It was yet
another busy weekend at the box office, as newcomers Ant-Man and Trainwreck
opened strong, although the former debuted on the lower end of expectations.
The MCU’s latest entry dug up a
solid $57.2 million debut, earning a per-screen average of $14,841. It started
out with $22.6 million of Friday, dropped 14.1% on Saturday, earning $19.5
million, and declined 22.4% for a $15.1 million take on Sunday. The
weekend-to-Friday ratio is 2.53-to-1. That is a bit more front-loaded than The
Incredible Hulk, but is more back-loaded than the more successful films Iron
Man 3 and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
While this is a fine performance for a lesser-known
character, it is relatively disappointing when other films come to mind. Its $14.8k
per-theater average is the lowest in the MCU, being edged out by misfire The
Incredible Hulk ($15.8k). It is also separated by just $1.8 million from The
Incredible Hulk’s opening weekend, which is the current franchise low at $55.4
million. That isn’t a necessarily good sign, although it is going over with
critics and audiences much better (79% for critics and 92% for audiences on
RT).
With an ‘A’ on CinemaScore, Ant-Man should hold up better
than that film. A tally north of $145 million is likely.
The other new wide release is Universal’s Judd Apatow-directed
Trainwreck, which opening in third place to $30.1 million for a $9,530
per-theater average. The raunchy R-rated comedy debuted with a strong $10.7
million on Friday, increased 3.1% on Saturday to earn $11.1 million, and fell 25.1%
on Sunday, earning $8.3 million. That puts the weekend-to-Friday ratio at an
impressive 2.81-to-1. That’s a bit behind Bridesmaids and Knocked Up, though
those films had more recognizable leads.
The audience was 66% female, which can be explained by the
arrival of Ant-Man this weekend, which probably stole away most of the male
audience. If it holds up like other Apatow films, Trainwreck will end its run
with around $115 million.
Last weekend’s Minions slipped 57.4% to earn $49.3 million
this weekend. That drop is much steeper than the other Despicable Me films, and
failed to replicate the holds of similar animated spin-offs Puss in Boots and is
slightly better than last November’s disappointment Penguins of Madagascar.
However, Minions is anything but a disappointment. It crossed the $200 million
milestone this weekend, with a whopping $215.8 million after 10 days in
release. It is still poised to wind up with over $320 million in the long run,
although mixed reviews might slow it down a bit (54% on Rotten Tomatoes).
In fourth place, Inside Out crossed the $300 million mark
this weekend, grossing $306.3 million through the weekend. It earned $11.5
million, representing a 34.7% drop from last weekend. It is currently set to
pass $335 million by the end of its run.
Jurassic World placed in fifth, earning $11.5 million and a
mighty $611.2 million overall. It roared past the $600 million mark on Friday,
becoming only the fourth film to do so in history. It also set the record for
the fastest time to earn $600 million domestic, doing so in only 36 days
(previous record-holder Avatar passed it in 47 days). It is on track to end its
run with a whopping $660 million total.
Terminator Genysis got terminated by Ant-Man this weekend,
placing in sixth. It fell a ghastly 60.9% from last weekend and earned $5.4
million. So far, the $155 million action flick has earned a very disappointing
$80.6 million and should close with a little over $90 million.
Seventh place belonged to Magic Mike XXL, which dropped 53.6%
from last weekend to earn $4.4 million over the three-day weekend and $58.6
million total. Overall, the Channing Tatum sequel should earn well over $70
million.
The Gallows haunted eighth with $4.01 million, falling 59.1%
from its opening weekend. It has so far made $18.01 million, and should end its
run with over $22 million.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan debuted in ninth place in 256 theaters, earning
a $2.6 million take for the weekend and a $10,239 per-theater average. The film
should earn over $8 million overall.
Ted
2 dropped to tenth place with $2.6 million, bringing its domestic cume $77.4
million. It was off 54.1% from last weekend. So far, Ted 2 has underwhelmed
greatly and should end its run with around $90 million.
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