Horror Box Office and Specialty Film Results: February 6, 2017
The big box office story this past weekend is that Split (review) tossed Rings (review) into second place, holding on to the top spot in the United States for the third week in a row!
M. Night Shyamalan’s film scored an estimated $14.6 million over the weekend, bringing it to a total of $98.7 million domestic. Combined with an estimated $44 million internationally, Split‘s worldwide total currently stands at $142.7 million. Most impressive.
Rings brought Samara back to the big screen for a third go-round, but it didn’t bring many fans back to theaters. This was the worst opener for the franchise, scoring an estimated $13 million from 2,931 theaters. Still, that was enough to put it in second place for the week. The flick also brought in an estimated $15.2 million internationally from 35 markets for a $28.2 million worldwide debut.
Meanwhile, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (review) saw nearly a 67% drop at the box office, putting it in sixth place by taking in an estimated $4.5 million for the weekend.
On the specialty side (limited release) of the fence, only one title’s take was available at this time.
Janus Films’ The Lure took in an estimated $9,806 (including its Wednesday open) and will be expanding into major markets including Portland, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, and more in the coming weeks.
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