In a surprising move at the box-office, last week's No 2 became this week's No. 1. The animated adventure "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" climbed to the top spot, earning $21 million over the weekend and outgrossing three action-packed extravaganzas: "Need For Speed", "300: Rise of An Empire" and "Non-Stop". The videogame adaptation "Need for Speed" starring Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") came in third in its opening weekend, grossing $17 million. The film is a bit of a disappointment for Dreamworks domestically, but overseas it grossed $45 million, which should at least salvage some of the film's costs.
In other news, the Tyler Perry movie "The Single Moms Club" tanked with an $8 million opening and it marks the lowest debut ever for a film directed by Perry. Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" entered the top 10 after expanding from its initial limited release and has grossed $3.6 million in the last three days.
This week's other wide release, the TV show adaptation/extension "Veronica Mars" starring Kristen Bell opened with $2 million grossed from 291 theaters, which is not bad at all for the Kickstarter-funded movie.
More box-office details and the complete top 10, after the jump.
New Wide Releases: "Need For Speed", "The Single Moms Club", "Veronica Mars".
Biggest Drop : "300: Rise of an Empire" (-57%)
Smallest Drop : "Frozen" (-28%)
Biggest Drop : "300: Rise of an Empire" (-57%)
Smallest Drop : "Frozen" (-28%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Mr Peabody & Sherman
|
$21M
|
$63M
|
$85M
|
$145M
|
10
|
2
|
300: Rise of an Empire
|
$19M
|
$78M
|
$158M
|
$110M
|
10
|
3
|
Need for Speed
|
$17.8M
|
$17.8M
|
$45M
|
$66M
|
3
|
4
|
Non-Stop
|
$10.6M
|
$68.8M
|
$20M
|
$50M
|
17
|
5
|
Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club
|
$8.3M
|
$8.3M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3
|
6
|
The LEGO Movie
|
$7.7M
|
$236.9M
|
$141M
|
$60M
|
38
|
7
|
Son of God
|
$5.4M
|
$50.8M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
17
|
8
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel
|
$3.6M
|
$4.7M
|
$20M
|
N/A
|
10
|
9
|
Frozen
|
$2M
|
$396M
|
$630M
|
$150M
|
115
|
10
|
Veronica Mars
|
$2M
|
$2M
|
N/A
|
$6M
|
3
|
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