The Weekend Report Archive for April, 2014
The Weekend Report
The Other Woman was the top choice at the weekend box office with a debut estimated at $24.8 million. Two other films also entered the marketplace at a lower threshold. Actioner Brick Mansions slotted fifth with an okay $9.6 million while chiller The Quiet Ones hardly nudged the thermostat with an opening gross of $3.9 million.
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A quartet of new releases couldn’t unseat Captain America: The Winter Soldier from the lead on Easter weekend. The Marvelous super hero grossed an estimated $26.2 million, with Rio 2 not far off with $22.6 million. Among new national releases was the unexpectedly competitive true-life inspirational saga Heaven is for Real with $21.2 million and, conversely, the unexpectedly non-competitive Transcendence, which downloaded only $11.1 million. Chiller spoof A Haunted House 2 did an OK $8.9 million and nature tale Bears was off to a fair start of $4.8 million.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier remained at the top of the charts despite significant incoming competition from newcomer Rio 2. The Captain grossed an estimated $40.9 million to the feathered flock’s $38.5 million. The session also featured two other national openers, which fought for positions three and four on the charts. Mirror chiller Oculus bowed to $11.8 million while football-themed Draft Day touched down with $10 million.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier chilled competition with a jaw-dropping debut estimated at $95.8 million. The film set a new benchmark for the biggest April box office opening and sales accounted for roughly 57% of all weekend revenues. Rivals decided to avoid the Cap’s deluge … even the prospect of a counter-programmer. Exclusive debuts were generally dismal. Brit gangster opus Dom Hemingway struggled to $31,300 from four screens. The sole upbeat exception was offbeat alien saga Under the Skin, that grossed an impressive $139,000, also from four engagements.
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