The US Box Office: Hollywood’s top 5 movies of the week
The Lego Movie tops Monuments Men to score huge U.S. box office win.
The Lego Movie tops Monuments Men to score huge U.S. box office win.
The Lego Movie, an animated film based on the colorful plastic children’s blocks, snapped up $69.1 million in ticket sales to top weekend box office charts.
The Lego Movie features toy mini-figures of Batman, a pirate and others in a Lego universe faced with destruction on Taco Tuesday. “We had a movie playing for five to 85. Five-year-olds are enjoying it, their siblings are enjoying it, and their parents and grandparents are all enjoying it,” said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Brothers of the blockbuster opening, which was the biggest of 2014 thus far.
The Kevin Hart-Ice Cube comedy Ride Along took third with $9.4 million, after three consecutive weeks in the top spot, according to data supplied by Rentrak. The movie centres around a fast-talking security guard Ben, played by Kevin Hart, who joins his policeman brother-in-law James, played by Ice Cube, on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta. Ben’s purpose is to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James’ sister.
That Awkward Moment, lastly is in fifth place, collecting $5.5 million in sales. Starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, this romantic comedy is about relationships and the inevitable moment when one has to decide where the relationship is going.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2014.
The Lego Movie features toy mini-figures of Batman, a pirate and others in a Lego universe faced with destruction on Taco Tuesday. “We had a movie playing for five to 85. Five-year-olds are enjoying it, their siblings are enjoying it, and their parents and grandparents are all enjoying it,” said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Brothers of the blockbuster opening, which was the biggest of 2014 thus far.
The Kevin Hart-Ice Cube comedy Ride Along took third with $9.4 million, after three consecutive weeks in the top spot, according to data supplied by Rentrak. The movie centres around a fast-talking security guard Ben, played by Kevin Hart, who joins his policeman brother-in-law James, played by Ice Cube, on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta. Ben’s purpose is to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James’ sister.
That Awkward Moment, lastly is in fifth place, collecting $5.5 million in sales. Starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, this romantic comedy is about relationships and the inevitable moment when one has to decide where the relationship is going.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2014.