In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar91Ƶs 91ƵCoco91Ƶ remained the top film for the second straight week while a number of Oscar contenders packed theatres in specialty release.
91ƵCoco91Ƶ again easily led all films with $26.1 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. The acclaimed animated tale based on the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) has dominated new releases both domestically and abroad. It has already racked up a global gross of $280 million, including record-breaking totals in Mexico and an impressive $75.6 million in China.
With no major wide releases, Warner Bros.91Ƶ 91ƵJustice League91Ƶ also held in second place with $16.6 million in its third weekend. With a domestic total of $197.3 million in three weeks, the DC Comics superhero team-up release isn91Ƶt going to catch Marvel91Ƶs 91ƵThor: Ragnarok.91Ƶ The better-received 91ƵThor91Ƶ sequel has proved far mightier, with nearly $300 million in five weeks of release.
The family film 91ƵWonder,91Ƶ about a fifth-grade boy (Jacob Tremblay) with facial abnormalities, likewise stayed in third with $12.5 million. The sleeper hit of the season, also starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson, has taken in $88 million in three weeks for Lionsgate.
Among new releases, most successful was James Franco91Ƶs 91ƵThe Disaster Artist.91Ƶ The comedy opened with $1.2 million on 19 screens, good for a per-screen average of $64,254. The film, directed by and starring Franco, is about the making of the infamously bad cult movie 91ƵThe Room.91Ƶ
With most studios staying clear ahead of the impending release of 91ƵStar Wars: The Last Jedi91Ƶ (which some forecasts peg for a $200-million debut), much of the weekend91Ƶs action was with awards-season releases. They helped drive the weekend to the biggest post-Thanksgiving weekend in five years, according to comScore.
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Greta Gerwig91Ƶs 91ƵLady Bird,91Ƶ which spent the week collecting honours from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review, added 403 theatres, for a total of 1,194. The A24 release, starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, earned $4.5 million, bringing its total to $17.1 million.
Fox Searchlight91Ƶs 91ƵThe Shape of Water,91Ƶ an acclaimed monster-movie fantasy from director Guillermo del Toro, opened in two New York theatres with $167,000. (The $83,400 per-screen average ranks as among the best of the year.) Searchlight91Ƶs 91ƵThee Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri,91Ƶ also expanded to 1,630 screens and grossed $4.5 million. The Frances McDormand-led film has grossed $13.7 million.
The coming-of-age tale 91ƵCall Me By Your Name,91Ƶ which topped the Gotham Awards on Monday, remained in very limited release 91Ƶ four theatres 91Ƶ and pulled in an excellent per-screen average of $67,000. The Sony Pictures Classics last weekend debuted with the highest screen-average of the year. The film91Ƶs young star, Timothee Chalamet, has emerged as one the leading best-actor contenders.
Also of note: Woody Allen91Ƶs latest, 91ƵWonder Wheel,91Ƶ opened with $140,555 in five theatres; Focus Feature91Ƶs Winston Churchill biopic 91ƵDarkest Hour91Ƶ took in $106,000 in four theatres; and the 20th anniversary release of 91ƵTitanic91Ƶ grossed $415,000 in 87 theatres.
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. 91ƵCoco,91Ƶ $26.1 million ($69 million international).
2. 91ƵJustice League,91Ƶ $16.6 million ($35.7 million international).
3. 91ƵWonder,91Ƶ $12.5 million ($7.8 million international).
4. 91ƵThor: Ragnarok,91Ƶ $9.7 million ($6.5 million international).
5. 91ƵDaddy91Ƶs Home 2,91Ƶ $7.5 million ($15.6 million international).
6. 91ƵMurder on the Orient Express,91Ƶ $6.7 million ($23.1 million international).
7. 91ƵLady Bird,91Ƶ $4.5 million.
8. 91ƵThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,91Ƶ $4.5 million.
9. 91ƵThe Star,91Ƶ $4 million.
10. A Bad Moms Christmas,91Ƶ $3.5 million ($3.7 million international).
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