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The Kenneth Branagh directed princess tale Cinderella, took the top spot at the box office with an estimated $70.1 million domestically from 3,845 theaters. Cinderella becomes Branagh’s biggest opening of all time as a director and marks another key win for Disney as it spins its classic animated tales into live-action offerings.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 15, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Cinderella | Disney | $70,053,000 | 3,845 | 18,219 | $70,053,000 |
| 2 | Run All Night | Warner Bros. | $11,015,000 | 3,171 | 3,473 | $11,015,000 |
| 3 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | 20th Century Fox | $6,200,000 | 2,635 | 2,352 | $107,373,238 |
| 4 | Focus | Warner Bros. | $5,805,000 | 2,855 | 2,033 | $44,032,415 |
| 5 | Chappie | Sony | $5,750,000 | 3,201 | 1,796 | $23,312,000 |
| 6 | Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The | Fox Searchlight | $5,700,000 | 2,022 | 2,818 | $18,060,265 |
| 7 | Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Wat | Paramount | $4,100,000 | 2,659 | 1,541 | $154,691,372 |
| 8 | McFarland, USA | Disney | $3,692,000 | 2,455 | 1,503 | $34,974,107 |
| 9 | American Sniper | Warner Bros. | $2,930,000 | 2,001 | 1,464 | $341,499,564 |
| 10 | DUFF, The | Lionsgate | $2,900,000 | 2,301 | 1,260 | $30,317,407 |
| 11 | Fifty Shades Of Grey | Universal | $2,895,380 | 2,039 | 1,420 | $161,376,990 |
| 12 | Lazarus Effect, The | Relativity Media | $2,824,000 | 2,054 | 1,374 | $21,748,318 |
