Here are your top five films for the weekend of June 14th-16th:

1. Man of Steel - $116.7M (Opening Weekend) = $128,725,000 4-Day Total - ($225M production budget)
2. This is the End - $20.5M (Opening Weekend) = $32,800,000 5-Day Total - ($32M production budget)
3. Now You See Me - $10.3M = $ 80,009,000 17-Day Total - ($75M production budget)
4. Fast & Furious 6 - $9.4M = $219,574,000 24-Day Total - ($160M production budget)
5. The Purge - $8.2M = $51,845,000 10-Day Total - ($3M production budget)

One of the year’s most anticipated films soared to new heights for the month of June as DC’s Superman reboot, Man of Steel, set a new record for the month. The Christopher Nolan-produced and Zack Snyder-directed film debuted to an impressive $116 million over the three-day weekend, and nearly $129 million in total from its midnight showings. That opening represents more than half of the film’s reported $225 million production budget and has green-lit a future sequel as well as a Justice League film.

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of June 7th-9th:

1. The Purge - $36.4M (Opening Weekend) - ($3M production budget)
2. Fast & Furious 6 - $19.8M = $202,946,000 17-Day Total - ($160M production budget)
3. Now You See Me - $19.5M = $61,374,000 10-Day Total - ($75M production budget)
4. The Internship - $18.1M (Opening Weekend) - ($58M production budget)
5. Epic - $12.1M = $84,155,000 17-Day Total - ($100M production budget)

The month of June got kicked off to a frightful start as the sci-fi thriller, The Purge, opened up to an incredible $36 million in its opening weekend, 12 times its $3 million production budget. The film has already turned a massive profit on top of unseating last week’s number one film, but will wind up being lost in the shuffle with the impending release of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel this coming week. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of May 31st-June 2nd:

1. Fast & Furious 6 - $34.5M = $170,377,000 10-Day Total - ($160M production budget)
2. Now You See Me - $28.1M (Opening Weekend) - ($75M production budget)
3. After Earth - $27M (Opening Weekend) - ($130M production budget)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $16.4M = $181,156,000 18-Day Total - ($190M production budget)
5. Epic - $16.4M = $65,161,000 10-Day Total - ($100M production budget)

Despite two new entries at the box office this weekend, it was last week’s number one film that finished first. Fast & Furious 6 dropped a whopping 65% from last weekend but still took first with a gross of $34 million. Over the film’s first 10 days of release, the sixth installment has now grossed a total of $170 million and is on pace to surpass its predecessor’s franchise domestic high of $209 million.

Here are your top five films for the weekend of May 24th-26th:

1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.5M (Opening Weekend) - ($160M production budget)
2. The Hangover Part III - $42.4M (Opening Weekend) = $54,204,000 4-Day Total - ($103M production budget)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38M = $146,827,000 11-Day Total - ($190M production budget)
4. Epic - $34.2M (Opening Weekend) - ($100M production budget)
5. Iron Man 3 - $19.4M = $367,506,000 24-Day Total - ($200M production budget)

Three new films raced into theaters this past memorial day weekend, and it was the sixth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise that came in first. Fast & Furious 6 debuted to a franchise record $98 million over the weekend, topping the previous franchise high set by 2011’s Fast Five. With a near $100 million debut, the franchise continues to gain strength as it prepares for its seventh film.

Here are your top five films for the weekend of May 17th-19th:

1. Star Trek Into Darkness - $75.6M (Opening Weekend) = $84,091,000 4-Day Total - ($190M production budget)
2. Iron Man 3 - $35.2M = $337,073,000 17-Day Total - ($200M production budget)
3. The Great Gatsby - $23.4M = $90,159,000 10-Day Total - ($105M production budget)
4. Pain & Gain - $3.1M = $46,574,000 24-Day Total - ($26M production budget)
5. The Croods - $2.8M = $176.750,000 59-Day Total - ($135M production budget)

After dominating the box office for the past two weekends, Iron Man 3 was finally outdone by a newcomer in the form of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, Into Darkness. The sequel debuted to great $70.5 million, numbers similar to its predecessor’s debut four years ago. Factoring in its four-day start, the film has brought in a total of $84 million and still has a ways to go to make up its $190 million production budget. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of May 10th-12th:

