Weekend Actuals: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Earns Eight Figures w/ $34.7M; ‘Storks’ Struggles To Fly w/ $21.3M

News & Analysis • Boxoffice Staff • September 26 2016

Sony/Columbia’s Western remake The Magnificent Seven readied, aimed, and fired to a $34.70 million opening weekend to lead the box office. Warner Bros.’ animated Storks debuted a bit less than many analysts expected with a $21.31 million opening. And Warner Bros.’ Sully ended its two-week reign atop the box office with a third place $13.53 million.

Weekend Actuals for Friday, September 23 – Sunday, September 25, 2016:

WIDE (1000+)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 The Magnificent Seven (2016) $34,703,397 — 3,674 — $9,446 $34,703,397 1 Sony / Columbia
2 Storks $21,311,407 — 3,922 — $5,434 $21,311,407 1 Warner Bros.
3 Sully $13,537,270 -37% 3,955 430 $3,423 $92,100,717 3 Warner Bros.
4 Bridget Jones’s Baby $4,656,690 -46% 2,930 3 $1,589 $16,594,365 2 Universal
5 Snowden $4,056,229 -49% 2,443 0 $1,660 $15,050,455 2 Open Road
6 Blair Witch $4,053,785 -58% 3,121 0 $1,299 $16,232,480 2 Lionsgate
7 Don’t Breathe $3,773,226 -33% 2,438 -770 $1,548 $81,084,034 5 Sony / TriStar
8 Suicide Squad $3,108,351 -34% 2,172 -568 $1,431 $318,131,694 8 Warner Bros.
9 When the Bough Breaks $2,515,605 -54% 1,444 -802 $1,742 $26,628,954 3 Sony / Screen Gems
10 Kubo and the Two Strings $1,124,384 -56% 1,209 -548 $930 $45,975,957 6 Focus
11 Hell or High Water $1,069,226 -48% 1,128 -377 $948 $24,809,653 7 CBS Films / Lionsgate
12 Pete’s Dragon (2016) $870,025 -60% 1,230 -718 $707 $74,213,367 7 Disney
13 The Wild Life (2016) $411,840 -85% 1,431 -1062 $288 $7,701,352 3 Lionsgate / Summit

LIMITED (100 — 999)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Bad Moms $997,055 -44% 986 -500 $1,011 $111,669,607 9 STX Entertainment
2 No Manches Frida $721,405 -44% 416 -40 $1,734 $10,286,626 4 Lionsgate / Pantelion
3 The Secret Life of Pets $692,430 -44% 747 -258 $927 $364,331,130 12 Universal
4 Sausage Party $562,680 -53% 551 -630 $1,021 $96,384,272 7 Sony / Columbia
5 Jason Bourne $533,220 -51% 623 -385 $856 $161,307,760 9 Universal
6 Hillsong – Let Hope Rise $414,824 -69% 763 -53 $544 $2,097,944 2
7 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years $403,363 -35% 151 66 $2,671 $1,468,574 2 Abramorama
8 War Dogs $380,488 -63% 417 -485 $912 $42,480,676 6 Warner Bros.
9 Star Trek Beyond $302,115 -51% 338 -170 $894 $158,092,198 10 Paramount
10 Mechanic: Resurrection $299,269 -63% 398 -560 $752 $20,736,746 5 Lionsgate / Summit
11 The Light Between Oceans $278,457 -65% 416 -717 $669 $11,947,328 4 Disney / DreamWorks
12 The Hollars $250,340 113% 298 201 $840 $706,484 5 Sony Pictures Classics
13 Finding Dory $194,444 -33% 197 -95 $987 $484,192,130 15 Disney
14 Florence Foster Jenkins $175,803 -55% 235 -332 $748 $26,954,148 7 Paramount
15 Ice Age: Collision Course $175,108 -26% 198 -41 $884 $63,685,040 10 Fox
16 Ghostbusters (2016) $132,208 -35% 165 -60 $801 $127,448,192 11 Sony / Columbia
17 Lights Out $130,295 -38% 188 -94 $693 $67,235,683 10 Warner Bros. / New Line
18 Ben-Hur (2016) $128,927 -44% 240 -198 $537 $26,274,090 6 Paramount
19 Nerve $111,252 -43% 172 -72 $647 $38,466,761 9 Lionsgate
20 Mr. Church $103,192 -70% 233 -121 $443 $597,073 2 Freestyle Releasing
21 The BFG $92,909 -31% 131 -48 $709 $55,366,922 13 Disney / DreamWorks
22 Nine Lives (2016) $64,017 -50% 105 -88 $610 $19,402,407 8 EuropaCorp Films

