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“Godzilla” debuted to a monstrous $93.2 million from 3,952 theaters at the domestic box office, giving the iconic giant lizard a new lease on life and delivering the second-best opening of the year. The film started strong but slowed later in the weekend as poor comments circulated. “Godzilla” was so strong on Friday in North America that some box office observers believed it could approach $98 million for the weekend. “Godzilla” delivered the second-best opening of the year so far after “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” ($95 million) and bested the $91.6 million opening of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” two weeks ago.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, May 18, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Godzilla | Warner Bros. | $93,205,000 | 3,952 | 23,584 | $93,205,000 |
| 2 | Neighbors | Universal | $25,991,350 | 3,311 | 7,850 | $91,516,555 |
| 3 | Amazing Spider-Man 2, The | Sony | $16,800,000 | 3,991 | 4,209 | $172,166,637 |
| 4 | Million Dollar Arm | Disney | $10,511,000 | 3,019 | 3,481 | $10,511,000 |
| 5 | Other Woman, The | 20th Century Fox | $6,300,000 | 3,054 | 2,062 | $71,664,193 |
| 6 | Heaven Is For Real | Sony | $4,400,000 | 2,893 | 1,520 | $82,248,541 |
| 7 | Rio 2 | 20th Century Fox | $3,800,000 | 2,371 | 1,602 | $118,051,325 |
| 8 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Disney | $3,759,000 | 2,271 | 1,655 | $250,627,000 |
| 9 | Legends Of Oz | Freestyle Releasing | $1,951,887 | 2,578 | 757 | $6,558,908 |
| 10 | Mom’s Night Out | Sony | $1,900,000 | 1,046 | 1,816 | $7,327,432 |
| 11 | Divergent | Lionsgate | $1,150,000 | 991 | 1,160 | $146,775,000 |
| 12 | Grand Budapest Hotel, The | Fox Searchlight | $1,100,000 | 630 | 1,746 | $55,536,806 |
