Weekend Actuals: ‘Sully’ Flies Again w/ $21.6M; ‘Blair Witch,’ ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby,’ ‘Snowden’ Battle For Second Place w/ $9.5M, $8.5M, $8.0M

News & Analysis • Boxoffice Staff • September 19 2016

Warner Bros.’ biopic Sully took the box office lead for the second weekend with $21.65 million. Lionsgate’s horror sequel Blair Witch was the top opener with $9.57 million. Universal’s romantic comedy sequel Bridget Jones’s Baby debuted with $8.57 million. And Open Road’s tech thriller Snowden underwhelmed with $8.00 million.

Weekend Actuals for Friday, September 16 – Sunday, September 18, 2016:

WIDE (1000+)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Sully $21,653,017 -38% 3,525 0 $6,143 $70,194,368 2 Warner Bros.
2 Blair Witch $9,576,057 — 3,121 — $3,068 $9,576,057 1 Lionsgate
3 Bridget Jones’s Baby $8,571,785 — 2,927 — $2,929 $8,571,785 1 Universal
4 Snowden $8,000,058 — 2,443 — $3,275 $8,000,058 1 Open Road
5 Don’t Breathe $5,640,232 -32% 3,208 -176 $1,758 $75,369,013 4 Sony / TriStar
6 When the Bough Breaks $5,483,126 -61% 2,246 0 $2,441 $22,655,858 2 Sony / Screen Gems
7 Suicide Squad $4,701,834 -18% 2,740 -363 $1,716 $313,774,166 7 Warner Bros.
8 The Wild Life (2016) $2,771,443 -17% 2,493 0 $1,112 $6,785,712 2 Lionsgate / Summit
9 Kubo and the Two Strings $2,540,031 -23% 1,757 -578 $1,446 $44,272,005 5 Focus
10 Pete’s Dragon (2016) $2,152,802 -31% 1,948 -737 $1,105 $72,917,327 6 Disney
11 Hell or High Water $2,074,974 -16% 1,505 60 $1,379 $22,875,505 6 CBS Films / Lionsgate
12 Bad Moms $1,765,403 -32% 1,486 -402 $1,188 $110,010,331 8 STX Entertainment
13 The Secret Life of Pets $1,231,895 -20% 1,005 -405 $1,226 $363,388,255 11 Universal
14 Sausage Party $1,203,151 -49% 1,181 -890 $1,019 $95,338,012 6 Sony / Columbia
15 Jason Bourne $1,098,085 -37% 1,008 -502 $1,089 $160,408,000 8 Universal
16 The Light Between Oceans $785,939 -58% 1,133 -367 $694 $11,186,715 3 Disney / DreamWorks
17 The Disappointments Room $377,322 -73% 1,554 0 $243 $2,218,097 2 Relativity Studios

LIMITED (100 — 999)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Hillsong – Let Hope Rise $1,357,243 — 816 — $1,663 $1,357,243 1
2 No Manches Frida $1,291,512 -39% 456 -9 $2,832 $9,195,621 3 Lionsgate / Pantelion
3 War Dogs $1,025,050 -49% 902 -879 $1,136 $41,675,235 5 Warner Bros.
4 Mechanic: Resurrection $802,401 -53% 958 -943 $838 $20,142,970 4 Lionsgate / Summit
5 Star Trek Beyond $618,720 -34% 508 -240 $1,218 $157,552,406 9 Paramount
6 Florence Foster Jenkins $392,863 -54% 567 -495 $693 $26,555,545 6 Paramount
7 Mr. Church $338,378 — 354 — $956 $338,378 1 Freestyle Releasing
8 Finding Dory $292,000 -30% 292 -198 $1,000 $483,931,392 14 Disney
9 Ice Age: Collision Course $238,035 -13% 239 -70 $996 $63,463,371 9 Fox
10 Ben-Hur (2016) $231,766 -59% 438 -536 $529 $26,041,585 5 Paramount
11 Lights Out $210,401 -33% 282 -66 $746 $67,056,461 9 Warner Bros. / New Line
12 Ghostbusters (2016) $204,513 -27% 225 -131 $909 $127,264,100 10 Sony / Columbia
13 Nerve $195,882 39% 244 31 $803 $38,303,575 8 Lionsgate
14 Don’t Think Twice $188,151 -36% 140 -35 $1,344 $3,795,007 9 The Film Arcade
15 The BFG $135,384 -21% 179 -32 $756 $55,246,405 12 Disney / DreamWorks
16 Southside with You $81,672 -73% 114 -330 $716 $6,188,514 4 Roadside / Miramax
17 Hands of Stone $24,566 -86% 105 -998 $234 $4,664,146 4 The Weinstein Company
18 Wild Oats $21,554 — 100 — $216 $21,554 1 The Weinstein Company / Dimension

