Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem by Paramount and Nickelodeon continued its strong box office performance in its second weekend of release.
The animated film directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) made $15.75 million domestically and another $10.74 million worldwide for a total of $26.49 million in its second weekend.
As of Sunday, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has a global total of $94.69 million, with Paramount spending only $70 million on the film's production costs. It should surpass the $100 million mark by the end of Monday.
The film's box office haul won't be able to rely on China, as Mutant Mayhem bombed, bringing in under $1 million despite the Chinese action star Jackie Chan lending his voice talents. In recent years. China's box office dollars have become increasingly more important to a film's commercial success as it plays yo-yo with North America which region is the largest movie market.
On the domestic family film front, Mutant Mayhem will not face much competition over the next few weeks aside from Pixar's Elemental, which continues to perform well despite a rough start, and Warner Bros.' Blue Beetle (August 18).
The first major test will not occur until September 29, when PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie is released. Mutant Mayhem should have a good box office run through the end of the summer, maximizing the few weeks of break before kids return to school following the Labor Day holiday.
The film stars Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), Sharon Brown Jr. (Mikey), Micah Abbey (Donnie), Brady Noon (Raph), Jackie Chan (Splinter), Ayo Edebiri (April), Ice Cube (Superfly), Seth Rogen (Bebop), John Cena (Rocksteady), Paul Rudd (Mondo Gecko), Rose Byrne (Leatherhead), Post Malone (Ray Fillet), Hannibal Buress (Genghis Frog), Natasia Demetriou (Wing Nut), Maya Rudolph (Cynthia Utrom), and Giancarlo Esposito (Baxter Stockman)!
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.