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Posted March 14, 2016 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Zootopia Still on “Topia”


Disney has a bona-fide hit on its hands again as Zootopia won the weekend box office for the second time in a row. While an estimated $50 million has added up to $142.6 million domestic gross, the film has picked up more than $431.3 million worldwide. The next biggest release was 10 Cloverfield Lane. Critically acclaimed, it opened to a much more modest weekend estimate of $25.2 million, but with an unreleased budget amount it Zootopia Posteris hard to tell whether it is a success or not…but with J.J. Abrams producing and Star Wars: The Force Awakens under his belt, chances are that even a loss will do little to diminish his stature in Hollywood.

Deadpool remained a strong contender with an estimated $10.8 million, giving it a domestic gross of $328.1 million over a $58 million budget, making it not only one of the top earning Marvel films or the highest-earning R-rated comic book adaptation of all-time, but it is potentially close to becoming the highest-earning R-rated film ever. It edged out another film unlikely to be the highest-earning R-rated film ever, London Has Fallen, whose estimated $10.7 million has added up to a lackluster $38.9 million total on a $60 million budget…however, also struggling is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, whose $35 million costs seem much more surmountable, but with an estimated $4.6 million weekend and $14.6 million overall, it has failed to make much of a stir.

Romantic comedy fell flat with critics as The Perfect Match debuted with an estimated $4.2 million; and despite mixed reception very few turned out for religious fare either as The Young Messiah, based on the Anne Rice novel, opened to a tepid estimated $3.4 million. On a third hand, Sacha Baron Cohen found little love for his latest comedic endeavor, The Brothers Grimsby, whose estimated $3.2 million is likely a very rough opening for a film that likely cost far more than that.

In tenth place, Risen remains flat lined, with an estimated $2.3 million adding up to a $32.4 million domestic total…not enough to break even. However, it remains well ahead of massive blockbuster flop Gods of Egypt. Though it came in ninth with an estimated $27.3 million, it remains a bust even worldwide, only earning $76.4 million in a $140 million budget.

Weekend Box Office (March 11th – March 13th)

  1. Zootopia…$50 million
  2. 10 Cloverfield Lane…$25.2 million
  3. Deadpool…$10.8 million
  4. London Has Fallen…$10.7 million
  5. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…$4.6 million
  6. The Perfect Match…$4.2 million
  7. The Young Messiah…$3.4 million
  8. The Brothers Grimsby…$3.2 million
  9. Gods of Egypt…$2.5 million
  10. Risen…$2.3 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."