Star Wars: The Force Awakens Crushes Records, Topping Largest Box Office Weekend of All Time
by Brad Brevet
December 20, 2015


Star Wars: The Force Awakens stormed the box office and walked away with an estimated $238 million in its first three days domestically (including $57 million in Thursday night "previews") along with another $279 million internationally for a massive $517 million worldwide opening.

Suffice to say, this shatters the domestic box office opening weekend record of $208.8 million set by Jurassic World earlier this year, but the record-breaking doesn't end there.



In just its first day of release Force Awakens brought in an estimated $120.5 million setting a new record for the largest Friday, opening day and single day.

All on its own, that opening day was also enough to break the previous December opening weekend record of $84.62 million set by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012.







Scoring a second place position, Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip brought in an estimated $14.4 million, continuing the franchise's declining numbers.

Opening weekends for the last two films have dropped 52% (Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked) and now 38% with respect to their predecessors.

If it's any consolation, the film was up against Star Wars and did score an "A-" CinemaScore (an improvement over Chipwrecked), and will likely have a strong hold next weekend if not a possible increase.







Universal's Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, took third position against the Star Wars juggernaut, bringing in an estimated $13.4 million.

This is around two million better than This is 40 performed back in 2012, as it played opposite The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in its second weekend and the weekend opening of Jack Reacher.



This is 40 improved on its second weekend by 8% and given both films received relatively similar reviews and Sisters a "B" CinemaScore to 40's "B-", this makes a good case for an apples-to-apples performance.

If so, Sisters could be looking at a $75+ million run if it manages This is 40's 5.83 multiplier.







In fifth position, Creed held on well, bringing in another $5 million as its cume climbs to $87.9 million, but things weren't so rosy for In the Heart of the Sea.

Ron Howard's latest collaboration with Chris Hemsworth had a hard time standing up to the competition in its second weekend, sinking 69% for an estimated $3.4 million. The film's cume now stands at $18 million, more or less the same position Hemsworth and Howard's Rush was in after two weeks of wide release.

Not to be overlooked, two Bollywood films took advantage of a prime opportunity for counter-programming with Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani scoring ninth and tenth place positions.







In limited release, Sony Classics opened the much buzzed about Foreign Language Oscar contender Son of Saul in three theaters this weekend where it brought in $38,891 for a per screen average of $12,964.

The film probably won't end up reaching more than 125 theaters or so during its release so if it makes it your way you may want to be sure and check it out.







Also this weekend, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 became the sixth 2015 release to cross $250 million domestically and its worldwide cume has now climbed to $595.5 million.

The franchise finale, however, still ranks last among its predecessors, currently standing about $100 million behind The Hunger Games' final worldwide total.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4134&p=.htm









December 18-20, 2015 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $238,000,000
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $14,400,000
3. Sisters $13,420,000
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 $5,650,000 / $254,438,774
5. Creed $5,085,000 / $87,900,073
6. The Good Dinosaur $4,232,000 / $96,546,068
7. Krampus $3,780,000 / $34,810,655
8. In the Heart of the Sea $3,465,000 / $18,600,095
9. Dilwale $1,875,000
10. Bajirao Mastani $1,660,000

I just knew it would. I have not seen it yet, but watch out Titanic and Avatar, here comes Star Wars.

Can you believe it????

I can . So many ppl have been brainwashed to think crap is good!!!!

All this is IS A COPY OF THE FIRST ONE!!! (But this is fake looking digital trash while the first one was beautiful analogue)


Garbage from the word go!!!

Can you believe it????

I can . So many ppl have been brainwashed to think crap is good!!!!

All this is IS A COPY OF THE FIRST ONE!!! (But this is fake looking digital trash while the first one was beautiful analogue)


Garbage from the word go!!!

I just saw a Facebook status that said "Star Wars: The Force Awakens was good in the same way that a Xerox of the Mona Lisa is good."

You are entitled to your opinion. In the same way that many people think the Godfather was a great movie, I thought it sucked. Everyone has their own opinion of what good is. Your opinion of garbage may be someone elses opinion of art.

You are entitled to your opinion. In the same way that many people think the Godfather was a great movie, I thought it sucked. Everyone has their own opinion of what good is. Your opinion of garbage may be someone elses opinion of art.

Hence the age old saying. One man's trash, is another man's treasure.

