Here are the Memorial Day weekend domestic box office results for the weekend of 5-22-14 to 5-24-14 as well as my 5 key takeaways. So without further ado...
1. Tomorrowland barely edged out Pitch Perfect 2 to win the weekend box office.
Box Office Totals courtesy of boxofficemojo.com
|
TW
|
LW
|
Film
|
Studio
|
Weekend
|
# of Theaters
|
Total Domestic Gross
|
Weeks in Theaters
|
|
1
|
-
|
Tomorrowland
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
$33,028,165
|
3,972
|
$33,028,165
|
1
|
|
2
|
1
|
Pitch Perfect 2
|
Universal Pictures
|
$30,811,800
|
3,560
|
$118,298,395
|
2
|
|
3
|
2
|
Mad Max: Fury Road
|
Warner Bros.
|
$24,639,262
|
3,722
|
$88,079,541
|
2
|
|
4
|
-
|
Poltergeist (2015)
|
20th Century Fox
|
$22,620,386
|
3,240
|
$22,620,386
|
1
|
|
5
|
3
|
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Pictures
|
$21,691,697
|
3,727
|
$404,862,176
|
4
|
|
6
|
4
|
Hot Pursuit
|
Warner Bros.
|
$3,639,336
|
1,643
|
$29,084,576
|
5
|
|
7
|
10
|
Far from the Maddening Crowd
|
Fox Searchlight
|
$2,287,234
|
2,577
|
$5,449,839
|
3
|
|
8
|
5
|
Furious 7
|
Universal Pictures
|
$2,272,085
|
1,653
|
$347,161,270
|
8
|
|
9
|
6
|
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
|
Sony Pictures
|
$1,876,975
|
865
|
$65,694,684
|
4
|
|
10
|
8
|
Home (2015)
|
20th Century Fox
|
$1,752,788
|
1,878
|
$168,067,717
|
6
|
1. Tomorrowland barely edged out Pitch Perfect 2 to win the weekend box office.
2. With this weekend's numbers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron crossed the $400 million mark.
3. Furious 7 remains in the top 10 for the 8th consecutive weekend.
4. The big loser of the week was Pitch Perfect 2 as it made 55.5% less than it did last week. The big winner of the week was Far from the Maddening Crowd which made 82.7% more than it did last week.
5. Overall this was a really solid Memorial Day weekend at the box office.
So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of this weekend's box office totals and what are some of your takeaways? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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