OPENING: The Fault In Our Stars (FOX), beyond wildest expectations with a possible $53M+ weekend;
Edge of Tomorrow (WBros.), hopes to take in $30M and looks like No. 3.
Noteworthy: (OPRD) continues to play well in expansion.
Fox is over the moon with the performance of
The Fault In Our Stars as the YA drama has shot past all expectations with what is estimated to be a $25M haul (includes $8.2M late nights). It is on track to gross a whopping $53M+ on a small budget (the studio says $12M), putting this picture onto a strong path of profitability. The romancer about teens falling in love despite terminal illness garnered an A CinemaScore tonight which is great news for word-of-mouth.
This pic was tracking off the charts on social media for the past month, and was bouyed by the perfectly cut trailer that danced well around the dire topic to spark interest across the country. For those of you wondering, that great trailer was put together by Fox's little-known wunderkind Cami Sargent. The film, which stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, is based on the best-selling book of the same name by John Green who has a huge social media following. Josh Boone directed the pic with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey producing and Fox 2000 exec Elizabeth Gabler got the nudge and said, 'okay.'
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The Tom Cruise-starring
Edge of Tomorrow from Warner Bros. is expected to take the No. 3 spot behind Disney's Maleficent's in its second weekend. Ouch! It got a B+ CinemaScore tonight. Maleficent is expected to drop 53% from last weekend for a total haul of around $32.6M compared to around $30M for
Edge of Tomorrow. Sorry, Tom, better luck overseas where your muscles are still flexing. Here is how the Top Ten chart looks tonight and (as always) numbers and positions may change in the morning:
1).
The Fault In Our Stars (FOX), 3,171 theaters / $25M+ Fri. / 3-day cume: $53M+ / Wk 1
2)
Maleficent (DIS), 3,948 theaters (0) / $9.8M Fri. / 3-day cume: $32.6M (-53%) / Total expected cume: $126.5M / Wk 2
3).
Edge of Tomorrow (WB), 3,490 theaters / $10.4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $29M to $30M / Wk 1
4).
X-Men: Days of Future Past (FOX), 3,639 theaters (-362) / $4.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $16M (-51%) / Total cume: $189.5M to $190.5M / Wk 3
5).
A Million Ways to Die in the West (UNI), 3,160 theaters (+2) / $2.2M to $2.4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.2M to $7.5M (-55%) / Total cume: $30M+ / Wk 2
6).
Godzilla (WB), 3,110 theaters (-391) / $1.7M Fri. / 3-day cume: $6.3M (-47%) / Total cume: $185.4M / Wk 4
7).
Neighbors (UNI), 2,674 theaters (-265) / $1.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.9M (-38%) / Total cume: $137.6M / Wk 5
7).
Blended (WB), 2,928 theaters (-627) / $1.25M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.2M (-47%) / Total cume: $36.8M / Wk 3
9).
Chef (OPRD), 1,298 theaters (+674) / $699K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.6M (+36%) / Total cume: $10.4M / Wk 5
10).
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (SONY) 1,481 theaters (-671) / $525K Fri. / 3-day cume: $1.9M (-49%) / Total cume: $196.3M / Wk 6
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