While Marvel's recent superhero flick "Ant-Man" managed to beat all competition, it proved to be somewhat of a disappointment at the box-office. Meanwhile, the Amy Schumber comedy "Trainwreck" surprised everyone.
Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.
"Ant-Man" was a difficult movie to sell from the start. It had an unknown protagonist superhero, a pretty silly gimmick, and a troubled production. The fact that it still managed to rank first and gross $58 million is something, although it was expected to take in between $60 and $65 million. This is the second worst opening of the twelve Marvel movies released so far. The absolute worst was "The Incredible Hulk" with $55 million. The same risk was taken by Marvel last year with Guardians of the Galaxy", but that one eventually payed off with a $94 million debut. "Ant-Man" may have arrived at a time when a certain genre-fatigue might have set in, or it may simply have failed to attract the uninitiated. Either way, it's not a disaster, just a small setback for the studio.
Universal's "Minions" dropped to second place with $50 million over the weekend, which translates to a 56% drop from last week.
The bigger surprise comes from the Amy Schumer comedy "Trainwreck" which opened third with a strong $30.2 million. This is the second-best opening weekend for director Judd Apatow. His best debut was with "Knocked Up" ($30.9 million) in 2007.
Another noteworthy performance was that of Bill Condon's "Mr. Holmes" which made the top 10 with $2.49 million from just 363 screens.
New Wide Releases: "Ant-Man", "Trainwreck".
Biggest Drop : "Terminator: Genisys" (-61%)
Smallest Drop : "Inside Out" (-34%)
Universal's "Minions" dropped to second place with $50 million over the weekend, which translates to a 56% drop from last week.
The bigger surprise comes from the Amy Schumer comedy "Trainwreck" which opened third with a strong $30.2 million. This is the second-best opening weekend for director Judd Apatow. His best debut was with "Knocked Up" ($30.9 million) in 2007.
Another noteworthy performance was that of Bill Condon's "Mr. Holmes" which made the top 10 with $2.49 million from just 363 screens.
New Wide Releases: "Ant-Man", "Trainwreck".
Biggest Drop : "Terminator: Genisys" (-61%)
Smallest Drop : "Inside Out" (-34%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ant-Man | $58M | $58M | $56M | $130M |
| 2 | Minions | $50M | $216.6M | $403M | $74M |
| 3 | Trainwreck | $30.2M | $30.2M | N/A | $35M |
| 4 | Inside Out | $11.6M | $306.3M | $183.8M | $175M |
| 5 | Jurassic World | $11.4M | $611M | $902M | $150M |
| 6 | Terminator: Genisys | $5.4M | $80.6M | $196.8M | $155M |
| 7 | Magic Mike XXL | $4.5M | $58.6M | $31M | $14.8M |
| 8 | The Gallows | $4M | $18M | $4.2M | $0.1M |
| 9 | Ted 2 | $2.7M | $77.4M | $66M | $68M |
| 10 | Mr. Holmes | $2.4M | $2.4M | N/A | N/A |
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