‘Coco’ rules holiday weekend with $72.9 million debut
Riding strong reviews and an A-plus Cinemascore from audiences, Pixar’s “Coco” debuted with $50.8 million over the weekend and
$72.9 million since opening Wednesday, according to final box office figures Monday.
Centered on the Mexican holiday Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), “Coco” has already set box office records in Mexico, where it has made $53.4 million in three weeks. The acclaimed animated film is one of the largest Hollywood productions ever to feature a largely Latino cast.
After a disappointing debut last weekend, the much-maligned DC Comics superhero team-up film “Justice League” slid to second place with $41.1 million. “Justice League” is faring better overseas, where it has made more than $300 million. Though a critical dud, it has grossed nearly $500 million worldwide.
The top 20 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. “Coco,” Disney, $50,802,605, 3,987 locations, $12,742 average, $72,908,930, one week.
2. “Justice League,” Warner Bros., $41,090,491, 4,051 locations, $10,143 average, $171,903,874, two weeks.
3. “Wonder,” Lionsgate, $22,674,238, 3,172 locations, $7,148 average, $69,807,297, two weeks.
4. “Thor: Ragnarok,” Disney, $16,863,294, 3,281 locations, $5,140 average, $277,650,571, four weeks.
5. “Daddy’s Home 2,” Paramount, $13,217,419, 3,518 locations, $3,757 average, $72,636,870, three weeks.
6. “Murder on the Orient Express,” 20th Century Fox, $13,170,932, 3,152 locations,
$4,179 average, $74,364,192, three weeks.
7. “The Star,” Sony, $6,930,919, 2,837 locations, $2,443 average, $22,088,115, two weeks.
8. “A Bad Moms Christmas,” STX Entertainment, $4,895,568, 2,306 locations, $2,123 average, $59,645,610, four weeks.
9. “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” Sony, $4,447,070, 1,669 locations, $2,665 average, $6,201,114, two weeks.
10. “Three Billboards
Outside Ebbing, Missouri,”
Fox Searchlight, $4,403,003, 614 locations, $7,171 average, $7,614,532, three weeks.
11. “Lady Bird,” A24, $4,057,559, 791 locations, $5,130 average, $10,726,097, four weeks.
12. “The Man Who Invented Christmas,” Bleecker Street, $1,353,298, 626 locations, $2,162 average, $1,809,024, one week.
13. “Junior Majeur,” Entertainment One Films, $688,442, 83 locations, $8,294 average, $688,442, one week.
14. “Blade Runner 2049,” Warner Bros., $541,078, 434 locations, $1,247 average, $90,201,869, eight weeks.
15. “Call Me by Your Name,” Sony Pictures Classics, $412,932, 4 locations, $103,233 average, $412,932, one week.
16. “Jigsaw,” Lionsgate, $371,110, 383 locations, $969 average, $37,267,847, five weeks.
17. “The Florida Project,”
A24, $298,745, 164 locations, $1,822 average, $4,743,560, eight weeks.
18. “Loving Vincent,” Good Deed Entertainment, $272,370, 147 locations, $1,853 average, $5,157,116, 10 weeks.
19. “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” Lionsgate, $186,310, 248 locations, $751 average, $47,029,442, six weeks.
20. “IT,” Warner Bros., $186,141, 231 locations, $806 average, $327,186,179, 12 Weeks.