The Weekend Report Archive for September, 2016
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The Magnificent Seven prevailed as top choice in the marketplace with an estimated $34.8 million. The frame’s other national opener, the animated Storks, took second with $21.4 million. Limited and exclusive bows featured a toe-dipper for the African-set drama Queen of Katwe of $303,000 prior to next week’s national launch. The delayed release of Australia’s The Dressmaker arrived to a positive $183,000 at 36 shops. Its international gross has been around $23 million since its Down Under bow in November 2015.
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Sully was redeemed again with a strong estimated hold of $21.7 million. The anticipated horse race with Blair Witch didn’t happen, with the ghoster a distant second with $9.6 million. Also disappointing among national releases was the $8.2 million bow of Bridget Jones’ Baby, while Snowden was on target, tracking at $7.9 million.
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With scant competition in the marketplace it was an easy second weekend topper for Don’t Breathe that grossed out an estimated $15.8 million for the three-day portion (all box office reflects three-day period) of the Labor Day fete. Retro tearjerker The Light Between Oceans charted sixth with $4.8 million and desperately-in-need-of-treatment sci-fi thriller Morgan eked only $1.9 million.
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