1. Iron Man 3 - $72.5M = $284,893,000 10-Day Total - ($200M production budget)
2. The Great Gatsby - $51.1M (Opening Weekend) - (production budget n/a)
3. Pain & Gain - $5M = 41,608,000 17-Day Total - ($26M production budget)
4. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples - $4.9M (Opening Weekend) - ($15M production budget)
5. 42 - $4.7m = $84,732,000 31-Day Total - ($40M production budget)

Despite two new releases, it was last week’s number one film that retained the top spot as Iron Man 3 held its position. The third Iron Man film had a second weekend total of over $72 million, pushing it above the $200 million mark and also becoming the highest grossing film of the year so far, ahead of Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful. With another strong weekend, next week the film will not only surpass the $300 million mark domestically, but also the $1 billion mark worldwide — the 16th film to do so — while also becoming the highest grossing Iron Man film to date. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of May 3rd-5th:

1. Iron Man 3 - $175.3M (Opening Weekend) - ($200M production budget)
2. Pain & Gain - $7.6M = $33,919,000 10-Day Total - ($26M production budget)
3. 42 - $6.2M = $78,336,00 24-Day Total - ($40M production budget)
4. Oblivion - $5.8M = $75,969,000 17-Day Total - ($120M production budget)
5. The Croods - $4.2M = $168,743,000 45-Day Total - ($135M production budget)

Iron Man 3 kicked off the summer setting a new franchise record and ultimately winding up with the second highest opening ever — without adjusting for inflation. The film debuted to an impressive $175 million over the course of its opening weekend, placing it second behind last year’s The Avengers. The film made back 88% of its $200 million production budget, and with its foreign gross has already become the highest grossing Iron Man film world wide.

Over the next few weeks, the film is poised to join the $1 billion club, becoming 16th film to do so.

Here are the top five films at the box office for the weekend of April 26th-28th:

1. Pain & Gain - $20M (Opening Weekend) - ($26M production budget)
2. Oblivion - $17.4M = $64,731,000 10-Day Total - ($120M production budget)
3. 42 - $10.7M = $69.079,000 17-Day Total - ($40M production budget)
4. The Big Wedding - $7.5M (Opening Weekend) - $35M production budget)
5. The Croods - $6.6M = $163,025,000 38-Day Total - ($135M production budget)

The month of April closed out with another solid opening as Michael Bay’s smallest film to date (when adjusting for inflation), Pain & Gain, topped the box office. The film debuted to the tune of $20 million in its opening weekend, just $6 million shy of matching its $26 million production budget. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of April 19th-21st:

1. Oblivion - $38.2M (Opening Weekend) - ($120M production budget)
2. 42 - $18M = $54,057,000 10-Day Total - ($40M production budget)
3. The Croods - $9.5M = $154,898,000 31-Day Total - ($135M production budget)
4. Scary Movie 5 - $6.3M = $22,944,000 10-Day Total - ($20M production budget)
5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - $5.8M = $111,211,000 25-Day Total - ($130M production budget)

Looking to get a jump start on the summer season, Universal’s Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise, opened up at number one this past weekend with an estimated take of $38 million. The movie’s opening is a little short of 1/3 of the film’s $120 million production budget, and I expect the film to come up short at matching that number. However, Oblivion still has a good shot at grossing over $100 million domestically and is already a hit overseas. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of April 12th-14th:

1. 42 - $27.3M (Opening Weekend) - ($40M production budget)
2. Scary Movie 5 - $15.153M (Opening Weekend) - ($20M production budget)
3. The Croods - $13.2M = $142,524,000 24-Day Total - ($135M production budget)
4. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - $10.8M = $102,426,000 18-Day Total - ($130M production budget)
5. Evil Dead - $9.5M = $41,500,000 10-Day Total - ($17M production budget)

In a weekend commemorating Jackie Robinson’s historic feat in becoming MLB’s first African-American player, it was his biopic, 42, that stood on top with its own historic figure. 42 grossed over $27 million in its opening weekend, becoming the only baseball-themed film to finish north of $20 million in its debut. 42 now also holds the record for the highest opening ever by a baseball-themed film when adjusting for inflation. 

