It was the only game in town, soOblivions first place finish this weekend didnt come as a shock.
Title
Weekend
Total
1.
Oblivion
$38,152,000
$38.1
2.
42
$18,025,000
$54
3.
The Croods
$9,500,000
$154.8
4.
Scary Movie 5
$6,296,000
$22.9
5.
Joe: Retaliation
$5,775,000
$111.2
6.
The Place Beyond the Pines
$4,745,888
$11.4
7.
Olympus Has Fallen
$4,500,000
$88.8
8.
Evil Dead
$4,100,000
$48.4
9.
Jurassic Park 3D
$4,000,000
$38.4
10.
But its the films US numbers that interest us today.
Ive already intimated that placing first on a week with no fresh competition is nothing to get hyperbolic about.
The legacy of Tom Cruise was not the only disability working againstOblivion.
Its difficult to find a comparison by which to gauge the success of the film, unfortunately.
Last weekends number one film,42, was down just 34% in its sophomore frame.
Over ten days, the Jackie Robinson biopic has earned an impressive $54 million domestically.
As strong as42was, in terms of week-to-week holds,however,The Croodswas even stronger.
Now in its fifth weekend in theatres, the DreamWorks Animation title was down by only 28%.
Thats the kind of thing that happens when a film has no new titles to challenge it.
No such luck awaitsOblivion.
Next weekend will see the return ofMichael Baywith the featurePain and Gain.
Luckily,Oblivionstill has the global box office covered.
Without giant robots, Im not sure Michael Bay can say the same.
