Spectre (2015), the 24 James Bond film produced by Eon Productions, which was directed by Sam Mendes, seems to prepare the end of a cycle, that of Daniel Craig’s interpretation of 007, as the actor has only one Bond film left in his contract.
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Outside of the top 10 films from the weekend were a couple other newcomers: “My All American” and Angelina Jolie Pitt’s “Beyond the Sea”.
The new James Bond film “Spectre” remained atop the North American box office revenue tally in its second week in theatres, bringing in $35.4 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. It got a boost, too, over the weekend in China, where it debuted with $48 million – the best opening for a 2-D, USA release in China, Sony said.
The Bollywood film “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” opened this weekend in 286 theaters, earning an impressive $2.4 million, which was enough to finish at No. 8. The true tale of 33 miners stuck in a collapsed mine for nearly 70 days only banked $5 million this weekend, but foreign sales have boosted its ticket take to nearly $20 million world-wide, putting it within striking distance of its $25 million budget. The film is projected to make close to $10 million during the rest of the weekend.
Jocelyn Moorhouse’s dramedy has pocketed $11.5 million, surpassing The Water Diviner’s $10.1 million calendar year earnings to become the second highest local grosser released this year, behind Mad Max: Fury Road’s $21.6 million.
Perhaps the more interesting news this weekend, will be what Warner Bros execs will be drinking to drown their sorrows on Monday, when they go over the results for “The 33”.
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Spectre notched its second win, earning an estimated $35.4 million for a second-weekend drop just shy of 50 percent. On Metacritic the film has a rating of 60 out of 100 and on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 percent of the reviews were positive. The Peanuts Movie should be able to work its way to at least $135 million. It follows similarly disappointing releases for Jolie in the director’s chair, after poorly reviewed war dramas “Unbroken” (which opened to $30.6 million last December) and “In the Land of Blood and Honey” ($19,000 in limited release in 2011). With The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 due out next week, it is expected that Hotel Transylvania 2 may slip out of the top 10. Despite its unclear title, the movie was well-marketed; viewers knew that it was a Christmas-themed family comedy, and as the first such film of the season, it had an advantage.
