Interestingly, movie franchises like Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings rule the list except in the top three when Titanic and another of Cameron’s original epics Avatar drew in the audiences.
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The school’s actions went against his son’s First Amendment Rights, Southern told KTRK, “He’s just an excited kid for the movie”. At #1 lies Avatar and that was in a class of its own.
Peter Sohn’s prehistoric animated adventure looks set to make less than both Pixar’s most recent outings, Inside Out and Monsters University (more than $20 million each at the local BO) off the back of middling reviews and that all conquering galaxy far, far away.
In response to deafening clarmor from fans, Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will return to regular Philippine cinemas on Friday, Jan. 8. The studio also fielded “Joy“, an off-beat biopic about the creator of the Miracle Mop, which earned $10.4 million in its second weekend to bring its total to a robust $38.7 million.
Worldwide? Well, outside of America, the movie has totalled up $770m, and its total gross around the planet is $1.51bn. This here moving talkie is ready to take on the likes of Furious 7 and Avengers.
“Star Wars” is the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom. The film has now totaled $274.2 million domestically and $635.9 million worldwide.
The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. A stronger showing from The Hateful Eight would have bridged that gap, but I guess it’s hard to distinguish yourself with Star Wars in the mix.
That’s probably not what Quentin Tarantino wants to hear.
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Universal’s “Sisters” continued to show impressive endurance, snagging fourth place with 12.6 million dollars. The latest chapter in the ongoing Alvin saga brought in another $11.8 million in its third week for a grand total of $67.3 million. Pulling in an estimated $140,000, the R-rated stop-motion animated drama was written by Charlie Kaufman and co-directed with Duke Johnson. Anomalisa and The Revenant also had some appeal in theaters recently.
