It was a weekend for sequels, as the top two earners at the box office were both follow-ups. 22 Jump Street took the top spot with $60 M, exceeding the earnings of second place How To Train Your Dragon 2 by $10 M. Maleficent dropped one spot to third, pulling in $19 M, continuing to out earn Tom Cruise’s Edge Of Tomorrow ($16 M). Last weekend’s top earner, The Fault In Our Stars dropped all the way to 5th, bringing in $15.7 M.
Each week we like to try to let you know how films fared at the movie theater box office. Here�s a list of movies that hit the theater this past weekend:
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2Brief Synopsis: “The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.”
Cast: Gerard Butler – Kristen Wiig – Jonah Hill – Cate Blanchett – Jay Baruchel – Djimon Hounsou – Kit Harington – Christopher Mintz-Plasse – T. J. Miller – America Ferrera – Craig Ferguson – Directed by: Cressida Cowell. RATING BREAKDOWN (THE MIXED BAG)
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SELECT REVIEWS
- Gorgon Reviews -[97 / 100]- (full review)
- Silver Screen Riot Matt Oakes -[92 / 100]- (full review)
- Miranda Clarke of CinemaNerdz -[88 / 100]- (full review)
- FilmHamster -[80 / 100]- (full review)
- 70s Richard Kirkham -[80 / 100]- (full review)
- Dan O’Neill -[80 / 100]- (full review)
22 JUMP STREETBrief Synopsis: “After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don’t have to just crack the case – they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.”
Cast: Jonah Hill – Channing Tatum – Ice Cube – Dave Franco –Directed by: Michael Bacall. RATING BREAKDOWN (THE MIXED BAG)
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SELECT REVIEWS
- Coogs Film Blog -[88 / 100]- (full review)
- Silver Screen Riot Matt Oakes -[85 / 100]- (full review)
- Dave Examines Movies -[84 / 100]- (full review)
- Stu Loves Film -[80 / 100]- (full review)
- Dan O’Neill -[80 / 100]- (full review)
- Lucien of Buzz Hub -[70 / 100]- (full review)
- Citizen Charlie -[70 / 100]- (full review)
- Sober Film Critic James Brown -[70 / 100]- (full review)
- Steven Gahm of CinemaNerdz -[70 / 100]- (full review)
- Movie Waffler Eric Hillis -[40 / 100]- (full review)
Of the movies which have been in the theater more than just one weekend, here are some of the top options in terms of films which either made a lot of money, are highly rated, or both:
| Movie | Avg | Buttery | Regular | Half-Popped | Stale | Burnt |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 89.65 | 76.47% | 23.53% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grand Budapest Hotel, The | 87.78 | 72.22% | 27.78% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Locke | 86.44 | 77.78% | 22.22% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Under the Skin | 86 | 71.43% | 14.29% | 14.29% | 0% | 0% |
| Chef | 84.5 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 83.05 | 63.64% | 22.73% | 13.64% | 0% | 0% |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 82.92 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Blue Ruin | 82 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cheap Thrills | 81.67 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Belle | 79.2 | 40% | 40% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Godzilla | 75.6 | 25% | 45% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
| Borgman | 75 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| The Fault in Our Stars | 75 | 20% | 60% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Cold in July | 74.2 | 20% | 60% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2, The | 71.12 | 12% | 56% | 28% | 4% | 0% |
| Filth | 70.33 | 0% | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Fading Gigolo | 69 | 0% | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Neighbors | 64.77 | 30.77% | 15.38% | 46.15% | 0% | 7.69% |
| Million Dollar Arm | 61 | 16.67% | 33.33% | 33.33% | 16.67% | 0% |
| Draft Day | 58 | 0% | 28.57% | 57.14% | 14.29% | 0% |
| Heaven Is for Real | 54.25 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Obvious Child | 53.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Rio 2 | 51.5 | 0% | 25% | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| Maleficent | 50.7 | 0% | 20% | 60% | 10% | 10% |
| The Other Woman | 50.29 | 0% | 28.57% | 28.57% | 14.29% | 28.57% |
| The Sacrament | 50 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Night Moves | 48 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| God’s Not Dead | 45 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Transcendence | 43.45 | 0% | 0% | 81.82% | 0% | 18.18% |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West | 42.33 | 0% | 22.22% | 44.44% | 11.11% | 22.22% |
| Blended | 32.22 | 0% | 11.11% | 22.22% | 11.11% | 55.56% |
| A Haunted House 2 | 22.3 | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 75% |
For all other films at the box office, be sure to check out the entire box office slate!