BOX OFFICE: KICK-ASS 2 Slips Down To #9 In Its Second Week Of Release
Kick-Ass 2 was at one point expected to open at #1 last week, but box office analysts and fans alike were shocked when it ended up debuting at #4. Well, thanks to several new releases this weekend, the sequel has already almost dropped out of the Top 10! Read on for details.
In yet another crowded weekend at the North American box office, a variety of new releases have underperformed or finished in places no one expected, bringing a strange and shocking summer to a fairly underwhelming end. Like last week, Lee Daniels' The Butler and We're The Millers have held onto the #1 and #2 positions, while the debut of several other new releases may be the final nail in Jeff Wadlow's big screen adaptation of the Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. comic book series. Kick-Ass 2 only cost $28 million to produce, but with a current domestic cume of only $22.4 million and the fact that it's now sitting at #9, the chances of the third instalment being made now seem slim. However, the sequel did open in many other international territories this weekend, so there's still time to turn things around. Here is this week's Top 10 based on the latest estimates.
1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Weinstein) Week 2 [Runs 3,110] PG13
Friday $4.7M, Saturday $6.7M, Weekend $15.5M, Cume $50.8M
2. We’re The Millers (New Line/Warner Bros) Week 3 [Runs 3,445] R
Friday $4.0M, Saturday $5.2M, Weekend $13.0M, Cume $91.2M
3. The Mortal Instruments (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 1 [Runs 3,118] PG13
Friday $3.1M, Saturday $3.7M, Weekend $9.2M, Five-Day Cume $14.0M
4. Planes 3D (Disney) Week 3 [Runs 3,378] PG
Friday $2.2M, Saturday $3.7M, Weekend $8.7M, Cume $59.7M
5. The World’s End (Focus Features) NEW [Runs 1,549] R
Friday $3.4M, Saturday $3.1M, Weekend $8.5M
6. You’re Next (Lionsgate) NEW [Runs 2,437] R
Friday $2.9M, Saturday $2.6M, Weekend $7.0M
7. Elysium (Sony) Week 3 [Runs 2,913] R
Friday $2.0M, Saturday $2.9M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $69.0
8. Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters 3D (Fox) Week 3 [Runs 2,730]PG
Friday $1.4M, Saturday $2.1M, Weekend $5.1M, Cume $48.2M
9. Kick-Ass 2 (Universal) Week 2 [Runs 2,945] R
Friday $1.3M, Saturday $1.7M, Weekend $4.3M, Cume $22.4M
10. Blue Jasmine (Sony Classics) Week 5 [Runs 1,283] PG13
Friday $1.1M, Saturday $1.6M, Weekend $4.0M, Cume $14.5M
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as The Mother F%&*^r—only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.
STARRING:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kick-Ass
Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as The Mother F*cker
Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars
Donald Faison as Doctor Gravity
Lindy Booth as Night Bitch
Andy Nyman as The Tumor
Robert Emms as Insect Man
John Leguizamo as Javier
Morris Chestnut as Sergeant Marcus Williams
RELEASE DATE: Out Now!
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