14 DAY TRIAL // Though received with mixed reviews, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 1987 “Wall Street,” “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” made it to number one at the US box office over the weekend.
With ticket sales estimated at around $19 million, the film easily went to number one and, at the same time, became director Oliver Stone’s biggest opener, AceShowbiz informs.
“This follow-up to 1987 ‘Wall Street’ is strongest among older audiences, with moviegoers over the age of 30 comprising two-thirds of ticket-holders,” the e-zine says of the target audience.
“The crime drama once raised doubt after it was pushed back from its initial release date but 20th Century Fox apparently had a good reason for that, believing that a release in an autumnal season is more hospitable to adult fare,” AceShowbiz notes.
Second came another new release, Zach Snyder’s “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,” of which he recently said it broke all 3D rules when still in production.
The 3D animated film, though preceded by a lot of hype, was also received with mixed reviews: 3D, action scenes and atmosphere were perfect in the film, but it wasn’t easily relatable because of a weaker plot and character definition.
Still, “Legend of the Guardians” opened big, selling $16.3 million worth of tickets, the same e-zine notes, citing numbers by the Box Office Mojo.
Number three this weekend goes to last week’s number one, Ben Affleck’s gritty drama, “The Town,” which brought in another $16 million in ticket sales.
“‘Easy A’ follows on number four with an approximately $10.1 million. The teen comedy also suffers a slight decline of 39.7%,” AceShowbiz reports.
“On the other hand, another drama comedy ‘You Again’ is not as successful as ‘Easy A.’ Supported with all-star female cast like Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis and Betty White, the women-at-war themed film debuts on number five with an estimated $8.3 million,” the e-zine says.
“Devil” made another $6.5 million over the weekend, while “Resident Evil: Afterlife” slipped few more places, landing at number 7 with $4.9 million.
“Alpha and Omega” came in eighth with $4.7 million, as “Takers” is preparing to leave the top 10, with $1.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend.
The final position goes to Chris Nolan’s “Inception” ($1.2 million) which continues to draw audiences, though ticket sales are not even remotely comparable to this summer’s grossing.