The Fault in Our Stars overpassed the expected goal this weekend, making $48.2 million in its domestic debut. Its three-day box-office total is more than four times the cost of the romantic drama, which had a $12 million budget.
The romance film beat their weekend competitor Edge of Tomorrow, which made $29.1 million domestically and $82 million internationally – ranking third place in the box office.
Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent slid to second place on the charts, grossing $33.5 million in its second week. In total, Disney’s re-imagined Sleep Beauty fairy tale made $335.5 million globally.
In North America, audience members gave the action film Edge of Tomorrow a B+ CinemaScore, and a solid A for Fault in Our Stars. Fault received an 82 percent score on survey site Rotten Tomatoes by critics.
The science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, appealed more to males (61 percent of its audience) and moviegoers older than 25 (73 percent of its audience). On the other hand, Twentieth Century Fox said that Fault had an overwhelming 82 percent of female moviegoers.
“They’re just two very different movies and the fact they’re both on the same weekend, it’s not one versus the other,” said Jeff Goldstein, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. ”But there is something really special about a movie like Fault, where an audience really rallied around it.”
Sony’s comedy sequel 22 Jump Street, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, had a week early international release and grossed $8.8 million. Next weekend will be the weekend of sequels as 22 opens alongside DreamWork’s How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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