Star Wars: The Force Awakens is UK’s biggest film of all time
But while Star Wars occupies the number one spot in United Kingdom box office history, it is no longer at the top of the weekly chart. Despite Oscar nods, the film is his worst performing film since Grindhouse, though it has performed far better comparatively, with the similarly acclaimed Grindhouse achieving only $25 million on a $67 million budget.
Holiday with an estimated 4-day gross of $39.5-M from 3,175 theaters, behind the 1st film, but enough to win the weekend ahead of The Revenant and Disney’s (NYSE:DIS) Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Nabbing fourth place was the Michael Bay thriller “13 Hours”, which chronicles the Benghazi incident that made national waves in the news arena. Another $320 million for Star Wars would push it pass Titanic’s $2.18 billion worldwide gross.
Daddy’s Home continued its decent run, slipping two spots to #5 with $9.3 million and $11.4 million for the four-day weekend. A $75 million finish is still a possibility.
In total, there were around 1.8 million admissions over the weekend in Germany, accounting for a $17.4 million (€16 million) gross. The first movie went on to earn $134.9 million domestically, but it’s unlikely that the sequel will cross the $100 million mark. “‘The Revenant” needs to do roughly $400 million worth of business globally if it wants to make a profit and earn back its production and promotion costs.
Note: Numbers include Sunday estimates and are three-day estimates. “Creed”, $14.2 million. 5. After an excellent opening, Tarantino’s eighth film fell more than 60 percent in its second week to $1.5 million. That’s below the $10 million that most analysts predicted that the critically-reviled film (a terrible 0% on RT) would likely fetch. ‘Spotlight’ rose 66% with $1.5 million and has a $30.5 million domestic total.
The story of a fur trapper seeking revenge racked up US$29.5 million over the three days.
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is at number five in its second week out.
Chinese animated film “Boonie Bears” nabbed third place with $16 million, pushing the film version of a popular children’s show to $21 million in revenue.
The weekend box office was $156.7 million, down 37% from last year’s massive $203.2 million.