Rogue One' Leads Again -- WSJ
January 03 2017 - 3:03AM
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NEW YORK -- The new year at the box office is starting where
2016 left off: with Disney on top.
The "Star Wars" spinoff "Rogue One" led the box office for the
third straight week, taking in an estimated $64.3 million during
the New Year's weekend, according to studio estimates on
Monday.
The success of Gareth Edwards's "Rogue One" has only further
cemented a record year for Walt Disney Co., which ran up $2.7
billion in domestic ticket sales in 2016 and accounted for more
than 25% of the market.
The weekend pushed the industry to $11.4 billion in ticket sales
in 2016, topping the $11.1 billion record set in 2015.
In its second week of release, the animated "Sing," from
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, again came in
second with $56.4 million.
The poorly reviewed science-fiction romance "Passengers,"
starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, came in third with
$20.7 million during the weekend. It's made $61.4 million thus far,
a somewhat disappointing total for a film that cost north of $100
million to make.Another Disney title, "Moana," came in fourth with
$14.3 million in its sixth weekend.
Fox's "Why Him," brought in $13 million during the four-day
weekend.
A pair of Oscar contenders also is packing theaters.
Despite playing in more limited release, Damien Chazelle's Los
Angeles musical " La La Land" grossed $12.3 million during the
weekend. The lead Golden Globe nominee has grossed $37 million and
yet is playing in only 750 theaters.
Denzel Washington's acclaimed August Wilson adaptation,
"Fences," also took in $12.7 million over the weekend.
Since opening wide on Christmas, the Paramount release has made
$32.4 million, making it one of the more lucrative stage-to-screen
adaptations in recent years.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 03, 2017 02:48 ET (07:48 GMT)
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