Next up to take a shot movie stardom are those raging fowls and evil little porkers from the very popular Angry Birds games in The Angry Birds Movie. The movie also features Maya Rudolph, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Bill Hader.
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Certain video games that have been adapted into feature-length movies have experienced moderate box office success (Resident Evil), but despite the reported earnings, video game fans are still waiting for a worthy video game adaptation that will be both a critical and box office success.
Other critics were slightly more charitable, with Rolling Stone noting, “Still, there’s no denying the movie’s high spirits or its irresistible invitation to shake your sillies out”. That movie has now earned more than $1 billion worldwide.
The film is part of creator Rovio Entertainment Ltd.’s plan to turn the smartphone app into a franchise, complete with merchandise, children’s toys and a sequel to the original game. The PG-13 rated “Captain America: Civil War” wasn’t too far behind, earning an additional $33.1 million this weekend for a second-place spot, which brings its domestic total to $347.4 million.
The Angry Birds Movie was #1 in the USA over the weekend, with an estimated box office take of $39 million.
Civil War is now the 19th highest-grossing global release on the all-time box office chart, falling right between another pair of Disney releases: Toy Story 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
“Neighbors 2”, which saw Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron return, wound up with a B Cinemascore and played well to younger audiences with 61 percent of attendees nder 25 and 51 percent female.
“It’s a rare bird”, says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.
In fifth place was Disney’s “The Jungle Book”, with 11 million dollars in its sixth week of release. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1.
Watch a film clip from “The Nice Guys”, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.
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Though Neighbors 2’s opening numbers underwhelmed, summer comedies typically have longer legs, and even the worst-reviewed of the genre (Vacation, Tammy) have overcome modest mid-year openings on their way to solid domestic totals in the recent past. The ’70s-era private eye comedy garnered just $11 million, below expectations of $17 million.
