WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 'Sully' Dominates, While Newcomers Fail To Perform

Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of September 16-18 were Sully, Blair Witch, and Bridget Jones's Baby.

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

WHAT STANDS OUT?

The biggest surprise to me was the lackluster performance of new horror sequel, Blair Witch, which I had expected would take the top spot, but instead came in second with less than $10 million.  Another surprise was the new Joseph Gordon Levitt film Snowden which didn't even crack the Top 3, brining in only $8 million on a $40 million production budget.  None of the new films this week broke $10 million, which is very disappointing.

THE TOP 3:

1. SULLY

Tom Hanks' newest film, Sully, managed to score the top spot at the box office again this weekend, bringing in $21.7 million, a drop of only 38.2% from its opening weekend.  This puts its domestic total at $70.2 million, with a worldwide total of $94.5 million on a $60 million production budget.

2. BLAIR WITCH

This year's latest horror film, Blair Witch, hit theaters this weekend with a surprisingly low box office take, making only $9.6 million.  It did manage to wrangle up $4.9 million overseas for a worldwide total of $14.5 million.  And on a $5 million production budget, I'd say that's quite a successful opening weekend.

3. BRIDGET JONES'S BABY

The third film in the Bridget Jones series, Bridget Jones's Baby, hit theaters this weekend to a disappointing domestic total, bringing in only $8.6 million.  However, the same can't be said for its foreign gross, as it brought in $29 million overseas for a worldwide total of $37.6 million on a $35 million production budget.  

TOP 10 RUNDOWN:

#1 - Sully - $21,653,017

#2 - Blair Witch - $9,576,057

#3 - Bridget Jones's Baby - $8,571,785

#4 - Snowden - $8,000,058

#5 - Don't Breathe - $5,640,232

#6 - When The Bough Breaks - $5,483,126

#7 - Suicide Squad - $4,701,834

#8 - The Wild Life (2016) - $2,771,443

#9 - Kubo And The Two Strings - $2,540,031

#10 - Pete's Dragon (2016) - $2,152,802

Join us next week for another edition of WEEKEND ROUNDUP!  Which movies will be on top?  Which movies will under perform?  Check us out right here for the scoop!

Opening this Friday (9/16):

~ The Magnificent Seven (2016)

~ Storks

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Source:  www.boxofficemojo.com