Global Box Office

Los Angeles. If someone had been given the mission to find something negative to say about the commercial performance of Avengers: Age of Ultron he or she could point out that the Disney/Marvel property dropped 60% in its second weekend in the U.

It had to go against the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, the “Fight of the century”, a major event all over the planet that generated over $400 million of pay-per-view sales.

Avengers: Age of Ultron kicked off what will undoubtedly be a gargantuan run with an already massive $202. 2 million opening in Europe and Asia.

The traditional summer blockbuster season is still months away and yet thanks to Furious 7’s smoldering launch we already have the first billion-dollar movie of 2015. The pinnacle of a franchise that in fourteen years has known nothing but success, 7 scored its third straight win run at the U.

After its thunderous start at the world box office last weekend Furious 7 stayed in high gear, earning $255. 59 million at home and abroad in its return frame and clearing an $800.

When The Fast and the Furious first hit theaters, it was the year 2001, no one at Universal dared to think that the movie was franchise material. Yes, illegal street racing was an original and appealing concept, but how far could you push what even its producers considered a B-movie? On top of that, there were no major stars, the biggest names being Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster.

What happens when two comedians and a pair of divas walk into a spaceship? Well, if the ship happens to be made by the CGI maestros at DreamWorks, you end up with the biggest opening for animated film so far in 2015. Home, featuring the vocal talents of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Rihanna topped the North American box office with a $54 million take in its domestic debut.

From New York to Nuremburg, Tallinn to Tianjin, Cuzco to Kuala Lumpur and throughout the towns and cities of 32 nations between them, Cinderella took center stage. Combined domestic and international revenues reached an outstanding $132.

In a slow weekend at the U. S.

Con-artist comedy Focus starring Will Smith finally managed to unseat Fifty Shades of Grey, though its $19. 2 opening is less then stellar for a film led by a star of Smith’s caliber.