Easily topping expectations, “Hop” dominated the weekend box office with an estimated $38.1 million in returns.
The youth-skewing film’s ability to win the weekend was never in any doubt, but the magnitude of its debut was certainly welcomed by the film industry.
Exceptionally-reviewed “Source Code,” which has a truly-impressive 89% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, followed with $15.1 million. While not a disaster and certainly on par with expectations, it does speak to star Jake Gyllenhaal’s limited drawing power. With such good reviews and limited on-brand competition, a mid-teens opening can, at best, be called “okay.”
Horror film “Insidious,” also reasonably well-reviewed, opened to $13.5 million.
Weekend Top Ten:
1) Hop – $38.1M
2) Source Code – $15.1M
3) Insidious – $13.5M
4) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – $10.2M ($38.4M)
5) Limitless – $9.4M ($55.6M)
6) The Lincoln Lawyer -$7.1 ($39.6M)
7) Sucker Punch – $6.1M ($29.9M)
8) Rango – $4.6M ($113.8M)
9) Paul – $4.3M ($31.9M)
10) Battle: Los Angeles – $3.5M ($78.5M)