{"id":63636,"date":"2014-07-14T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=63636"},"modified":"2014-07-13T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T00:26:45","slug":"boxoffice-jul-14-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/boxoffice-jul-14-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: Audiences Go Bananas for ‘Apes’"},"content":{"rendered":"

With no other new wide releases for competition, plus very strong reviews and word-of-mouth, the top movie in America this weekend was a no-brainer. Meanwhile, another film has officially claimed the title of highest-grossing movie of 2014.<\/p>\n

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<\/strong>‘ debuted in the #1 spot 33% stronger than its predecessor, ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes<\/a>‘. From nearly 4,000 locations, the 3D picture pulled in $73 million. While that number is nowhere near the biggest hits of the summer, with everything in its favor, ‘Dawn’ is predicted to finish its domestic run north of $200 million and will have no problem globally either. The sequel only opened in a few of the smaller international markets this weekend, but it’s already performing between 30% to 50% higher than ‘Rise’ in each of them.<\/p>\n

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ had a nice little time atop the 2014 box office charts, but was dethroned by this weekend’s #2 movie. In its third weekend, ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/strong>‘ slipped 55%, crossed the $200 million mark, sucked another $16.5 million out of moviegoer wallets, and became the highest grossing picture of 2014. The film’s $209 million 17-day domestic total, combined with another $543.5 million from overseas, indicate that Michael Bay’s latest crapfest will transform into a billion-dollar payday by the end of its global theatrical run.<\/p>\n

Melissa McCarthy’s messy ‘Tammy<\/strong>‘ didn’t fall as hard as was predicted after its slow opening last week. In the #3 spot, the comedy dropped 40% and added another $12.9 million to its run. After ten days, ‘Tammy’ has earned $57.3 million based on a budget of $20 million.<\/p>\n

Two five-week-old titles are still hanging in the Top 5. ‘22 Jump Street<\/strong>‘ slid 31% with another $6.7 million, while ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2<\/strong>‘ dropped 34% with $5.8 million. To date, the sequels have now grossed $171.9 million and $152 million, respectively.<\/p>\n

Richard Linklater’s micro-budget indie flick ‘Boyhood<\/strong>‘ had an extremely successful opening on just five screens. The IFC drama grabbed $359,000. Its $71,800 per-screen average is the second best of the year behind ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/a>‘. IFC is expected to expand the picture over the next few weekends.<\/p>\n

Box office numbers have yet to be announced for ‘A Long Way Down’.<\/p>\n

Top 10:<\/h2>\n

1. ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (Fox) – $73,000,000<\/p>\n

2. ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ (Paramount) – $16,500,000<\/p>\n

3. ‘Tammy’ (Warner Bros.) – $12,910,000<\/p>\n

4. ’22 Jump Street’ (Sony) – $6,700,000<\/p>\n

5. ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ (Fox) – $5,865,000<\/p>\n

6. ‘Earth to Echo’ (Relativity) – $5,500,000<\/p>\n

7. ‘Deliver Us from Evil’ (Screen Gems) – $4,700,000<\/p>\n

8. ‘Maleficent’ (Buena Vista) – $4,169,000<\/p>\n

9. ‘Begin Again’ (Weinstein) – $2,935,000<\/p>\n

10. ‘Jersey Boys’ (Warner Bros.) – $2,510,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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