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Posted May 23, 2016 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Angry Birds Smashes Box Office


Yes, the phone app that has won the hearts (and wallets) of millions has been made into a movie, and while it may have been a mixed bag with critics, audiences made The Angry Birds Movie the hit of the weekend, bringing in an estimated $39 million. While it may not look too impressive in stateside revenue, the $73 million production has been a massive hit overseas, netting a worldwide gross of $151 million. Granted, it still pales when compared to the dethroned Captain America: Civil War, whose $33.1 million weekend estimate has totaled $1.1 billion in worldwide ticket sales in another strong performance for Marvel. In third, things have gone decently for the openings of The Angry Birds Movie Posterboth Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (estimated $21.8 million) and The Nice Guys (estimated $11.3 million) from a critical standpoint (with The Nice Guys being lavished with praise), though with no reported budgets for either, it remains to be seen how well they do financially in the coming weeks.

The Jungle Book may be in fifth with an estimated $11 million, but as the third highest domestic earner currently in the top ten (with $327.5 million raked in so far), it has little to be concerned about. Money Monster, in the meantime, is sinking quickly, with an estimated $7.1 million bringing in only $27.1 million so far in revenue. The budget costs of The Darkness remain, well, in the dark, but the heavily panned supernatural horror brought in an estimated $2.4 million for a grand domestic total of $8.5 million.

Zootopia may not crack $1 billion, but the animated Disney effort did not fall too far from that mark, as an estimated $1.7 million weekend brought it to $981.8 million worldwide. The Huntsman: Winter’s War and Mother’s Day, on the other hand, will be sliding off the list as duds (if not outright bombs), with the former garnering an estimated $1.2 million on the weekend and a disappointing $158 million worldwide total on a film that needed to make almost twice that amount, while the estimated $1.1 million of Mother’s Day was not enough to cover all the costs of a $25 million budget.

Weekend Box Office (May 20th – May 22nd)

  1. The Angry Birds Movie…$39 million
  2. Captain America: Civil War…$33.1 million
  3. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising…$21.8 million
  4. The Nice Guys…$11.3 million
  5. The Jungle Book…$11 million
  6. Money Monster…$7.1 million
  7. The Darkness…$2.4 million
  8. Zootopia…$1.7 million
  9. The Huntsman: Winter’s War…$1.2 million
  10. Mother’s Day…$1.1 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."