X-Men tops box office for second week beating Maleficent into second spot
X-Men: days of Future Past continued its domination of the box office across the weekend pulling in $4.473m on 610 screens, keeping new Angelina Jolie film Maleficent off the top spot for its opening weekend.
The new Disney film starring Jolie as faerie Maleficent, the antagonist in the Sleeping Beauty tale, managed to pull in $4.038m on 530 screens, while Family Guy and Ted creator Seth MacFarlane’s new film A Million Ways to Die in the West was third, taking $2.245m on its opening weekend on 353 screens.
They relegated monster hit Godzilla to third spot with a take of $1.195m, taking its total since opening three weeks ago to $12.655m. X-Men has so far taken $15.052m since it opened last weekend.
Offbeat British comedy starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon The Trip to Italy took $523,046 on just 45 screens, sixth overall and taking more than The Other Woman which got $333,825 on 179 screens, taking its total over $20m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-men: Days Of Future Past (Fox) | $4,473,632 | 610 | $15,052,662 |
| Maleficent (Disney) | $4,038,556 | 530 | $4,189,648 |
| Million Ways To Die In The West, A (Universal) | $2,245,988 | 353 | $2,245,988 |
| Godzilla (Wb) | $1,195,920 | 0 | $12,655,284 |
| Bad Neighbours (Universal) | $1,131,277 | 267 | $16,225,341 |
| The Trip To Italy (Madman) | $523,046 | 45 | $570,872 |
| The Other Woman (Fox) | $333,825 | 179 | $20,039,026 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox) | $227,665 | 135 | $11,402,113 |
| Chef (Studiocanal) | $194,758 | 126 | $2,688,458 |
| Belle (Icon) | $172,845 | 102 | $1,459,240 |
| The Lego Movie (Roadshow) | $110,938 | 152 | $29,686,755 |
| Sunshine On Leith (Eone) | $108,353 | 50 | $336,336 |
| Warren Miller's Ticket To Ride (Ice Edge) | $78,680 | 2 | $144,711 |
| Overheard 3 (Magnum) | $68,048 | 10 | $68,048 |
| The Amazing Spider-man 2: Rise Of Electro (Sony) | $62,230 | 54 | $15,940,934 |
| Mom's Night Out (Crossroads) | $55,963 | 18 | $55,963 |
| Under The Skin (Roadshow) | $45,781 | 6 | $45,781 |
| Ida (Curious Films) | $44,341 | 10 | $97,090 |
| The Babadook (Umbrella Ent.) | $39,534 | 13 | $131,250 |
| Fading Gigolo (Paramount) | $32,391 | 36 | $890,957 |
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Godzilla’s killing it considering it’s on zero screens
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Hi Bill,
Some sort of anomaly with the numbers, we’re looking at it.
Or maybe it’s just that big a film?
Cheers,
Alex – editor, Mumbrella
The industry will never release numbers, so hard to compare apples to apples, but you can see the highest selling video games each week courtesy of our industry body (bottom right):
http://www.igea.net/
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