The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz

‘Divergent’ pulls away from box-office rivals

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 05:50 PM PDT

March 24, 2014

Still of 'Divergent' starring Shailene Woodley (centre). – AFP/Relaxnews pic, March 24, 2014.Sci-fi thriller "Divergent" pulled apart from rivals at the North American box office in its first weekend, as "Muppets Most Wanted" went in at number two, industry estimates showed yesterday.

Raking in an estimated US$56 million (RM185.28 million), "Divergent", the dystopian tale of a young woman in a futuristic society, is based on the popular young adult novel of the same name.

The film easily beat out the latest Muppets instalment, which earned US$16.5 million in its first weekend, figures from Exhibitor Relations showed.

Tina Fey, Ty Burrell and Ricky Gervais star in a European adventure in which a Russian-accented Kermit look-alike takes the Muppet gang for a ride.

Coming in third was animated film "Mr Peabody & Sherman", based on characters from the 1960s television cartoon "Rocky and Bullwinkle". Slipping from last week's first-place spot, the film earned US$11.7 million in its third weekend.

Ancient Greece fantasy-action movie "300: Rise of an Empire", the gory follow-up to the 2007 hit "300", landed in fourth with US$8.67 million.

In its first weekend in theatres, the religiously themed "God's Not Dead", which tells the story of a college freshman who debates with his atheist philosophy professor, debuted in fifth place with US$8.56 million.

And fast-paced, car-chase action movie "Need for Speed", inspired by the videogame of the same name, earned US$7.8 million, falling from third to sixth.

Wes Anderson's quirky "The Grand Budapest Hotel" climbed one spot to seventh with just under US$6.8 million.

And eighth place went to "Non–Stop", the Liam Neeson action movie set on a long-haul flight. The film added another US$6.3 million to its total earnings.

Falling to ninth was hit animated film "The Lego Movie", inspired by the children's toy building blocks, which took in US$4.1 million.

And rounding out the top 10 with US$3.1 million was "The Single Moms Club", the latest offering from prolific actor-director Tyler Perry, about five struggling mothers who set aside their differences to bond in a support group. – AFP/Relaxnews, March 24, 2014.

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The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz

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