So, it looks like Adam Sandler can count this as a win for himself as well.
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Hotel Transylvania 2 proved that the Sony franchise has some strong life behind it, out-performing its predecessor and holding up against the other second-tier animated franchises on the market.
The animated sequel, released by Sony’s Columbia Pictures label, launched at No.1 with a solid $47.5 million in the US and Canada. It cracked the highest 10 with $ 1.8 million from exclusively fifty nine theaters. The Intern was a crowd favorite. Internationally, it is soaring in Latin America, collecting $7.2 million in Mexico alone. The film also now ranks as the second-best opening for any of Sandler’s films, just after his 2005 remake of The Longest Yard.
“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” holds onto a spot in the top three, but just barely – bringing in an estimated $14 million and beating out the expanded release of “Everest” by just $90,000 or so. “When you add the two weekends together and the mid-weeks in between, sitting here at $23 million feels really good”.
The film, from Sony Pictures, stars the voice talents of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez. That’s a jump of 81% from its gross last weekend, which is a bit disappointing considering the strong limited opening. Of course, the presumed target audience seemed to hate it the most, which is never a winning strategy. If it doesn’t make much money, though, it’ll be thematically appropriate for a movie that celebrates working for no pay. It should finish out at around $50 million to $60 million in the US.
Family films have been few since “Minions” opened in July.
M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit came in sixth place over its third weekend out, taking in $6.7 million from 2,967 theaters for distributor Universal. It should finish out with around $68 million or so. “The Intern” opened to 3,305 locations this weekend. Consensus prior to opening was that the sequel would open lower than the original, not higher.
The flawless Guy was at 7, and Christian movie War Room hung on into 8th with $4.275 million. Sales for the year to date have increased 6.5 percent to $8.18 billion.
“Everest“, in the meantime, landed in fourth place with exclusively $ 13.1 million after increasing nationwide.
Lionsgate’s “Sicario” continued to impress in its second week in theaters.
The weekend’s third new release, “The Green Inferno“, is an R-rated horror film from director Eli Roth, distributed by High Top Releasing. The budget was $30 million.
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Coming in fifth for the weekend was Black Mass, which has earned Johnny Depp some considerable Oscar buzz for his portrayal of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, but hasn’t exactly dominated the box office. A year ago was lead by The Equalizer’s $34.1 opening weekend. Where out there, the newest worldwide numbers for Friday by means of Sunday are additionally included. A studio recoups 55% of a film’s grosses on average, meaning it needs to approximately double its budget to be profitable during its theatrical run.
