Fourth time is the charm? It certainly seems to be for Furious 7, which held on to the first-place spot for a fourth week in a row. While it is now only bringing in a fraction of its opening day income (an estimated $18.3 million), it has become the highest grossing film of the franchise and a top contender for the year…although it will have stiff competition next weekend in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which has already had a massive overseas opening. But oddly, despite its success, Furious 7 is leading
In a strange and hopeful twist, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 remains as critically slammed as ever, but at an estimated $15.5 million remained in the second-place spot, and has a slim chance to break even on its costs. It did face stiff competition from newcomer The Age of Adaline, which debuted at $13.4 million. Reviews are uneven for the fantasy-romance, but with an unreported budget it is hard to say whether it is a success; despite release under the Lionsgate Films banner, there might be a high price to have been paid for several of its stars (Harrison Ford in particular).
Home remained in fourth with an estimated $8.3 million, and despite being somewhat disappointing in release stateside, it has managed to be a mild success when counting foreign box office. On the other hand, it might be within reason to assume Unfriended, despite an unreported budget, has been a major success. Falling into the notoriously low-budget found footage genre and comparing budgets of the most recent entries, its weekend estimate of $6.3 million might be enough to cover its entire budget, let alone the $25.2 million it has made so far. But in sixth place comes a surprise…Ex Machina, in its third week of release, made the jump to wide release and picked up an estimated $5.4 million for its troubles, though whether that success will last for the sci-fi thriller remains to be seen.
A fall from grace is likely in store for Liam Neeson in The Longest Ride, whose estimated $4.4 million and $30.4 million in total are a far cry from his Taken success, while Get Hard bested its critical beat-up, with an estimated $3.9 million bringing in $84 million in domestic total over a $40 million budget. And despite only $10.3 million in total revenue, the DisneyNature series’ latest entry, Monkey Kingdom, is riding more on reviews than revenue; with an estimated $3.6 million, it is the worst performing title in their catalog, but whatever it might cost will likely be swallowed in the face of Disney revenue in other ventures (i.e., The Avengers: Age of Ultron). However, the Weinstein Company has very few ways to bolster what could be a loss on Woman in Gold, as an estimated $3.5 million has brought the Helen Mirren/Ryan Reynolds-starring drama only $21.6 million in domestic earnings, and little else overseas.
Weekend Box Office (April 24th – April 26th)
- Furious 7…$18.3 million
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2…$15.5 million
- The Age of Adaline…$13.4 million
- Home…$8.3 million
- Unfriended…$6.3 million
- Ex Machina…$5.4 million
- The Longest Ride…$4.4 million
- Get Hard…$3.9 million
- Monkey Kingdom…$3.6 million
- Woman in Gold…$3.5 million
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