WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 'The Jungle Book' Crushes The Box Office This Weekend, While 'Batman v Superman' Drops Out Of The Top 3

Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of April 15-17 were The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, and The Boss.

Let's take a look at this week's box office results:

WHAT STANDS OUT?

The biggest standout of the week is the huge success of the new live-action Disney film, The Jungle Book, which crushed the box office with over $100 million in its opening weekend.  And with two more weekends before Captain America: Civil War opens, it's sure to make some big bucks.

THE TOP 3:

1. THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)

Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of the 1967 animated Disney classic, The Jungle Book, hit theaters this weekend and dominated the competition with a staggering $103.3 million.  It managed to do very well overseas also, bringing in $189.9 million for a worldwide total of $293.2 million on a $175 million production budget.

2. BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT

Barbershop: The Next Cut is the fourth installment in the Barbershop franchise and the first in over ten years (the last being the 2005 spin-off, Beauty Shop).  The Next Cut came in at a respectable $20.2 million, which is right around what the other two Barbershop films opened to, and a significant increase over the opening for Beauty Shop, and if the previous films are any indication, this one will probably come in around $75 million domestically.

3. THE BOSS

The brand new, Melissa McCarthy R-rated comedy, The Boss, managed to edge out Batman v Superman to remain in the Top 3 in its second weekend.  It brought in another $10 million for a domestic total of $40.1 million and a worldwide total of $44.1 million on a $29 million production budget.

TOP 10 RUNDOWN:

#1 - The Jungle Book (2016) - $103,261,464

#2 - Barbershop: The Next Cut - $20,242,415

#3 - The Boss - $9,958,855

#4 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - $9,028,356

#5 - Zootopia - $8,142,641

#6 - Criminal (2016) - $5,767,278

#7 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - $3,258,720

#8 - Miracles From Heaven - $1,938,578

#9 - God's Not Dead 2 - $1,718,303

#10 - Eye In The Sky - $1,553,083

Join us next week for another edition of WEEKEND ROUNDUP!  Which movies will be on top?  Which movies will under perform?  Check us out right here for the scoop!

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Source:  www.boxofficemojo.com