![]() ![]() The movie also spawned a million selling soundtrack, a top ten hit for Anna Kendrick and boosted the career of Rebel Wilson. It earned $65 million at the box office before finding a larger audience on DVD. While it was initially easy to dismiss as “Glee: The Movie,” Pitch Perfect turned out to be much more charming, more entertaining and funnier than it had any right to be, surprising with a $5.1 million opening in just 335 theaters, then taking in $14 million in the following weekend after a wider expansion. Sleeper hits at the box office are somewhat rare this day and age, but one of the more notable ones of the last few years was 2012’s Pitch Perfect. Max Max is probably not even going to win the weekend, but the absolutely rapturous reviews and word of mouth will carry it to a solid weekend with a good chance at a strong holdover over the Memorial Day holiday the following week. In something that will be pretty fun to watch, the possibility does exist for Fury Road to outgross the three previous films combined in its opening weekend ($69.5 million), but that would be a ridiculous breakout. While Fury Road is actually a sequel to Beyond Thunderdome and not a reboot, it pretty much needs to be treated as one (or an original property) when you look to the box office. Early word of mouth from the Thursday evening showings is that they are not wrong. As of this writing, it’s the best reviewed film of 2015. It currently ranks 99% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, with virtually every aspect of the film receiving the highest praise. ![]() In what is possibly the biggest upset of the year, Fury Road reviews are, for the lack of a better word, euphoric. ![]() Also along for the ride in supporting roles are Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Hugh Keays-Byrne, in a throwback to the original Mad Max film. As for plot, there’s nary an inch of it to be found in the trailers, but it’s a desert wasteland, there’s some crazy looking vehicles and costumes and a *lot* of stuff blows up so you can probably figure it out. Mad Max is probably the closest we’re getting to a movie version of one of those video games. If you’re too young to remember any of the previous films in the post-apocalyptic franchise, the best way I can describe the setting to you is Borderlands meets Fallout. Tom Hardy was named as taking over the role of "Mad" Max Rockatansky in 2010, a year before he was cast as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, so he’s had a pretty good decade. After several stops and starts over the last 15 years, things finally moved forward with an official announcement in 2009. Thirty years after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, we now have Mad Max: Fury Road.įranchise director George Miller’s plans for a fourth film had been in developmental hell for years and always had Mel Gibson attached well before his career imploded. The early 80’s Mad Max franchise is best known for launching the career of Mel Gibson and for inspiring an entire generation of filmmakers. It’s fan service weekend at the multiplex as a couple of surprising sequels will end The Avengers reign at the top of the box office after just two weeks. Weekend Box Office Forecast for May 15-17, 2015 By Tim Briody May 15, 2015
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