{"id":93864,"date":"2017-03-14T03:39:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T07:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=93864"},"modified":"2017-03-14T03:39:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T07:39:32","slug":"kong-skull-island-is-king-of-box-office-with-61-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/14\/kong-skull-island-is-king-of-box-office-with-61-million\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Kong: Skull Island’ is king of box office with $61 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was Wolverine versus King Kong at the box office this weekend, and Kong came out on top. (Photo: Kong: Skull Island\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 It was Wolverine versus King Kong at the box office this weekend, and Kong came out on top.<\/p>\n

\u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d opened with $61 million over the weekend, while \u201cLogan,\u201d in its second week, pulled in $38.1 million, according to studio figures Monday.<\/p>\n

Jordan Peele’s thriller \u201cGet Out,\u201d made for $4.5 million, hung on in the top five, adding $20.7 million to its earnings and bringing its total to $110.7 million in just three weeks.<\/p>\n

The faith-based film \u201cThe Shack\u201d placed fourth with $10 million, and \u201cThe Lego Batman Movie\u201d rounded out the top five with $7.6 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. \u201cKong: Skull Island,\u201d Warner Bros., $61,025,472, 3,846 locations, $15,867 average, $61,025,472, 1 week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. \u201cLogan,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $38,112,425, 4,071 locations, $9,362 average, $152,919,158, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. \u201cGet Out,\u201d Universal, $20,743,440, 3,143 locations, $6,600 average, $110,725,285, 3 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. \u201cThe Shack,\u201d Lionsgate, $10,007,551, 2,888 locations, $3,465 average, $32,226,242, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. \u201cThe Lego Batman Movie,\u201d Warner Bros., $7,614,412, 3,303 locations, $2,305 average, $158,818,072, 5 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. \u201cBefore I Fall,\u201d Open Road, $3,000,782, 2,346 locations, $1,279 average, $8,929,594, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $2,761,002, 1,421 locations, $1,943 average, $162,861,188, 12 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter Two,\u201d Lionsgate, $2,671,997, 2,031 locations, $1,316 average, $87,395,208, 5 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. \u201cMET Opera: La Traviata (2017),\u201d Fathom Events, $1,800,000, 900 locations, $2,000 average, $1,800,000, 1 week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. \u201cLa La Land,\u201d Lionsgate, $1,773,669, 1,578 locations, $1,124 average, $148,449,258, 14 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      1. \u201cFifty Shades Darker,\u201d Universal, $1,652,095, 1,498 locations, $1,103 average, $112,945,330, 5 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. \u201cLion,\u201d The Weinstein Co., $1,324,172, 960 locations, $1,379 average, $48,647,617, 16 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. \u201cFist Fight,\u201d Warner Bros., $1,303,187, 1,285 locations, $1,014 average, $30,493,683, 4 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            1. \u201cThe Great Wall,\u201d Universal, $1,264,920, 1,592 locations, $795 average, $43,836,005, 4 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                              1. \u201cSplit,\u201d Universal, $1,253,940, 981 locations, $1,278 average, $135,866,075, 8 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                1. \u201cA Dog’s Purpose,\u201d Universal, $1,095,500, 1,022 locations, $1,072 average, $61,795,515, 7 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                  1. \u201cRock Dog,\u201d Lionsgate, $1,031,963, 1,376 locations, $750 average, $8,247,524, 3 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                    1. \u201cMoonlight,\u201d A24, $901,624, 987 locations, $913 average, $26,895,353, 21 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                      1. \u201cBadrinath Ki Dulhania,\u201d Fox International Productions, $862,008, 152 locations, $5,671 average, $862,008, 1 week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. \u201cTable 19,\u201d Fox Searchlight, $841,403, 868 locations, $969 average, $2,978,103, 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                          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

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