“The Revenant” tops US Box Office
With a blizzard hammering the East Coast, Leonardo DiCaprio's “The Revenant” topped a subdued US box office with $16 million at 3,711 locations this weekend, according to Sunday estimates.
Winter Storm Jonas shut down theatres Saturday in New York City, Washington DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia, cutting the nation's overall moviegoing for the weekend by as much as 12% with as many as 400 locations affected. Some New York locations were re-opening Sunday but the icy conditions were likely to hold down box office in the Northeast.
Fox's “The Revenant”, set in the brutal winter of 1823, came in first for the first time after two second-place finishes following its wide-release expansion on January 8. The Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu epic, which took in a dozen Oscar nominations, has topped the $119 million mark domestically.
The sixth weekend of Disney's “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” grossed $14.3 million at 3,365 locations. The seventh “Star Wars” has extended its record-setting domestic total to $880 million in 38 days in the US — $120 million higher than “Avatar.”
Universal's second weekend of “Ride Along 2” finished third with $13 million at 3,192 sites as the frosty conditions cut into business at locations that had performed well in its opening frame. Despite the storm, a trio of newcomers came in at the higher end of moderate expectations, led by Lionsgate's raunchy comedy “Dirty Grandpa” (starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron) with $11.5 million, followed by STX Entertainment's horror-thriller “The Boy” with $11.3 million.
Sony's launch of sci-fi thriller “The 5th Wave” finished in sixth with $10.7 million.
Source: Variety
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