All that doom and gloom last year? Out the window this year, thanks to two ridiculously huge movies (Jurassic World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens). There were plenty of huge flops this fall, too. But let’s take a look at the good and bad.
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office
Jurassic World ($652.2 million)
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($651.9 million)
Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459 million)
Inside Out ($356.4 million)
SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or succeeded where others failed
*The Martian ($225.3 million)
Pitch Perfect 2 ($184.2 million)
Straight Outta Compton ($161.1 million)
Trainwreck ($110.2 million)
CONSOLATION PRIZES – Didn’t do so hot here, but made up for it overseas
Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128.2 million) – $286 million
Terminator: Genisys ($89.7 million) – $350.8 million
Paddington ($76.2 million) – $183.3 million
Everest ($43.4 million) – $158.9 million
DISAPPOINTMENTS – Movies that should have done better
*The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 ($269.5 million) – cost $160 million; previous film made $337.1 million
*The Good Dinosaur ($110.7 million) – Inside Out made $356.4 million
Tomorrowland ($93.4 million) – cost $190 million
Magic Mike XXL ($66 million) – previous film made $113.7 million
FLOPPIEST FLOPS – These cost a lot and didn’t come close to returning their investment
Jupiter Ascending ($47.3 million) – cost $176 million
Pan ($35 million) – cost $150 million
Seventh Son ($17.2 million) – cost $95 million
Blackhat ($8 million) – cost $70 million
LOW BUDGET VICTORIES – Low-cost, high-yield successes
War Room ($67.7 million) – cost $3 million
The Boy Next Door ($35.4 million) – cost $4 million
Unfriended ($32.4 million) – cost $1 million
Grandma ($6.9 million) – cost $600,000
SADDEST STATISTIC
Steve Jobs ($17.7 million) barely made more than Jobs ($16.1 million).
*still in release