New Alien edges Guardians 2
Alien: Covenant edged out Guardians
Of The Galaxy Vol 2 in a weekend space battle at the box office.
Ridley Scott’s latest Alien exploit opened with US$36 million (1.25 billion baht) in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Guardians was close behind with just over $35 million in its third week of release.
“You couldn’t get two outer-space operas that are more different in terms of point-of-view and execution,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for ComScore.
Fox’s Alien: Covenant is a dark, R-rated scarefest about slimy, parasitic space monsters; Disney’s Guardians is a sweet, family-centred romp across the cosmos.
“Alien is sort of the dark side,” Dergarabedian said. “It’s the R-rated yin to Guardians PG-13rated, fun yang.”
Two other new releases landed in the top five. Warner Bros.’ teen romance Everything,
Everything debuted in third place with $12 million, and Fox’s Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, opened in fifth with $7.2 million.
Snatched, Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn’s R-rated comedy from Fox, fell to fourth place in its second week of release with $7.6 million.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 provided a solid launch to the summer movie season with more than $300 million in domestic ticket sales so far, Dergarabedian said, though overall grosses are running about 10% behind last summer’s totals.
Still, May is following a typical pattern, he said. Marvel movies kick off the month, which ends with Memorial Day tent poles like next weekend’s
Baywatch reboot and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday to Sunday at US and Canadian theatres, according to comScore:
1. Alien: Covenant, $36 million.
2. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, $35.1 million.
3. Everything, Everything, $12 million.
4. Snatched, $7.6 million.
5. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, $7.2 million.
6. King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, $6.8 million.
7. The Fate Of The Furious, $3.2 million.
8. The Boss Baby, $2.8 million.
9. Beauty And The Beast, $2.4 million.
10. How To Be A Latin Lover, $2.2 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday to Sunday at international theatres, according to comScore:
1. Dangal, $32.6 million.
2. Alien: Covenant, $30.3 million.
3. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, $28 million.
4. King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, $27.7 million.
5. Get Out, $13.6 million.
6. Life, $13.2 million.
7. The Fate Of The Furious, $7.2 million.
8. Beauty And The Beast, $5.2 million.
9. The Boss Baby, $5.1 million.
10. The Merciless, $3.4 million.