There was no battle, no contest, nor were a flurry of blows necessary as Kung Fu Panda 3 took the weekend box office with no real competition with an estimated $41 million. Though the weakest start for the franchise domestically, the latest entry looks set to rake it in big in overseas dollars, as have the previous films, already bringing in $116.7 million in worldwide gross. The Revenant, too, is banking on those overseas dollars to break even,
The sea epic The Finest Hours debuted to a decidedly mixed reception both critically and financially, with only an estimated $10.3 million lining its coffers. Ride Along 2, in the meantime, does not appear likely to do as well as the original film (whose $134.9 million domestic total is nearly twice what the sequel has earned so far), but it will likely become a minor success, even with a third week estimate of $8.3 million. The Boy, however, continues to prove the old “cheap horror/big returns” adage as the $10 million production broke even after picking up an estimated $7.9 million. Dirty Grandpa has not released its budget, but with star Robert De Niro in tow, the likelihood of its estimated $7.6 million weekend earnings and $22.8 million total domestic gross being enough to make it profitable is very slim indeed.
The bottom rungs of the top ten also belong to some of the less profitable entries as well. The latest young adult/dystopian sci-fi action flick, The 5th Wave, has not sparked much interest, an estimated $7 million bringing in a dismal $20.2 million on a $38 million budget. While it may be a cheap enough film in the long run, the massively panned parody Fifty Shades of Black opened to an estimated $6.2 million and little else to speak of. Also, Michael Bay has a financial disappointment on his hands. Though better received overall than his Transformers films critically, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, with an estimated $6 million weekend, has so far only brought in $42.6 million at the box office on a $50 million budget, and his worst earning film in a decade.
Weekend Box Office (January 29th – January 31st)
- Kung Fu Panda 3…$41 million
- The Revenant…$12.4 million
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens…$10.8 million
- The Finest Hours…$10.3 million
- Ride Along 2…$8.3 million
- The Boy…$7.9 million
- Dirty Grandpa…$7.6 million
- The 5thWave…$7 million
- Fifty Shades of Black…$6.2 million
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi…$6 million
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