Looking at total domestic box office gross and budget costs, it seems strange that a big-name winner with critics and audiences alike, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (estimated $41.4 million) still has not made back its money on these shores just yet. Still, like much of the top ten, those numbers belie a worldwide take that is stunning, with the latest Marvel franchise entry earning a stunning $476.7 million (and likely more to come). So, too, follows the less critically acclaimed Rio 2, which took in only an estimated $39 million, but has already done quite well for itself overseas with a worldwide take of $163.3 million. One of the few domestic front winners include Oculus; unusually well-received for an early-year horror release, the $5 million budgeted scare-fest took in an estimated $12 million and looks already prepared for a bevy of sequels.
Finally, child friendly fare will likely leave the list soon, as Muppets Most Wanted (estimated $2.2 million) and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (estimated $1.8 million) both fall short of their costs domestically. Still, Mr. Peabody & Sherman will enjoy a worldwide take well above its costs, while Muppets Most Wanted will barely scrape in a profit with its overseas ticket sales, despite being the third most successful movie in the Muppet franchise.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier…$41.4 million
- Rio 2…$39 million
- Oculus…$12 million
- Draft Day…$9.8 million
- Divergent…$7.5 million
- Noah…$7.5 million
- God’s Not Dead…$5.5 million
- The Grand Budapest Hotel…$4.1 million
- Muppets Most Wanted…$2.2 million
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman…$1.8 million
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