Box Office: 'The Fault in Our Stars’ Soars Past Tom Cruise With $48.2 Million

 

“The Fault in Our Stars” launched to an astounding $48.2 million this weekend, justifying 20th Century Fox’s gamble that summer crowds would show up to a low-budget romance about cancer patients in the height of popcorn movie season.

The film eclipsed the $29.1 million take of the week’s other new premiere “Edge of Tomorrow.” Combined with the success of last spring’s “Divergent,” this  love story has solidified Shailene Woodley’s place on the A-list and has further demonstrated the power of young adult audiences. “The Fault in Our Stars” is based on a best-selling novel by John Green.