This weekend's new releases, No Good Deed and Dolphin Tale 2 both put an end to Guardian of the Galaxy's stellar 4-week run at the top of the box office. No Good Deed had a remarkably successful debut, reeling in almost double what the film cost to make. The home invasion film features two up-and-coming stars in Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson who have been putting in respectable work for the last few years. Meanwhile Dolphin Tale 2 had a respectable opening but fell a little short of its predecessor, which opened at $19.1 million back in 2011. Inspired by a true story, the family-friendly film should still have a solid box office run overall. Guardians of the Galaxy grossed the domestic $300 million milestone on Saturday, being the only film that opened this year to reach that goal. Quite an accomplishment considering that a year ago most movie-goers (myself included) had no idea who this rowdy bunch of Marvel heroes even were. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles likely just had its last week in the top 5. I'm curious to see if it will be able to reach the $200 million mark before it's taken out of theaters. Turtles was almost overtaken by Let's Be Cops which snuck back into the top 5, shutting out The Drop which opened in 6th place with $4.1 million.
Next week will see three new big releases coming out; Liam Neeson's action-thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones, the teenage action-adventure The Maze Runner, and the house arrest family-comedy This Is Where I Leave You. I expect these three films to perform pretty well and to help pull us out of the current box office slump. Check back later in the week for the return of Movie Kombat when A Walk Among the Tombstones and The Maze Runner battle it out for the box office throne.
Next week will see three new big releases coming out; Liam Neeson's action-thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones, the teenage action-adventure The Maze Runner, and the house arrest family-comedy This Is Where I Leave You. I expect these three films to perform pretty well and to help pull us out of the current box office slump. Check back later in the week for the return of Movie Kombat when A Walk Among the Tombstones and The Maze Runner battle it out for the box office throne.
| This Week's Top Movies 1. No Good Deed 2. Dolphin Tale 2 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. Let's Be Cops | Weekend $24.5M $16.6M $8.0M $4.8M $4.3M | Total (U.S.) $24.5M $16.6M $305M $181M $73M | Worldwide $24.5M $17.8M $611.5M $319.9M $94.5M |
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