BOX OFFICE: EVIL DEAD Set For $26M; G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Muscles Its Way To #2
There's been a few surprises at the North American box office this weekend, and while Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead has indeed taken the top spot with an impressive $26 million, G.I. Joe: Retaliation has decimated the 3D re-release of Jurassic Park by taking the #2 spot.
Fede Alvarez's remake of Evil Dead has continued to exceed expectations as it easily took the top spot in North America with an impressive three day total of $26 million. That's far beyond many initial estimates and a fantastic start for a movie which cost only $17 million to produce. It was thought that Jurassic Park 3D would take second place, but G.I. Joe: Retaliation has muscled its way into that position with an admirable $20.7 million. That takes the sequel's current domestic cume to over $86 million! The 3D re-release (which was overseen by Steven Spielberg himself) dropped to #4 and has taken a predicted total of $18.7 million. You can read my review of Evil Dead by clicking HERE and G.I. Joe: Retaliation by clicking HERE. Many thanks to Deadline for the following figures.
1. Evil Dead (FilmDistrict/Tristar/Sony) NEW [Runs 3,025] R
Friday $11.9M, Saturday $9.1M, Weekend $26.0M
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 3,734] PG13
Friday $6.4M, Saturday $8.8M (-49%), Weekend $20.7M, Cume $86.2M
3. The Croods 3D (DreamWorks Animation/Fox) Week 3 [Runs 3,879] PG
Friday $6.0M, Saturday $8.3M, Weekend $20.0M, Cume $124.8M
4. Jurassic Park 3D (Universal) NEW [Runs 2,771] PG13
Friday $7.0M, Saturday $7.5M, Weekend $18.7M
5. Tyler Perry’s Temptation (Lionsgate) Week 2 [Runs 2,047] PG13
Friday $3.4M, Saturday $4.4M, Weekend $10.3M (-50%), Cume $38.7M
6. Olympus Has Fallen (FilmDistrict) Week 3 [Runs 3,059] R
Friday $3.1M, Saturday $4.3M, Weekend $10.2M, Cume $71.2M
7. Oz The Great And Powerful (Disney) Week 5 [Runs 2,905] PG
Friday $2.4M, Saturday $3.3M, Weekend $8.0M, Cume $212.5M
8. The Host (Open Road) Week 2 [Runs 3,202] PG13
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $5.2M (-51%), Cume $19.6M
9. The Call (TriStar/Sony) Week 4 [Runs 2,002] R
Friday $1.1M, Saturday $1.5M, Weekend $3.4M, Cume $45.4M
10. Admission (Focus Features) Week 3 [Runs 1,407] PG13
Friday $664K, Saturday $850K, Weekend $2.0M, Cume $15.3M
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