The film was bolstered by overall great reviews, with a current critic score of 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes [AN: You can check out our own review of Sully HERE].
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The movie debuted on September 2 at the 43rd AnnualTelluride Film Festival and released by Warner Bros in IMAX theaters.
Sully starred Academy Award victor Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the man praised as a hero for landing Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
Actor Tom Hanks attends the Screening of Warner Bros. Sully is actually the first film to be shot using only 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. The horror film came DOA with $1.4-M after receiving a D grade from audiences.
In second place was erotic thriller When the Bough Breaks, which debuted with US$14.2 million in ticket sales. The film pulled in an estimated $15 million.
At number 5 Chinese film The Age Of Shadows makes its debut with $16 million, very good consider the single territory it is released in.Also new at number 7 this week is When The Bow Breaks which grosses $15 million from its USA release. It’s audience rating on CinemaScore was a B. “Don’t Breathe”, $8.2 million ($9 million international). 4. Don’t Breathe, in the meantime, fell from its first-place perch to third, but with an estimated $8.2 million and $66.8 million put away against a $9.9 million budget, the critically acclaimed horror entry does not appear too anxious. It’s weekend drop was 43 percent.
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Internationally, Sully debuted in 39 global markets and brought in an estimated $9.5 million. “Suicide Squad”, $5.7 million ($10.1 million international). 5. Where available, the latest worldwide numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. It surpassed its modest $10 million budget, but failed to meet both analyst expectations and the precedent set by last year’s African-American thriller “The Perfect Guy”, which made $25.9 million on the same weekend.
