'Coco' Repeats as Week's Top Movie
by EG
The animated Pixar film Coco was on top of the box office this week for the second week in a row, solidifying its position as the biggest hit of the early winter season. Justice League, which had hoped to hold that title, continued to lag behind, earning just $16.6 million in its third weekend of release.
There may not have been any new nationwide releases on the proverbial marquee, but an animated film about the popular Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos and major action at the specialty box office resulted in anything but a disastrous weekend at the box office.
Disney and Pixar's Coco continued to make magic in its second weekend, grossing a strong $26.1 million from 3,987 theaters for a 10-day North American total of $108.7 million and $280 million globally. In China, the family film has earned a stellar $75.6 million in its first week.
Superhero mashup Justice League followed in second place domestically with $16.6 million from 3,820 theaters for a North American total of $197.3 million, while Wonder continued to wow with roughly $12 million from 3,449 theaters for a domestic cume of nearly $90 million. Thor: Ragnarok came in No. 4 with an estimated $9 million from 3,148 locations for a North American tally of $291 million. Daddy's Home 2 rounded out the top five with $7.5 million from 3,403 cinemas for a total of $82.8 million.
Overall, revenue was up a healthy 8 percent over the same weekend a year ago. Helping to fuel the uptick were a number of specialty titles either opening to strong numbers, or doing impressive holdover business.
Lady Bird (A24) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight), both expanding into more than 1,000 theaters, tied for seventh place with $4.5 million each. The order will be determined Monday morning. Lady Bird has now earned $17.1 million domestically, while Three Billboards' tally is $13.7 million.
James Franco's The Disaster Artist made headlines in its debut in 19 theaters, grossing $1.2 million for a screen average of $64,254, becoming one of only six films opening in more than 10 theaters to post a screen average of $60,000 or more.
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