I must like trash cause I loved the movie. lol

How The Force Awakens Invalidates the Original Trilogy (http://lebeauleblog.com/2015/12/22/how-the-force-awakens-invalidates-the-original-trilogy/)

Star Wars: Force Awakens Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide, Topping Christmas Weekend
by Brad Brevet
December 27, 2015


With the largest second weekend of all-time, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now grossed more than $544 million domestically and another $546 million internationally, totaling over $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales in just twelve days.

Along with five other new wide releases, it also sits atop the second largest weekend of all-time with the top twelve films grossing over $285 million as Daddy's Home defied expectations, cruising to an easy second place finish with an estimated $38.8 million.

Otherwise, expectations were mostly met when it comes to fellow newcomers in Joy, Concussion and Point Break while The Hateful Eight performed quite well in its limited, 100 theater debut.







Topping the weekend for a second straight weekend with an estimated $153.5 million, Star Wars is now the second highest grossing domestic release of 2015 with $544.5 million and the 15th highest grossing worldwide release of all-time.

It's also now the record holder for the largest second weekend of all-time, besting Jurassic World's previous record by a massive $46.9 million. In fact, the records are piling up so quickly it's becoming ridiculous as it is now the fastest movie to cross $100, $150, $200, $300, $350, $400, $450 and $500 million as well as holds the largest three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten day gross.







Force Awakens has topped the two largest weekends of all-time and next weekend the only added competition is the expansion of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. Avatar's domestic box office record of $760.5 million is very much in sight as Force Awakens is currently only $215.9 million shy of that number and has only been in domestic theaters for ten days.

The question right now doesn't necessarily seem to be a matter of "if", but "when" followed by "How much?" A 3.5 times multiplier based on its opening weekend alone projects a $867.8 million domestic run... could it possibly go higher?

A drop of 50% next weekend would still be enough to claim the largest third weekend of all-time as the stars seemed to be properly aligned for continued Star Wars box office glory.







Looking at the Christmas weekend's new wide releases we first come to the impressive performance of Paramount's Daddy's Home. Reuniting Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, the well-timed, PG-13 rated comedy scored an estimated $38.8 million and a second place finish.

This was well above expectations and an improvement over the $35.5 million Ferrell and Wahlberg's The Other Guys opened with back in 2010.







In third was Joy, the latest film from David O. Russell and his troupe of actors led by Jennifer Lawrence alongside Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.

The film matched expectations with an estimated $17.5 million, but with middling reviews it doesn't seem like this will match the success of Russell's most recent efforts. This was also the first film from Russell that went wide in its opening weekend since Three Kings in 1999.

His last three films all opened in limited release, riding a wave of positive reviews and award nominations to solid box office returns with both American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook finishing well above $100 million. Depending on second weekend returns, Joy will probably finish around $50-60 million.







Also finishing as expected, the Will Smith drama Concussion tallied $11 million for the weekend along with an "A" CinemaScore.

Smith did score a Golden Globe nomination for his performance, but to give this one much of a chance moving forward he's going to have to hear his name announced as an Oscar nominee come January 14, otherwise the legs on this one are likely to tire soon.







Expanding wide this weekend, Adam McKay's The Big Short brought in an estimated $10.5 million from 1,585 theaters, topping the Warner Bros. Point Break remake.

Opening day audiences awarded Point Break a very generous "B" CinemaScore to go along with an estimated $10.2 million for the three day weekend. Expect this one to sink like a stone over the coming weeks.







We finally come to Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, which brought in an estimated $4.5 million from just 100 theaters for an impressive $45,366 per theater average.

This is a strong opening for the three-plus hour Western epic, which will expand into over 1,800 theaters nationwide on December 31 in a slightly condensed, two hour and 47 minute version.







In limited release, Fox Searchlight's The Revenant kicked things off in four theaters with an impressive $471,000 for a $117,750 per theater average.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, the film is directed by the Oscar-winning director of Birdman, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and has generated considerable buzz for both its actors and director as well as cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.

The film is set to expand to over 2,700 theaters on January 8.







Also opening in limited release, 45 Years starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay brought in $93,882 from three theaters.

Not to be overlooked, also contributing to the massive Christmas weekend, Universal's Sisters dropped only 0.3% for a second weekend, fourth place finish with an estimated $13.8 million, bringing its cume to $37.1 million.







