Furious 7 just can’t be beat!
The Universal blockbuster landed at the top spot with $18.3 million at the box office this weekend. It has become the first film to come in first for four consecutive weekends since 2012’s The Hunger Games.
With Avengers: Age of Ultron debuting next weekend, which is expected to earn more than $200 million, it is likely Furious 7 will be defeated in its fifth weekend. Currently, Furious 7 has collected $320.5 million domestically and $1.32 billion worldwide, earning more than Disney’s Frozen ($1.27 billion).
Coming in second on the charts is Kevin Jame’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with $15.5 million in its sophomore weekend. The comedy sequel, which cost $30 million to produce, has accumulated $44 million domestically.
“It’s such a sweet hold when you only drop 35 percent on a film in its second week,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s distribution chief. “It shows the mettle of the picture. Families and young teens are really really embracing the movie.”
Meanwhile, Lionsgate/Lakeshore’s newcomer Age of Adaline debuted with a decent $13.4 million from 2,991 theaters. The romantic fantasy, starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Ellen Burstyn and Harrison Ford, follows the story of a woman who suffers an accident that keeps her eternally 29 years old.
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Audience members, who were 75 percent female and 58 percent over the age of 25, gave the film an A minus CinemaScore, while critics gave it a 53 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Our audience will remain loyal to the film,” said Fay. “The great news is that movies [that] play to female audiences, particularly older female audiences, hang around in the marketplace for a long time.”
Following in fourth and fifth place at the box office is the Fox’s Home and Universal’s Unfriended, earning $8.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively. The animated feature has accumulated $153.8 million domestically, while the latter horror flick rounded out to $25.2 million domestically.
Top 10 Films at Weekend Box Office: April 24-26
- Furious 7— $18.3 million
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — $15.5 million
- Age of Adaline — $13.4 million
- Home — $8.3 million
- Unfriended — $6.2 million
- Ex Machina — $5.4 million
- The Longest Ride — $4.4 million
- Get Hard — $3.91 million
- Monkey Kingdom — $3.6 million
- Woman In Gold — $3.5 Million
