The X-Men, those wacky time travelers, experienced a severe case of déjà vu this weekend and found themselves where they always seem to find themselves: at the top of the box office.
X-Men: Days of Future Past thundered by a certain scaly monster like only a bevy of superheroes can. The flick earned $91.4 million over the traditional three-day weekend ($111 million if you count its Memorial Day haul), plus whatever loose change Magneto might’ve managed to attract. It wasn’t enough to set the franchise record: That still belongs to X-Men: The Last Stand, which earned $102.8 million way back in 2006. But no matter. The mutants still stood triumphant atop their competitors.
Quick quiz: Do you know the last time an X-Men movie didn’t premiere at No. 1? Never. All seven movies in the series, including the two Wolverine flicks, have done a little victory dance at the top of the box office. You’d think Wolverine would cheer up a little.
Godzilla, for once, didn’t put up much of a fight. It took a monstrous 67% tumble from last week, finally coming to a rest with $31.1 million in three-day box-office receipts (and $39.4 million over four days). It’s not like the drop was completely unexpected. The bigger you are, they say, the harder you fall, and there’s no question Godzilla is still mighty big. In two weekends, the big galoot has already cleared $156.8 million domestically and $323.4 mil worldwide.
Blended, the latest romcom from Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, sorta got blended itself. Its $14.2 million is practically a new low point in Sandler’s career, worsted only by 2012’s deservedly bomb-worthy That’s My Boy. Perhaps we should call Sandler Disappointed Gilmore these days.
Another comedy, Neighbors, slid into fourth place with $13.9 million, nearly lapping fifth-place The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which closed out the Top Five with $7.8 million.
By the way, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, finished 11th, just behind the still impressively strong Heaven is for Real. Why mention this? Well, I just thought it was kinda interesting that three superhero movies (count ’em) nearly landed in the Top Ten. What a super weekend that would’ve been.
Final figures update: 1. X-Men: Days of Future Past, $90.8 million; 2. Godzilla, $30.9 million; 3. Blended, $14.3 million; 4. Neighbors, $14 million; 5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2, $7.8 million.
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