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Posted January 8, 2018 by Mike Tyrkus in News
 
 

Box-Office Weekend—Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Takes Over Box Office

With an estimated $36 million in its third week of release, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle topped the box-office weekend. This gives the film a three-week total of $244.4 million. Debuting in second-place this week is the latest entry on the “Insidious” horror series, Insidious: The Last Key, which took in $29.3 million.

Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleFinishing in third-place with $23.6 million was Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi. This raises The Last Jedi’s four-week domestic total to $575.5 million, where it firmly stands as the sixth largest domestic release of all time.

The Greatest Showman finished its third week of release in fourth place, earning $13.8 million over the weekend to raise its domestic total $75.9 million. Just behind the Hugh Jackman musical were the Barden Bellas with $10.2 million for Pitch Perfect 3 (which has brought in $86 million during its first three weeks).

The animated feature Ferdinand finished its fourth week of release in sixth place with an estimated $7.7 million over the weekend. Molly’s Game expanded to an additional 1,300+ screens this weekend, which helped it finish in seventh place with $47.0 million. Right behind the Jessica Chastain film was the Gary Oldman starring as Winston Churchill drama Darkest Hour. The film finished its seventh week adding $6.4 million to its $28.4 million total.

Closing out the top ten were the animated family film Coco, which brought in $5.5 million to bring its seven-week total to $192.1 million. Finally, in the tenth spot, was the Ridley Scott directed account of the John Paul Getty II kidnapping, All the Money in the World, which brought in $3.6 million to raise its two-week total to $20.1 million.

Weekend Box Office (January 5th – January 7th)

  1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle…$36 Million
  2. Insidious: The Last Key…$29.3 Million
  3. Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi…$23.6 Million
  4. The Greatest Showman…$13.8 Million
  5. Pitch Perfect 3…$10.2 Million
  6. Ferdinand…$7.7 Million
  7. Molly’s Game…$7 Million
  8. Darkest Hour…$6.4 Million
  9. Coco…$5.5 Million
  10. All the Money in the World…$3.6 Million
Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.
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