The new film “Sully” dominated the box office race this weekend, debuting with $35.5 million in ticket sales in the USA and Canada, according to figures on Monday.
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How did Eastwood, Hanks and Warner Bros. find this level of success? Honestly, it’s probably only a matter of time before we get a Bosom Buddies reboot or even a feature film adaptation.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, this biographical drama tells the story of how a veteran pilot, who has been in the air for 42 years, managed to land a plane on the Hudson River without any casualties, as all 155 passengers, including the crew, survived.
From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood (“American Sniper”, “Million Dollar Baby”) comes Warner Bros.
The well-reviewed dramatisation of the 2009 emergency landing by Captain Chesley Sullenberger of a jet on the Hudson River connected primarily with older moviegoers, who are usually reluctant to come out on hoopla-filled opening weekends. Bad puns aside, it marks a modestly successful opening against a $60 million budget. When it expanded very wide it made $89 million on its second weekend.
With “Sully” in theaters this weekend, we took a look back at some of the most well-known movies based on true stories. It’s open 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films’ Don’t Breathe stayed high on the chart in its third weekend, coming in # 3 with an estimated $8.2-M for a domestic box office take of $66.8-M. When the Bough Breaks grossed $15 million off of a $10 million-ish budget. The movie opened with weekend sales of $3.4 million, compared with the $2 million to $5 million projected by Doug Stone of Box Office Analyst.
Internationally, Sully debuted in 39 worldwide markets and brought in an estimated $9.5 million.
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Also debuting, albeit in fewer theaters, or roughly 1,554 locations, is Relativity Media’s The Disappointments Room, which is faring dismally for a possible $1.3 million weekend after earning a D CinemaScore from audiences (D and F CinemaScores are rare).
