In a closely fought battle (and there’s a chance the final weekend figures, which will be released this afternoon, will reverse the number 1 & 2 films, as they did last week), Kick-ass failed in its bid for box office domination in the US and had to settle for second spot in its first weekend.
Thanks to a drop of less than 20% from its last week, How To Train Your Dragon returned to the top of the box office in its fourth weekend, with a take of $20 million. Without the benefit of 3D, and despite stellar reviews and loads of hype, Kick-ass failed to kick-ass, taking a decent but not decisive £19.7 million to gain the number 2 slot in the US box office top 10. While some have seen this as a disappointment, others have noted that it’s actually amongst the strongest openings ever for a superhero comedy, a subgenre that’s notably failed to gain box office traction in the past.
The only other new entry in the top 10 was Chris Rock’s remake of Death At A Funeral, which took a not too shabby $17.0 million for a fourth place finish.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 16th-18th.
Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
1 | How To Train Your Dragon | $20.0 | $158.6 |
2 | Kick-Ass | $19.7 | $19.7 |
3 | Date Night | $17.3 | $49.2 |
4 | Death At A Funeral | $17.0 | $17.0 |
5 | Clash Of The Titans | $15.7 | $132.9 |
6 | The Last Song | $5.8 | $50.0 |
7 | Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? | $4.1 | $54.8 |
8 | Hot Tub Time Machine | $3.5 | $42.5 |
9 | Alice In Wonderland | $3.5 | $324.0 |
10 | The Bounty Hunter | $3.2 | $60.3 |