Weekend Box Office: Age of Ultron Doubles Up At Number One, Hot Pursuit Flames Out
There wasn't any new competition to Avengers: Age of Ultron this weekend, giving the comic book blockbuster an easy second weekend at the number one spot.
The Marvel sequel added $77 million, sailing easily past the $300 million mark to land at $312 million. That's an impressive total, but well behind the $373 million the first Avengers flick had earned by the end of its second weekend.
Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon's limp comedy Hot Pursuit failed to impress, banking just $13 million for a distant second place. That's a weak showing against its $35 million budget, making the film an early summer box office bomb.
Ex Machina expanded its release to 2,000 locations, enjoying a boost to $3 million this weekend and a $15 million total. The sci-fi thriller remains one of the best reviewed movies of the year (a solid 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes), but has yet to catch the eye of mainstream audiences.
For the full weekend top ten, check out the chart below:
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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$77,203,000Total: $312,589,000LW: 1
THTRS: 4,276
Hot Pursuit *
$13,300,000Total: $13,300,000LW: N
THTRS: 3,003
The Age of Adaline
$5,600,000Total: $31,529,000LW: 3
THTRS: 3,070
Furious 7
$5,272,000Total: $338,420,000LW: 2
THTRS: 3,004
5. | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | $5,190,000 | Total: $58,075,000 | LW: 4THTRS: 3,201 |
Ex Machina
$3,470,000Total: $15,722,000LW: 7
THTRS: 2,004
Home (2015)
$3,000,000Total: $162,116,000LW: 5
THTRS: 2,495
8. | Woman in Gold | $1,652,000 | Total: $26,978,000 | LW: 10THTRS: 1,080 |
Cinderella (2015)
$1,574,000Total: $196,166,000LW: 6
THTRS: 1,034
Unfriended
$1,412,000Total: $30,943,000LW: 8
THTRS: 1,701