Tom Hanks stars as “Sully” Sullenberger the real-life pilot who crash-landed a US Airways jet on the Hudson River.
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All 155 people on board survived and Sullenberger’s extraordinary feat of flying was hailed as the Miracle on the Hudson. Horror films have always as popular with Americans.
“Sully” was also the first Hollywood feature film to be shot 100 percent with IMAX cameras. The same could also be said of Pete’s Dragon, whose estimated $2.9 million has brought it to $70 million domestically, but still needs more than might be possible to break even on its costs before exiting theaters. In second place we find When the Bough Breaks, who just released in the US. Hell or High Water remains the highest-grossing limited release of the year so far, raking in an additional $2.6 million from weekend ticket sales.
However Paul Dergarabedian said: ‘Because of the success of so many of these films, most of us thought it would do more this weekend, but no one is going to be crying about it over at Sony. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2 and has received largely laudatory reviews with a current 84 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And yet the film performed well. After earning $15.7 million last weekend, the horror film brought in $8.2 million, earning it third place.
Suicide Squad raked in an estimated $5.7 million, and worldwide is a smash with $699.4 million pulled in.
September’s a weak month for films in terms of big box office numbers for a range of reasons and it’s unlikely to change anytime soon, even as other quiet months grow more strength as crowded calendars force some changes. Finally, though sliding five places to tenth, Sausage Party is still a big victor, with an estimated $2.3 million adding to $93.2 million in domestic earnings.
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The superhero film, which has the twist of making villains the main characters, has now made more than $307 million in North America alone.
