Sully lands at the top of the United States box office

And this certainly served Clint Eastwood’s Miracle On The Hudson drama Sully well as it soared to the top of the North American box office on Sunday.

Tom Hanks stars as Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who safely landed his Airbus A320 in the Hudson River in 2009 after losing both engines to bird strikes. “We’re not the Gestapo”, said Robert Benzon, who led the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.

From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood (American Sniper, Million Dollar Baby) comes Warner Bros. Not the most exciting weekend at the box office, but it’s September.

‘It proves that going to the movies is not just a youth-driven habit. Paul Dergarabedian, comScore senior media analyst, told the Associated Press that the success “Sully” had in drawing older moviegoers shows that that audience may have been ready for something different from this summer’s tentpoles.

The studio’s distribution executive Jeff Goldstein said: “The movie sells itself”. Goldstein was also struck by how well the film, despite its hyper-local NY story, played in all areas of North America.

The Warner Bros film cost a reported $60 million (£45 million) to produce and scored particularly well with audiences. “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. They’re already in the profit mode”, said Dergarabedian. “The Wild Life” (Lionsgate), an independently financed animated movie, took in about $3.4 million, while a horror movie, “The Disappointments Room” (Relativity), more than lived up to its title, with an abysmal $1.4 million in ticket sales. “Sully”, $35.5 million ($9.5 million international). 2. With only $10 million to cover, When the Bough Breaks, the thriller of a husband, a wife, and an unstable surrogate mother, did well on its own terms with an estimated $15 million. A studio recoups 55% of a film’s grosses on average, meaning it needs to approximately double its budget to be profitable during its theatrical run. “Pete’s Dragon”, $2.9 million ($2.2 million international). 8.

The top 10 was completed by comedy animation Sausage Party, which made $2.3m (£1.7m). “Star Trek Beyond”, $16.6 million. 2. It collected a muted $15 million.

Of note for past films out, Suicide Squad moved past the $300 million mark domestically this weekend and hit the $700 mark worldwide with that.