This time of year is usually reserved for dinner dates especially with Valentine's Day just a few days away. Lately, however, movie dates have become the norm during this time of year. That's probably one reason why February is the go-to month to launch blockbuster movies. With the recent success of Warner Bros.' "The LEGO Movie" ($69 million on opening, $469.1 million worldwide), "Fifty Shades of Grey" ($85.1 million opening weekend, $571 million worldwide), "Kingsman: The Secret Service" ($36.2 million opening weekend, $414.3 million worldwide) and "Deadpool" ($132.4 million opening, $783.1 million worldwide), more studios are targeting a February release date for their upcoming movies.
This year, "The LEGO Batman Movie", the spin-off to "The LEGO Movie", topped opening weekend with $55.6 million, beating out other blockbuster films like "John Wick: Chapter 2" and "Fifty Shades Darker", according to a report from Movieweb. "Fifty Shades Darker" came in at second place debuting at $46.7 million while "John Wick: Chapter 2" came in at third place with $30 million on its opening.
"The LEGO Batman" opened in 4,088 theaters and earning a remarkable $13,609 per-screen average. "Fifty Shades Darker" debuted in 3,710 theaters while also earning a remarkable $12,614 per-screen average. "John Wick: Chapter 2", on the other hand, opened in 3,113 theaters with a per-screen average of $9,642.
While the opening debuts of the three films were big hits, the reviews by film critics were a different story. Rotten Tomatoes gave contrasting score of the three films with "The LEGO Batman Movie" again beating "Fifty Shades Darker" and "John Wick: Chapter 2".
"The LEGO Batman Movie" and "John Wick: Chapter 2" are huge critical hits. Rotten Tomatoes gave "The LEGO Batman Movie" an unbelievable 91% score and "John Wick: Chapter 2" an equally impressive 90% score.
"Fifty Shades Darker" scored only 9% from Rotten Tomatoes, a far cry from "The LEGO Batman Movie". Most critics are even saying that Fifty Shades Darker is boring than "Fifty Shades of Grey", via a report from Perez Hilton.
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