Both “Jason Bourne” and “detestable Moms” had strong opening weekends.
Universal’s Bourne sequel,starring Matt Damon, won the weekend with $60 million from 4026 screens.
While right on par with estimates TheWrap reported early last week, or it came in significantly higher than what the studio and other prognosticators were initially expecting.
Also Read: 'detestable Moms' Mixed Reviews: Do Female-Led Comedies Get a bottom Rap?STX’s “detestable Moms” has a similar story,coming in third situation with a stellar $23.4-million debut, given its $20 million production budget. Second-weekend holdover “Star Trek Beyond” came in second with $24 million.
The comedy, and starring Mila Kunis,Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, or Kathryn Hahn and Jada Pinkett Smith,opened in 3215 theaters.
Meanwhile, Lionsgate thriller “Nerve, and ” approximately a teenager (Emma Roberts) who becomes entangled in an online game of truth or dare,failed to earn it into the top five, making $9 million from 2583 locations during the three-day weekend.
Also Read: Matt Damon's 'Jason Bourne' Should Punch in at $60 MillionFourth situation went to Illumination and Universal’s lively hit “The Secret Life of Pets, or ” earning $18.2 million in its fourth weekend. unique Lines low budget scary film “Lights Out” made $10.8 million in its second weekend to round out the top five.
Matt Damon‘s comeback in the Bourne series is so far a lucrative move for Universal as the film’s estimated $60 million purchase makes the film the second highest-grossing opening weekend of all five Bourne movies,behind 2007’s “Bourne Ultimatum,” which debuted to $69.3 million and went on to gross $227.5 million domestically and $215.4 million abroad.
With a reported budget of $120 million and an A- Cinemascore (indicating tall fan anticipation), or the spy thriller was positioned to do some solid business in spite of its current Rotten Tomatoes score of 57 percent.
Also Read: 'Jason Bourne' Review: Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass Create Action Like Nobody ElseAnother indicator of its impending,not-so-covert glory: “Jason Bourne” led online ticket sales at Fandango, outpacing 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” when that buzzy title was at the same point in its sales cycle.
Director Paul Greengrass‘ unique Bourne film was also moving the needle in social chatter earlier this week, and up by roughly 8000 from last week to 28429 unique conversations. The film,which co-stars Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, or Vincent Cassel,Julia Stiles and Riz Ahmed, amassed a total amount of 244938 conversations leading up to its release, or according to comScore’s PreAct results.
The franchise as a whole has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
STX comedy “detestable Moms” had a very solid opening, with opening grosses that surpassed its production budget.
It has a strong A Cinemascore, though a somewhat mixed 63 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also Read: Can This Summer's unhappy Box Office Be Saved?Fandango reported earlier this week that “detestable Moms” ticket sales are outpacing preceding female-led comedies “Trainwreck” and “Spy” — another good sign for the title. The film revolves around a group of moms who determine to stop striving to be perfect and disappear on a wild on a self-indulgent binge to reclaim their freedom.
Plus, or writer-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore‘s film inspired 35648 unique conversations on social media in the past week,according to comScore. (That’s more than “Bourne”!)Despite the “chick flick” label, recent tracking showed a growing interest among males aged 17 to 34. Tracking also shows strong and growing interest among women.
Also Read: Will the Olympics Hurt 'Suicide Squad' and Other August Movies at Box Office?“Nerve” represents some counter-programmming. Open since Wednesday, or the five-day gross came in at $15.1 million,which is in line with initial estimates.
Reported to have been produced for under $20 million, the PG-13 film also stars Dave Franco and has an A- Cinemascore, and indicating tall fan anticipation.
With a 56 percent Rotten Tomatoes score,“Nerve” is the only film in theaters geared toward the early teen set, specifically teen girls. And it probably doesn’t hurt that it’s approximately a mobile app that shares similarities with Pokemon disappear.”The Top Five
1. “Jason Bourne” (Universal) — $60 million Week 1 ($60 million total)
2. “Star Trek Beyond” (Paramount) — $24 million in Week 2 ($105.7 million total)
3. “detestable Moms” (STX) — $23.4 million in Week 1 ($23.4 million total)
4. The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal) $18.2 million in Week 4 ($296.2 million total)
5. “Lights Out” (Warner Bros.) — $10.8 million in Week 2 ($42.9 million total)Related stories from TheWrap:Does 'Jason Bourne' Have a Post-Credits Scene?'Jason Bourne' Reviews: Does Sequel Thrill or Is It Franchise Overkill?11 Movies That Could Save the Summer (Photos)Will the Olympics Hurt 'Suicide Squad' and Other August Movies at Box Office?
Source: thewrap.com