Another weekend at #1 for Guardians of the Galaxy. This is its 4th week at the top spot, putting it in good company as it becomes one of only 4 films from the last decade to accomplish having 4 weeks or more atop the box office. Those other 3 films include The Dark Knight (4 weeks), The Hunger Games (4 weeks), and Avatar (7 weeks). I think the most remarkable thing about this streak is that while Guardians has won a total of 4 weeks, they were not consecutive. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles managed to steal the crown and hold onto it for two weeks, before Guardians came back to take the lead, which it has has since held onto it for three straight weeks, demonstrating its remarkable staying power and resilience.
While Guardians still has a sizable lead over the rest of the pack, it looks like its run may be coming to an end this weekend when No Good Deed and Dolphin Tale 2 are released. Then again, I thought it would have been topped two weeks ago by As Above, So Below and The November Man, but they each had luckluster debuts.
This week's biggest new release was The Identical, which wasn't expected to make much of a splash, and it sure didn't. The film opened in 12th place with a paltry $1.5 million. This weekend was also the 20th year anniversary of Forrest Gump, which was remastered and released exclusively for IMAX. While the film looked better than ever, it seems most people weren't willing to spend the extra cash to see it on the big screen when they likely already own the film at home. It was only able to reel in a total of $381,000 over 337 theaters. Check back next week to see if Guardians can stave off next week's newcomers to retain its title!
While Guardians still has a sizable lead over the rest of the pack, it looks like its run may be coming to an end this weekend when No Good Deed and Dolphin Tale 2 are released. Then again, I thought it would have been topped two weeks ago by As Above, So Below and The November Man, but they each had luckluster debuts.
This week's biggest new release was The Identical, which wasn't expected to make much of a splash, and it sure didn't. The film opened in 12th place with a paltry $1.5 million. This weekend was also the 20th year anniversary of Forrest Gump, which was remastered and released exclusively for IMAX. While the film looked better than ever, it seems most people weren't willing to spend the extra cash to see it on the big screen when they likely already own the film at home. It was only able to reel in a total of $381,000 over 337 theaters. Check back next week to see if Guardians can stave off next week's newcomers to retain its title!
| This Week's Top Movies 1. Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. If I Stay 4. Let's Be Cops 5. The November Man | Weekend $10.2M $6.5M $5.8M $5.4M $4.2M | Total (U.S.) $294.6M $174.6M $39.7M $66.6M $17.9M | Worldwide $586.2M $300.2M $50.4M $83.7M $17.9M |
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