Dewey clearly wants Bourne exterminated, even bringing in his favorite hired gun (Vincent Cassel) to pull the trigger, but Heather’s motives and allegiances are far murkier. “The Bourne Ultimatum’ had a $69.3 million debut”.
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“We couldn’t be happier with the opening”, said Nick Carpou, Universal’s distribution president.
The first movie in the series, “The Bourne Identity“, was released in 2002. Universal spent $120 million in making the latest installment and released it in 4,026 theaters.
“This was a classic case of counter-programming”, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.
On Monday, August 1, Damon appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden where he attempted to trick Corden into becoming his Jason Bourne stunt double.
Aaron Cross.not so much. STX Entertainment’s Bad Moms opened to a healthy US$23.4 million and a third-place finish. With plenty of starpower coming from a cast that included Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett Smith, plus generally positive reviews from critics and amusing trailers, Bad Moms served as effective counter-programming to summer’s steady diet of testosterone-filled action sequels.
Also drawing women was another new, original movie, thriller “Nerve”.
Grayson believes the film will continue to draw crowds in the coming weeks, because there are no other raunchy comedies with female leads on deck. Among notable markets, the film racked up $11.2 million in South Korea, opened to $10.2 million in the United Kingdom and Ireland, kicked off to $5.7 million in Australia, and launched to $2.1 million in Taiwan. Reviews were mixed but ticket-buyers were pleased giving it an A- CinemaScore grade which is quite positive for a scary movie. Taking into account its $20 million budget, the studio was smart to open it on Wednesday. The film stars Dave Franco and Emma Roberts. The audience loves the film. The animated offering took fourth place with $18.2 million. “Pets” is a whimsical look at what animals do while their owners are at work. At least, that’s how the Bourne trilogy Honest Trailer breaks it down, complete with an apt comparison to a Pixar favorite.
For more news and updates about “Jason Bourne” Box Office, check back on this website in the next few days.
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As for how the summer movie season compares so far with past summers, this past weekend saw the box office take in more money than the equivalent weekend a year ago, with the box office grosses being up by nearly 30 percent, according to Associated Press writer Lindsey Bahr.
