Superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron came out to the second biggest opening weekend of all time at $191 million, bested only by the 2012 original. The film is already just shy of $1 billion at the international box-office but it isn’t without competition this week. Reese Witherspoon is trying to replicate fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock’s success with the cop comedy franchise. Bullock’s The Heat was a smash hit with a $40 million opening and $230 million total but last week we reckoned that it would fall flat in third.
US:
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Director: Joss Whedon – $77.7 million
- Hot Pursuit – Anne Fletcher – $13.9 million
- The Age of Adaline – Lee Toland Krieger – $5.8 million
- Fast & Furious 7 – James Wan – $5.4 million
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – Andy Fickman – $5.3 million
UK:
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Joss Whedon – £3.5 million
- Spooks: The Greater Good – Bharat Nalluri – £1 million
- Far From the Madding Crowd – Thomas Vinterberg – £0.8 million
- Unfriended – Levan Gabriadze – £0.7 million
- The Age of Adaline – Lee Toland Krieger – £0.6 million
Age of Ultron retains top spot despite a sharp 60% drop while Hot Pursuit has come to a disappointing slow halt. The in UK, spy thriller follow up to the hit TV series Spooks: The Greater Good has reached a fairly mediocre £1 million pounds in second place as The Avengers is still dominating in its third weekend. This week we’ve scored 4/10.
US:
- Pitch Perfect 2 – Elizabeth Banks
- Mad Max: Fury Road – George Miller
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Joss Whedon
- The Age of Adaline – Lee Toland Krieger
- Hot Pursuit – Anne Fletcher
UK:
- Mad Max: Fury Road – George Miller
- Pitch Perfect 2 – Elizabeth Banks
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Joss Whedon
- A Royal Night Out – Julian Jarrold
- Spooks: The Greater Good – Bharat Nalluri
Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, this week’s US and UK number one.