It was an easy win for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 as it remains number one for the second weekend in a row with an estimated $63 million.
The 57% drop is an improvement on the average for first sequels in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and better than the second weekend holds for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 2 and Thor: The Dark World. Added to that, don’t be surprised to see it climb a little once actuals come in later today and possibly improve on the 56.6% second-weekend drop for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The domestic total now sits just shy of $250 million and Internationally, Guardians 2 opened in its final international market, pulling in an estimated $3 million in Japan as it delivered an estimated $52.2 million from 56 markets this weekend. The film’s international gross has now climbed over $380 million for a global take that now stands at $633 million.
Opening in second is Snatched, which benefited from a Mother’s Day lift on Sunday and grossed $17.5 million. While it didn’t match the $30 million opening for Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, it still exceeded tracking expectations with this debut and should be ok against its budget of $42 million. It also faces very little genre competition for a bit so it could see some legs in the coming weeks.
Opening in third is the $175 million disaster known as King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. The film opened to $14.7 million which is simply a dreadful start for a film with such a staggering production budget. Now attention turns to the international performance where the film would need to do quite well to recoup production costs, but after an estimated $29.1 million from 51 markets this weekend and a worldwide opening just shy of $44 million things aren’t looking too bright. Looking ahead, the film opens in France, UK, and South Korea on May 17, followed by Australia a day later on the 18th.
Check out the full top ten results below:
May 12-14, 2017
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2 – $63 million
- Snatched – $17.5 million
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword– $14.7 million
- The Fate of the Furious– $5.3 million
- The Boss Baby– $4.6 million
- Beauty and the Beast– $3.8 million
- How to Be A Latin Lover– $3.7 million
- Lowriders– $2.4 million
- The Circle– $1.7 million
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion– $1.5 million
