The total gross of it in first 10 days is up to $34 million.
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Romantic comedy, “Book of Love” opened a new chapter at the Chinese box office, replacing “The Jungle Book” as the top film. In it, they play Los Angeles cousins who are led into a criminal underworld in their search for a lost cat.
Debuting just behind in third place with $9.35 million, the Warner Bros. comedy “Keanu”, directed by Peter Atencio, stars comic duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in their first big-screen appearance together, pretending to be gangsters while trying to rescue a pet kitten kidnapped by a drug dealer. The adaptation of the video game series about a fugitive robot and a cat-like alien only managed to pull in US$4.8 million from 2,891 locations, marking it as D.O.A. This should give some indication of what we can expect in North America when Captain America: Civil War opens this week.
That included record openings in Mexico, Brazil and the Philippines for the film which many believe could be this year’s biggest hit. Some analysts had anticipated up to US$15 million in initial ticket sales. Where available, the latest global numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. Running on its third weekend, the animated flick has now reached $684 million. Of course the movie barely held on to that spot at the box office, bringing in approximately $9 million. ‘Mother’s Day, ‘ $8.3 million ($2.1 million international). 5. “Barber Shop: The Next Cut”, $6.1 million; 6. The Hugh Jackman-starrer has now brought in $5.5 million.
And Focus Features’ Ratchet and Clank struggled to leave an impression.
The Boss closes in on breaking even as it adds an estimated $4.3 million, while Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice adds an estimated $3.8 million to $862.9 million worldwide take.
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Although The Jungle Book was the top earner for a third straight weekend, it is likely that the movie will end up falling to second once Captain America: Civil War debuts in theaters. ‘The Jungle Book, ‘ $57.1 million. 3. Finding Mr. Right, $51 million.4.