On one final note, while the domestic run for The Peanuts Movie is winding down, it has expanded its international reach and brought in an estimated $25 million this weekend from 9,332 screens in 49 markets over the Christmas weekend.

The international cume stands at $45m, with 14 additional markets releasing within the next two weeks.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4137&p=.htm









December 25-27, 2015 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $153,522,000 / $544,573,329
2. Daddy's Home $38,800,000
3. Joy $17,500,000
4. Sisters $13,880,000 / $37,147,930
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $12,700,000 / $39,399,441
6. Concussion $11,000,000
7. The Big Short $10,520,000 / $16,013,455
8. Point Break $10,220,000
9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 $5,300,000 / $264,603,061
10. Creed $4,600,000 / $96,316,653

I must like trash cause I loved the movie.Ah man!!

How The Force Awakens Invalidates the Original Trilogy (http://lebeauleblog.com/2015/12/22/how-the-force-awakens-invalidates-the-original-trilogy/)Thank you TMC!

THEY HAVE DESTORYED THE ORIGINAL PURITY THIS MOVIE ONCE HAD...... THIS WAS THE BEST 3 PART MOVIE EVER MADE AND THAT MORON SCUM RUINED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I will not ever watch any altered movies!!!!! (I only agnoledge the original UN-MOLESTED 3 movies)

I love The Force Awakens, if that means I'm brainwashed to love crap, then so be it.

For those complaining that it is just a copy of the first film. News Flash! A lot of sequels are just that, copies of the previous film. Look at Home Alone 2, it's the first film all over again. Kid alone, bumbling crooks try to get him, kid uses elaborate traps to stop them. It even has a creepy older character that Kevin at first fears but then befriends at the end, both having Kevin spouting way beyond his years philosophy to both of them. But like The Force Awakens, and other sequels that have done this, the film can still be good, and some even as good as their predecessors, as long as the film accomplishes the most important thing (for me any ways): It's entertaining. And The Force Awakens is this in spades.

And the experience I had watching it with my daughter, I wouldn't trade for anything.

Sorry, Dude111 and TMC, but I side with Sonny and Torgo on this subject.

For the first hour, I was enthralled. For the second, it fell apart, badly.

They telegraphed just about every major plot development in advance, and the one choice they made was so utterly depressing and downbeat, it may have completely killed my enthusiasm for any future sequels. TONS of logical inconsistencies. And the big threat they faced; seriously, they went there AGAIN?

Very fine acting, some nice nods to the original, but I honestly wish they had never bothered, ultimately. This stuff is canon now and cannot be taken back. That's why you need to be VERY careful when you revive a series, because once something is done, it's done. :(

That's a great article.

I will never again be able to watch the first trilogy with the same sense of glee at the end. Because the new film basically says, "all those victories were nothing. In a few years, the galaxy is once again in a very dark place and the heroes you cheered on had no reward whatsoever for their efforts. Their growth was reversed, their happiness an illusion. And for some, their ultimate fate is simply heartbreaking and depressing."

I completely understand that conflict is the basis of drama. You can't have a film where nothing bad happens to anybody. But there were many ways to have conflict in this film without utterly destroying the lives of the heroes we had come to know and love, by giving them challenges but still incorporating the growth they experienced during the original trilogy. But they didn't do that. I don't want to be too specific unless the thread warns against spoilers, but this is not the only way they could have brought back the old characters and moved forward.

And I really did want to like this film. I am not a "hater". I sat in the theater four times during the original's run back in 1977 and I loved every freaking moment of it. I bought all the comics, the toys, the magazines, the novels, the games. I loved these characters, a lot. I just wish they had been done the service they deserved in this film. But they weren't, and now it's too late to do anything about it.

Star Wars 8 is coming next ASAP!

You are entitled to your opinion. In the same way that many people think the Godfather was a great movie, I thought it sucked. Everyone has their own opinion of what good is. Your opinion of garbage may be someone elses opinion of art.

Even though I like The Godfather and The Godfather II, I like Goodfellas a little more so, since it has a kick-ass soundtrack!

I dunno if I'll like The Force Awakens...is it any good and will it win any Oscars?

I dunno if I'll like The Force Awakens...is it any good and will it win any Oscars?

