Thanks to an opening weekend gross that nearly mirrors that of 2014’s “Divergent,” new release “Insurgent” secured victory at the box office.
According to official studio estimates, the film earned $54.0 million across its first three days of release. “Divergent,” which launched during the corresponding 2014 weekend, started with $54.6 million.
As far as this weekend goes, “Cinderella” claimed the runner-up position with $34.5 million. Nothing else was even close.
“Run all Night” earned third place with $5.1 million, while new release “The Gunman” landed in fourth with a mere $5.0 million. “Kingsman: The Secret Service” grabbed fifth on the strength of $4.6 million.
Semi-wide release “Do You Believe?” earned $4.0 million from 1,320 theaters. It was the weekend’s #6 film.