BOX OFFICE: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Narrowly Beats DAYS OF FUTURE PAST's Thursday Night Takings
20th Century Fox and Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse is off to a good start at the US box office, topping Singer's previous entry in the franchise's Thursday night preview haul. More past the jump...
Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse is heading towards a very respectable Memorial Day weekend box office haul, as it's already topped Days Of Future Past's Thursday night preview takings. That movie launched with $8.1 million back in 2014 and went on to earn $110.6 million over the three-day holiday weekend, but Apocalypse has just inched past that with $8.2 million from last night's screenings.
The latest instalment in the X-Men franchise didn't go down too well with critics, but fans seem to have embraced it a lot more, so strong word of mouth should work in its favor.
Apocalypse is estimated to earn between $80 and $100M over the weekend, but will face stiff competition from Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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