“Expendables 2” Wins Weekend Box Office on Disappointing Performance

“The Expendables 2” easily won the weekend box office, but anyone hailing the domestic performance was impressive is drastically missing the boat.

The all-star action film, which upped the star power from its predecessor, claimed first place on only $28.8 million. Down by more than $6 million from the original’s opening take in 2010, the tally is also even farther below the $40 million industry forecast that had emerged ahead of the release.

Even with that disappointing mark, “Expendables” still dominated holdover “The Bourne Legacy,” which fell sharply to $17 million for second place. Down 55% from its opening gross, “Bourne” still topped new release “ParaNorman” ($14 million).

“The Campaign” claimed fourth place with $13.4 million while “Sparkle” also missed expectations, landing in fifth place on just $12 million. “The Dark Knight Rises” was sixth with $11.1 million, while “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” opened to seventh and $10.9 million.

Brian Cantor

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