Weekend Box Office (November 11 - 13, 2016)

by Sujit Chawla

THIS WEEKEND With Oscar season heating up, a couple of new arrivals did well, while a Doctor and some Trolls hung out in the top spots together again this weekend.

Staying at number one for a second weekend was the Marvel smash Doctor Strange which dipped a reasonable 49% from last weekend to an estimated $43M, bringing its domestic total up to $153M. Internationally the film brought in an additional $60M bringing its worldwide total to an astounding $492M. It stands a good chance of hitting the $240M mark domestically, which would vault it past every other solo introduction of a Marvel character except Iron Man. It really does seem as if Marvel can do no wrong.

Falling a slim 25% and ending up in second for a second straight weekend was the animated Trolls which took in an estimated $35M, bringing its cume to $94M. It could end its run with around $175M, depending on how much of an impact Disney's Moana has in 10 days, and if it does Trolls would improbably be a top five animated film this year.

In third place was the debut of Arrival from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve. Opening in 2,317 theaters, the sci-fi film brought in $24M, according to estimates, for a per screen average of $10,358. Interestingly enough, while the film has a 93% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes, its CinemaScore of a B means that critics loved it while your average moviegoer isn't connecting with it. Unfortunately this likely means the film will drop hard over the next few weeks.

Almost Christmas opened this weekend in fourth place with an estimated $15.5M from 2,376 theaters for a per screen average of $6,551. In a reversal from Arrival, critics haven't enjoyed it (only 44% on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences have been digging it, giving it an A- on CinemaScore. While its opening is nearly $10 less than Arrival, it'll be fun to see if in the long run Almost Christmas ends up making more money.

Mel Gibson's return to the directing chair, Hacksaw Ridge fell 29% in its second weekend to an estimated $10.8M, bringing its total to $32.3M. Look for a finale in the $55-60M range. Fellow Oscar winner Ben Affleck's The Accountant fell only 22% to an estimated $4.6M in its fifth weekend, bringing its total up to $77M.

Horror entry Shut In debuted to an estimated $3.7M from 2,058 theaters for a per screen average of only $1,798. Shut In was shut out by critics as it currently has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences hated it too as it has a C CinemaScore. I expect this to be in whatever the digital equivalent of a bargain bin is these days, within the next few weeks.

Two-time box office champ Boo! A Madea Halloween fell 54% in its fourth weekend to an estimated $3.55M, bringing its total up to $70.4M. It is now the second highest Madea film behind only 2009's Madea Goes to Jail which ended with $90M.

A couple of huge Hollywood Tom sequels rounded out the top 10. In ninth place was Tom Cruise with Jack Reacher: Never Go Back which took in an estimated $3.3M this weekend bringing its total up to $54.6M, which puts it about 25% behind the original Jack Reacher at the same point in its run. And in 10th place was Tom Hanks with Inferno which took in an estimated $3.2M bringing its total up to a disappointing $31.5M. This may be the last we see of Robert Langdon in theaters for a long time.

Outside of the top 10, Ang Lee's highly anticipated Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk opened on 2 screens with an estimated $120,000. While normally those would be positive numbers, a current 49% on Rotten Tomatoes is a bit ominous.

The top ten films grossed an estimated $146.8M which was up 57% from last year when SPECTRE held on to the top spot for a second weekend with $33.6M; and up 17% from 2014 when Dumb and Dumber To opened at number one with $36.1M.


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Compared to projections, Arrival came in above Gitesh's $17M forecast while Shut In came in under Gitesh's $6M prediction and Almost Christmas came in right on target with $15M

Be sure to check back on Thursday for a complete summary, including projections, for next weekend when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Blled fo This, and The Edge of Seventeen all open.

# Title Nov 11 - 13 Nov 4 - 6 % Chg. Theaters Weeks AVG Cumulative Distributor
1 Doctor Strange $ 42,970,065 $ 85,058,311 -49.5 3,882 2 $ 11,069 $ 152,952,234 Disney
2 Trolls 34,979,577 46,581,142 -24.9 4,066 2 8,603 93,943,892 Fox
3 Arrival 24,074,047 2,317 1 10,390 24,074,047 Paramount
4 Almost Christmas 15,134,235 2,376 1 6,370 15,134,235 Universal
5 Hacksaw Ridge 10,630,873 15,190,758 -30.0 2,971 2 3,578 32,120,194 Lionsgate
6 The Accountant 4,412,248 5,872,303 -24.9 2,342 5 1,884 77,568,003 Warner Bros.
7 Boo! A Madea Halloween 3,519,903 7,731,797 -54.5 2,104 4 1,673 70,377,982 Lionsgate
8 Shut In 3,613,567 2,058 1 1,756 3,613,567 EuropaCorp
9 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 3,303,081 5,453,273 -39.4 2,584 4 1,278 54,564,792 Paramount
10 Inferno 3,260,497 6,165,987 -47.1 2,656 3 1,228 31,592,512 Sony
11 Ouija: Origin of Evil 1,730,605 3,869,765 -55.3 1,538 4 1,125 34,240,695 Universal
12 The Girl on the Train 1,637,935 2,690,575 -39.1 1,008 6 1,625 73,341,065 Universal
13 Moonlight 1,265,229 1,235,275 2.4 176 4 7,189 4,682,889 A24
14 Miss Peregrine's Home... 1,213,376 2,050,229 -40.8 955 7 1,271 85,160,483 Fox
15 Keeping Up With The Jones 555,837 1,092,302 -49.1 510 4 1,090 14,282,415 Fox
16 Loving 512,842 159,615 221.3 46 2 11,149 721,033 Focus
17 Storks 481,179 1,000,558 -51.9 428 8 1,124 70,756,913 Warner Bros.
18 Deepwater Horizon 390,458 750,084 -47.9 390 7 1,001 60,580,745 Lionsgate
19 A Man Called Ove 366,140 368,405 -0.6 193 7 1,897 2,413,242 Music Box
20 Sully 338,477 526,321 -35.7 303 10 1,117 123,823,536 Warner Bros.
Top 5 $ 127,788,797 $ 57,312,721 123.0
Top 10 145,898,093 74,204,699 96.6
Top 20 154,390,171 84,393,216 82.9
Top 20 vs. 2015 154,390,171 170,089,736 -9.2

Last Updated: November 11, 2016 at 3:30PM ET

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