Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book is No. 1 at the box office once again – scoring an additional $42.4 million in its third weekend. The live-action family film has accumulated $252 million domestically, $432 million overseas and $684 million globally.
“The Jungle Book has three wins over three weekends, taking on every newcomer. It’s unexpected just how big a hit this has become and how it has had this kind of box office hold,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.com. “But it was helped by a weekend that was not strong for newcomers.”
Following in second place is The Huntsman: Winter’s War with $9.39 million. The follow-up to 2012’s Snow White & The Huntsman has accumulated $34 million after 10 days in theaters.
The weekend’s new wide releases included Warner Bros.’ Keanu, Open Road’s Mother’s Day and Focus Feature’s Ratchet & Clank – all of which could not defeat Disney’s king of the jungle.
Keanu nearly ranked second place, but fell closely behind in third place with $9.35 million. The R-rated cat comedy, starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, received a 75 percent “fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a B CinemaScore from moviegoers.
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In fourth place, Garry Marshall’s newcomer Mother’s Day grossed $8.3 million. The rom com, starring Julie Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis, received a poor 8 percent “fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes and a B-plus CinemaScore.
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The final weekend newcomer, the animated Ratchet & Clank, failed to make it in the top five at the box office. Instead, the film fell in seventh place with $4.8 million.
The animated adventure, based on the video game series about a wild cat who befriends a robot, features voices from Sylvester Stallone, Paul Giamatti, Rosario Dawson, John Goodman and Bella Thorne.
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“There’s no way around it: These three films flopped in their opening weekends,” said Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock.
Rounding out the top five is Barbershop: The Next Cut with $6.1 million in its third weekend, for a grand total of $44.7 million domestically.
The opening of Captain America: Civil War will surely revive the box office slump. “Next weekend, it’s all about Captain America,” says Bock. “It’s going to really kick off the summer.”
Top 10 Films at Weekend Box Office: April 29-May 1
- The Jungle Book — $42.4 million
- The Huntsman: Winter’s War — $9.4 million
- Keanu — $9.35 million
- Mother’s Day — $8.3 million
- Barbershop: The Next Cut — $6.1 million
- Zootopia — $5 million
- Ratchet And Clank — $4.8 million
- The Boss — $4.2 million
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — $3.8 million
- Criminal — $1.3 million
