It’s likely that this week is the one to cram in your major but risky releases before Captain America arrives to dominate the box office and so we’ve got a battle between sci-fi thriller Divergent and comedy sequel Muppets Most Wanted. On paper, Muppets should triumph due to it’s huge fan base but it’s possible that the young adult novel adaptation Divergent could follow the likes of Twilight and Hunger Games with huge success and not sink like Mortal Instruments, Beautiful Creatures or The Host. Find out what we thought would happen last week before checking out what went down at the box office below.
US:
- Divergent – Director: Neil Burger – $56 million
- Muppets Most Wanted – James Bobin – $16.5 million
- Mr Peabody and Sherman – Rob Minkoff – $11.7 million
- 300: Rise of an Empire – Noam Murro – $8.7 million
- God’s Not Dead – Harold Cronk – $8.6 million
UK:
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson – £1.3 million
- Need for Speed – Scott Waugh – £1 million
- The Lego Movie – Phil Lord, Chris Miller – £0.8 million
- 300: Rise of an Empire – Noam Murro – £0.8 million
- Non-Stop – Juanne Collet Serra – £0.7 million
The Muppets have genuinely underperformed in the US but they’re an international sensation and could attempt to recoup oversees. Divergent’s success however may well have greenlighted it’s sequel, most likely called Insurgent. Anderson’s Budapest Hotel has crept up the box office to the top while Need for Speed, Lego Movie, 300 and Non-Stop have all slipped. This week I’ve scored 5/10 taking my running total to 98/210.
US:
- Noah – Darren Aronofsky
- Divergent – Neil Burger
- Muppets Most Wanted – James Bobin
- Sabotage – David Ayer
- Mr Peabody and Sherman – Rob Minkoff
UK:
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Anthony and Joe Russo
- Muppets Most Wanted – James Bobin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
- The Lego Movie – Phil Lord, Chris Miller
- The Legend of Hercules – Renny Harlin
Theo James and Shailene Woodley in Divergent, this week’s US number one.
Ralph Fiennes and Saoirse Ronan in The Grand Budapest Hotel, this week’s UK number one.
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