I don't know, but I know that the original film was close to winning an Oscar for best picture. It lost to Woody Allen's Annie Hall.

Sorry, Dude111 and TMC, but I side with Sonny and Torgo on this subject.
Well I wont say anymore then,I dont want ya to be mad at me Vahan .. Your a good friend!!

Well I wont say anymore then,I dont want ya to be mad at me Vahan .. Your a good friend!!

Not mad. All friends have agreements and disagreements. As long as we respect each other, that's what matters the most.

I don't know, but I know that the original film was close to winning an Oscar for best picture. It lost to Woody Allen's Annie Hall.
Star Wars should have won. Annie Hall is a good movie but Star Wars is legendary. The Oscars don't care much for sci-fi.

Star Wars should have won. Annie Hall is a good movie but Star Wars is legendary. The Oscars don't care much for sci-fi.

True, though nowadays they don't care much for comedies, either. They seem to want to be 'serious' in their film choices. There's always the People's Choice, I guess!

Well I loved The Force Awakens and will see it again. I'm still in shock though about who dies. :O

If I had to make any criticisms, I wish R2D2 and C-3PO and Luke Skywalker had been in it more. Besides that I think it's another epic adventure and a wild ride.

I'll never understand you people who say you're so-called "fans" and then hate on everything in any particular movie. I wish you'd all go away. Because you're not real fans, and in the end they're just movies don't take it so seriously. I mean I love Star Wars but I can have fun with it too. But you can all sit and stew about it and have your negative opinions, so whatever.

Ed.

Well I loved The Force Awakens and will see it again. I'm still in shock though about who dies. :O

If I had to make any criticisms, I wish R2D2 and C-3PO and Luke Skywalker had been in it more. Besides that I think it's another epic adventure and a wild ride.

I'll never understand you people who say you're so-called "fans" and then hate on everything in any particular movie. I wish you'd all go away. Because you're not real fans, and in the end they're just movies don't take it so seriously. I mean I love Star Wars but I can have fun with it too. But you can all sit and stew about it and have your negative opinions, so whatever.

Ed.

Well, that was insulting.

Your theory is that the only way to be a "fan" of something is to slavishly cheer on anything that has the name of the product you initially enjoyed, I take it. That is, because I loved the Star Wars trilogy that ended 32 years ago, I have an obligation to completely embrace and not give one ounce of criticism to ANYTHING that is produced at any time in the future that has the name "Star Wars" slapped on it?

Sorry, not gonna do that, nor should I. Being a fan doesn't mean you have to lose all your capacity for critical thinking. If you loved Pizza Hut years ago and returned to it after a long absence, only to discover they had radically changed the recipes, are you obligated to say you love it even if you don't? What kind of world is that?

And yes, I do take film seriously, BECAUSE I love it and know the power it can have, when done right. And I will always reserve the right to voice my opinion loud and clear. We haven't quite given up our rights of free speech yet, though I admit we seem to be getting there.

I'd advise being a bit more tolerant in your dealings with others. You chide us for taking things seriously. Oddly enough, you're the one who, when faced with people who disagreed with you, wished they 'would all go away'. I'm perfectly fine with you loving the film, that's your right. I would never imply you should be quiet because we disagree.

Sorry our posts have angered you but when you live in a free country, you're going to run into people with different opinions. And you have to live with that.

Same to you Retro4Life. And with that I'm done with this thread.

Ed.

Same to you Retro4Life. And with that I'm done with this thread.

Ed.

I don't like animosity, and I did not want things to end on a sour note. I just get frustrated and angry when someone does the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" routine. Makes me feel like my opinion is being silenced, and that's not cool IMO.

I wish you well. As you said, in the end, it's just a movie and my guess is there's a lot of other things we'd agree on.

Star Wars Crosses $700 Million Domestically as 2016 is Off to a Strong Start
by Brad Brevet
January 3, 2016


This first weekend of 2016 is the second largest January weekend of all-time. The top twelve grossed an estimated $204.6 million, $4.5 million shy of the current record, set in 2009 when Avatar was king of the world.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, however, has its eye on Avatar's crown as it now sits in second place, just $20 million behind Avatar's all-time domestic record, and over $1.5 billion worldwide.

Also making headlines this weekend Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight expanded nationwide, Daddy's Home and Sisters prove people want comedy and Charlie Kaufman's stop-motion animated feature hit limited theaters.







