'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Blasted Past 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' At Theaters This Weekend
Despite poor reviews, the rebooted "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" debuted to a huge $65 million over the weekend. That makes it August's fourth-largest opening weekend ever behind "Guardians of the Galaxy" ($94.3 million), "The Bourne Ultimatum" ($69.3 million), and "Rush Hour 2" ($67.4 million).
The Paramount picture produced by Michael Bay cost an estimated $125 million.
A sequel to the film is already slated for June 3, 2016.
The high performance of "TMNT" comes one week after "Guardians of the Galaxy" set a new August record with $94.3 million opening weekend. Marvel Studios' latest picture has already made $313 million worldwide.