‘Neighbors’ too much for Spidey at box office

LOS ANGELES — Executives at Universal Pictures can break out the red plastic cups.

The studio’s R-rated comedy “Neighbors” far exceeded industry expectations at the domestic box office this past weekend, debuting at No. 1 with $51.1 million, according to an estimate from Universal. Heading into the weekend, prerelease audience surveys had indicated the flick starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron would be in a tight race with “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Both films had been projected to gross roughly $40 million apiece.