Hidden Figures edged out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, earning $22.8 million. After almost 4 weeks of maintaining a grip on moviegoers, “Rogue One: A Story Wars Story” encountered a formidable foe in the ladies from “Hidden Figures”.
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“Hidden Figures”, a well-reviewed comedy-drama about pioneering African-American women in the early days of the American space program, trailed by only $200,000 with $21.8 million at 2,471 sites.
“Rogue One” took in $6.1 million on Friday and is looking at collecting an additional $24 million this weekend. Both Instagrammed a photo of The Hollywood Reporter’s tweet about Hidden Figures topping the box office.
If viewers buy it, then Episode VIII could perform better than Rogue One, but that is a gamble in a sense because general audiences are not as likely to make the distinction that Disney is attempting. This was all thanks to a number of hot new releases, including the latest #StarWars adventure #RogueOne, which has managed to top United States box office sales four weekends in a row.
“Underworld: Blood Wars” underwhelms in its debut as a major Winter storm strikes the Deep South and Northeast, as Disney’s (NYSE:DIS)’Rogue One’ races past the $900-M mark globally.
Falling to No. 3 this week is “Sing”, bringing in an estimated $19.5 million. Passengers just passed $80 million domestically and Fences passes $40 million. With the nearly $3 million it banked in limited release, it’s earned $24 million against a $25 million production budget. The film has been nominated for seven Golden Globes.
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Chris Aronson, 20th Century Fox domestic distribution chief, said an “exceptionally strong Sunday” boosted Hidden Figures, in part because weather improved in the snow-filled East.
