top 10 movies at box office 3/15/2015
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10. “The Duff”
• The Duff is a new comedy focused on the lives of a few teenagers and their crazy lifestyle working their way through high school
• A classic storyline of young adults finally starting to find themselves, and transform themselves into who they want to be
• The DUFF recorded $2.9 million at the box office last weekend
9. “American Sniper”
• The movie that captures the storied career of Navy Seals sniper Chris Kyle still rakes in viewers week after week
• The gritty war film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper brought to life the horrors of war and the split second decisions that are made on the battlefield
• The blockbuster hit brought in another $2.9 million this past weekend as well
8. “McFarland, USA”
• The inspirational story of a cross country coach (Kevin Costner) facilitating the passion for the sport of running to youth athletes
• The story is based on the 1987 cross-country team that was f rom a ma in l y Mex ican-American high school located in California
• The movie raked in another $3.7 million since its February 20 release
7. “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water”
• The second Spongebob movie to hit the big screen and doesn't disappoint the younger crowd
• The popu la r n i cke lodeon character with his band of misfit friends continue their cartoonish hijinks again, except this time, on land
• After the group goes in search for a missing secret recipe they wind up above the waves in this children’s comedy
• The movie brought in $4.1 million this past weekend
6. “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
• Bringing in $5.7 million this past weekend, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has shown its worth among a niche audience
• The movie is based around a young hotelier as he prepares for his wedding
• The hotelier tries to expand his business in the process of everything else going on to provide for a dynamic and interesting piece
5. “Chappie”
• The art ific ia l inte l l igence blockbuster makes its mark on the box office for another week
• Chappie was last weeks top film and is no surprise coming from Neill Blomkamp, the director of the sci-fi thriller “District 9”
• The movie recorded another $5.8 million in the box office
4. “Focus”
• Will Smith and Margot Robbie team up in this slightly romantic-comedy/high intensity picture as two con-artists looking to hit their biggest score ever
• The duo will find out however that the stakes may be higher than they expect
• Focus brought in another $5.8 mi l l ion and $13.5 mi l l ion internationally
3. “Kingsman: The Secret Service”
• This British secret agent action movie is jam packed with a d v e n t u re a n d p l e n t y o f explosions
• The movie follows Gary Unwin a misguided youth in his road to become a super secret agent with the British government
• The Kingsmen agency faces off against none other than Samuel Jackson himself as the lead protagonist
• The blockbuster feature brought in another $6.2 million last weekend
2. “Run All Night”
• Liam Neeson stars in yet another action film where he shoots down countless bad guys and evades even more bullets himself
• The thriller follows Neeson throughout the hard streets of New York City as he attempts to protect his estranged son from a murderous crime lord
• T h e fi l m h a s n o t b e e n performing that well since its release but did bring in $11 million last weekend
1. “Cinderella”
• The classic fairytale reigns supreme this week as it rough it a staggering $70.1 million into the box office
• Disney truly showed it’s might in this revamped version of every little girls dream
• Cinderella stars Lily James and Richard Madden, formerly of Game of Thrones
• The film cost about $95 million to make and has also brought in $62. 4 million from international theaters