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"X-Men: Apocalypse" is
projected to take in about $80 million through the four-day Memorial Day
weekend. (20th Century Fox)
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It’s a battle of the Hollywood
blockbusters this Memorial Day weekend as “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “Alice
Through the Looking Glass” compete during the holiday weekend.
And “X-Men: Apocalypse” is winning the
competition.
The latest installments in 20th
Century Fox’s “X-Men” franchise scored $26.4 million at the box office Friday,
and is projected to take in about $80 million through the four-day holiday
weekend.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” managed to rise up
despite the mixed critics due to some confusion based on their previous movies
in which other viewers may say “messed up the first X-Men movies.”
Bryan Singer, who has directed the
three previous “X-Men” films returned to helm the new $178-million picture
starring series regulars Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James
McAvoy, along with the new comers such as Oscar Isaac and Sophie Turner.
Latest chapter opened with weaker
reviews than its predecessor, but the popularity of the franchise and the star
power certainly pulled its way back up. CinemaScore audiences liked it better
than critics, giving it an A-minus.
Though it demographic and genre is far
different that the mutant marvels of “X-Men,” Disney’s “Alice Through the
Looking Glass” was having a hard time luring audiences in its opening day.
The live-action fairy tale sequel
starring Johnny Depp, placed second after finishing Friday with an estimated
$9.7 million.
Disney’s $170-million fantasy is
expected to collect $40 million over the four-day holiday weekend, a weaker
tally then projected by analysts.
The first film series, “Alice in
Wonderland” was released in 2010 with Tim Burton reuniting with Depp, who
worked together on many films such as “Sweeney Todd” and “Edward Scissorhands.”
The original pulled in an impressive
$1 billion worldwide but Burton didn't return for a sequel anymore. With James
Bobin taking over the project, it opened to weaker reviews.
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