BOX OFFICE TOP 10: ‘Lego Batman,’ ‘Fifty Shades’ open on top
Three new openers dominated the box office this weekend—each with its own robust audience. The animated Lego Movie spinoff
The Lego Batman Movie topped the charts with $53 million, slightly less than the studio estimates from Sunday, while the
Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker opened in second with $46.6 million.
Fifty Shades Darker didn’t come close to the heights of the first film’s $85.2 million debut in 2015 when Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday, but it still managed to entice a significant audience to the cinema. In third place, John Wick: Chapter Two earned $30.4 million—more than double what the first film made in its opening weekend.
The thriller Split and the NASA drama Hidden Figures, both holdovers, rounded out the top five.
Below are the top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore.
1) The Lego Batman Movie,
Warner Bros., $53,003,468, 4,088 locations, $12,966 average, $53,003,468, one week.
2) Fifty Shades Darker,
Universal, $46,607,250, 3,710 locations, $12,563 average, $46,607,250, one week.
3) John Wick: Chapter Two,
Lionsgate, $30,436,123, 3,113 locations, $9,777 average, $30,436,123, one week.
4) Split,
Universal, $9,525,935, 2,961 locations, $3,217 average, $112,498,205, four weeks.
5) Hidden Figures,
20th Century Fox, $8,002,670, 2,667 locations, $3,001 average, $131,454,920, eight weeks.
6) A Dog’s Purpose,
Universal, $7,271,430, 3,025 locations, $2,404 average, $42,501,105, three weeks.
7) Rings,
Paramount, $5,649,575, 2,931 locations, $1,928 average, $21,321,861, two weeks.
8) La La Land,
Lionsgate, $4,943,811, 2,065 locations, $2,394 average, $125,954,156, 10 weeks.
9) Lion,
The Weinstein Company, $3,950,610, 1,337 locations, $2,955 average, $30,236,332, 12 weeks.
10) Sing,
Universal, $1,703,625, 1,479 locations, $1,152 average, $265,408,620, eight weeks.