Here are the top five films at the box office for the weekend of April 5th-7th:

1. Evil Dead - $26M (Opening Weekend) - ($17M production budget)
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - $21.1M = $86,663,000 11-Day Total - ($130M production budget)
3. The Croods - $21.1M = $125,800,000 17-Day Total - ($135M production budget)
4. Jurassic Park (3D) - $18.247 (Opening Weekend) - ($10M production budget)
5. Olympus Has Fallen - $10.042M = 71,116,000 17-Day Total - ($70M production budget)

The month of April saw the reboot and re-release of two of cinema’s more iconic thrillers in Evil Dead (2013) and Jurassic Park 3D. Both films did well in their opening weekends, but it was the reboot in Evil Dead that topped this weekend at the box office. The film grossed an even $26 million at the box office, easily topping its $17 million production budget and was a hit with audiences.

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of Mar. 29th-31st:

1. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - $41.2M (Opening Weekend) = $51,707,000 4-Day Total - ($130M production budget)
2. The Croods - $26.5M = $88,618,000 10-Day Total - ($135M production budget)
3. Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of Marriage Counselor - $22.3M (Opening Weekend) - (production budget n/a)
4. Olympus Has Fallen - $14M = $54,743,000 10-Day Total - ($70M production budget)
5. Oz The Great and Powerful - $11.605M = $198,278,000 24-Day Total - ($215M production budget)

There were three new wide releases this past weekend at the box office all vying for the top spot. However, it was no surprise that it was Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation — the delayed sequel to 2009’s G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra — that took the top spot after raking in over $41 million over the weekend, and over $51 million in total during its four day release.

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of Mar. 22nd-24th

1. The Croods - $44.7M (Opening Weekend) - ($135M production budget)
2. Olympus Has Fallen - $30.5M (Opening Weekend) - ($70M production budget)
3. Oz: The Great and Powerful - $22.031M = $177,559,000 17-Day Total - ($215M production budget)
4. The Call - $8.7M = $30,904,000 10-Day Total - ($13M production budget)
5. Admission - $6.446M (Opening Weekend) - ($13M production budget)

With three new wide releases and one expansion this past weekend, a new number one film was crowned at the box office. The world’s first family, The Croods, stood tall with an impressive $44.7 million tally over its first three days, representing a comparable opening to fellow DreamWorks Animation film How to Train Your Dragon. The animated flick should do well in making back its $135 million production budget and then some before the end of its run with no new animated films until May’s Epic from Blue Sky Studios. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of March 15th-17th:

1. Oz: The Great and Powerful - $42.222M = $145,026,000 10-Day Total - ($215M production budget)
2. The Call - $17.1M (Opening Weekend) - ($13M production budget)
3. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone - $10.305M (Opening Weekend) - ($30M production budget)
4. Jack the Giant Slayer - $6.22M = 53,913,000 17-Day Total - ($195M production budget)
5. Identity Thief - $4.519M = $123,706,000 38-Day Total - ($35M production budget)

Despite two new entries at the box office this past weekend, both couldn’t topple last week’s number one film in Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great and Powerful. After its impressive $80 million opening last week, the Disney prequel returned for another strong outing drawing in over $42 million to bring up its 10-day domestic total to over $145 million. While the film may not be as huge a hit as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the film should hold on well enough to match its $215 million production budget domestically. 

Here are your top five films at the box office for the weekend of March 8th-10th:

1. Oz The Great and Powerful - $80.278 (Opening Weekend) - ($215M production budget)
2. Jack the Giant Slayer - $10.02M = $43,811,000 10-Day Total - ($195M production budget)
3. Identity Thief - $6.319M = $116,530,000 31-Day Total - ($35M production budget)
4. Dead Man Down - $5.35M (Opening Weekend) - (production budget n/a)
5. Snitch - $5.1M = $31,855,000 - (production budget n/a)

Following the disappointing opening for Jack the Giant Slayer, this weekend followed suit with a similarly budgeted blockbuster in Oz The Great and Powerful. The prequel to the Wizard of Oz opened up to a great and powerful $80 million, roughly over one third of its reported $215 million production budget. And while it may fall short matching that number, it will close within a reasonable difference that its overseas totals will make the film profitable.