Zootopia enjoyed a roaringly strong third weekend, dropping just 25% from last week. That helped it add $38 million this weekend, narrowly cruising past $200 million. At this rate it will pass
Big Hero 6 to become Disney's third highest grossing non-Pixar animated film (yeah, that's a lot of caveats) behind
The Lion King ($312 million, 1994) and
Frozen ($400 million, 2013).
The Divergent Series fell hard as the third entry to the franchise,
Allegiant, debuted in second place with just $29 million. That's almost half of what the $50+ million both previous movies made and marks the first time a franchise entry didn't open at number. Given the lackluster start, it may also be the first to fail to pass the $100 million mark.
The disappointing start doesn't quite qualify as a bomb, given that international sales will help recover its $110 million production budget, but it raises questions over how well the in pre-production fourth film, due out in Summer 2017, will perform.
Miracles from Heaven was the best reviewed new movie this weekend (with 54% at Rotten Tomatoes, that isn't saying too much) and with a third place opening weekend of $15 million, cleared its modest $13 million production budget.
If you're a fan of
The Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch you might bave been eagerly awaiting the movie she co-wrote and starred in,
The Bronze. Apparently, however, you didn't go see it. Critically panned, the movie performed poorly even by small release standards.
It banked less than $500 per theater (which, given ticket prices, means on average fewer than 70 people saw it at each of its 1,100+ locations... all weekend). With less than $500,000 it opened somewhere in the twenties place on the chart. For comparison,
Kapoor & Sons, a foreign language Indian romantic comedy starring a bunch of actors most Americans have probably never heard of banked almost $1 million in fewer than 150 venues this weekend, its first in domestic theaters.
For the full weekend top ten, check out the chart below:
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| 1. | Zootopia  | $38,042,000 | Total: $201,807,497 | LW: 1
THTRS: 3,959 |
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| 2. | The Divergent Series: Allegiant * | $29,050,000 | Total: $29,050,000 | LW: N
THTRS: 3,740 |
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| 3. | Miracles from Heaven * | $15,000,000 | Total: $18,557,053 | LW: N
THTRS: 3,047 |
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| 4. | 10 Cloverfield Lane | $12,500,000 | Total: $45,176,639 | LW: 2
THTRS: 3,427 |
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| 5. | Deadpool | $8,000,000 | Total: $340,941,383 | LW: 3
THTRS: 2,924 |
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| 6. | London Has Fallen | $6,894,000 | Total: $50,089,820 | LW: 4
THTRS: 3,011 |
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| 7. | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | $2,805,000 | Total: $19,275,840 | LW: 5
THTRS: 2,079 |
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| 8. | The Perfect Match | $1,900,000 | Total: $7,306,179 | LW: 6
THTRS: 925 |
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| 9. | The Brothers Grimsby | $1,400,000 | Total: $5,912,670 | LW: 8
THTRS: 2,235 |
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| 10. | The Revenant | $1,225,000 | Total: $181,161,538 | LW: 11
THTRS: 935 |
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