Gods of Egypt opened to an estimated $14 million domestically after costing a hefty $140 million to produce. The ancient fantasy epic, starring Gerard Butler, also bombed overseas, where it debuted to $24.2 million from 68 markets for a worldwide start of $38.2 million. Deadpool easily beat the film to stay on top of the box office.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 28, are as follows:
RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | CUME REVENUE |
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1 | Deadpool | 20th Century Fox | $31,500,000 | 3,856 | 8,169 | $285,639,009 |
2 | Gods Of Egypt | Lionsgate | $14,000,000 | 3,117 | 4,491 | $14,000,000 |
3 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | 20th Century Fox | $9,000,000 | 3,296 | 2,730 | $128,455,359 |
4 | Risen | Sony | $7,000,000 | 2,915 | 2,401 | $22,703,747 |
5 | Eddie The Eagle | 20th Century Fox | $6,300,000 | 2,042 | 3,085 | $6,300,000 |
6 | Triple 9 | Open Road | $6,103,096 | 2,205 | 2,767 | $6,103,096 |
7 | How To Be Single | Warner Bros. | $5,155,000 | 3,047 | 1,691 | $39,625,866 |
8 | Witch, The | A24 | $5,000,000 | 2,204 | 2,268 | $16,608,529 |
9 | Race | Focus Features | $4,273,000 | 2,387 | 1,790 | $13,862,622 |
10 | Revenant, The | 20th Century Fox | $3,800,000 | 1,645 | 2,310 | $170,506,469 |
11 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Disney | $3,043,000 | 1,433 | 2,123 | $926,044,000 |
12 | Zoolander 2 | Paramount | $2,280,000 | 1,974 | 1,155 | $27,390,469 |