The 'Expendables 3' Bombs Opening Weekend
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"The Expendables 3" had a very poor opening weekend.The latest installment featuring a variety of large name action stars ranging from Jason Statham to Sylvester Stallone made a weak $16.2 million opening weekend coming in fourth behind the rebooted "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ($28.4 million) and "Guardians of the Galaxy" ($24.7 million).
"Expendables" also came in behind newcomer "Let's Be Cops," starring "New Girls" duo Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. The Fox comedy made $17 million.
The movie was expected to make between $23 and $25 million this weekend.
While "Expendables 3" received poor reviews and leaked online three weeks ahead of its film release, since the series' debut in 2010 each installment has had a smaller opening weekend and has made less domestically at theaters.
| Title | Opening Weekend | Domestic Gross | Worldwide | Estimated Budget |
| The Expendables | $34.8 million | $103.1 million | $274.5 million | $80 million |
| The Expendables 2 | $28.6 million | $85 million | $305.4 million | $100 million |
| The Expendables 3 | $16.2 million | n/a |