Box Office Weekend: Purge Fails to Budge Apes From Top Spot
The evolution of apes was still a big enough draw to keep away the de-evolution of society, as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes topped The Purge: Anarchy at the box office. While The Purge: Anarchy suffered a lot more at the hands of critics, both sequels are doing very well at the box office; Dawn of the Planet of the Apes picked up an additional estimated $36 million and closes in domestic success...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: A Box Office Where Apes Evolved from Transformers
Though the trailers have leaned more towards the campy with a volley of apes on horseback carrying firearms, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has won over critics and audiences alike with overwhelming praise, and picking up an estimated $73 million at the box office. However, that praise has not approached the success of second-place finisher Transformers: Age of Extinction, which earned an estimate...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Slow Fourth Gives Transformers a Leg Up
A lot fewer people went to see Transformers: Age of Extinction this weekend than last, with the blockbuster losing massive business as it garnered only an estimated $36.4 million this weekend at the box office. However, not too many people went to go see much else this weekend either, as the next highest earner, the Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy, only managed to bring in an estimated $21.2 million...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Michael Bay Remains Critic Proof
For all that critics may say of the works of Michael Bay, there is no denying his ability to draw in the moviegoing public. Such is the case of Transformers: Age of Extinction. Nothing else debuted this weekend in the top ten, and nothing else even came close to its estimated $100 million in earnings, and while it did not come close domestically to earning back its $210 million budget, its worldwi...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Top 3 Box Office Loaded with Number Twos
Sequels were the name of the game at the box office this weekend, as Think Like a Man Too (estimated $30 million) just narrowly beat out the smash success 22 Jump Street (estimated $29 million), while How to Train Your Dragon 2 (estimated $25.3 million) settled for third. While Think Like a Man Too is not sitting well with critics, it managed to win a profit in its opening weekend over a $24 milli...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: 22 Jump Street Wins Game of Sequels
It is strange that two big name releases should fail to give out their budget information, even though neither should be all that concerned; 22 Jump Street took the weekend box office by storm with an impressive $60 million estimate, more than the cost of the original 21 Jump Street movie, while How to Train Your Dragon 2 had a strong start of its own with an estimated $50 million. Both films are ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Fault in Our Stars Charms Critics and Box Office
Those looking for an Endless Love-style travesty should take their dollars elsewhere; The Fault in our Stars has found itself on excellent footing in its debut weekend, bringing in an estimated $48.2 million, over four times its budget costs. The romantic drama effectively toppled Maleficent, which made an estimated $33.5 million (and profitable if taking its worldwide earnings) and the Tom Cruise...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Maleficent Proving Bad Can Be Good for Business
Critics may not be wowed by its story, but plenty turned out to see the new spin on villainy in Maleficent. Angelina Jolie’s take on the Sleeping Beauty character was enough to bring in a solid estimated $70 million at the box office this weekend despite getting only mixed critical reception. X-Men: Days of Future Past fell from its lofty Memorial Day perch with only an estimated $32.6 million, bu...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: X-Men and Days of Future Past Do Fine in the Present
While perhaps not the biggest surprise of the Memorial Day weekend, X-Men: Days of Future Past is at least a welcome return to high earnings for the X-Men franchise. At an estimated $111 million for the four-day weekend, it did not surpass the earnings of the third film, X-Men: The Last Stand, but it has surpassed the first film in worldwide gross and likely to earn back its $200 million investmen...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Godzilla Stomps Competition with $93 Million
Yes, Godzilla has returned to theaters, and is making waves with critics and audiences alike, as the big fire-breathing lizard took in an estimated $93.2 million at the box office. While not enough to cover its $160 million budget, it still had a better opening all around than The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (which landed in third this week with an estimated $16.8 million). Still, it falls behind in net ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spider-Man Drops and Neighbors Moves In
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has apparently had its big day at the box office as it fell to second place with an estimated $37.2 million. Its successor is Neighbors, the R-rated comedy starring Zac Efron and Seth Rogen. With an estimated $51.1 million, it made a strong start, especially considering it nearly tripled its production costs in a single weekend, and likely to do much better. Not that The A...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spider-Man Is Amazing Once Again
Marvel struck gold at the box office twice this season with a debut only slightly less impressive than the one for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened strongly with an estimated $92 million and blew away all comers to the box office, though it has not been as critically well-received as other recent Marvel films. However, it fared better with critics than The Other...[Read More]