Awards buzz continues to lure cinema-goers to The Revenant. The drama earned over $19.6 million. Sequels will typically open bigger and fall faster. The film got a bite taken out of it by Ride Along 2 but is still cruising nicely to profit, with a $81.9 million total thus far in the United States and $94 million worldwide.
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The Revenant wasn’t the only Oscar nominee to enjoy a bump.
Star Wars reached several milestones this weekend domestically and internationally. Previous “Star Wars” movies did not screen heavily in China. Star Wars should pass both Jurassic World and Furious 7’s global grosses before the end of its run.
While Star Wars is no longer North American box office champion, Disney executives found another reason to celebrate – the beloved space adventure’s foreign takings have officially crossed the $1 billion mark. Barring a significant rerelease, this would beStar Wars final milestone reached on the all-time charts.
Paramount’s “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” flirted with political controversy, drawing a rebuke from a Central Intelligence Agency spokesman, will pulling off a solid $16 million opening over the three days. The four-day weekend estimate is $31 million. The flick starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell has earned over $130 million at the domestic box-office. Germany. The local-language comedy, based on a best-selling travel book, has earned around $11 million in theatrical release so far.
“The Force Awakens” slid to third place with an estimated $32.6 million through Monday. That’s below the $10 million that most analysts predicted that the critically-reviled film (a awful 0% on RT) would likely fetch.
This photo provided by Gramercy Pictures shows Taylor Kinney, left, as Aiden in Jason Zadas “The Forest”, a Gramercy Pictures release. Its 54% drop was the worst in the top 10, but was fairly strong for a horror/thriller movie.
The weekend box office was $156.7 million, down 37% from last year’s massive $203.2 million. The budget was $50 million. A $75 million finish is still a possibility.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Sisters finally slipped some, down four spots to #9 with $4.4 million (four-day total of $5.1 million). After an excellent opening, Tarantino’s eighth film fell more than 60 percent in its second week to $1.5 million.
