Rebel Wilson’s Pitch Perfect 2 tops box office knocking Avengers 2 to second spot
Pitch Perfect 2 has topped the box office on its opening weekend, taking in $9.419m on 427 screens as the huge year for cinema continues.
The film, which stars Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, knocked Marvel sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron into second place – it earned $3.473m on 584 screens to take total earnings to $34.026m.
Independent low-budget horror film Unfriended ended the weekend in third place, having taken $585,846 to lift its total to $2.177m.
Fast and Furious 7 cemented its place as the highest-grossing film of the year, earning $510,891 in its fifth week in cinemas to take its total to $42.613m.
Cobain: Montage of Heck, an authorised documentary of the life and death of Nirvana’s lead singer, came in fifth with $278,822 on 72 screens.
Disney’s Cinderella earned $243,430 on 182 screens to take its total to $21.803m, while Eone’s The Age Of Adaline took in $218,904 on 152 screens to reach $2.437m.
Fox flick The Longest Ride saw $171,159 to take earnings to $4.671m, and Indian father-daughter film Piku took $142,147 on 15 screens.
In tenth place was While We’re Young, the lower-budget film starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts took $133,909 on 56 screens to take its total to $1.268m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) | $9,419,201 | 427 | $10,028,420 |
| The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Disney) | $3,473,123 | 584 | $34,025,648 |
| Unfriended (Universal) | $585,846 | 0 | $2,176,606 |
| Fast And Furious 7 (Universal) | $510,891 | 0 | $42,612,563 |
| Cobain: Montage Of Heck (Indies) | $278,822 | 72 | $280,386 |
| Cinderella (Disney) | $243,430 | 182 | $21,803,331 |
| The Age Of Adaline (Eone) | $218,904 | 152 | $2,436,598 |
| The Longest Ride (Fox) | $171,159 | 162 | $4,671,198 |
| Piku (Mindblowing Films) | $142,147 | 15 | $142,147 |
| While We're Young (Roadshow) | $133,909 | 56 | $1,267,862 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (Sony) | $132,617 | 174 | $3,167,567 |
| Boychoir (Becker) | $132,567 | 97 | $722,189 |
| Home (Fox) | $117,376 | 184 | $18,548,348 |
| Ex Machina (Universal) | $115,770 | 0 | $136,773 |
| Clouds Of Sils Maria (Pinnacle Films) | $109,617 | 36 | $161,103 |
| The Left Ear (Magnum) | $97,189 | 8 | $97,189 |
| Testament Of Youth (Transmission) | $88,185 | 64 | $629,759 |
| Shaun The Sheep (Studiocanal) | $73,475 | 133 | $6,160,488 |
| Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water (Paramount) | $44,225 | 125 | $7,973,230 |
| The Kumiko Treasure Hunter (Palace) | $37,393 | 12 | $184,166 |
