This Week In Cinema = Week of May 2, 2025

Here are three films that dominated the U.S. box office during the week of May 2 in previous years:

Civil War – A24’s dystopian thriller continued its strong performance, grossing approximately $905,063 on April 25, 2024, bringing its total to over $49 million.
Abigail – This horror film maintained a solid presence, earning $648,580 on the same day, contributing to a cumulative gross of $13.5 million.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – The monster epic continued its successful run, adding $613,948 on April 25, 2024, for a total of $174.5 million.

Furious 7 – The seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise dominated the box office, earning $8.4 million on April 25, 2015, and accumulating over $315 million domestically by that date.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – The comedy sequel maintained a strong presence, bringing in $7.3 million on the same day, contributing to a cumulative total of $39.5 million.
The Age of Adaline – This romantic fantasy film performed well, earning $5.4 million on April 25, 2015, with a total gross of approximately $10.3 million.

The Interpreter – This political thriller topped the box office, earning $1.71 million on April 25, 2005, with a total gross of $24.5 million at that point.
The Amityville Horror – The horror remake held strong, bringing in $1.02 million on the same day, contributing to a cumulative total of $44.3 million.
Kung Fu Hustle – This action-comedy continued its run, earning $629,000 on April 25, 2005, for a total of $8.1 million.

While You Were Sleeping – The romantic comedy led the box office with $10.5 million over the weekend ending April 28, 1995, bringing its total to $22.8 million.
Friday – This comedy debuted strongly, earning $6.6 million in its opening weekend.
Bad Boys – The action-comedy continued its successful run, adding $4.3 million over the weekend, for a cumulative total of $50.2 million.

Moving Violations – This comedy film earned approximately $2.76 million during the week, contributing to its total gross of $7.1 million.
Desperately Seeking Susan – The comedy-drama continued its performance with $2.71 million for the week, totaling $14.8 million.
Ladyhawke – The fantasy adventure garnered $2.69 million during the week, bringing its total to $11.3 million.

Shampoo – This satirical comedy-drama was among the top-grossing films of 1975, with a total gross of approximately $49.4 million.
The Return of the Pink Panther – The comedic caper continued to draw audiences, adding to its cumulative earnings.
Dog Day Afternoon – This crime drama maintained its popularity, contributing to its total gross of approximately $46.7 million.

Please note that box office data from earlier decades may be less precise due to limited archival information.