Archive for June, 2014

Transformers scores biggest box office opening of 2014

Monday, June 30th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction has shot straight to number one at the US box office.

The Michael Bay sequel, starring Mark Wahlberg as a father and failed inventor working with the autobots, took $100m during its opening weekend.

Transformers knocked last week’s number one film, Think Like A Man Too, off the top spot and down to number four.

22 Jump Street remains at number two, while How To Train Your Dragon 2 stays in the third spot after taking a little over $13m.

Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent stays at five, and Jersey Boys drops two places down to six.

Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, took $5m, meaning it’s at seven, while The Fault in our Stars falls one place to eight.

Also falling one place is X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is at number nine with $3.3m.

Remaining in the tenth spot is Jon Favreau’s Chef, with a little over $1.5m.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 27 is as follows:
1. (-) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $100,000,000
2. (2) 22 Jump Street – $15,400,000
3. (3) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – $13,100,000
4. (1) Think Like a Man Too – $10,400,000
5. (5) Maleficent – $8,237,000
6. (4) Jersey Boys – $7,610,000
7. (6) Edge of Tomorrow – $5,210,000
8. (7) The Fault in our Stars – $4,800,000
9. (8) X-Men: Days of Future Past – $3,300,000
10. (10) Chef – $1,654,000

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Think Like A Man Too debuts at No.1 at the US box office

Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

Think Like A Man Too has topped the US box office after taking $30m.

The comedy sequel to 2012’s Think Like A Man sees romantic plans go awry during a wedding in Las Vegas and stars Kevin Hart and Gabrielle Union.

The successful opening weekend saw the film beat last week’s number one 22 Jump Street into second place by just $1m.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is down one place to number three, while new entry Jersey Boys occupies fourth spot.

The top five is rounded out by Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, which is down two places.

Meanwhile, Edge of Tomorrow is down two to six, and The Fault In Our Stars slipped from fifth place to seventh with $8.6m.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past (6.2m), Chef ($1.845m), and Godzilla ($1.82m) complete the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 22 is as follows:
1. (-) Think Like A Man Too – $30,000,000
2. (1) 22 Jump Street – $29,000,000
3. (2) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – $25,300,000
4. (-) Jersey Boys – $13,515,000
5. (3) Maleficent – $13,012,000
6. (4) Edge Of Tomorrow – $10,340,000
7. (5) The Fault In Our Stars- $8,600,000
8. (6) X-Men: Days Of Future Past – $6,200,000
9. (10) Chef – $1,845,000
10. (7) Godzilla – $1,820,000

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22 Jump Street slays the Dragon at US box office

Sunday, June 15th, 2014

22 Jump Street has debuted at number one at the US box office after taking $60m.

The comedy sequel stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as cops who go undercover at a local college.

The huge opening weekend gross saw the film beat new animation How To Train Your Dragon 2, which came in second place with $50m.

Angelina Jolie’s Disney hit Maleficent is down one place to number three, while Tom Cruise’s sci-fi flick Edge of Tomorrow is at number four.

The top five is rounded out by last week’s number one movie The Fault In Our Stars, which took $15.7m. An opening weekend of $48.2m made it the best-ever debut for a contemporary drama.

Meanwhile, X-Men: Days of Future Past slipped from sixth place to seventh with $9.5m. Its total earnings now stand at over $205 million.

Godzilla (3.155m), A Million Ways To Die In The West ($3.077m), Neighbours ($2.484m), and Chef ($2.276m) complete the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 15 is as follows:
1. (-) 22 Jump Street – $60,000,000
2. (-) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – $50,000,000
3. (2) Maleficent – $18,008,000
4. (3) Edge Of Tomorrow – $16,175,000
5. (1) The Fault In Our Stars – $15,725,000
6. (4) X-Men: Days Of Future Past – $9,500,000
7. (6) Godzilla – $3,155,000
8. (5) A Million Ways To Die In The West – $3,077,000
9. (7) Neighbours – $2,484,000
10. (9) Chef – $2,276,000

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The Fault In Our Stars beats Edge of Tomorrow at US box-office

Sunday, June 8th, 2014

The Fault in our Stars has debuted at number one at the US box office after taking $48.2m.

Based on John Green’s novel of the same name, the comedy-drama stars Shailene Woodley as a teenage cancer patient who falls in love with a fellow support group member (Ansel Elgort).

The huge opening makes the movie the best-ever debut for a contemporary drama, while it has already made back its $12m budget.

The Fault in our Stars also beat Tom Cruise’s blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow, which came in third place with $29m.

Last week’s number one movie Maleficent is at number two with $33.5m. The Angelina Jolie movie tells the story of the Sleeping Beauty villainess.

The top five is rounded out by X-Men: Days of Future Past with $14.7m and Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West with $7.18m.

Meanwhile, Godzilla slipped from fourth place to sixth with $5.9m. Its total earnings now stand at $185m.

Neighbors ($5.2m), Blended ($4.05m), Chef ($2.6m) and Million Dollar Arm ($1.8m) complete the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 8 is as follows:
1. (-) The Fault in our Stars – $48,200,000
2. (1) Maleficent – $33,523,000
3. (-) Edge of Tomorrow – $29,105,000
4. (2) X-Men: Days of Future Past – $14,700,000
5. (3) A Million Ways to Die in the West – $7,189,000
6. (4) Godzilla (2014) – $5,950,000
7. (6) Neighbors – $5,201,000
8. (5) Blended – $4,050,000
9. (9) Chef – $2,600,000
10. (8) Million Dollar Arm – $1,822,000

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Maleficent casts a spell over US box office

Sunday, June 1st, 2014

Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent has topped the US box office, grossing $70m in its opening weekend.

Disney’s dark re-working of Sleeping Beauty shot straight to the number one spot, beating Xmen: Days of Future Past and Seth MacFarlane’s new comedy A Million Ways To Die In The West, which placed number two and number three respectively.

Godzilla moved down to number four with sales of $17.06 million, while the top five was rounded out by Blended, which took $8.4 million.

Zac Efron comedy Bad Neighbours made $7.7 million and The Amazing Spider-Man kept pulling in audiences with takings of $3.7 million.

Million Dollar Arm, Chef and The Other Woman also made the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 1 is as follows:

1. (-) Maleficent – $70,000,000
2. (1) X-men: Days of Future Past – $32,600,000
3. (-) A Million Ways to Die in the West – $17,069,000
4. (2) Godzilla – $12,225,000
5. (3) Blended – $8,425,000
6. (4) Bad Neighbours – $7,715,000
7. (5) The Amazing Spider-Man – $3,775,000
8. (6) Million Dollar Arm – $3,700,000
9. (9) Chef – $2,009,000
10. (7) The Other Woman – $1,425,000

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