Keanu, the big screen debut of comedy duo Key and Peele, got off to a strong start in its box office opening weekend. Civil War launched overseas this weekend to an estimated $200.2 million, setting all-time opening records in territories like Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines. It’s likely we’ll see a similar opening weekend figure when it opens domestically.
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Rounding out the top tier are Zootopia at No. 6 with $5 million, Ratchet and Clank at No. 7 with $4.8 million, The Boss at No. 8 with $4.2 million, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at No. 9 with $3.8 million and Criminal at No. 10 with $1.3 million. After an opening weekend that basically exceeded expectations and a second weekend in which it trounced The Huntsman: Winter’s War, it should come as no real surprise to hear that in weekend number three, the movie was able to actually beat out three newly released movies.
The film, with the voices of Bill Murray, Idris Elba and Scarlett Johansson, collected $42.4 million in its third weekend in North American theaters, ComScore Inc. said Sunday in an e-mailed statement.
Disney’s The Jungle Book has been in theaters for three weeks now, and it is continuing to dominate the box office as its total gross just continues to grow. One of the year’s biggest hits, “The Jungle Book” has now totaled $684.8 million globally. ‘ “Keanu”, Open Road’s “Mother’s Day” and Focus Features’ “Ratchet and Clank” debuted this week.
eOne’s Allegiant: Part 1 pulled in slightly less in its third week, a long way behind previous installments in the franchise, and is sitting on $5.4 million overall.
“Keanu”, the feature teaming comics Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, fell into third by a cat’s nose. Audiences gave the comedy a B-plus on the weekend before the Mother’s Day holiday.
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A $15.4 million start in China was enough to push Chinese romantic film Yesterday Once More to 3rd internationally. The movie, directed by Garry Marshall, grossed $8.3 million. Though Marshall’s “Valentine’s Day” opened with $56.2 million in 2010, audiences have since been less enthusiastic for his poorly reviewed Hallmark card ensembles. Critics panned it, but somehow it still made $8 million, no doubt thanks to Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and the aforementioned Ms. Roberts. The top 5 is rounded out by Barbershop: The Next Cut with $6.1 million.
