TRAINWRECK Is A Hit At Box Office With $30.2 Million ; ANT-MAN Takes No. 1 Spot With $58 Million

This weekend audiences witnessed the birth of a new Hollywood star.

TRAINWRECK, starring Amy Schumer, brought in better than expected numbers with an estimated $30.2 million. The Judd Apatow directed, R-rated comedy was No. 3 in U.S. sales and was written by and co-produced by Schumer. The actress/comedian is the creator, star, writer and executive producer of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) and is also known for hit one-hour stand-up special, Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff.

TRAINWRECK joins SPY, PITCH PERFECT 2, EX MACHINA in a list of women-themed films that have been well received by the critics and had success at the box office.

Marvel’s ANT-MAN was the No. 1 film of the weekend with $58 million. Globally it sits at $114.4 million.

Meanwhile, Universal Pictures MINIONS was No. 2 with $50 million for a domestic total of $216.7 million.

Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “It’s fitting that Universal’s ‘Minions’ tops the global box office chart this weekend since the studio is celebrating yet another record with the fastest spring to $5 billion in worldwide revenue in industry history.”

MR. HOLMES, starring Ian McKellen in an awards-worthy performance, brought in an estimated $2.5 million from 363 U.S. theaters.

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, July 19, 2015, are below.

1. Ant-Man – Disney – $58.0M
2. Minions – Universal – $50.2M
3. Trainwreck – Universal – $30.2M
4. Inside Out – Disney – $11.7M
5. Jurassic World – Universal – $11.4M
6. Terminator Genisys – Paramount – $5.4M
7. Magic Mike XXL – Warner Bros. – $4.5M
8. Gallows – Warner Bros. – $4.0M
9. Ted 2 – Universal – $2.7M
10. Mr. Holmes – Roadside Attractions – $2.5M
11. Bajrangi Bhaijaan – Eros Entertainment – $2.4M
12. Self/Less – Focus Features – $2.3M

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, July 19, 2015, are below.

1. Minions – Universal – $116.4M
2. Ant-Man – Disney – $114.4M
3. Monster Hunt – Multiple – $72.0M
4. Jian Bing Man – Multiple – $61.0M
5. Inside Out – Disney – $33.0M
6. Trainwreck – Universal – $30.2M
7. Terminator Genisys – Paramount Pictures – $27.6M
8. Jurassic World – Universal – $23.7M
9. Monkey King: Hero is Back – Multiple – $22.5M
10. Magic Mike XXL – Warner Bros. – $10.3M
11. Ted 2 – Universal – $10.2M
12. Gallows – Warner Bros. – $6.1M