It came in at No. 2 behind Kung Fu Panda 3, which took the No. 1 spot for a second straight weekend with an impressive $21 million.
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“Hail, Caesar!”-a 1950s kidnap caper from the Coen brothers about a Hollywood fixer trying to keep a studio’s stars under thumb-debuted in second place with $11.4 million”.
The only other new release this week, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, failed to catch any of the current zombie fever now running through pop culture and landed in sixth place.
Lionsgate’s “The Choice” rounded out the top five, mustering a feeble US$6.1 million from 2,631 North American theatres.
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Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, called Super Bowl weekend a trade-off for studios that sacrifice a day of movie-going for the promotional benefit of the game’s audience. The film was always going to play more like their arthouse fare and it did, with critics liking it (79% on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences not so much (C- CinemaScore). The comedy from the writer-director team of Joel and Ethan Coen is a romp through classic Hollywood with a cast that includes Josh Brolin, George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been slowing down the last few weeks, but managed to cross two important landmarks this weekend. I expected Kung Fu Panda to hold this weekend – it’s a good movie and its only competition has already earned $900 million at the domestic box office. Where available, the latest global numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. The Leonardo DiCaprio picture has grossed $326.1 million worldwide. Ride Along 2, $4.5 million ($2.9 million international).9. The film has now grossed $906 million domestically and $2.008 billion worldwide, making it the third film to cross that worldwide mark. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”, a hybrid of Jane Austen’s romances and “The Walking Dead”, earned a wan US$5.2 million from 2,931 locations. Kung Fu Panda 3 has already passed that figure overseas thanks to China’s $100 million haul. The seventh episode in the epic Star Wars series has claimed the fourth spot with its $6.8 million. “Les Tuche 2”, $8.5 million. 7. Costing about $28 million to make, the Burr Steers film stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey.
