HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 16, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — Disney’s “Captain America: Civil War” and “The Jungle Book” remained in the number one and two positions over the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.
“Captain America: Civil War,” starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Mackie, brought in an estimated $72.5 million its second weekend in release. The film has a domestic total of $295.8 million domestically with a grand total of $940.8 million worldwide. The film is expected to cross the billion dollar mark sometime next week.
“The Jungle Book,” Disney’s animated film, kept its second place position, bringing in an estimated $17.7 million for a grand domestic total of $311.7 million. The remake of the 1967 classic has an estimated global total of $828 million.
Opening in third place was “Money Monster,” directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The action/thriller took home $15 million over the weekend. Industry experts are pointing out that “Money Monster” should have brought in a larger take, but the film’s stars aren’t pulling the audiences they used to.
Fourth place belongs to “The Darkness,” starring Kevin Bacon. The horror film opened in selected theaters with a weekend gross of $5.1 million.
“Mother’s Day” rounds out the Top five film bringing in $3.2 million dollars over the weekend. The Garry Marshall-directed comedy, which stars Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson, has a domestic total of $28.7 million since opening April 29.
