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.