Mad Max: Fury Road
Box Office Weekend: Spy Biggest Hit of Slow June Start
If May started big and ended low, then maybe the opening lull of June will rise as the big hits of the summer start to arrive. It does look like a good time will be had by Spy; the Melissa McCarthy-starring, Paul Feig-directed action comedy is winning critics and audiences alike, opening with an estimated $30 million (though not releasing its costs as of yet). San Andreas slid to second with an es...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: San Andreas Shakes Up Weekend Box Office
May started with a bang, but ends on a whimper. After Avengers: Age of Ultron started things off with a massive weekend, only San Andreas rode high to finish things off with an estimated $53.2 million at the box office this past weekend, while little else made much headway. Not to say overall that there were no successful films. Pitch Perfect 2, in second, made only an estimated $14.4 million, but...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Tomorrowland Wins Memorial Day “Weak-End”
How did Disney and the star power of George Clooney do this weekend? The answer, a big resounding “meh.” Despite costing $190 million, the next Disney summer blockbuster led a very lackluster Memorial Day weekend, earning only an estimated $41.7 million. In comparison, Pitch Perfect 2 made an estimated $38.5 million for its second weekend, and has broken past the $100 million mark in revenue. Even...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Almost Perfect for Pitch Perfect 2
Critical acclaim is not always everything. This weekend, the highly acclaimed fell to second against the mildly acclaimed. Pitch Perfect 2 has received a warm reception and a whopping estimated $70.3 million in its opening weekend, beating out Mad Max: Fury Road, which had an incredible critical reception but only a mild estimated $44.4 million weekend – enough to get a head start on its $150 mill...[Read More]