Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Doesn’t Surrender and Remains Top Draw
Looking at total domestic box office gross and budget costs, it seems strange that a big-name winner with critics and audiences alike, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (estimated $41.4 million) still has not made back its money on these shores just yet. Still, like much of the top ten, those numbers belie a worldwide take that is stunning, with the latest Marvel franchise entry earning a stunni...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Busts Up Domestic and Worldwide Box Office
Leave it to Captain America to once again perform heroics, this time at the box office. Not only is the estimated $96.2 million of Captain America: The Winter Soldier the biggest opening ever for an April release, it is the biggest three-day opening weekend of 2014 so far, and worldwide the latest entry of the Marvel superhero franchise is doing even better, bringing in a grand total of $303.3 mil...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Noah Rides Wave of Controversy to the Top
Despite the many controversial issues brought up by Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (or perhaps because of them), the biblical epic got off to a good start with an estimated $44 million at the box office. With a total worldwide take of $95.1 million, it is well on its way to making back its $125 million costs. Meanwhile, Divergent has managed to make back its costs and then some, with its estimated $26.5 ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: 300 Conquers Peabody In Number, If Not Critics
Lackluster reviews for 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to the 2007 big budget story of the 300 Spartans, were not enough to keep audiences away as it earned the top spot at the box office. At an estimated $45.1 million, it beat Mr. Peabody & Sherman which, despite good reviews, earned an estimated $32.5 million, which leaves it at a fair pace behind its $145 million costs. Still, both are d...[Read More]