The young-adult adventure film "Divergent" scored an impressive $56 million opening weekend, the second-best opening of the year, behind "The LEGO Movie" ($69 million). "Muppets Most Wanted" arrived in second place with a weak $16.5 million, a step down from the original's $29 million opening weekend in 2011, but still one of the stronger first days of a Muppets movie. One of the biggest surprises is the faith-themed film "God's Not Dead" which opened fifth with $8.6 million from just 780 screens, essentially a limited release.
More box-office details and the complete top 10, after the jump.
New Wide Releases: "Divergent", "Muppets Most Wanted".
Biggest Drop : "Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club" (-61%)
Smallest Drop : "Non-Stop" (-40%)
Biggest Drop : "Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club" (-61%)
Smallest Drop : "Non-Stop" (-40%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Divergent
|
$56M
|
$56M
|
N/A
|
$85M
|
3
|
2
|
Muppets Most Wanted
|
$16M
|
$16M
|
$1.5M
|
$50M
|
3
|
3
|
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
|
$11.7M
|
$81M
|
$102M
|
$145M
|
17
|
4
|
300: Rise of an Empire
|
$8.6M
|
$93M
|
$195M
|
$110M
|
17
|
5
|
God's Not Dead
|
$8.5M
|
$8.5M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3
|
6
|
Need for Speed
|
$7.7M
|
$30M
|
$96M
|
$66M
|
10
|
7
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel
|
$6.7M
|
$12M
|
$33M
|
N/A
|
17
|
8
|
Non-Stop
|
$6.3M
|
$78M
|
$63M
|
$50M
|
24
|
9
|
The LEGO Movie
|
$4M
|
$243M
|
$147M
|
$60M
|
45
|
10
|
The Single Moms Club
|
$3.1M
|
$12M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
10
|
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