Weekend Box Office Results (May 8 – May 10)

Without blinking an eye, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron stayed in the number 1 position this week, adding another $77.7 million to its domestic total. This gives it $313.4 million for a domestic total and a worldwide total of $875.8 million. Rapidly coming in on the $1 billion mark, but whether it will top Furious 7 for the year is still yet to be determined.

New this week at number 2 is the Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara comedy, Hot Pursuit, bringing in just $13.9 million in its opening weekend.

Holding at number 3 is the Blake Lively and Harrison Ford movie, Age of Adaline with $5.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $31.7 million.

At number 4 is the car action franchise, Furious 7, bringing in an additional $5.4 million. This raises its domestic total to $338.5 million, and its worldwide total to $1.46 billion, making this the number 1 movie for the year so far.

Hanging in there to take the number 5 spot is the Kevin James sequel, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, making $5.3 million with a domestic total of $58.1 million.

Expect to see some movies drop off this week as two big movies are entering the ring. The mad one returns in Mad Max: Fury Road, and the musical comedy sequel, Pitch Perfect 2. Both of these have the possibility of doing some damage to the top 5, but none of them will dethrone the current number 1 this week.

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Results (May 1 – May 3)

BOOM goes the dynamite! The only question going in to this weekend was how much money was it going to actually make, and now we have the answer. Taking number 1 this week is Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, making a staggering $187.6 million dollars in its opening weekend. What is even more astounding to me is that the first Avengers movie still holds the top record for largest opening weekend with $207.4 million. The question will be whether or not Age of Ultron has less of a drop off from week one to week two, as Avengers had a 50.3% drop between weeks. If Age of Ultron can reduce that number, it still has the ability to top the first movie. Regardless of that, it is fairly certain that this movie will join the billion dollar club when it is all said and done.

The shocker for me this week was a movie that has managed to climb up the charts from number 3 to number 2, and that is Age of Adaline, starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. Age of Adaline made $6.2 million this weekend bringing its total to $23.4 million.

At number 3, down from number 1, is the current reigning and defending champion for best box office of the year, Furious 7, making an additional $6.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $330.5 million, and its world-wide box office to $1.4 billion. Only time will tell if any movie has what it takes to topple it. I have a feeling something will ‘awaken’ in December to take it down.

At number 4 this week is the Kevin James movie, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 making an additional $5.5 million and bringing its domestic total to $51.1 million.

And at number 5 this week, down from number 4, and marking its 6th week in the top 5, is the animated movie, Home, with Jim Parsons and Rihanna, making $3.3 million and bringing its domestic total to $158.1 million.

Is there anything in the near future that will be able to stop the juggernaut that is Avengers: Age of Ultron?

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Results (Apr 24 – Apr 26)

For its fourth straight, and final week, Furious 7 has ended up in the number 1 slot as it took in $18.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $320.5 million and its worldwide release total to $1.3 Billion. And although Furious 7 has completely dominated the box office the last 4 weeks, I am pretty confident that at least one of the many movies coming out next week will finally knock it off its pedestal.

 

Holding strong at number 2 this week is the horribly reviewed, but still making money as it seems everybody likes to watch a fat guy fall down, is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with $15.5 million, and bringing its total to $43.9 million.

Jumping in to number 3 on the charts is the Blake Lively film about a woman who doesn’t grow old, The Age of Adaline, taking in $13.3 million in its opening week.

Staying at number 4 this week is the Fox Studios animated flick, Home, about a lovable alien voiced by Jim Parsons trying to help a little girl find her Mother.

And dropping to number 5 this week from number 3 is the one screen horror flick, Unfriended. No, this isn’t a movie about what happens to people when somebody unfriends them on Facebook, although that might be something to work on. No, this is a cross between the found footage films like Blair Witch, and campy horror films like I Know What You Did Last Summer, and then given a more modern twist. In this case, it is online. Unfriended did $6.2 million, giving it a domestic total of $25.1 million.

There is only one wide release movie coming out this week, as nobody else dare to release for fear of making no money what-so-ever in the theaters. Avengers: Age of Ultron, the sequel to the wildly successful 2012 Avengers ($623.3 million domestic, $1.5 billion worldwide) opens this week and is going to thoroughly destroy every other movie out at the time.

Top 5 Predictions

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron

2. Furios 7

3. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

4. The Age of Adaline

5. Home

 

 

New This Week (Apr 21 – Apr 27)

Only two new releases to talk about this week

The Age of Adaline

After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.

While the premise may sound like something out of a hokey love story, every time I see the trailer I am reminded of why I want to see this movie. It looks to be full of love and heart ache that spans ages. Starring Blake Lively as Adaline, with Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford, this is a movie that is going on my list of movies to see this week if I get the time.

 

Little Boy

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

The first time I saw the trailer for this movie, my first thought was that it looked interesting. And if given the chance, I might have seen it right then. But the more I have seen the trailer, the less I want to see it.  It has just too much religious miracle written all over if for my tastes. I want my miracles to be full of fun and wonder, preferably from a comic book or a galaxy far, far away, or any other number of things where people know that it isn’t real and don’t pretend it is. So for me, this is a hell no I’m not watching this.

And that’s the ball game folks. If neither one of these movies catch your fancy, I suggest you check your listing to see if there is a playing of The Water Diviner playing anywhere close by, and see this movie. It comes out this week but in limited (300+) theaters. I’ve seen it, and it is beautifully shot and a well done movie that has already won awards over in Australia.

Weekend Box Office Results (Apr 10 – Apr 12)

This week was almost a complete bust this week, so lets just jump in to the top 5 this weekend.

In an absolute shocker (to absolutely no one), Furious 7 reigns as king of the hill again this week, making $29 million, bringing its domestic total to $294.4 million and making it the first movie this year to break the $1 billion barrier worldwide with $1.15 BILLION worldwide, and surpassing the number 1 movie for all of 2014, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.

And this is just the START of the Summer Movie Season. We still have Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, Hunger Games, and a little movie called Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to name just a few.

Jumping in at number 2 this week is the Kevin James comedy, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 with $24 million, proving once again that inept, fat guys, falling down and hurting themselves make for good comedy.

We get surprised at number 3 as the horror flick, Unfriended, jumped on the charts with its opening week with $16 million. I’m sure that Universal are excited for this number as it was a very low-budget film to make by the looks of it. Can you say sequel?

At number 4, falling from number 2, is the animated flick Home, with $10.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $142.6 million. Admit it, that damn alien was too cute. I’ve heard some complaints from people that they didn’t see any advertisements for it. I think those people don’t have kids, or the kids aren’t watching any broadcast television, because I saw advertisements all the time for it. Or maybe I just watch too much television.

And at number 5, screw you to everybody that saw it and everybody that took their significant other to see it, is The Longest Ride, making $6.8 million on its domestic total of $23.5 million. Please, let this be the end, if I have to type The Longest Ride one more time, it will be too much. If I ever see another Nicholas Sparks movie on the movie list, it will be too soon.

And now that I look at last weeks predictions, it doesn’t look like it was THAT bad. I got the number 1 and number 5 dead on the nose, while I got Home and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 on the list. I missed with putting Monkey Kingdom on the list instead of Unfriended.

Only two wide release movies this week, that being The Age Of Adaline, and Little Boy, neither of which is going to make dent into what is your number 1 movie next week.

Top 5 Predictions

1. Furious 7

2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

3. Unfriended

4. Home

5. The Age of Adaline