We mentioned a while ago that disaster movies are so 90’s, but having “The Rock” on-board to save the day makes it worth our precious time to watch the buff actor in action. The Hollywood action movie star plays the hero in a brand new earthquake disaster movie titled “San Andreas“. The mega expensive flick raked in an impressive $53.2 million on its debut weekend in the domestic market, and rocked the foreign box office with an even better $60 million. The film raked in a whopping global total of $113.2 million!
Cheek out the First Trailer for ‘San Andreas’
‘San Andreas’ Breaks Records For Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at the Up Box Office
This officially marks Dwayne’s highest-ever opening in a lead role, proving that his star quality has much to offer in terms of pulling moviegoers for big budget flicks. Fifty-one percent of ticket buyers were female and most of them were over the age of 25. I suppose most woman would appreciate an eye-full of “The Rock” as her takes on the end of the world in a tight fitting shirt.
The Brad Peyton-directed flick is followed by “Pitch Perfect 2” in second place with $14.8 million for its third weekend for a domestic total of $147.5 million. Disney’s disappointing “Tomorrowland” takes third place with approximately $13.8 million, while Tom Hardy’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” places fourth with an estimated $13.6 million. Rounding out the top five in its fifth weekend was “Avengers: Age of Ultron” with approximately $10.9 million.
Quick look at the top-grossing pictures in North American theaters, courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
- “San Andreas” – $53.2 million
- “Pitch Perfect 2” – $14.8 million
- “Tomorrowland” – $13.8 million
- “Mad Max: Fury Road” – $13.6 million
- “Avengers: Age of Ultron” – $10.9 million
- “Aloha” – $10 million
- “Poltergeist” – $7.8 million
- “Far from the Madding Crowd” – $1.42 million
- “Hot Pursuit” – $1.3 million
- “Home (2015)” – $1.1 million
