Weekend Box Office (May 20 - 22, 2016)

by Sujit Chawla

THIS WEEKEND Sony's The Angry Birds Movie flew high knocking out Captain America and friends, while two other films opened softer than expected.

Becoming the first non-Disney film in six weeks to take the top spot at the box office, The Angry Birds Movie beat up enough pigs this weekend to take in $38.2M from 3,932 theaters, according to final studio figures, for a per theater average of $9,704. Reviews haven't been too kind (only 43% positive on Rotten Tomatoes) but with a decent CinemaScore of B+ it remains to be seen how high these birds can fly. With an additional $112M coming from overseas (in two weeks) and a current worldwide total of $150M it feels like they're well on their way to at least an Angry Birds 2.

The Avengers-lite Captain America: Civil War had another hefty decline slipping 55% to $32.9M this weekend, bringing its total up to $347.2M. That puts it at #2 for the year (with Deadpool sitting at #1 with $362.7M); #4 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with 2013's Iron Man 3's $409M still within striking distance); and #19 worldwide as the film crossed the $1B mark this weekend.

Dropping a disturbing 55% from the opening of the original, Universal's Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising took in $21.8M this weekend from 3,384 theaters for a per screen average of $6,430. Critics were more in favor than not (61% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, down 12% from the original) and the CinemaScore was a B (the same as the original) but it appears audiences were not as interested in the hijinks of Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron again, even with the addition of Chloe Grace Moretz and others to the cast.

Opening in fourth place was the critically acclaimed The Nice Guys which rounded up $11.2M this weekend from 2,865 theaters for a per screen average of only $3,910. Rotten Tomatoes currently has it at 91% positive but the CinemaScore was only a B- from paying audiences which means that it'll be hard for the film to gain any traction over the next few weeks.

Fifth place belonged to another Disney juggernaut, The Jungle Book, which had the best hold in the Top 10 dropping only 36% to $10.9M, bringing its cume to $327.4M. In its second weekend, Sony's Money Monster dropped 53% to $7M, bringing its total to only $27M. Look for a finale in the $40-45M range which is a disappointment considering the star wattage attached to the film. Dropping 54% in its second weekend was the horror flick The Darkness which took in $2.3M, bringing its total up to $8.4M. Look for a final figure around $11M.

Eighth place belonged to the final Disney blockbuster in the Top 10, Zootopia which slipped a slim 40% in its 12th weekend, taking in $1.7M, bringing its total to $334.4M. The three Disney films in the Top 10 have grossed a combined $1B domestically and $2.9B worldwide. Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War added $1.2M to its coffers this weekend, bringing its total up to $46.7M with not much left in the tank. And rounding out the Top 10 was Mother's Day which continued its free fall dropping 65% in its fourth weekend to $1.1M, bringing its total to $31.3M.

The top ten films grossed $128.3M which was down 11% from last year when Tomorrowland opened at number one with $33M (over the first three days of the 4-day Memorial Day weekend); and down 27% from 2014 when X-Men: Days of Future Past debuted in the top spot with $90.8M (also over the first three days of the 4-day Memorial Day weekend).

Compared to projections, The Angry Birds Movie came in close to Gitesh's $37M forecast, while Neighbors 2 and The Nice Guys came in under his respective predictions of $28M and $16M.

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# Title May 20 - 22 May 13 - 15 % Chg. Theaters Weeks AVG Cumulative Distributor
1 The Angry Birds Movie $ 38,155,177 3,932 1 $ 9,704 $ 38,155,177 Sony
2 Captain America: Civil War 32,939,739 72,637,142 -54.7 4,226 3 7,795 347,215,892 Disney
3 Neighbors 2 21,760,405 3,384 1 6,430 21,760,405 Universal
4 The Nice Guys 11,203,270 2,865 1 3,910 11,203,270 Warner Bros.
5 The Jungle Book 10,944,350 17,115,708 -36.1 3,460 6 3,163 327,424,915 Disney
6 Money Monster 7,016,884 14,788,157 -52.6 3,104 2 2,261 27,040,531 Sony
7 The Darkness 2,272,618 4,950,859 -54.1 1,769 2 1,285 8,370,100 BH Tilt
8 Zootopia 1,683,982 2,825,734 -40.4 1,377 12 1,223 334,384,510 Disney
9 The Huntsman: Winter's War 1,209,045 2,629,825 -54.0 1,241 5 974 46,687,735 Universal
10 Mother's Day 1,139,283 3,287,342 -65.3 1,719 4 663 31,313,005 Open Road
11 Barbershop: The Next Cut 843,007 1,668,455 -49.5 744 6 1,133 52,712,437 Warner Bros.
12 The Meddler 782,883 372,941 109.9 464 5 1,687 2,048,804 Sony Classics
13 The Boss 653,535 1,197,715 -45.4 672 7 973 62,257,005 Universal
14 Love & Friendship 559,821 133,513 319.3 47 2 11,911 758,154 Roadside Attr.
15 Keanu 522,305 1,924,383 -72.9 707 4 739 20,005,655 Warner Bros.
16 The Man Who Knew Infinity 495,694 508,676 -2.6 271 4 1,829 1,627,021 IFC
17 The Lobster 398,263 190,252 109.3 24 2 16,594 1,040,077 A24
18 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 389,720 489,485 -20.4 365 9 1,068 59,573,085 Universal
19 Sing Street 347,375 619,970 -44.0 520 6 668 2,487,120 Weinstein Co.
20 A Bigger Splash 329,210 189,853 73.4 128 3 2,572 778,983 Fox Searchlight
Top 5 $ 115,002,941 $ 112,779,208 2.0
Top 10 128,324,753 123,025,320 4.3
Top 20 133,646,566 127,427,101 4.9
Top 10 vs. 2015 133,646,566 151,159,581 -11.6

Last Updated: May 24, 2016 at 10:20AM ET

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