Despite some rather stinging reviews, Immortals has gotten off to a pretty good start at the US box office with $32 million dollars. That may not be as much as the likes of 300 and Clash of The Titans, but still marks the biggest opening for a film not released by one of the six major studios since The Expendables.
Adam Sandler’s Jack And Jill had to settle for second spot with $26 million, slightly lower than most of Sandler’s movies, but still ahead of Funny People. The film film should play well over the next couple of weeks though, with those looking for a laugh over Thanksgiving.
The only other new entry was J. Edgar, which despite the hype and star power of Leo DiCaprio made only $11.4 million. That’s not an amazing start, but is actually slightly ahead of Clint Eastwood’s last movie, Hereafter. Although with rather mixed reviews it may struggle in the weeks ahead.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 11th-13th, 2011.
Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
1 | Immortals | $32.0 | $32.0 |
2 | Jack And Jill | $26.0 | $26.0 |
3 | Puss In Boots | $25.5 | $108.8 |
4 | Tower Heist | $13.2 | $43.9 |
5 | J. Edgar | $11.4 | $11.5 |
6 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $5.9 | $23.2 |
7 | In Time | $4.1 | $30.6 |
8 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $3.6 | $100.8 |
9 | Footloose | $2.7 | $48.8 |
10 | Real Steel | $2.0 | $81.7 |