While Thursday night previews for “X-Men: Apocalypse” were strong, the sequel’s box office performance on Friday indicates that it is no “Days of Future Past.”
The 20th Century Fox movie brought in $26.4 million on Friday — much less than the $35.5 million grossed by “X-Men: Days of Future Past” on its first full day of release. That movie went on to a huge $110.6 million opening weekend during the Memorial Day holiday in 2014.
Early tracking has the “X-Men” sequel aiming for $100 million over this four-day weekend, including Monday’s results. Studio estimates, however, are set a bit lower, at just above $80 million.