5.7 million and a worldwide gross of $136.7 million, while 10 Cloverfield Lane remains a mysterious presence, with an estimated $4.8 million bringing in $63.6 million on an unreleased budget.

The latest spoof film (this time of the Purge films), Meet the Blacks, debuted with a rough critical and financial launch, earning an estimated $4.1 million. In the meantime, Eye in the Sky landed in ninth with an estimated $4.1 million with a major uptick in revenue and theater release. Finally, Deadpool got an estimated $3.5 million, and in worldwide revenue is now the highest earning R-rated film of all-time (though not domestically; that still remains The Passion of the Christ from 2004).

Weekend Box Office (April 1st – April 3rd)

  1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice…$52.4 million
  2. Zootopia…$20 million
  3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2…$11.1 million
  4. God’s Not Dead 2…$8.1 million
  5. Miracles from Heaven…$7.6 million
  6. The Divergent Series: Allegiant…$5.7 million
  7. 10 Cloverfield Lane…$4.8 million
  8. Meet the Blacks…$4.1 million
  9. Eye in the Sky…$4.1 million
  10. Deadpool…$3.5 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."