Box Office Analysis and Recap: 'Think Like a Man Too' Defeats '22 Jump Street' and 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'
"Think Like a Man Too" has won the box office, taking out holdovers "22 Jump Street" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2."
The Sony comedy, starring Kevin Hart, made an estimated $30 million. However, the total was a bit disappointing since the first film opened with $33 million and was not a summer film. Additionally it was expected that Hart fans would turn out especially since his popularity has grown over the past few years. The movie is unlikely to end its run with $90 million like the original 2012 "Think Like a Man," especially with competitive summer blockbusters. If Sony is lucky, the movie could end its run with $80 million.
In second place "22 Jump Street" took in another $29 million. The intake brought the movie's total domestic gross to $111 million, and now the comedy, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, is on track to make $170 million. Given how close the total between the top spot and second place was, it is likely that "22 Jump Street" could end up in first when actual numbers are released.
In third place "How to Train Dragon 2" fell 49 percent and made $25.3 million. The film has already made $95 million, and while it is grossing a little bit ahead of the 2010 original, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" is unlikely to reach the first film's $217 million. The movie's drop was higher than many pundits expected because it was believed that word-of-mouth and great reviews could bring more people into theaters. However, the film's drop only confirmed that interest for this animated picture is not that high. If the movie continues to fall at this pace, it is likely to end its run with $170 million.
In fourth, Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" flopped tremendously. The movie opened with $13.5 million, which was less that 2012's "Rock Ages" which opened to $14.4 million. However for an Eastwood movie, it opened ahead of "Invictus," "Hereafter" and "J. Edgar." Though, those movies opened in the fall and were all dramas. For a high-profile summer movie like "Jersey Boys" that was geared toward older audiences, this opening can only be seen as a disappointment.
Meanwhile, "Maleficent" and "Edge of Tomorrow" continued to have legs. The Angelina Jolie starrer made another $13 million and brought its total to $185 million. The Disney picture is likely to surpass the $200 million and should easily surpass "Godzilla" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" as far as top-summer movie grosses are concerned.
The Tom Cruise starrer, on the other hand, held on well making another $10 million. While it is unlikely to meet its $178 million budget, the movie has already made $74 million and could hit the $100 million benchmark. The next weeks could prove difficult for the movie, however, especially with the release of "Transformers" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in coming weekends.
Fox also continued to have good results. "The Fault in Our Stars" added another $8.6 million and brought its total to $98 million. Meanwhile "X-Men: Days of Future Past" continued to hold strong and added another $6.2 million. The movie has already made $216 million and could still end its run with $225 million.
The art house hit "Chef" added another $1.8 million and brought its total to $16.9 million.
In limited release, A24 expanded "The Rover" into 599 theaters, though the results were less than stellar. The movie only managed to make $500,000 and brought its total to $590,000. That is equal to an $835 per theater average. It marks the latest post-apocalyptic film to flop following poor results from similar films like "The Road" and "Children of Men."
A24 had different results from the comedy "Obvious Child." The company added the film to 37 theaters and made an outstanding $269,000, which is equal to a $4,891 per theater average. The film has already made $602,000 in three weeks and will likely expand into more markets the coming weeks.
Focus Features expanded "The Signal" into 84 theaters but failed to capture better results. The movie made $152,000 and has only brought in a disastrous $406,000 in two weeks.
Sony Pictures Classics opened Paul Haggis' latest hyperlink "Third Person" and had mediocre results. Having released the film in five theaters, the movie made $42,000. With an all-star cast that includes Liam Neeson, James Franco, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis and Maria Bello, the movie generated terrible reviews and absolutely no buzz.
Meanwhile IFC had better results with Roman Polanski's "Venus in Fur." The movie opened in two theaters and made $26,200 which is equivalent to a $13,100 per theater average. While the movie is also playing On Demand, IFC plans on expanding it into more markets in the coming weeks.