It’s the battle of the Hollywood blockbusters this Memorial Day weekend as “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass” compete during the holiday weekend. MORE MOVIE NEWSFor 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' think Old Testament, wrath-of-God-like stuffSam Mendes won't direct next James Bond filmWith 'X-Men: Apocalypse' and 'Game of Thrones,' Sophie Turner is coming into her owngerrick.kennedy@latimes.comFollow me on Twitter @gerrickkennedy And “X-Men: Apocalypse” is crushing the competition. In its second weekend, Sony’s animated “The Angry Birds Movie” took in $5 million on Friday with a projected holiday weekend gross of between $20 million and $25 million. The latest installment in 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” franchise scored $26.4 million at the box office Friday, and is projected to take in about $80 million through the four-day holiday weekend.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 28, 2016 20:13 UTC