This image released by Sony Pictures shows George Clooney in a scene from "Money Monster," opening in theaters nationwide on May 13. (Atsushi Nishijima/TriStar Pictures-Sony Pictures via AP)
May 16, 2016 - 3:32 PM
LOS ANGELES - "Captain America: Civil War" continued to flex its muscles in its second weekend in theatres, earning a box office-topping $72.6 million, according to actual sales figures reported by the studios on Monday. The superhero showdown has now earned $296 million in North America.
"Civil War" easily beat the star-studded new opener "Money Monster," which opened in third place behind "The Jungle Book" with $14.8 million. Even with big names like Julia Roberts and George Clooney, though, "Money Monster" cost only $27 million to produce.
The micro budget horror movie "The Darkness" debuted in fourth place $5 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:
1. "Captain America: Civil War," Disney, $72,637,142, 4,226 locations, $17,188 average, $295,966,220, 2 weeks.
2. "The Jungle Book," Disney, $17,115,708, 3,970 locations, $4,311 average, $311,111,818, 5 weeks.
3. "Money Monster," Sony, $14,788,157, 3,104 locations, $4,764 average, $14,788,157, 1 week.
4. "The Darkness," High Top Releasing, $4,950,859, 1,755 locations, $2,821 average, $4,950,859, 1 week.
5. "Mother's Day," Open Road, $3,287,342, 3,291 locations, $999 average, $28,785,462, 3 weeks.
6. "Zootopia," Disney, $2,825,734, 1,935 locations, $1,460 average, $331,840,173, 11 week.
7. "The Huntsman: Winter's War," Universal, $2,629,825, 2,518 locations, $1,044 average, $44,589,075, 4 weeks.
8. "Keanu," Warner Bros., $1,924,383, 2,120 locations, $908 average, $18,636,886, 3 weeks.
9. "Barbershop: The Next Cut," Warner Bros., $1,668,455, 1,333 locations, $1,252 average, $51,349,157, 5 weeks.
10. "The Boss," Universal, $1,197,715, 1,350 locations, $887 average, $61,159,415, 6 weeks.
11. "Ratchet And Clank," Focus Features, $629,742, 1,258 locations, $501 average, $8,146,999, 3 weeks.
12. "Sing Street," The Weinstein Company, $619,970, 525 locations, $1,181 average, $1,893,105, 5 weeks.
13. "Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice," Warner Bros., $520,813, 744 locations, $700 average, $328,200,056, 8 weeks.
14. "The Man Who Knew Infinity," IFC Films, $508,676, 192 locations, $2,649 average, $917,051, 3 weeks.
15. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," Universal, $489,485, 717 locations, $683 average, $58,977,375, 8 weeks.
16. "Green Room," A24, $411,376, 777 locations, $529 average, $2,707,971, 5 weeks.
17. "The Meddler," Sony Pictures Classics, $372,941, 127 locations, $2,937 average, $1,106,114, 4 weeks.
18. "Eye In The Sky," Bleecker Street, $366,628, 360 locations, $1,018 average, $17,892,030, 10 weeks.
19. "Hello, My Name Is Doris," Roadside Attractions, $248,189, 259 locations, $958 average, $13,779,669, 10 weeks.
20. "A Hologram For The King," Roadside Attractions, $233,962, 346 locations, $676 average, $3,872,883, 4 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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