{"id":89318,"date":"2017-02-13T19:59:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T00:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=89318"},"modified":"2017-02-13T19:59:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T00:59:21","slug":"box-office-top-20-lego-batman-fifty-shades-open-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/13\/box-office-top-20-lego-batman-fifty-shades-open-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Top 20: ‘Lego Batman,’ ‘Fifty Shades’ open on top"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u201cFifty<\/a>
\u201cFifty Shades Darker\u201d didn’t come close to the heights of the first film’s $85.2 million debut in 2015 when Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday, but it still managed to entice a significant audience to the cinema. In third place, \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter Two\u201d earned $30.4 million \u2013 more than double what the first film made in its opening weekend. (Photo: Fifty Shades Darker\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2013Three new openers dominated the box office this weekend \u2013 each with its own robust audience. The animated \u201cLego Movie\u201d spinoff \u201cThe Lego Batman Movie\u201d topped the charts with $53 million, slightly less than the studio estimates from Sunday, while the \u201cFifty Shades of Grey\u201d sequel \u201cFifty Shades Darker\u201d opened in second with $46.6 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty Shades Darker\u201d didn’t come close to the heights of the first film’s $85.2 million debut in 2015 when Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday, but it still managed to entice a significant audience to the cinema. In third place, \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter Two\u201d earned $30.4 million \u2013 more than double what the first film made in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n

The thriller \u201cSplit\u201d and the NASA drama \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d both holdovers, rounded out the top five.<\/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. \u201cThe Lego Batman Movie,\u201d Warner Bros., $53,003,468, 4,088 locations, $12,966 average, $53,003,468, 1 week.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cFifty Shades Darker,\u201d Universal, $46,607,250, 3,710 locations, $12,563 average, $46,607,250, 1 week.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter Two,\u201d Lionsgate, $30,436,123, 3,113 locations, $9,777 average, $30,436,123, 1 week.<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cSplit,\u201d Universal, $9,525,935, 2,961 locations, $3,217 average, $112,498,205, 4 weeks.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $8,002,670, 2,667 locations, $3,001 average, $131,454,920, 8 weeks.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cA Dog’s Purpose,\u201d Universal, $7,271,430, 3,025 locations, $2,404 average, $42,501,105, 3 weeks.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cRings,\u201d Paramount, $5,649,575, 2,931 locations, $1,928 average, $21,321,861, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cLa La Land,\u201d Lionsgate, $4,943,811, 2,065 locations, $2,394 average, $125,954,156, 10 weeks.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cLion,\u201d The Weinstein Company, $3,950,610, 1,337 locations, $2,955 average, $30,236,332, 12 weeks.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cSing,\u201d Universal, $1,703,625, 1,479 locations, $1,152 average, $265,408,620, 8 weeks.<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cThe Space Between Us,\u201d STX Entertainment, $1,686,364, 2,758 locations, $611 average, $6,511,522, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cxXx: The Return Of Xander Cage,\u201d Paramount, $1,514,592, 1,178 locations, $1,286 average, $43,126,640, 4 weeks.<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cRogue One: A Star Wars Story,\u201d Disney, $1,495,988, 929 locations, $1,610 average, $527,162,956, 9 weeks.<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cResident Evil: The Final Chapter,\u201d Sony, $1,386,438, 1,213 locations, $1,143 average, $25,251,868, 3 weeks.<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cI Am Not Your Negro,\u201d Magnolia Pictures, $820,831, 115 locations, $7,138 average, $1,839,871, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cJolly LLB 2,\u201d Fox International Productions, $774,355, 173 locations, $4,476 average, $774,355, 1 week.<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cMoana,\u201d Disney, $734,927, 461 locations, $1,594 average, $243,189,793, 12 weeks<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cThe Founder,\u201d The Weinstein Company, $723,998, 454 locations, $1,595 average, $11,205,243, 4 weeks.<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cFences,\u201d Paramount, $723,054, 454 locations, $1,593 average, $53,943,781, 9 weeks.<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cManchester By The Sea,\u201d Roadside Attractions, $702,053, 454 locations, $1,546 average, $45,102,041, 13 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2013<\/p>\n

    Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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