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Monday 4 April 2016
‘Batman v Superman’ falls 68 percent in second weekend
LINDSEY BAHR This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ben Affleck, left, and Henry Cavill in a scene sive opening of “Furious 7.”
AP Film Writer from, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Disney’s “Zootopia” held
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Word on to second place with a
of mouth might be kryp- Associated Press robust $20 million, bringing
tonite for “Batman v Su- its domestic total to $275.9
perman: Dawn of Justice,” 64.6 percent in its second tirely equitable. however, is where word of million. “My Big Fat Greek
which fell a steep 68 per- weekend, and even “The Still, 68 percent is on the mouth starts to come into Wedding 2” took third in
cent in its second week- Dark Knight Rises” dropped steeper side for a second play, and on the fence its second week with $11.1
end in theaters according a hefty 61.4 percent. Things week fall. Last year’s much audiences must decide million.
to comScore estimates aren’t terribly different in derided “Fantastic Four” whether or not it’s worth Rounding out the top five
Sunday. The superhero pic the Marvel universe ei- reboot fell 68.2 percent their time and money. were two faith-based
earned an estimated $52.4 ther. Disney’s “Avengers: and the divisive “X-Men Or- But, the near future still films, Pure Flix’s “God’s Not
million over the weekend, Age of Ultron” tumbled igins: Wolverine” dropped looks promising for “Bat- Dead 2,” which opened in
easily besting the modest 59.4 percent and Fox’s “X- 69 percent in 2009. man v Superman,” which fourth with $8.1 million, and
new openers like “God’s Men: Days of Future Past” In weekend one, many has the skies to itself for the “Miracles From Heaven,”
Not Dead 2” and “Meet plunged 64.2 percent. wondered whether the next week until Disney’s which took in $7.6 million
the Blacks.” Also, the first week “Batman poor reviews would kill the “The Jungle Book” opens in its third weekend, bring-
The Zack Snyder movie v Superman” haul included film out of the gates, but it on April 15. It’s still doing ing its total to $46.8 million.
cost a reported $250 million the $27.7 million from Thurs- ended up earning $166 mil- major business internation- “God’s Not Dead 2” did
to produce and around day night preview show- lion regardless. ally too, with $85.1 million not do as well as the first
$150 million to market, and ings, whereas the second “This has been a poster in earnings this weekend, movie, which opened to
has earned an estimated weekend sum does not ac- child in illustrating the dis- bringing its global total to $9.2 million on about half
$261.5 million to date. count for those. The Friday connect between critics $687.9 million. as many screens, but, Der-
It’s a critical launching of Easter weekend is also a and audience,” Derga- The weekend overall is garabedian notes that it is
point for a series of inter- holiday for many, making a rabedian said. down significantly from last “still a winner as these films
connected movies in the straight comparison not en- The second weekend, year, which saw the mas- cost very little to make.”
DC Comics Universe from Freestyle Releasing’s “The
Warner Bros. that will in- Purge” parody, “Meet
clude this year’s “Suicide the Blacks,” meanwhile
Squad” and next year’s earned only $4.1 million for
“Wonder Woman” and an eighth place debut.
two “Justice League” mov- Limited release openings
ies, which is why its early like Richard Linklater’s
performance — and hold college baseball com-
— are being so intensely edy “Everybody Wants
scrutinized. Some!!” did well bringing
Superhero movies tend to in $323,000 from 19 the-
be frontloaded with fans, aters, while Don Cheadle’s
and a near 60 percent fall Miles Davis biopic “Miles
is not uncommon for major Ahead” launched in four
blockbusters in weekend theaters to $122,751. Esti-
two. “Sometimes the big- mated ticket sales for Fri-
ger they are the harder day through Sunday at U.S.
they fall,” said Paul Der- and Canadian theaters,
garabedian, comScore’s according to comScore.
senior media analyst. “This Where available, the latest
is often what happens international numbers for
when you have films that Friday through Sunday are
rank in the top 10 debuts also included. Final domes-
of all time.” Snyder’s “Man tic figures will be released
of Steel,” for instance, fell Monday.q
Demi Lovato, Caitlyn Jenner
receive GLAAD Media Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demi guard Award, which she Pride festival. Vanguard Award recipient Demi Lovato performs during the
Lovato and Caitlyn Jenner received from Nick Jonas Jenner’s E! Entertain- 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Sat-
are among the recipients during Saturday’s ceremo- ment Television reality se- urday, April 2, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
of the 27th GLAAD Media ny in Beverly Hills. ries “I Am Cait” was hon-
Awards. The singer was chosen for ored for outstanding reality Associated Press
The awards honor those her advocacy for accep- program. Jenner, who was
who further GLAAD’s mis- tance of the LGBT commu- born Bruce Jenner, is shar-
sion of ensuring that stories nity. ing the honor with trans-
of lesbian, gay, bisexual Lovato has spoken about gender YouTube personal-
and transgender people her late grandfather, who ity Jazz Jennings, who has
are heard through media came out as gay in the a TLC show “I Am Jazz.”
outlets. 1960s, and filmed the mu- “I Am Cait” is currently air-
Lovato is the recipient of sic video for her song “Re- ing its second season on
the organization’s Van- ally Don’t Care” at the L.A. the E! network. q
