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Split Threepeats While Rings is a Close Second

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splitSplit did it again winning the box office this Super Bowl weekend. The film added an estimated $14.6 million to bring its domestic total to $98.7 million. That’s impressive as the film had a budget of just $9 million. Worldwide the film has earned $142.7 million.

In second place was new film Rings, the latest entry in the horror franchise. The film earned an estimated $13 million.

A Dog’s Purpose dropped the third place in its second weekend. The film earned an estimated $10.8 million. The controversial film has earned $32.9 million off of a $22 million budget.

In fourth place is Hidden Figures adding $10.1 million to its domestic total. The film was followed in fifth by another awards darling La La Land which added $7.45 million to its domestic total.

In comic film news Doctor Strange added $228,000 to its domestic total to bring the film to $231.9 million domestically and $669.9 million worldwide. We’ll have a deeper dive into 2016’s comic adaptations in an hour.

Next weekend sees the debut of The LEGO Batman Movie which is sure to knock Split off its perch.

Split Repeats in First While A Dog’s Purpose Finds One

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splitSplit repeated for a second weekend at the box office with an impressive $26.3 million. The M. Night Shyamalan film has been riding good worth of mouth and buzz that this is his best film since The Sixth Sense with a return to form. The weekend saw only a 34% drop from the previous weekend.

In second place was the controversial film A Dog’s Purpose. It debuted with $18.4 million off of a $22 million budget. The film made news when video surfaced of dog’s being mistreated during the filming. The film’s success was primarily due to younger kids, 53% of the audience were 13 and older and 47% of the audience were families with children under the age of 13. The film’s success mostly might have been due to lack of new competition for the segment.

In third place was Hidden Figures which earned an estimated $14 million and crossed the $100 million domestic mark. The film sits at $104 million.

In fourth was new film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter which earned an estimated $13.9 million. That’s the lowest debut for any film of the franchise, the previous being the debut film which earned $17.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was La La Land which also crossed the $100 million domestic mark adding $12.1 million to its total. The film has earned $106.5 million domestically.

I more comic related news, Doctor Strange earned $102,200 domestically. The film stands at $231.6 million domestically and $664.6 million worldwide. We’ll be back in an hour for further examination fo the comic film adaptations released in 2016.