The Weekend Report Archive for October, 2015
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The Martian rose back to the top of weekend viewing with an estimated $15.9 million that was roughly $500k better than last frame leader Goosebumps. The string of newcomers looked a lot like a late August onslaught. Best of the bunch was The Last Witch Hunter with $10.7 million, fourth in the lineup. Also chilling was Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension grossing $8.1 million. Still, the really big chill was encountered by Afghan sar satire Rock the Kasbah and musical Jem and the Holograms that opened respectively to $1.4 million and $1.3 million.
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Kid-lit staple Goosebumps made the big-screen translation well as it scared up an estimated $23.4 million. However, it and the frames other two national newcomers all fell below expectations. Cold War drama Bridge of Spies slotted third with $15.3 million while Gothic romance Crimson Peak grossed $12.8 million.Steve Jobs is looking like a solid commercial hit-to-be, expanding to 60 screens and still managing a chart-leading $26k per screen.
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It was close encounters of a second kind for The Martian as it retained top spot in session movie going with an estimated $37.2 million. Debuting wide releases had a much tougher ride with the family adventure Pan slotting third with a disappointing $15.4 million. The Walk, following last week’s special engagement, failed to get a toehold with a $3.7 million box office.
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There were clear skies for The Martian with a debut estimated at $54.4 million. The only other launch in wide release was the expansion of the drug opus Sicario that scored third with $11.7 million. In limited wide release in IMAX, The Walk grossed a disappointing $1.5 million. Among encouraging freshmen, teen Nobelist doc My Name is Malala petitioned $57,100 at four; Jafar Panahi’s third film while under Iranian sanction, Taxi, grossed $18,300 onat two journeys; gay rights drama Freeheld with $38,300 from five screens; and German Oscar submission Labyrinth of Lies took $20,500 at three sites.
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