Weekend Wrap-Up
Post-Election Box Office Spreads the Love
By John Hamann
November 13, 2016
Fifth this weekend is Hacksaw Ridge; a film one might think would do very well over Veteran’s Day weekend. It did okay, down 29% Friday-to-Friday and 29% over the entire weekend, as it pulled in $10.8 million. The Mel Gibson faith-based anti-war movie has now earned $32.3 million domestically, against a budget of about $40 million.
Sixth is Ben Affleck as The Accountant, a film that has seen some holding power in the top ten. Now in its fifth weekend, The Accounted found another $4.6 million to bring its tally up to $77.7 million. It's looking like a good investment, as the film cost $44 million to make and has earned $128 million worldwide thus far.
Seventh is new release Shut In, the critically derided new horror thriller from Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp. This one tricked $3.7 million out of the pockets of moviegoers, an ugly opening weekend for a film that likely never should have seen the light of day. It is currently 0% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, and sounds like a disaster. The Cinemascore was recorded at a ridiculously low C, and Shut In will be a footnote in history very shortly. EuropaCorp's first two releases in North America have been Nine Lives, the talking cat movie with Kevin Spacey (11% fresh) and Shut In (0% fresh). Shut In is rumored to only have a $10 million budget, so at least the financial backlash won’t be too severe.
Eighth is Boo! A Madea Halloween, which is quickly disappearing post Halloween. This weekend Boo! earned $3.6 million and fell 54%. The Lionsgate release has now earned $70.4 million.
Ninth is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, a movie that opened softly and quickly disappeared. In its fourth weekend, the Tom Cruise flick earned $3.3 million and dropped 39%. The $60 million release has now pulled in $54.6 million in North America and $127 million worldwide.
Tenth is Inferno, the Tom Hanks/Ron Howard sequel. The domestic box office disaster picked up another $3.2 million this weekend and dropped 47%. While the domestic total has reached only $31.6 million, the overseas gross has surpassed $170 million, which is going to leave this one in fair condition, considering the $75 million production budget.
Overall, the large spread of healthy films in the top 12 buoyed the overall score to $150.3 million, a huge increase over last year's weekend take of $96.3 million. Our next frame at the box office promises to be big, big, big, as Warner Bros. returns to the JK Rowling's wizarding world with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Other new releases include The Edge of Seventeen and Bleed for This.
| 1 |
Doctor Strange |
Disney |
$43,032,000 |
- 49% |
$153,014,169 |
| 2 |
Trolls |
Fox |
$35,050,000 |
- 25% |
$94,014,000 |
| 3 |
Arrival |
Paramount |
$24,000,000 |
New |
$24,000,000 |
| 4 |
Almost Christmas |
Universal |
$15,563,000 |
New |
$15,563,000 |
| 5 |
Hacksaw Ridge |
Lionsgate |
$10,775,000 |
- 29% |
$32,264,321 |
| 6 |
The Accountant |
Warner Bros. |
$4,570,000 |
- 22% |
$77,260,000 |
| 7 |
Shut In |
Europacorp |
$3,700,000 |
New |
$3,700,000 |
| 8 |
Boo! a Madea Halloween |
Lionsgate |
$3,550,000 |
- 54% |
$70,408,079 |
| 9 |
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back |
Paramount |
$3,325,000 |
- 39% |
$54,587,000 |
| 10 |
Inferno |
Sony |
$3,275,000 |
- 47% |
$31,600,000 |
| 11 |
Ouija: Origin of Evil |
Universal |
$1,782,000 |
- 54% |
$34,292,000 |
| 12 |
The Girl On the Train |
Universal |
$1,677,000 |
- 38% |
$73,380,000 |
| |
Also Opening/Notables |
| |
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk |
Sony |
$120,300 |
New |
$120,300 |
| |
Elle |
Sony Classics |
$56,012 |
New |
$56,012 |
| |
Disturbing the Peace |
Abramorama |
$9,798 |
New |
$9,798 |
| |
National Bird |
Filmrise |
$4,000 |
New |
$4,000 |
| |
Loving |
Focus Features |
$500,000 |
+ 213% |
$715,000 |
| |
The Eagle Huntress |
Sony Classics |
$209,002 |
+ 298% |
$297,446 |
| |
The Handmaiden |
Magnolia |
$215,000 |
- 21% |
$1,230,000 |
| |
Moonlight |
A24 |
$1,360,802 |
+ 10% |
$4,778,462 |
| |
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children |
Fox |
$1,245,000 |
- 39% |
$85,192,000 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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