{"id":135960,"date":"2017-12-04T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T06:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=135960"},"modified":"2017-12-04T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T06:08:23","slug":"coco-tops-box-office-for-second-straight-week-with-26-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/04\/coco-tops-box-office-for-second-straight-week-with-26-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Coco’ tops box office for second straight week with $26.1M"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. \u201cCoco,\u201d $26.1 million ($69 million international). (Photo<\/a>: Coco\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK\u2014 In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar’s \u201cCoco\u201d remained the top film for the second straight week while a number of Oscar contenders packed theatres in specialty release.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoco\u201d again easily led all films with $26.1 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. The acclaimed animated tale based on the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) has dominated new releases both domestically and abroad. It has already racked up a global gross of $280 million, including record-breaking totals in Mexico and an impressive $75.6 million in China.<\/p>\n

With no major wide releases, Warner Bros.’ \u201cJustice League\u201d also held in second place with $16.6 million in its third weekend. With a domestic total of $197.3 million in three weeks, the DC Comics superhero team-up release isn’t going to catch Marvel’s \u201cThor: Ragnarok.\u201d The better-received \u201cThor\u201d sequel has proved far mightier, with nearly $300 million in five weeks of release.<\/p>\n

The family film \u201cWonder,\u201d about a fifth-grade boy (Jacob Tremblay) with facial abnormalities, likewise stayed in third with $12.5 million. The sleeper hit of the season, also starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson, has taken in $88 million in three weeks for Lionsgate.<\/p>\n

Among new releases, most successful was James Franco’s \u201cThe Disaster Artist.\u201d The comedy opened with $1.2 million on 19 screens, good for a per-screen average of $64,254. The film, directed by and starring Franco, is about the making of the infamously bad cult movie \u201cThe Room.\u201d<\/p>\n

With most studios staying clear ahead of the impending release of \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d (which some forecasts peg for a $200-million debut), much of the weekend’s action was with awards-season releases. They helped drive the weekend to the biggest post-Thanksgiving weekend in five years, according to comScore.<\/p>\n

Greta Gerwig’s \u201cLady Bird,\u201d which spent the week collecting honours from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review, added 403 theatres, for a total of 1,194. The A24 release, starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, earned $4.5 million, bringing its total to $17.1 million.<\/p>\n

Fox Searchlight’s \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d an acclaimed monster-movie fantasy from director Guillermo del Toro, opened in two New York theatres with $167,000. (The $83,400 per-screen average ranks as among the best of the year.) Searchlight’s \u201cThee Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d also expanded to 1,630 screens and grossed $4.5 million. The Frances McDormand-led film has grossed $13.7 million.<\/p>\n

The coming-of-age tale \u201cCall Me By Your Name,\u201d which topped the Gotham Awards on Monday, remained in very limited release four theatres and pulled in an excellent per-screen average of $67,000. The Sony Pictures Classics last weekend debuted with the highest screen-average of the year. The film’s young star, Timothee Chalamet, has emerged as one the leading best-actor contenders.<\/p>\n

Also of note: Woody Allen’s latest, \u201cWonder Wheel,\u201d opened with $140,555 in five theatres; Focus Feature’s Winston Churchill biopic \u201cDarkest Hour\u201d took in $106,000 in four theatres; and the 20th anniversary release of \u201cTitanic\u201d grossed $415,000 in 87 theatres.<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cCoco,\u201d $26.1 million ($69 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cJustice League,\u201d $16.6 million ($35.7 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cWonder,\u201d $12.5 million ($7.8 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d $9.7 million ($6.5 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cDaddy’s Home 2,\u201d $7.5 million ($15.6 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cMurder on the Orient Express,\u201d $6.7 million ($23.1 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cLady Bird,\u201d $4.5 million.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,\u201d $4.5 million.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cThe Star,\u201d $4 million.<\/li>\n
  10. A Bad Moms Christmas,\u201d $3.5 million ($3.7 million\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at\u00a0international<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:<\/p>\n

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    1. \u201cCoco,\u201d $69 million.<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cJustice League,\u201d $35.7 million.<\/li>\n
    3. \u201cMurder on the Orient Express,\u201d $23.1 million.<\/li>\n
    4. \u201cDaddy’s Home,\u201d $15.6 million.<\/li>\n
    5. \u201cFireworks, Should We See it From the Side or the Bottom,\u201d $10.7 million.<\/li>\n
    6. \u201cWonder,\u201d $7.8 million.<\/li>\n
    7. \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d $6.5 million.<\/li>\n
    8. \u201cPaddington 2,\u201d $6.2 million.<\/li>\n
    9. \u201cThe Swindlers,\u201d $6.1 million.<\/li>\n
    10. \u201cFurious,\u201d $4.2 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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