As espected with a sequel, THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (Screen Gems/Sony) took a dip on its 2d day of release, and after virtually tying the opening day of the first Think with $13.2M on Friday it fell, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, about 15% on Saturday to $10.5M (the original Think had gained 9% on its first Saturday). It now looks like it should have a $30M weekend, compared to $33.6M the first time around. That suggests a US total of $80M, compared to $91.5M the first time–still tidy, just not quite as profitable.
JERSEY BOYS (Warners), with its much older audience, grew by 15% on Day 2 to $5.3M, but that still means a lackluster $14M weekend. By comparison, Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter climbed 19% on its 2d day, and Invictus rose by 25%–and neither of those were hits.
As for the holdovers, 22 JUMP STREET (Columbia/Sony) was only up by 15% on Saturday to $10.7M (the first Jump Street rose by 39% on its 2d Saturday), and may be facing a $27M weekend, still on track for $150M in the US. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (DreamWorks Animation/20th), brought in the weekend matinee crowd and rose by 33% to $10M (the first Dragon held just about even on its 2d Saturday), for a $25-26M weekend that still has it on track for a $150M+ US total, far lower than its predecessor’s. MALEFICENT (Disney) grew by over 20% from Friday to $5M, on its way to a $12-13M weekend and over $200M in the US before it’s done.
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