The reboot of the classic Chevy Chase-starring "Nation Lampoon's Vacation" franchise, with Ed Helms now in the lead, took in $14.85 million over the weekend ($21.17 million for it's five-day total), according to.
The hot weekend temperatures proved to be a success for the other big release out this weekend, as people also flocked to their air conditioned-friendly multiplexes to see "Vacation." To recover costs, Bangistan will now rely on word-of-mouth publicity. In fact, last week’s Drishyam had better occupancy for the morning shows, as compared to the Excel Entertainment produced film which has taken a opening of around 5-10. Over the weekend, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation opened to a better-than-expected 56 million in North America, where Cruise’s star status has diminished outside of the spy series. In 32 markets it was the biggest opening ever for an "M: I" film, while in 27 it's the best opening for a Cruise film, according to Deadline. Bangistan has opened to a very poor response at the domestic box office on Friday.
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Things were even better for "Rogue Nation" internationally, where it grossed $65 million so far. On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Mark Ellis discuss the following:Weekend box office reportChanning Tatum stays onboard. This was due not only to positive critical reaction for "Rogue Nation," with an above 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but the film also followed a strong $20 million take on Friday (which includes $4 million for Thursday evening screenings), according to Box Office Mojo, with an impressive $19.9 million on Saturday, according to Deadline. The $56 million figure tops projections late last week of the film grossing around $40 million for the weekend.