Beginning with Star Wars, Disney is estimating an $88.3 million weekend, which brings the film up to $740.2 million after only 17 days in theaters. It's the fastest film to cross $700 million domestically, doing in 16 days what took Avatar 72.

The film has broken 40 box office records (and those are just the records BoxOfficeMojo officially tracks at this time) and is currently the sixth highest grossing release worldwide with an estimated $1.51 billion. It will be in fourth place by the close of business tomorrow night.

As for the weekend itself, don't be surprised to see Star Wars jump up a few million. Rival studios project the weekend to be around $91 million, which would give it the largest January weekend of all-time. Disney is most likely being conservative with their numbers, estimating a rather steep 43.6% Sunday drop.







Coming up second for the second weekend in a row was the Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg comedy Daddy's Home, dropping only 25% for an estimated $29 million weekend.

The film's cume is now up to an outstanding $93.6 million in just ten days on a reported $50 million budget. Impressive numbers and great timing on Paramount's part.







In third place we find Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, which most were expecting would top $20 million, but managed an estimated $16.2 million in its expansion from 100 theaters over Christmas weekend into 2,474 theaters this weekend.

In all fairness, it did get a jumpstart on the weekend, expanding to 1,958 theaters on Wednesday, which most likely accounts for at least a portion of the smaller number.



The R-rated, adult-targeted feature was up against college football bowl games all weekend, which is most likely the reason the Weinstein Co. got out in front a bit, knowing they'd be losing some eyeballs to football.

The story here will be told next weekend and whether or not this one can hold on or if it will struggle to finish around $50-55 million.







What could prove to be The Hateful Eight's biggest test is surviving what may be an audience-stealing onslaught from another harsh, cold-wilderness tale, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's The Revenant.

In its second weekend the Leonardo DiCaprio starrer is still playing in four theaters and brought in another $450,000 for a $112,500 per theater average. The film expands into over 3,000 theaters next weekend and could be a much more attractive draw, thieving a portion of Hateful Eight's audience.







Looking over the rest of the top ten, another strong comedy in theaters right now is Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Sisters. Dropping only 11.3% in its third weekend, the $30 million comedy is now up to an estimated $61.7 million and showing no signs of slowing.

The Big Short also continues to play well in just under 1,600 theaters, adding another $9 million this weekend proving a mix of comedy, credit default swaps and an outstanding cast is something a portion of the moviegoing audience is interested in seeing.







In limited release, Charlie Kaufman's critically-approved stop-motion animated feature Anomalisa released in four New York and Los Angeles theaters with an estimated 140,000.

Janus Films re-released Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight into one theater in New York where it brought in $20,480. And GKIDs re-released Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday into one New York theater where the Isao Takahata-directed animated feature rung up $13,329.

Next weekend sees the release of The Forest, hoping to find that $15+ million The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death found during its January opening last year.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4140&p=.htm









January 1-3, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $88,300,000 / $740,265,583
2. Daddy's Home $29,000,000 / $93,684,495
3. The Hateful Eight $16,240,000 / $29,577,963
4. Sisters $12,580,000 / $61,703,640
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $11,800,000 / $67,376,640
6. Joy $10,400,000 / $38,721,460
7. The Big Short $9,000,000 / $32,979,117
8. Concussion $8,000,000 / $25,370,000
9. Point Break $6,845,000 / $22,430,000
10. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 $4,625,000 / $274,222,959

I don't like animosity, and I did not want things to end on a sour note. I just get frustrated and angry when someone does the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" routine. Makes me feel like my opinion is being silenced, and that's not cool IMO.Yes it seems like ppl only wanna hear ONE SIDE! (Those who like this)

The Revenant Storms the Box Office; Star Wars Opens with $53M in China
by Brad Brevet
January 10, 2016


The Revenant exploded this weekend as audiences showed up in droves to see Leonardo DiCaprio brave the elements in his quest for revenge.

The strong Oscar contender expanded into 3,375 theaters and amassed an impressive $38 million taking second only to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which not only finished #1 domestically but started its China release strong.

Meanwhile The Forest continues to prove there's a reliable audience willing to show up for low budget, PG-13 horror at the beginning of the year.







First for The Revenant, which not only decimated BoxOfficeMojo projections, but seems to have proven the idea of a star's drawing power is not as dead as some may have you believe.

