Just over a quarter billion dollars was spent at the North American movie theater box offices this weekend, as a superhero epic, a Disney animated film, a romantic comedy sequel, a religious tale and a dysfunctional future potboiler all shared a huge revenue pie, an analyst said today.
“This year, Hollywood received a giant Easter basket full of cash,” said comScore movie industry analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
“Batman v. Superman” opened in first place with $170 million in projected domestic sales. That’s good enough to be the best Easter opening ever, Dergarabedian said.
“Zootopia” was second at $23.1 million, and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” opened at third with $18.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates.
“Miracles From Heaven” and “The Divergent Series: Allegiant” tied at fourth place, with $9.5 million each.
Rounding out the 10 most popular movies in the United States and Canada, as estimated by the studios and collated by comScore, were “10 Cloverfield Lane” ($6 million), “Deadpool” ($5 million), “London has Fallen” ($2.9 million), “Hello My Name is Doris” ($1.7 million) and “Eye In The Sky” ($1 million).
–City News Service