Zootopia Mauls Allegiant At North American Box Office

The sci-fi blockbuster, based on the Divergent book series by author Veronica Roth, opens at number two with a franchise-low $ 29.1 million (£20.2 million), a significant drop from its 2015 prequel The Divergent Series: Insurgent, which bowed with $ 52.3 million (£36.2 million).

The lacklustre debut of Allegiant, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, will come as another blow for studio bosses at Lionsgate, as the project cost $ 110 million (£76.1 million) to make. It’s the studio’s second big blockbuster of 2016 to disappoint following Gerard Butler’s Gods of Egypt, which bombed at the U.S. and Canadian box office upon its release at the end of February (16), taking just $ 14 million (£9.7 million).

Meanwhile, Zootopia continues to soar high with another $ 38 million (£26 million) haul, taking its domestic total over the $ 200 million (£138.5 million) threshold and further boosting its global take to $ 591.7 million (£409 million). It has also become the most successful animated movie release in China, where it has opened with a record $ 173.4 million (£120 million).

Jennifer Garner’s new religious drama Miracles From Heaven, based on a true story, is also a box office hit, earning $ 15 million (£10.4 million) in its first weekend on release, making it the fourth-best start for a faith-based movie in North American history.

John Goodman’s psychological thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane and superhero movie Deadpool round out the new top five.

ultra hd

Mad Max: Fury Road [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD]
Mad Max: Fury Road (4K Ultra HD) (BD)]]>…

Hancock (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility –…

Sicario [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD]
From the director of Prisoners comes this taut, critically acclaimed thriller filled with pulse-pounding suspense. After an ideali…

Sony FMPX10 4K Ultra HD Media Player
Prepare for more 4K entertainment than ever, all in one box1. Now you can download over 200 4K movies from Video Unlimited and str…

Leave a comment