{"id":129045,"date":"2017-11-07T02:09:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T07:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=129045"},"modified":"2017-11-07T02:09:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T07:09:20","slug":"box-office-top-20-thor-ragnarok-commands-122-7-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/07\/box-office-top-20-thor-ragnarok-commands-122-7-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Top 20: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ commands $122.7 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The God of Thunder had an even mightier opening weekend than expected. \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d the third film in the series, scored a franchise best with a robust $122.7 million debut, making it the fourth-biggest opening of 2017. (Photo By Source, Fair use<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 The God of Thunder had an even mightier opening weekend than expected. \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d the third film in the series, scored a franchise best with a robust $122.7 million debut, making it the fourth-biggest opening of 2017.<\/p>\n

The Walt Disney Co. and Marvel film easily took the top spot for the weekend. In second place was \u201cA Bad Moms Christmas,\u201d with $16.8 million. The sequel to last year’s sleeper hit \u201cBad Moms\u201d opened on Wednesday and has netted $21.3 million to date.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five were \u201cJigsaw,\u201d in third with $6.6 million, \u201cTyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween\u201d in fourth with $4.5 million and \u201cGeostorm\u201d in fifth with $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d Disney, $122,744,989, 4,080 locations, $30,085 average, $122,744,989, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cA Bad Moms Christmas,\u201d STX\u00a0Entertainment, $16,759,161, 3,615 locations, $4,636 average, $21,285,267, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cJigsaw,\u201d Lionsgate, $6,558,146, 2,941 locations, $2,230 average, $28,694,617, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cTyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,\u201d Lionsgate, $4,541,190, 2,202 locations, $2,062 average, $42,849,613, 3 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cGeostorm,\u201d Warner Bros., $3,194,031, 2,666 locations, $1,198 average, $28,929,372, 3 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cHappy Death Day,\u201d Universal, $2,699,715, 2,184 locations, $1,236 average, $52,853,220, 4 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Warner Bros., $2,321,372, 1,464 locations, $1,586 average, $85,542,502, 5 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cThank You For Your Service,\u201d Universal, $2,207,855, 2,083 locations, $1,060 average, $7,302,585, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cOnly The Brave,\u201d Sony, $1,920,075, 2,073 locations, $926 average, $15,300,542, 3 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cLet There Be Light,\u201d Atlas Distribution Company, $1,697,448, 642 locations, $2,644 average, $4,089,804, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cThe Foreigner,\u201d STX\u00a0Entertainment, $1,596,414, 1,456 locations, $1,096 average, $31,994,397, 4 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cVictoria And Abdul,\u201d Focus Features, $1,206,935, 796 locations, $1,516 average, $19,861,654, 7 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cSuburbicon,\u201d Paramount, $1,185,036, 2,046 locations, $579 average, $5,081,606, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cLBJ,\u201d Vertical\u00a0Entertainment, $1,110,565, 659 locations, $1,685 average, $1,110,565, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cIt,\u201d Warner Bros., $1,001,288, 1,081 locations, $926 average, $325,879,722, 9 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cKingsman: The Golden Circle,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $818,414, 802 locations, $1,020 average, $98,682,466, 7 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cAmerican Made,\u201d Universal, $799,595, 663 locations, $1,206 average, $49,979,430, 6 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cLego Ninjago Movie,\u201d Warner Bros., $793,007, 835 locations, $950 average, $57,511,830, 7 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cThe Florida Project,\u201d A24, $633,735, 189 locations, $3,353 average, $2,996,678, 5 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cMy Little Pony: The Movie,\u201d Lionsgate, $602,945, 785 locations, $768 average, $20,861,496, 5 Weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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