Maleficent took the number one spot over the past weekend garnering an estimated $70 million dollar in its opening weekend. It knocked last weekend’s champ, X-Men: Days of the Future Past into second place with about $32.6 million in it’s second week of release. This is a huge drop from the first weekend of over 60%, however it’s not necessarily a reflection of the film’s high quality, but more a sign of the cannibalistic summer movie season. The most disappointing debut was A Million Ways to Die in the West. Seth McFarlane’s second live-action effort made about $17 million in it’s first week of release. It seems that this was placed as R-rated counter-programming to the major releases, however it looks like this film may have been better suited for a less crowded late summer slot. Godzilla came in fourth with an approximate $12 million dollar pull. And coming in fifth was the Adam Sandler film Blended, with an estimated $8 million.
Here are the complete Box Office results for the weekend of 5/30-6/1:
| Rank | Movie | Weekly Gross | Gross To Date | Weeks in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$70.0M | $70.0M | 1 | |
| 2 |
20th Century Fox |
$32.6M | $162.1M | 2 | |
| 3 |
Universal Pictures |
$17.1M | $17.1M | 1 | |
| 4 |
Warner Bros Pictures, Legendary Pictures |
$12.2M | $174.7M | 3 | |
| 5 |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$8.4M | $29.6M | 2 | |
| 6 |
Universal Pictures |
$7.7M | $128.6M | 4 | |
| 7 |
Sony Pictures |
$3.8M | $192.7M | 5 | |
| 8 |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$3.7M | $28.1M | 3 | |
| 9 |
Open Road Films |
$2.0M | $6.9M | 4 | |
| 10 |
20th Century Fox |
$1.4M | $81.1M | 6 |
Next week sees the release of Edge of Tomorrow. It should be an interesting battle for first place. Make sure to check out our Media Roundup for June so you can be prepared for the upcoming awesomeness! Did you see Maleficent? How was it? Let us know!
Source: Washington Post