DiCaprio's last five films that opened in over 3,000 theaters have all grossed $30 million or more in their opening weekend. And that doesn't include Shutter Island, which opened in 2,991 theaters back in 2010 and brought in $41 million.



The $38 million for The Revenant serves as DiCaprio's fourth largest opening of all-time.

Additionally, the film's opening places it in the top five January openings of all-time, edging out Lone Survivor. Internationally, The Revenant pulled in an estimated $20.2 million from nine markets giving it a worldwide cume of $58.2 million.







Star Wars: The Force Awakens took first place for the fourth weekend in a row with an estimated $41.6 million. With that it has become the first film to gross over $800 million domestically with a massive $812 million and isn't done yet.

Add to that it just brought in an estimated $53 million in its first two days in China. Disney is reporting this as the largest Saturday/Sunday opening of all-time in the country, but it should be noted it's the only film to have ever opened on a Saturday in China.

That said, it obviously scored the biggest Saturday opening of all-time.



Globally, Star Wars is now the third highest grossing worldwide release of all-time with over $1.73 billion. Based on international numbers alone, it is now the seventh highest grossing release with $921.4 million, just behind Avengers: Age of Ultron.

The most obvious goal now is to become only the third film ever to cross $2 billion worldwide.







Finishing fourth is the weekend's only other new wide release, The Forest, which performed well, bringing in an estimated $13 million. If it can hold on next weekend it could end its run around $35 million, but the "C" CinemaScore, negative reviews and recent history don't bode well.

Similar January releases such as The Woman in Black 2 and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones scored "C" CinemaScores while opening in the mid-to-high teens and found themselves dropping 69.7% and 65.7% respectively in their second weekends.

The Marked Ones was able to finish at $32 million, but it was part of a franchise and scored $18.3 million its opening weekend. If history teaches us anything, The Forest is looking at a $22-25 million run.







Moving down the list, while The Revenant exploded, Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight imploded as the filmmaker's latest film fell short of expectations last weekend and now, in its second weekend in wide release, it has dropped 59.6%.

Even worse, that drop comes as the film expanded into 464 additional theaters. With an estimated $6.3 million this weekend the film is up to $41.4 million domestically and looking to top out around $50 million or so.







A couple of other films expanded this weekend and also didn't make much of a dent.

The Big Short has had a very good run, but the addition of another 941 theaters this weekend didn't do much to bolster its box office as it dropped 30.5% for an estimated $6.3 million weekend.

The film's cume now stands at $42.8 million and if it can perform well at the Golden Globes tonight and snag a few Oscar nominations perhaps it can look forward to a strong hold next weekend.







Also looking for some award season love, but failing to get it at this past week's Producers Guild nominations, The Weinstein Co. expanded Carol into an additional 336 theaters, but the film could only muster an estimated $1.4 million.

An Oscar nod or two for its two leads, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, would definitely help things along.







IFC's release of 45 Years through their Sundance Selects label continues to play strong in New York and Los Angeles, bringing in another $90,567 from nine screens.

The studio will begin the film's national expansion on January 22nd, though don't be shocked if you see a few theaters added next weekend as star Charlotte Rampling is very likely to hear her name as Best Actress nominee this coming Thursday.







Finally, if you scroll down the chart to 19th place you'll find Spectre. The latest James Bond film is currently playing in 379 theaters and brought in another $405,000 this weekend bringing its cume to $198.5 million.

Sony is doing its best to push it over $200 million domestically, will it make it?

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4143&p=.htm









January 8-10, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $41,630,000 / $812,011,043
2. The Revenant $39,556,901
3. Daddy's Home $15,000,000 / $116,313,576
4. The Forest $13,088,000
5. Sisters $7,170,000 / $74,879,945
6. The Hateful Eight $6,351,000 / $41,473,820
7. The Big Short $6,300,000 / $42,849,837
8. Alvin and the Chipmuncks: The Road Chip $5,500,000 / $75,608,339
9. Joy $4,500,000 / $46,555,608
10. Concussion $3,050,000 / $30,968,278

don't worry i think batman vs super man blow star wars out into the ocean!! i also think that captain american civil war will be awesome too!! now i reading im now looking forward to doctor strange movie but it doesn't come out until november 2016!!