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The Weekend Round-up
Godzilla wowed audiences this weekend past, debuting with £6.4m, which includes £1.1m from previews. Last week’s number one, Bad Neighbours slipped to the silver medal position, falling 83%, but when previews are removed, that’s only 57%. The Seth Rogen and Zac Efron comedy now has a cume of £11.8m after two weeks on release.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 took in £449k, bringing its cume to £23.1m in the process. The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton continued to fare well, with £446k, taking its cume to just over £8m. Rounding out the top five is psychological thriller The Two Faces of January, a new release which garnered £328k in its first outing.
Next Weekend
This week see’s X-Men: Days of Future Past release to the UK cinemagoing population and there is certainly a lot to look forward to, with casts from both timelines (Future and Past) uniting in one movie. Also out on Friday is Fading Gigolo, the latest directorial effort from John Turturro (Rounders and Secret Window), featuring Woody Allen in front of the camera for a change.
The Buzz
Over the next few weeks there are some big movies to look out for, including Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, Seth McFarlane’s A Million Ways to die in the West with a stellar comedy cast including McFarlane himself, Neil Patrick-Harris and Giovanni Ribisi (that weird guy from Ted). Another comedy that’s sure to have cinemagoers clutching their sides begging for mercy is 22 Jump Street.
Across The Pond
Godzilla reigned supreme at the US box office this weekend, scoring one of the biggest debuts of the year so far. The monster movie reboot earned an impressive $93.2 million at the domestic box office this weekend. Godzilla's domestic debut ranks second in 2014: it wound up in between Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($91.6 million). It also opened significantly higher than last Summer's World War Z ($66.4 million), and more-than-doubled Pacific Rim's $37.3 million.
The audience for Godzilla was 58 percent male, and 60 percent were 25 years of age or older. Many moviegoers opted for premium-priced screenings of Godzilla. 3D showings accounted for 51 percent of revenue. Included in there is $14.1 million from IMAX, which is the biggest haul on those large-format screens so far this year.
Neighbours and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 rounded out the top three, taking $25.9m and $16.8m respectively.