“Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween,” $3.6 million.ĩ. “The Accountant,” $4.6 million ($7.6 million international).Ĩ. “Hacksaw Ridge,” $10.8 million ($3.7 million international).Ħ. “Arrival,” $24 million ($10 million international).ĥ. “Doctor Strange,” $43 million ($60.2 million international).Ģ. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.ġ. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Playing in more traditional formats, it got off to a good start in China, where “Billy Lynn” opened with $11.7 million.Įstimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. The two locations are the only places in North America the film is screening in Lee’s innovative 120 frames-per-second version (five times the normal rate), in addition to being in 3-D and at 4k resolution. The Sony Pictures release, which opens nationwide next week, grossed $120,300 from two theaters (one in New York, on in Los Angeles). The film, in which a linguist is tasked by the government to communicate with newly arrived aliens, has drawn good reviews from critics.Īng Lee’s Iraq War hero drama “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” also made its much awaited debuted, albeit on just two screens. Paramount paid $20 million for the film’s domestic distribution rights. The studio has endured a string of disappointments - including “Ben-Hur” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” - with a relatively thin slate of releases. The good showing for “Arrival,” which cost $47 million to produce, was a welcome relief for Paramount.
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“In the first weekend after the election, I think it’s clear that people find being able to go to the movie theater is the perfect antidote to the election coverage,” said Dergarabedian. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, said the wide variety of releases gave moviegoers plenty of choice for escapism over the postelection weekend. The Friday holiday of Veteran’s Day also helped stoke business. The weekend box office was up about 47 percent from last year, according to comScore. The family gathering comedy, starring Danny Glover and Gabrielle Union, debuted with $15.6 million. Opening in fourth was Universal Pictures’ “Almost Christmas,” the first holiday-themed release to hit theaters. Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction thriller “Arrival,” starring Amy Adams, scored the weekend’s top debut with a better-than-expected $24 million for Paramount Pictures.
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