Lego Movie Leads 2014 Box Office

The eight other movies in the top 10 are a mishmash of plots which have wildly varying appeal. They include “Divergent” in third place with a gross of $135 million , “Ride Along” at $134 million, “Mr Peabody & Sherman (an animated film) at $107 million, a sequel “300: Rise of an Empire” at $105 million, Russell Crowe’s “Noah” at $95 million, “None Stop” at $90 million, “Rio 2” from 20th Century Fox, and “Monument Men” a WWII drama from Sony (NYSE: SNE)

Box Office Mojo does not expect “Captain America,” produced by Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) Marvel Entertainment, to be the top box office film for long:

The comedy “The Other Woman” has the best chance of beating “Captain America,” though holdover “Heaven is for Real” might also contend for the top spot. Meanwhile,  the thriller “Brick Mansions” and the horror flick “The Quiet Ones” probably won’t reach $10 million.

At 3,204 locations, comedy “The Other Woman,” produced by Fox, should see solid attendance from female audiences. The movie stars Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton as three women who team up to get revenge on the man who has been sleeping with all three of them. Diaz is easily the biggest star of the bunch, and she has a decent track record in comedies like “Bad Teacher” ($100.3 million) and “What Happens in Vegas” ($80.3 million).

The movie’s tagline nicely sums up the focus of the marketing: “The oddest friends are about to get even.” Advertisements have clearly laid out the revenge plot while also highlighting the fun camaraderie between the main characters. Despite the fact that women represent half of the population — and half of moviegoers — it’s practically unheard of for a movie to feature three female leads. “The Other Woman” seems poised to cash in on this void.

So, the cycle moves from a male super hero to three women plotting against a cheating husband