PLATFORM (1 — 99)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Queen of Katwe $304,933 — 52 — $5,864 $304,933 1 Disney
2 The Dressmaker $185,165 — 36 — $5,143 $185,165 1 Broad Green Pictures
3 Mil Jeong (Age of Shadows) $165,685 — 33 — $5,021 $165,685 1 Grimm PicturesHarbin Films
4 Don’t Think Twice $130,388 -31% 95 -45 $1,373 $4,000,344 10 The Film Arcade
5 Hunt for the Wilderpeople $75,878 -13% 81 5 $937 $5,010,744 14 The Orchard
6 Cafe Society $64,676 -24% 48 -41 $1,347 $11,000,223 11 Lionsgate / Amazon
7 Captain Fantastic $55,404 -27% 55 -28 $1,007 $5,698,311 12 Bleecker Street
8 Train To Busan $29,573 -41% 20 0 $1,479 $1,999,889 10 Inc. Well Go USA
9 Little Men (2016) $26,852 -28% 36 -7 $746 $619,491 8 Magnolia Pictures
10 Victor $25,617 -34% 12 0 $2,135 $75,181 2 CanZion Films
11 Southside with You $24,273 -70% 45 -69 $539 $6,248,086 5 Roadside / Miramax
12 The People vs. Fritz Bauer $23,148 -46% 20 -15 $1,157 $277,636 6 Cohen Media Group
13 Indignation $22,906 -21% 25 -12 $916 $3,308,735 9 Roadside / Summit
14 White Girl $20,479 -26% 12 -4 $1,707 $153,520 4 FilmRise
15 The Shallows $20,021 -51% 17 -20 $1,178 $55,121,623 14 Sony / Columbia
16 Equity $19,594 -34% 18 -26 $1,089 $1,554,932 9 Sony Pictures Classics
17 Mia Madre $18,960 -13% 2 -18 $9,480 $249,749 5 Music Box Films
18 A Tale of Love and Darkness $15,210 -39% 17 -16 $895 $553,557 6 Focus World
19 Morgan $14,984 -58% 38 -61 $394 $3,896,446 4 20th Century Fox
20 The Lovers and the Despot $14,925 — 8 — $1,866 $14,925 1 Magnolia Pictures
21 The Jungle Book (2016) $13,331 -54% 34 -23 $392 $363,995,937 24 Disney
22 Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World $13,077 -36% 21 -3 $623 $556,947 6 Magnolia Pictures
23 Kicks $11,076 -83% 15 -50 $738 $145,368 3 Focus World
24 Our Little Sister $11,012 17% 14 0 $787 $427,976 12 Sony Pictures Classics
25 The Infiltrator $9,818 -43% 12 -15 $818 $15,425,870 11 Broad Green Pictures
26 The Disappointments Room $9,643 -97% 36 -1518 $268 $2,395,049 3 Relativity Studios
27 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits $9,511 — 1 — $9,511 $9,511 1 Cinema Libre Studio
28 Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates $9,229 -54% 29 -16 $318 $45,985,309 12 Fox
29 Demon $9,075 -48% 11 -4 $825 $56,817 3 The OrchardThe Orchard
30 Author: The JT Leroy Story $8,805 -50% 25 3 $352 $66,669 3 Magnolia Pictures
31 Dekalog $8,260 -33% 3 -2 $2,753 $85,881 4 Janus Films
32 Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? $8,166 -22% 3 1 $2,722 $22,330 2 Area23a
33 Come What May $7,347 9% 6 2 $1,225 $33,275 3 Cohen Media Group
34 Closet Monster $6,118 — 1 — $6,118 $6,118 1 Strand Releasing
35 Hands of Stone $6,053 -75% 22 -83 $275 $4,681,940 5 The Weinstein Company
36 Cameraperson $5,428 -30% 3 1 $1,809 $38,674 3 Janus Films
37 The Innocents $5,011 -63% 12 -6 $418 $1,054,253 13 Music Box Films
38 The Ruins of Lifta $4,620 — 1 — $4,620 $4,620 1 First Run Features
39 La Notte $4,438 -58% 2 0 $2,219 $28,339 2 Rialto Pictures
40 Elevator To The Gallows (2016 re-release) $4,390 -63% 2 -3 $2,195 $97,489 8 Rialto Pictures
41 Howards End (2016 re-release) $4,161 54% 3 -1 $1,387 $157,888 5 Cohen Media Group
42 My Love, Don’t Cross That River $4,063 — 1 — $4,063 $88,018 15
43 Made In France $3,689 — 1 — $3,689 $3,689 1 Distrib FilmsUnder the Milky Way
44 Swiss Army Man $3,446 -50% 7 0 $492 $4,208,879 14 A24
45 The Music of Strangers $3,215 -28% 10 -2 $322 $1,161,575 16 The Orchard
46 Girl Asleep $2,567 — 1 — $2,567 $2,567 1 Oscilloscope Laboratories
47 Morris from America $2,541 -29% 10 2 $254 $84,260 6 A24
48 Life, Animated $2,239 -18% 5 -5 $448 $244,031 13 The Orchard
49 Hillary’s America – The Secret History of the Democratic Party $2,045 -86% 17 -45 $120 $13,086,368 11 D’Souza EntertainmentQuality Flix
50 Tickled $1,874 -19% 8 2 $234 $612,816 15 Magnolia Pictures
51 The Map Against the World $1,688 -83% 3 -1 $563 $32,893 3 CJ Entertainment
52 Front Cover $1,309 — 1 — $1,309 $24,310 8 Strand Releasing
53 The Wailing $992 -6% 1 -1 $992 $785,405 19 Well Go USA
54 The Lobster $899 -52% 2 -2 $450 $9,078,073 27 A24
55 The Seventh Fire $633 54% 1 0 $633 $27,120 10 Kino Lorber
56 Maggie’s Plan $524 -23% 3 -1 $175 $3,351,230 19 Sony Pictures Classics
57 Eat That Question $496 -62% 2 -1 $248 $348,457 14 Sony Pictures Classics
58 Tunnel $318 -98% 2 -10 $159 $568,691 5 Well Go USA
59 My King $85 -89% 1 -3 $85 $47,582 7 Film Movement
60 Men Go to Battle $74 -73% 1 0 $74 $17,950 12 Film Movement
61 The Last Film Festival $64 -9% 1 0 $64 $134 2 Monterey Media
62 Miss Stevens $50 -98% 1 -1 $50 $3,858 2 The Orchard

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