'X-Men: Apocalypse' Makes an Impressive Worldwide Box Office Debut
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The worldwide debut for X-Men: Apocalypse proves to be quite promising in terms of opening numbers, as the film topes the worldwide weekend box office for May 22, 2016.
"An incredibly busy weekend at the global box office was led by Fox's 'X-Men: Apocalypse' with a terrific $103.3 million haul ahead of its North American opening later this week," said comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
"Sony's 'The Angry Birds Movie' enjoyed a solid international debut a week ago and this weekend along with its North American debut scored a very happy $94.5 million.
In other major news, Disney's 'Captain America: Civil War' joined the $1 billion club in global revenue as it rides a wave of great reviews and social media buzz."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, May 22, are below.
1. X-Men: Apocalypse - 20th Century Fox - $103.3M
2. Angry Birds Movie, The - Sony - $94.5M
3. Captain America: Civil War - Disney - $63.8M
4. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising - Universal - $27.8M
5. Jungle Book, The - Disney - $18.4M
6. Nice Guys, The - Multiple - $12.2M
7.
Divergent Series: Allegiant, The - Multiple - $11.1M
8. Wailing, The - First Independent Pictures - $11.1M
9. Money Monster - Sony - $9.9M
10. Zootopia - Disney - $6.4M
11. Night Peacock - Multiple - $3.9M
12. Finding Mr. Right 2 - Multiple - $2.4M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, May 22, are below.
1. Angry Birds Movie, The - Sony - $39.0M
2. Captain America: Civil War - Disney - $33.1M
3. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising - Universal - $21.8M
4. Nice Guys, The - Warner Bros. - $11.3M
5. Jungle Book, The - Disney - $11.0M
6.
Money Monster - Sony - $7.1M
7. Darkness, The - High Top Releasing - $2.4M
8. Zootopia - Disney - $1.7M
9. Huntsman: Winter's War, The - Universal - $1.2M
10.
Mother's Day - Open Road - $1.1M
11. Barbershop: The Next Cut - Warner Bros. - $0.8M
12. Meddler, The - Sony Pictures Classics - $0.8M
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