LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Godzilla” was a towering hit at the box office, collecting $93.2 million in its opening weekend.
The Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures 3-D reboot, directed by Gareth Edwards, bumped Universal Pictures’ raunchy comedy “Neighbors” from the No. 1 spot in theaters.
“Neighbors,” starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, gained $25 million in its second weekend, bringing its overall domestic haul to $91 million.
In third place was “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” which picked up $17 million and brought its total to $172 million domestically.
Disney’s feel-good sports drama “Million Dollar Arm,” starring Jon Hamm, debuted at No. 4 with $11 million.
Rounding out the weekend debuts was James Gray’s “The Immigrant,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Renner. The somber period drama opened in Los Angeles and New York, earning $45,430 with an average of $15,143 per theater.
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The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak, are:
1. “Godzilla,” Warner Bros., $93,188,384, 3,952 locations, $23,580 average, $93,188,384, 1 week.
2. “Neighbors,” Universal, $25,065,895, 3,311 locations, $7,570 average, $90,591,100, 2 weeks.
3. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” Sony, $16,803,227, 3,991 locations, $4,210 average, $172,169,864, 3 weeks.
4. “Million Dollar Arm,” Disney, $10,515,659, 3,019 locations, $3,483 average, $10,515,659, 1 week.
5. “The Other Woman,” 20th Century Fox, $6,307,823, 3,054 locations, $2,065 average, $71,672,016, 4 weeks.
6. “Heaven Is for Real,” Sony, $4,380,052, 2,893 locations, $1,514 average, $82,228,593, 5 weeks.
7. “Rio 2,” 20th Century Fox, $3,739,890, 2,371 locations, $1,577 average, $117,991,215, 6 weeks.
8. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Disney, $3,664,058, 2,271 locations, $1,613 average, $250,532,304, 7 weeks.
9. “Legends of Oz,” Freestyle Releasing, $1,957,456, 2,578 locations, $759 average, $6,564,477, 2 weeks.
10. “Mom’s Night Out,” Sony, $1,773,470, 1,046 locations, $1,695 average, $7,200,902, 2 weeks.
11. “Divergent,” Lionsgate, $1,164,742, 991 locations, $1,175 average, $146,789,742, 9 weeks.
12. “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Fox Searchlight, $1,041,698, 630 locations, $1,653 average, $55,478,504, 11 week.
13. “Belle,” Fox Searchlight, $940,446, 173 locations, $5,436 average, $1,767,744, 3 weeks.
14. “God’s Not Dead,” Freestyle Releasing, $737,811, 780 locations, $946 average, $58,924,163, 9 weeks.
15. “Chef,” Open Road, $708,690, 72 locations, $9,843 average, $991,563, 2 weeks.
16. “Brick Mansions,” Relativity Media, $506,100, 724 locations, $699 average, $19,609,946, 4 weeks.
17. “The Lego Movie,” Warner Bros., $499,641, 355 locations, $1,407 average, $254,317,293, 15 weeks.
18. “Fading Gigolo,” Millennium Entertainment, $398,857, 356 locations, $1,120 average, $2,681,345, 5 weeks.
19. “Bears,” Disney, $375,653, 580 locations, $648 average, $16,839,722, 5 weeks.
20. “Draft Day,” Lionsgate, $369,998, 495 locations, $747 average, $28,393,617, 6 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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