“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” beats last week’s number one contender to take the top spot at the domestic box office. The animated movie by Fox/DreamWorks steals the top spot with an estimated $21.2 million for a domestic total of $63.2 million. Internationally, the movie that follows a brilliant talking dog and his human boy pal raked in an additional $15.3 million for an international gross of $148.8 million. “300: Rise of an Empire” slides to second place from the top spot last week with an estimated $19.1 million. Overseas, the gory action drama adds another $41.3 million pushing its foreign total to $158 million.
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” Poster
Aaron Paul’s “Need for Speed” kicked off its first weekend taking third place with approximately $17.8 million. The rather disappointing domestic debut was saved by the foreign markets. The movie based on the popular video game of the same name raked in $63.4 million in its first week. Paul’s Tobey Marshall takes on ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Marshall is out of prison for a crime he didn’t commit, and back onto the streets to enforce his own brand of justice.
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The top 5 spots is rounded up with Liam Neeson’s “Non-Stop” sliding down one spot to number 4 this week, adding approximately $10.6 million. Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club” debut at No. 5 with an estimated $8.3 million. This also marks Perry’s second worst opening in his feature directing career behind “Daddy’s Little Girls” with $11.2 million.
The long-awaited Kickstarter funded “Veronica Mars” flick (made on a shoestring budget of $6 million) debut at no.10 with approximately $2 million.
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Quick look at the top-grossing pictures in North American theaters, courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
- “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” – $21.2 million
- “300: Rise of an Empire” – $19.1 million
- “Need for Speed” – $17.8 million
- “Non-Stop” – $10.6 million
- “The Single Moms Club” – $8.3 million
- “The Lego Movie” – $7.7 million
- “Son of God” – $5.4 million
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – $3.6 million
- “Frozen (2013)” – $2.1 million
- “Veronica Mars” – $2 million
