{"id":232969,"date":"2019-09-30T04:56:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T08:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=232969"},"modified":"2019-09-30T19:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:23:11","slug":"abominable-no-1-with-20-9m-zellwegers-judy-sings-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/30\/abominable-no-1-with-20-9m-zellwegers-judy-sings-out\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Abominable&#8217; No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger&#8217;s &#8216;Judy&#8217; sings out"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B27A87dFWsO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B27A87dFWsO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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Get tickets: Link in bio.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abominablemovie\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> DreamWorks\u2019 Abominable<\/a> (@abominablemovie) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-27T16:55:15+00:00\">Sep 27, 2019 at 9:55am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The DreamWorks animated adventure \u201cAbominable\u201d topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led Judy Garland tale \u201cJudy\u201d got off to a strong start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbominable,\u201d the weekend&#8217;s sole new wide release, is a co-production between Universal&#8217;s DreamWorks and the Shanghai-based Pearl Studios. So the $75 million-film&#8217;s performance when it opens Tuesday in China will be vital to its worldwide success.<\/p>\n<p>The film, written and directed by Jill Culton, is about a Shanghai teenager (Chloe Bennet) who discovers a lost yeti on the roof of her apartment building. She and a pair of friends traverse China to return the creature, whom they name \u201cEverest,\u201d home to the Himalayas. \u201cAbominable\u201d garnered positive reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a warm reception from audiences (an A CinemaScore) eager for a family friendly option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbominable\u201d marks the seventh No. 1 film this year for Universal, or eight if you count \u201cDownton Abbey,\u201d released by the studio&#8217;s specialty label, Focus Features. \u201cDownton,\u201d last week&#8217;s top film, slid to second with $14.5 million. The big-screen encore for the British series has already grossed $107.1 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>That gives Universal the most No.1 movies of any studio this year, passing Disney. Though Disney still commands an overwhelming market share of about 34%, Universal has had a strong year with a varied slate (\u201cUs,\u201d \u201cHobbs &amp; Shaw,\u201d \u201cYesterday\u201d). The studio accounts for all three of the year&#8217;s No.1-debuting original releases: \u201cAbominable,\u201d \u201cUs\u201d and \u201cGood Boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s not going to be all superheroes all the time. That&#8217;s not necessarily going to be everyone&#8217;s cup of tea,\u201d said Jim Orr, distribution chief for Universal. \u201cWhen we have films like &#8216;Abominable,&#8217; &#8216;Yesterday,&#8217; &#8216;Good Boys,&#8217; &#8216;Us,&#8217; we&#8217;re bringing a lot of different people into the theatres and that&#8217;s good for everyone. That&#8217;s good for the entire industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a good run for original films lately at the box office. The stripper drama \u201cHustlers,\u201d from STX\u00a0Entertainment, continued to hold strong with $11.5 million in its third week, dropping just 32%. It&#8217;s now made $80.6 million altogether. \u201cHustlers\u201d potentially got a boost by having its star \u2014 Jennifer Lopez \u2014 announced this week as next year&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime act, along with Shakira.<\/p>\n<p>And one of the weekend&#8217;s biggest successes was \u201cJudy,\u201d which opened with $3.1 million on 461 screens. The film, directed by Rupert Goold, is about the final act of Judy Garland&#8217;s life, when the \u201cWizard of Oz\u201d star was plagued by drug addiction, health woes and financial troubles. The film&#8217;s main draw is Zellweger&#8217;s lauded performance as Garland, which has made her the best-actress Oscar front-runner.<\/p>\n<p>Roadside Attractions rolled out \u201cJudy\u201d with a rare medium-sized platform release that the distributor has found success with before on films like 2012&#8217;s \u201cMud\u201d and this summer&#8217;s \u201cThe Peanut Butter Falcon.\u201d The latter is a Mark Twain-inspired adventure starring Zack Gottsagen, who has Down syndrome, and Shia LaBeouf. This weekend, it became the year&#8217;s top indie platform release with $18.1 million over eight weeks, passing A24&#8217;s \u201cThe Farewell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howard Cohen, co-president and co-founder of Roadside, says the 16-year-old distributor has succeeded by seeking populist indies. (\u201cJudy,\u201d for which the audience was almost 80% over the age of 35, will expand nationwide further next week.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a very challenging time in film distribution for indies and everyone but Disney, maybe,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cWe like movies that can draw an audience, that are crowd-pleasers. In a challenging environment, you have to give people a really strong reason to leave their house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movies have to be properly released and promoted,\u201d he added. \u201cBut I think the audience is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two-and-half-month break from superheroes atop the box office is expected to end next weekend when Warner Bros.&#8217; \u201cJoker\u201d hits theatres, along with Fox Searchlight&#8217;s \u201cLucy in the Sky\u201d and Netflix&#8217;s \u201cDolemite Is My Name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cAbominable,\u201d $20.9 million ($8.8 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDownton Abbey,\u201d $14.5 million ($10 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHustlers,\u201d $11.5 million ($3 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt Chapter Two,\u201d $10.4 million ($11 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAd Astra,\u201d $10.1 million ($18 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRambo: Last Blood,\u201d $8.6 million ($9.5 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJudy,\u201d $3.1 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGood Boys,\u201d $2 million ($1.5 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Lion King,\u201d $1.6 million ($3.7 million international).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>10. \u201cAngel Has Fallen,\u201d $1.5 million ($1.5 million international).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View this post on Instagram From the studio that brought you How To Train Your Dragon, #AbominableMovie is now playing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":232979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-hollywood","mauthors-jake-coyle","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232972,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232969\/revisions\/232972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}