Tuesday, May 24, 2016

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 'The Angry Birds Movie' Soars To The Top, Knocking 'Captain America' Off Its Throne


Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of May 20-22 were The Angry Birds Movie, Captain America: Civil War, and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.

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


WHAT STANDS OUT?

The biggest stand out to me is The Angry Birds Movie booting Captain America: Civil War from the top spot.  I figured this film would do well, but didn't think it would top the Marvel Money Machine.  We also saw The Jungle Book hold onto a spot in the Top 5, with a mere drop of only 36.1%.  This film is holding steady and just may cross the $1 billion mark by the end of its run.



THE TOP 3:


1. THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE


The brand new, mobile game-inspired animated film, The Angry Birds Movie, hit theaters this weekend and shockingly beat out Marvel's Captain America: Civil War for the top spot.  The film brought in $38.2 million domestically, but more impressively managed to rake in $150.1 million worldwide on a modest $73 million production budget.  This film is definitely a surprise hit and I foresee a sequel in its future.


2. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR


Marvel Studio's newest hit, and the third installment of the Captain America series, Captain America: Civil War, was knocked down to the #2 spot this week, bringing in $32.9 million, a drop of 54.7%.  This brings its domestic total up to $347.2 million and its worldwide total to an outstanding $1.054 billion, making it the fourth MCU film to cross the $1 billion mark, joining AvengersAvengers: Age of Ultron, and Iron Man 3.


3. NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING


The sequel to the 2014 comedy, Neighbors, also hit theaters this weekend, bringing in less than half what its predecessor made opening weekend.  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising managed $21.8 million domestically and $51.4 million worldwide on a modest $35 million.  Luckily, the critic reviews have been somewhat favorable, so perhaps we still may see a Neighbors 3 in the future.



TOP 10 RUNDOWN:

#1 - The Angry Birds Movie - $38,155,177

#2 - Captain America: Civil War - $32,939,739

#3 - Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising - $21,760,405

#4 - The Nice Guys - $11,203,270

#5 - The Jungle Book (2016) - $10,944,350

#6 - Money Monster - $7,016,884

#7 - The Darkness - $2,272,618

#8 - Zootopia - $1,683,982

#9 - The Huntsman: Winter's War - $1,209,045

#10 - Mother's Day - $1,139,283


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!


Opening this Friday (5/27):

~ X-Men: Apocalypse
~ Alice Through The Looking Glass


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