The final chapter in Bryan Mills' Set of Skills Saga, "Taken 3", made an impressive debut this weekend. The Liam Neeson starrer directed by Olivier Megaton opened with a solid $40.4 million, $9 million less than the opening weekend of "Taken 2", but a very good result considering the new installment had a $48 million budget. The sequel grossed an additional $51 million overseas.
Awards season contender "Selma" expanded to more theaters this week and it managed to take second place but at a considerable distance from the top spot. The Martin Luther King Jr. biopic grossed $11 million over the weekend, thus failing to meet the expectations of the studio.
New Wide Releases: "Taken 3", "Selma".
Biggest Drop : "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (-56%)
Smallest Drop : "The Imitation Game" (-1.9%)
Biggest Drop : "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (-56%)
Smallest Drop : "The Imitation Game" (-1.9%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Taken 3
|
$40.4M
|
$40.4M
|
$51.4M
|
$48M
|
3
|
2
|
Selma
|
$11.2M
|
$13.4M
|
N/A
|
$20M
|
18
|
3
|
Into the Woods
|
$9.7M
|
$105M
|
$15M
|
$50M
|
18
|
4
|
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
|
$9.4M
|
$236.5M
|
$545M
|
N/A
|
26
|
5
|
Unbroken
|
$8.3M
|
$101.6M
|
$14M
|
$65M
|
18
|
6
|
The Imitation Game
|
$7.6M
|
$40.8M
|
$31M
|
N/A
|
45
|
7
|
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
|
$6.7M
|
$99.5M
|
$147M
|
$127M
|
24
|
8
|
Annie
|
$4.9M
|
$79M
|
$19M
|
$65M
|
24
|
9
|
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
|
$4.8M
|
$22M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
10
|
10
|
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
|
$3.7M
|
$329.5M
|
$371M
|
$125M
|
52
|
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