The Fault in Our Stars had a near-flawless opening this weekend, stunning analysts with a No. 1 debut that clobbered Tom Cruise’s latest and underscored moviegoers’ appetite for female-driven films
Stars collected $48.2 million, according to studio estimates from box-office trackers Rentrak.
The debut smashed expectations, which hovered around $35 million for the young-adult novel adaptation.
But the film became a social media sensation when author John Green and the film’s stars embarked on a nationwide mall tour. By the time it hit theaters, the $12 million movie had plenty of momentum to crush Cruise’s $178 million sci-fi spectacular Edge of Tomorrow, which settled for third place and $29.1 million. Read the rest of the USA Today Article Here
