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dominated the box office over Memorial Day weekend, though it fell short of setting a new record for the 14-year-old franchise. Meanwhile, Adam Sandler 'sbombed.also opened day-and-date in most foreign markets and earned a phenomenal $171.1 million. By next weekend, it will pass($282 million) to become the highest-grossingmovie ever. For more details, see thebelow.Playing at nearly 4,000 locations,earned $90.8 million over the three-day weekend. Among recent superhero movies, that's a bit lower than($95 million) and($91.6 million).Amongmovies, it ranks second all-time behind($102.8 million), which opened on the same weekend eight years ago. It also sold fewer tickets than 2D-only entriesand. Still, it was nearly $40 million higher than last Summer's, and was also a massive improvement over($55.1 million).For the four-day weekend,earned $110.6 million. That ranks fifth all-time for Memorial Day weekend, but is around $12 million lower thanWith eight years of ticket price inflation and the addition of 3D premiums, it does feel likeshould have been able to match. Unfortunately,arrived in theaters when the X-Men were still near the top of the comic book food chain. Now, they're merely one group in an increasingly crowded field (the same goes for Spider-Man).Still, this is among the best openings of the year, and is a significant step up from the last twooutings. By combining the original cast with thecrew—and using fan favorite Wolverine to bridge the gap—did manage to stand out from previous entries. Previews clearly outlined the high stakes ("The World's Greatest Threat Faces the World's Greatest Team") and provided enough big-budget spectacle to make this seem like an exciting addition to the superhero genre.The audience for X-Men was 56 percent male and 59 percent over the age of 25. They awarded the movie a very good "A" CinemaScore.Thefranchise is typically very front-loaded, though there's reason to believe thatmight buck this trend. It's received strong reviews (91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and good word-of-mouth, and competition in the next few weeks isn'tbad. It should have no problem getting to $225 million, and could even come close to $250 million.In second place,plummeted 67 percent to $30.9 million ($38.4 million four-day). While that decline is a bit better than's 68 percent, it's still much worse than most comparable titles. Thanks to strong marketing, moviegoers rushed out last weekend; unfortunately, the movie they saw wasn't exactly what was advertised. Combine that weak word-of-mouth with tough competition from, and a steep drop was in order. The movie has now earned $155.8 million, and is on pace to finish between $200 and $220 million.flopped with a weak $14.3 million this weekend ($17.7 million four-day). That's over $10 million less than Adam Sandler's 2011 disappointment($25 million), and is only a bit higher than 2012 bomb($13.5 million).There was an expectation that reuniting Sandler withco-star Drew Barrymore would be enough to generate solid ticket sales. Unfortunately, the movie lacked an appealing story, and previews were light on strong jokes.Sandler has been coasting on goodwill for a while, and his fan base does appear to be shrinking. It doesn't help that Sandler seems to hold that audience in such contempt: onthis week, he appeared to admit that he madesimply so he could take a vacation.According to Warner Bros., the audience forwas 56 percent female and 74 percent over the age of 25. That data suggests that families weren't a big part of the audience this weekend. The movie received an "A-" CinemaScore; Sandler's movies typically hold well, so a final total north of $50 million is likely.In fourth place,fell 44 percent to $14.02 million ($17.1 million four-day). The Seth Rogen Zac Efron comedy has now earned $116.8 million total.Against tough competition fromfell 54 percent to $7.8 million ($10 million four-day). So far, the superhero sequel has earned $187.1 million, and is on track to finish between $200 and $203 million. Jon Favreau 'sexpanded to 498 locations and earned a solid $2.27 million ($2.98 million four-day). Meanwhile, Fox Searchlight'sexpanded to 453 theaters and grossed $1.65 million ($2.18 million four-day).At 118 countries,opened to a massive $171.1 million overseas this weekend. According to Fox, it earned more across the same bucket of territories thanandThe movie's biggest market was China, where it earned $37.7 million in its first three days. That's about even with, which has grossed over $120 million total there. This gigantic result in China is likely due in part to the inclusion of Chinese superstar Bingbing Fan, and the fact that most of the "future" section of the movie is set in China.also had the biggest debut ever for a Fox movie in 11 markets, including South Korea ($13.5 million), Brazil ($8 million), the Philippines ($3.9 million) and India ($3.9 million). Other major markets included U.K. ($14.2 million), France ($10.6 million), Mexico ($10.4 million), Russia ($10.3 million), Australia ($7.7 million) and Germany ($4.7 million).By next weekend,will be the highest-grossingmovie ever ahead of($282 million). With Japan and Spain still on the way, it's hard to imaginefalling short of $400 million total.added $34.5 million overseas, which is a massive 67 percent decline from last weekend. Its biggest market was the U.K. with $4.3 million. So far, the movie has earned $166.6 million, and will ultimately get past $200 million from its existing territories. It's going to need huge results from China and Japan to get anywhere close to $400 million overseas.earned $11.2 million this weekend, bringing its total to $489 million. It will pass the first($490.2 million) in the next day or two.held on to first place in Japan for the 11th weekend in a row. The movie now ranks fourth all-time there with $193.7 million. On a worldwide basis, it passedto become the top movie from 2013 and the fifth-biggest all-time. To date, the animated sensation has earned $1.22 billion.Box Office Mojo