The erotic thriller stars Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall as a couple who hire a surrogate in a desperate bid to have a baby.
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Sully, the kind of adult-oriented, mid-budget drama that is not supposed to succeed in theatres anymore, at least if you listen to franchise-obsessed studio executives, soared at the box office over the weekend. Not the type of film to open big on Friday and drift the rest of the weekend, the Clint Eastwood film finished the weekend with a very strong $35.5 million, giving Hanks his biggest debut since Angels and Demons, and Eastwood his second biggest opening behind only American Sniper.
The Warner Bros film cost a reported $60 million (£45 million) to produce and scored particularly well with audiences. Chesley Sullenberger and is directed by Clint Eastwood, came in first place at the box office in its opening weekend and some of its success is being attributed to its ability to attract older moviegoers, a notable difference when compared with the many recent failed summer blockbusters. But in the movie “Sully”, about the “Miracle on the Hudson” ditching of US Airways Flight 1549, the pilot’s ordeal doesn’t stop there.
‘It proves that going to the movies is not just a youth-driven habit. It paid off, as it pulled in around $4 million of its total from the 375 IMAX screens it was shown at. They’re already in the profit mode.
Meanwhile another, more positively reviewed, Sony film Don’t Breathe secured the third spot on the chart after making $8.2 million. “Suicide Squad”, $5.7 million ($10.1 million international). 5. The Wild Life, which now has a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, claimed fifth place with $3.4 million. LAIKA’s stop-motion animated Kubo and the Two Strings is still in the game with $3.2 million, followed by Pete’s Dragon with $2.9 million, and Bad Moms at $2.8 milion.
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The top 10 was completed by comedy animation Sausage Party, which made $2.3m (£1.7m). Bridge of Spies opened to $15.4 million, and had an incredible multiplier, finishing with $72.3 million domestic and a worldwide haul worth $165.5 million – all against a $40 million budget.
