This weekend was an odd one for the Memorial day box office. A weekend which generally see's record breaking numbers fell short of expectations for two of the years biggest films. Both X Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass, were released this past weekend in America, but due to low receptions from critics and low turn out from movie goers, both movies are in a bit of trouble. (Mind you this was the 6th highest opening for an X Men film and a far cry from it's predecessor, Days of Future Past) Thankfully, X Men was able to pull more from it's release over seas before its North American debut, which added quite a to it's total gross. Having already $185.8 million in the bank, X Men: Apocalypse low debut of $65 million instead of an estimated $80 million over the weekend. Of course with tomorrow being an additional day for the long holiday, there's always time for X Men to make up a bit more. As far as Alice Through the Looking Glass, the Disney sequel only brought in a low $65 million from other territories and an estimated low of $30 million over the weekend, putting it in major trouble against it's $93.2 million dollar box office haul against it's budget of $170 million. This is also another addition to veteran actors Johnny Depp's long list of box office flops. While we still have another day, it doesn't look like either of these highly anticipated films are going to make their mark this weekend. Do you think people were turned away from the reviews or did the weather drive people away from the theaters?
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