Sony’s “Money Monster” came in on the high end of expectations, debuting at No. 3 at the box office with a $15 million opening weekend from 3,104 screens.
The Jodie Foster-directed thriller, starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O’Connell, was made by TriStar Pictures on a reported production budget of $27 million and was expected to open between $10-and-$15 million.
Though the mid-budget film was no competition for Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” which came in at No. 1 in its second weekend with $72.6 million from 4,226 theaters.
That’s less than on-average estimates of $80 million.