PLATFORM (1 — 99)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years $622,410 — 85 — $7,322 $771,153 1 Abramorama
2 The Hollars $117,354 86% 97 65 $1,210 $407,322 4 Sony Pictures Classics
3 Hunt for the Wilderpeople $87,218 -8% 76 -10 $1,148 $4,901,524 13 The Orchard
4 Cafe Society $84,681 -41% 89 -53 $951 $10,894,248 10 Lionsgate / Amazon
5 Captain Fantastic $76,342 -16% 83 -11 $920 $5,604,142 11 Bleecker Street
6 A Beautiful Planet $65,932 4% 31 -3 $2,127 $6,146,827 21 IMAX
7 Kicks $64,051 99% 65 62 $985 $105,459 2 Focus World
8 Train To Busan $49,997 -26% 20 4 $2,500 $1,947,399 9 Inc. Well Go USA
9 The People vs. Fritz Bauer $43,003 41% 35 14 $1,229 $236,279 5 Cohen Media Group
10 The Shallows $40,894 -26% 37 -14 $1,105 $55,096,601 13 Sony / Columbia
11 Victor $38,594 — 12 — $3,216 $38,594 1 CanZion Films
12 Little Men (2016) $37,495 -31% 43 -16 $872 $573,258 7 Magnolia Pictures
13 Morgan $35,516 -93% 99 -1921 $359 $3,865,093 3 20th Century Fox
14 Equity $29,798 -63% 44 -150 $677 $1,524,681 8 Sony Pictures Classics
15 3 Weeks In Yerevan $29,245 — 3 — $9,748 $29,245 1 Lore d’Morrow EntertainmentRichmond Media Ent.
16 The Jungle Book (2016) $29,086 -44% 57 -30 $510 $363,976,270 23 Disney
17 Indignation $29,020 -52% 37 -35 $784 $3,271,075 8 Roadside / Summit
18 White Girl $27,495 4% 16 8 $1,718 $117,784 3 FilmRise
19 Dancer $26,050 265% 6 5 $4,342 $35,014 2 IFC Films / Sundance Selects
20 A Tale of Love and Darkness $24,982 -59% 33 -31 $757 $527,918 5 Focus World
21 Mia Madre $21,693 -46% 20 -15 $1,085 $223,226 4 Music Box Films
22 A Complete Unknown $20,303 -51% 47 -16 $432 $166,827 4 IFC Films / Amazon
23 Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World $20,300 -48% 24 -17 $846 $530,059 5 Magnolia Pictures
24 Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates $20,062 -48% 45 -11 $446 $45,965,055 11 Fox
25 Author: The JT Leroy Story $17,637 -25% 22 17 $802 $48,543 2 Magnolia Pictures
26 Demon $17,587 35% 15 12 $1,172 $37,108 2 The OrchardThe Orchard
27 The Infiltrator $17,265 -33% 27 -22 $639 $15,406,554 10 Broad Green Pictures
28 Tunnel $15,255 -62% 12 -7 $1,271 $562,061 4 Well Go USA
29 Ixcanul $14,347 -52% 9 -1 $1,594 $162,376 5 Kino Lorber
30 Hillary’s America – The Secret History of the Democratic Party $14,287 -77% 62 -107 $230 $13,071,840 10 D’Souza EntertainmentQuality Flix
31 Other People $13,948 -62% 8 -4 $1,744 $62,630 2 Vertical Entertainment
32 The Innocents $13,369 -18% 18 -3 $743 $1,038,863 12 Music Box Films
33 Captain America: Civil War $13,031 -48% 34 -20 $383 $408,080,554 20 Disney
