It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry.
Perry香蕉视频直播檚 comedy sequel 香蕉视频直播淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween香蕉视频直播� scared up a healthy $21.7 million in its first weekend in theatres, but the waters were rough for other new openers including the disaster epic 香蕉视频直播淕eostorm,香蕉视频直播� the firefighter drama 香蕉视频直播淥nly the Brave香蕉视频直播� and the crime thriller 香蕉视频直播淭he Snowman.香蕉视频直播�
Made for a reported $25 million, Perry香蕉视频直播檚 film drew a mostly older and female audience, who gave it an A- CinemaScore. 香蕉视频直播淏oo 2!香蕉视频直播� did a little less business than the first film, which opened to $28.5 million just last year.
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The studio expects the film to hold well into next weekend due to increased interest because of Halloween, but it will also face some competition with the horror pic 香蕉视频直播淛igsaw.香蕉视频直播�
But a slight drop for a sequel hardly compares to the catastrophe of 香蕉视频直播淕eostorm,香蕉视频直播� a long-delayed $120 million disaster epic starring Gerard Butler that only managed to open to $13.3 million from North American theatres.
A co-production between Skydance Media and Warner Bros. Pictures, 香蕉视频直播淕eostorm香蕉视频直播� marks the directorial debut of 香蕉视频直播淚ndependence Day香蕉视频直播� producer Dean Devlin. The film was shot back in late 2014 and lousy test screenings resulted in $15 million of reshoots, pushing back the release over a year and a half.
But the reshoots didn香蕉视频直播檛 seem to help the final product, which has been widely panned by critics and shunned overall by audiences. Those who did turn out gave it a B- CinemaScore.
Another possibly too-timely film, 香蕉视频直播淥nly the Brave,香蕉视频直播� about the Granite Mountain Hotshots who took on the June 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, also failed to attract sufficient audiences this weekend. The Sony film starring Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges and Jennifer Connelly opened in fifth place with $6 million.
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But despite good reviews, it opened behind two holdovers 香蕉视频直播� the horror pic 香蕉视频直播淗appy Death Day香蕉视频直播� which landed in third place with $9.4 million and 香蕉视频直播淏lade Runner 2049香蕉视频直播� which took in $7.2 million in its third weekend in theatres.
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The director, Thomas Alfredson has been widely acknowledging the film香蕉视频直播檚 shortcomings and confusing plot in the press, saying that they did not have time to shoot the entire script. Audiences gave it a deathly D CinemaScore.
Things looked a little brighter for the limited releases this weekend. Both playing in four theatres, the Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman film 香蕉视频直播淭he Killing of a Sacred Deer,香蕉视频直播� took in $114,585 and 香蕉视频直播淲onderstruck,香蕉视频直播� starring Julianne Moore,香蕉视频直播� earned $68,762.
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Theatrical exhibitors and studio distribution heads are gathering in Miami Beach, Florida this week for the ShowEast Film Expo to discuss the state of movie going and it couldn香蕉视频直播檛 come at a better time, when old truisms about what works and what doesn香蕉视频直播檛 work at the box office are being challenged weekly.
Dergarabedian said even releasing a quality film isn香蕉视频直播檛 a sure path to success anymore.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 香蕉视频直播淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween,香蕉视频直播� $21.7 million.
2. 香蕉视频直播淕eostorm,香蕉视频直播� $13.3 million ($36.4 million international).
3. 香蕉视频直播淗appy Death Day,香蕉视频直播� $9.4 million ($6.5 million international).
4. 香蕉视频直播淏lade Runner 2049,香蕉视频直播� $7.2 million ($14.3 million international).
5. 香蕉视频直播淥nly the Brave,香蕉视频直播� $6 million.
6. 香蕉视频直播淭he Foreigner,香蕉视频直播� $5.5 million ($2.7 million international).
7. 香蕉视频直播淚t,香蕉视频直播� $3.5 million ($12.8 million international).
8. 香蕉视频直播淭he Snowman,香蕉视频直播� $3.4 million ($6.6 million international).
9. 香蕉视频直播淎merican Made,香蕉视频直播� $3.2 million ($2.7 million international).
10. 香蕉视频直播淜ingsman: The Golden Circle,香蕉视频直播� $3 million ($48.7 million international).
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:
1. 香蕉视频直播淜ingsman: The Golden Circle,香蕉视频直播� $48.7 million.
2. 香蕉视频直播淕eostorm,香蕉视频直播� $36.4 million.
3. 香蕉视频直播淣ever Say Die,香蕉视频直播� $15 million.
4. 香蕉视频直播淏lade Runner 2049,香蕉视频直播� $14.3 million.
5. 香蕉视频直播淚t,香蕉视频直播� $12.8 million.
6. 香蕉视频直播淏ad Genius,香蕉视频直播� $7.6 million.
7. 香蕉视频直播淭he Outlaws,香蕉视频直播� $6.8 million.
8. 香蕉视频直播淭he Snowman,香蕉视频直播� $6.6 million.
9. 香蕉视频直播淗appy Death Day,香蕉视频直播� $6.5 million.
10. 香蕉视频直播淭he Lego Ninjago Movie,香蕉视频直播� $4.7 million.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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This story has been corrected to show 香蕉视频直播淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween香蕉视频直播� was made for a reported $25 million, not $35 million
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
