{"id":95769,"date":"2017-03-28T01:11:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T05:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=95769"},"modified":"2017-03-28T01:11:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T05:11:01","slug":"box-office-top-20-beauty-adds-90-4-million-in-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/28\/box-office-top-20-beauty-adds-90-4-million-in-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Top 20: ‘Beauty’ adds $90.4 million in weekend 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u201cBeauty<\/a>
\u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d easily topped the crop of newcomers \u2013 including Lionsgate’s \u201cPower Rangers,\u201d which got off to a solid start with $40 million \u2013 and a few less successful debuts as well. (Photo: Beauty and the Beast\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2013Disney’s live-action \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d performed even better than expected in its second weekend in theatres, adding $90.4 million to its North American grosses, which now tally at $319 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d easily topped the crop of newcomers \u2013 including Lionsgate’s \u201cPower Rangers,\u201d which got off to a solid start with $40 million \u2013 and a few less successful debuts as well.<\/p>\n

The sci-fi thriller \u201cLife,\u201d starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds opened in fourth place, behind \u201cKong: Skull Island,\u201d with a middling $12.5 million, while the big screen take on \u201cCHIPS\u201d only managed to bring in $7.7 million in its first weekend in theatres for a seventh place start.<\/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. \u201cBeauty And The Beast,\u201d Disney, $90,426,717, 4,210 locations, $21,479 average, $319,032,604, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cPower Rangers,\u201d Lionsgate, $40,300,288, 3,693 locations, $10,913 average, $40,300,288, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cKong: Skull Island,\u201d Warner Bros., $14,670,653, 3,666 locations, $4,002 average, $133,747,891, 3 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cLife,\u201d Sony, $12,501,936, 3,146 locations, $3,974 average, $12,501,936, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cLogan,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $10,334,390, 3,163 locations, $3,267 average, $201,644,986, 4 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cGet Out,\u201d Universal, $8,851,845, 2,474 locations, $3,578 average, $147,669,880, 5 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cChips,\u201d Warner Bros., $7,722,802, 2,464 locations, $3,134 average, $7,722,802, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cThe Shack,\u201d Lionsgate, $3,859,551, 2,330 locations, $1,656 average, $49,146,595, 4 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cThe Lego Batman Movie,\u201d Warner Bros., $2,100,951, 1,638 locations, $1,283 average, $170,972,203, 7 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cThe Belko Experiment,\u201d OTL Releasing, $1,878,370, 1,341 locations, $1,401 average, $7,648,935, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d 20th Century Fox, $753,140, 640 locations, $1,177 average, $167,015,012, 14 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cThe Last Word,\u201d Bleecker Street, $535,493, 380 locations, $1,409 average, $988,218, 4 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter Two,\u201d Lionsgate, $457,414, 403 locations, $1,135 average, $90,851,421, 7 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cRogue One: A Star Wars Story,\u201d Disney, $446,992, 267 locations, $1,674 average, $531,314,491, 15 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cPassengers,\u201d Sony, $397,472, 506 locations, $786 average, $99,886,692, 14 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cLion,\u201d The Weinstein Company, $394,481, 320 locations, $1,233 average, $50,736,321, 18 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cT2: Trainspotting,\u201d Sony, $389,453, 59 locations, $6,601 average, $622,727, 2 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cWilson,\u201d Fox Searchlight, $336,227, 310 locations, $1,085 average, $336,227, 1 Week.<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cThe Sense Of An Ending,\u201d CBS Films, $276,816, 235 locations, $1,178 average, $1,031,040, 3 Weeks.<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cPhillauri,\u201d Fox International Productions, $260,982, 74 locations, $3,527 average, $260,982, 1 Week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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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