34 Dekalog $12,374 -29% 5 0 $2,475 $69,584 3 Janus Films
35 Elevator To The Gallows (2016 re-release) $11,839 70% 5 1 $2,368 $85,009 7 Rialto Pictures
36 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie $11,468 -13% 20 -2 $573 $4,750,497 9 Fox Searchlight
37 La Notte $10,547 — 2 — $5,274 $14,313 1 Rialto Pictures
38 Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? $10,422 — 2 — $5,211 $10,422 1 Area23a
39 The Map Against the World $10,201 2% 4 0 $2,550 $26,688 2 CJ Entertainment
40 Our Little Sister $9,428 17% 14 -4 $673 $411,983 11 Sony Pictures Classics
41 Anthropoid $7,994 -59% 9 -28 $888 $2,959,288 6 Bleecker Street
42 Cameraperson $7,791 -39% 2 1 $3,896 $27,289 2 Janus Films
43 Hieronymus Bosch: Touched By The Devil $7,633 — 3 — $2,544 $100,868 8 Kino Lorber
44 Swiss Army Man $6,928 332% 7 4 $990 $4,203,084 13 A24
45 Come What May $6,765 -31% 4 2 $1,691 $21,765 2 Cohen Media Group
46 Silicon Cowboys $5,724 — 12 — $477 $5,724 1 FilmRise
47 The Fits $4,873 — 1 — $4,873 $166,425 16 Oscilloscope
48 The Music of Strangers $4,440 23% 12 2 $370 $1,155,240 15 The Orchard
49 Born to Be Wild 3D $4,290 28% 4 -1 $1,073 $24,948,399 285 Warner Bros. / IMAX
50 Fatima $4,123 116% 3 2 $1,374 $38,986 4 Kino Lorber
51 In Order Of Disappearance $3,927 -69% 5 -5 $785 $49,284 4 Magnet Releasing
52 Morris from America $3,572 -57% 8 -12 $447 $79,958 5 A24
53 Miss Sharon Jones! $3,072 -28% 6 -3 $512 $108,285 8 Starz Digital
54 Life, Animated $2,726 -60% 10 -1 $273 $240,559 12 The Orchard
55 Love & Friendship $2,537 -69% 5 -7 $507 $14,013,564 19 Roadside / Amazon
56 Miss Stevens $2,451 — 2 — $1,226 $2,451 1 The Orchard
57 Tickled $2,324 -8% 6 2 $387 $609,347 14 Magnolia Pictures
58 As I Open My Eyes $2,176 -48% 3 2 $725 $13,681 2 Kino Lorber
59 Under the Sea 3D $2,104 811% 2 0 $1,052 $35,093,099 397 Warner Bros. / IMAX
60 The Lobster $1,880 53% 4 0 $470 $9,075,732 26 A24
61 The Fallen Idol (2016 re-issue) $1,268 — 1 — $1,268 $55,158 17 Rialto Pictures
62 When Two Worlds Collide $1,099 — 1 — $1,099 $10,395 5 First Run Features
63 The Wailing $1,057 — 2 — $529 $785,135 18 Well Go USA
64 A Beautiful Now $989 — 1 — $989 $1,329 3 Monterey Media
65 My King $768 -82% 4 -7 $192 $45,710 6 Film Movement
66 The Seventh Fire $410 — 1 — $410 $26,487 9 Kino Lorber
67 Men Go to Battle $277 0% 1 0 $277 $17,876 11 Film Movement
68 Kamikaze ’89 $144 — 1 — $144 $18,710 16
69 Germans & Jews $124 -97% 1 -1 $124 $38,100 15 First Run Features
70 The Last Film Festival $70 — 1 — $70 $70 1 Monterey Media
71 Spa Night $63 -90% 1 0 $63 $34,912 5 Strand Releasing

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