Tom Cruise’s latest pic may have dealt with a bleak future, but in the present, he’s proving that he’s still box office gold.
The sci-fi actioner “Oblivion” opened to $38.2 million this weekend, blowing away it’s competition in it’s debut. In the film, Cruise stars as one of the last people on the planet 60 years after an alien invasion. It also stars Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko. “Oblviion” is already in it’s second week overseas and has pulled in $150.2 million in worldwide receipts.
An unexpected sleeper continued to make its way around the bases as the Jackie Robinson biopic “42” took the #2 spot with $18 million. The film starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford is in it’s second weekend and has already grossed $54 million.
“The Croods” continued to make studio execs live in the past, passing the $400 million mark worldwide and earning the No. 3 spot for the weekend, with a domestic haul of $9.5 million.
The low-budget laugher “Scary Movie 5” continued in the top 5, placing 4th in it’s second weekend with a gross of $6.5 million for the week.
Ryan Gosling may want to reconsider going on a hiatus. His indie drama “The Place Beyond the Pines” has taken on more theaters and more dollars at the box office. It also stars Bradley Cooper as both men’s lives take startling turns after a chance encounter. “Pines” explanded” into 1500 theaters this week and earned the No. 6 spot for a total of $4.7 million and and overall gross of $11.4 million.
Rounding out the top ten…
5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation – $5.8 million
6. The Place Byond the Pines – $4.7 million
7. Olympus Has Fallen – $4.5 million
8. Evil Dead – $4.1 million
9. Jurassic Park – $4 million
10. Oz The Great and Powerful – $3 million
