2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum earned $69.2 million in its opening weekend, en route to a franchise best $227.4 million domestic and $442.8 million worldwide, from a $110 million budget. Starring Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis, the movie was rated an A Grade according to the CinemaScore exit polls.
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Jason Bourne toppled last week’s number one Star Trek Beyond that made $24m and Bad Moms that grossed $24M in their opening weekends. While it is too early to tell if Bad Moms will become this summer’s Bridesmaids, it is off to a great start and could hang around in the top 10 for quite some time.
“Jason Bourne”, which returned Matt Damon to the title role after he sat out “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, found more favor with audiences than critics. With a budget of $20 million, this is going to be a big money-maker for STX.
The father of four said he “dragged” his family “all over the world” for his movie shoots. It gives Universal a much-needed hit in what has been a mediocre year for them outside of The Purge: Election Year and Secret Lives of Pets. The film stars Dave Franco and Emma Roberts.
Rarely does a film franchise make it to five installments, and even more rarely is the fifth film in the series any good at all. The latest entry in the venerable sci-fi series has grossed an estimated $105.9 million since opening. The seemingly strong return of the “Bourne” franchise with “Jason Bourne” doesn’t disprove that.
The youthful thriller “Nerve” also did well, taking in $15.1 million since launching on Wednesday. According to Variety, the actor reportedly earned around $1 million per line of dialogue in the film, for a total take home pay of $26 million, meaning yes, Jason Bourne has just 26 lines in the entire film.
Soon the question will be whether upcoming movies like “Suicide Squad” and “Pete’s Dragon” will boost the box office.
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The remaining top 10 movies in the United States and Canada this weekend were “Ice Age: Collision Course” (10.5 million dollars), “Ghostbusters” (9.8 million), “Nerve” (9 million), “Finding Dory” (4.2 million) and “The Legend Of Tarzan”(2.4 million). ‘Cafe Society’ climbed into the #12 spot with $2.2 million, but only managed a per-screen average of $3,982. An opening in the mid-to-high $40 million range would put the film on track for a healthy box office run here and overseas, the studio said last week.
