Despite some initial controversy, Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic "Noah" exploded at No. 1 with $44 million, beyond all expectations. The film, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, also performed well overseas, grossing and additional $51 million in three days. This is the biggest opening weekend performance for both Crowe and Aronofsky.
Second place was occupied by the young-adult sci-fi adventure "Divergent" starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, which grossed $26 million, holding strong against fierce competition. The film is now very close to the $100 million mark.
The Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer "Sabotage" is officially a flop. The action thriller directed by David Ayer ("End of Watch") grossed only $5 million, despite a flashy marketing campaign and a star-studded cast. This is especially bad news for Schwarzenegger whose post-governor films have all flopped. In fact, "Sabotage" scored the worst opening weekend for the actor, behind "The Last Stand" ($6.2 million) and "Escape Plan" ($9.2 million).
In other box-office news, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" made its overseas debut and scored $75 million, a very solid foundation for when the movie will open in U.S. theaters next week (April 4th). And, Disney's "Frozen" has become the highest grossing animated film of all time with a worldwide cume of $1.072 billion, surpassing "Toy Story 3" ($1.063 billion). Furthermore, the film is now also on the top 10 list of biggest films of all time.
More box-office details and the complete top 10, after the jump.
New Wide Releases: "Noah", "Sabotage".
Biggest Drop : "Divergent" (-51%)
Smallest Drop : "God's Not Dead" (-2%)
Biggest Drop : "Divergent" (-51%)
Smallest Drop : "God's Not Dead" (-2%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Noah
|
$44M
|
$44M
|
$51M
|
$125M
|
3
|
2
|
Divergent
|
$26M
|
$95M
|
N/A
|
$85M
|
10
|
3
|
Muppets Most Wanted
|
$11M
|
$33M
|
$7.5M
|
$50M
|
10
|
4
|
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
|
$9.5M
|
$94M
|
$123M
|
$145M
|
24
|
5
|
God's Not Dead
|
$9M
|
$22M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
10
|
6
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel
|
$8.8M
|
$24M
|
$45M
|
N/A
|
24
|
7
|
Sabotage
|
$5M
|
$5M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3
|
8
|
Need for Speed
|
$4.3M
|
$37M
|
$130M
|
$66M
|
17
|
9
|
300: Rise of An Empire
|
$4.3M
|
$101M
|
$213M
|
$110M
|
24
|
10
|
Non-Stop
|
$4M
|
$85M
|
$63M
|
$50M
|
31
|
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