WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Ron Howard's New Film Sinks In Opening Weekend

       

Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, formerly BOX OFFICE BREAKDOWN, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of December 4-6 were The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2, In The Heart Of The Sea, and Creed.

Let's take a look at this week's box office results:

WHAT STANDS OUT?

This was another light week at the box office, with no film bringing in over $12 million.  What stands out the most is that the new movie this week, In The Heart Of The Sea, only managed to take second place on a very poor box office weekend, with just over $11 million.

THE TOP 3:

1. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PT. 2

The final installment of the über popular film series, The Hunger Games, only dropped 39.5% this weekend, bringing in $11.4 million.  This brings Mockingjay Pt. 2 up to $244.6 million domestically and $571 million worldwide on a $160 million production budget.

2. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA

The new Ron Howard/Chris Hemsworth film, In The Heart Of The Sea, had a poor opening this weekend, bringing in a mere $11.1 million on a $100 million production budget.  It did, however, manage $41 million in foreign grosses, bringing its worldwide total up to $52.1 million.  With the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend, it'll have a tough time breaking even.

3. THE GOOD DINOSAUR

The newest Disney/Pixar film, The Good Dinosaur, managed to only drop 32.7% this week, bringing in another $15.3 million.  This puts its domestic total at $89.5 million and its worldwide total at $167.7 million on an astounding $200 million production budget.  This may be Pixar's first failure at the box office.

TOP 10 RUNDOWN:

#1 - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 - $11,413,316

#2 - In The Heart Of The Sea - $11,053,366

#3 - The Good Dinosaur - $10,314,223

#4 - Creed - $10,121,137

#5 - Krampus - $8,422,755

#6 - The Night Before - $4,133,702

#7 - Spectre - $4,045,109

#8 - The Peanuts Movie - $2,687,489

#9 - Spotlight - $2,508,853

#10 - Brooklyn - $1,995,502

Join us next week for another edition of BOX OFFICE BREAKDOWN.  Which movies will be on top?  Which movies will under perform?  Check us out next week for the scoop!

Opening this Friday (12/11):

~ Star Wars: The Force Awakens

~ Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip

~ Sisters

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Source:  www.boxofficemojo.com