Ant-Man still top of the box office despite pesky Pixels

Marvel's Ant-Man was never meant to be a box office blockbuster like The Avengers or even surprise hit Guardians of the Galaxy but it still clung on, insect-like, to the number one spot at the box office in the US this past weekend.

Ant-Man still top of the box office despite pesky Pixels

The film took a further $24.765 million which also means it passed the $100 million in North America. That's pretty good news for everyone involved, especially when you consider the production issues behind the film and the fact that its the cheapest Marvel flick to date with a cost of just $130 million. And the news gets even better worldwide, with the film now over $226 million and with major territories like China and Japan yet to come.

And Ant-Man may not be a major hit but it still managed to stomp on newcomer Pixels. The Adam Sandler starrer debuted at number 2 in the US with $24 million. That's lower than recent Sandman efforts like Jack and Jill, Just Go With It and Grown Up 2 - which somehow earned $41 million. And Pixels was also coming to bat with a huge number of videogame cameos which was surely intended to bring in the nostalgic crowd.

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