Audiences said "awww, hell, no!!" to Will Smith's new movie After Earth as the M. Night Shyamalan-directed sci-fi film underperformed at the weekend box office.
While no movie was expected to displace reigning champ Fast & Furious 6 as the No. 1 at the North American box office this weekend, After Earth was projected to debut in second place in the $35-40 million range. Instead, it bowed in third place with $27 million behind Now You See Me, which opened with a surprising $28.1 million.
"For nearly two decades, every summer film starring Will Smith has opened at No. 1, an enviable run (Made in America debuted at No. 2 in 1993)," THR recalled. Even Wild Wild West debuted with more and at No. 1.
"That's in between last year's notorious sci-fi bombs John Carter ($30.2 million) and Battleship ($25.5 million). It's also half of MIB 3 ($54.6 million) and The Karate Kid ($55.7 million), which were the last two movies from Will and Jaden, respectively," according to BoxOfficeMojo. "After Earth debuts in most overseas next weekend, and Sony is hoping that Will Smith's international drawing power will help make up for the limp domestic debut. Over $200 million should be doable, though that still puts After Earth firmly in the John Carter/Battleship realm."
Here are the weekend estimates via Rentrak:
- Fast & Furious 6 $34.5 million
- Now You See Me $28.1 million
- After Earth $27 million
- Star Trek Into Darkness $16.4 million
- Epic $16.4 million
- The Hangover Part III $15.9 million
- Iron Man 3 $8 million
- The Great Gatsby $6.3 million
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani $1.7 million
- Mud $1.2 million
Listen to last week's Keepin' It Reel podcast (with a guest appearance by After Earth director M. Night Shyamalan) for our box office predictions.
Source : ign[dot]com
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