Saturday Update: Rings debuted in first place yesterday with an estimated $5.64 million, while The Space Between Us grabbed $1.4 million for its first day. Key weekend projections are listed below with a fuller set of weekend estimates from the studios to be published on Sunday.
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Split | $14,700,000 | -43% | 3,373 | 174 | $4,358 | $98,816,465 | 3 | Universal |
| 2 | Rings (2017) | $12,900,000 | — | 2,931 | — | $4,401 | $12,900,000 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | A Dog’s Purpose | $11,000,000 | -40% | 3,178 | 120 | $3,461 | $33,101,265 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Hidden Figures | $10,300,000 | -26% | 3,401 | 50 | $3,029 | $119,602,095 | 7 | Fox |
| 5 | La La Land | $8,200,000 | -33% | 3,236 | 100 | $2,534 | $119,056,924 | 9 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | $4,300,000 | -68% | 3,104 | 0 | $1,385 | $21,651,775 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Lion | $4,100,000 | 75% | 1,405 | 830 | $2,918 | $24,805,674 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Sing (2016) | $3,900,000 | -39% | 2,293 | -409 | $1,701 | $262,726,480 | 7 | Universal |
| 9 | The Space Between Us | $3,400,000 | — | 2,812 | — | $1,209 | $3,400,000 | 1 | STX Entertainment |
| 10 | xXx: The Return of Xander Cage | $3,300,000 | -62% | 2,478 | -1173 | $1,332 | $39,624,887 | 3 | Paramount |
| 11 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $3,000,000 | -43% | 1,613 | -436 | $1,860 | $524,709,512 | 8 | Disney |
| 12 | Monster Trucks | $1,800,000 | -57% | 1,901 | -595 | $947 | $30,794,593 | 4 | Paramount |
| 13 | Gold (2016) | $1,600,000 | -54% | 2,166 | 0 | $739 | $6,371,465 | 2 | The Weinstein Company / Dimension |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Founder | $1,500,000 | -42% | 936 | -179 | $1,603 | $9,896,805 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Moana | $1,100,000 | -56% | 847 | -1047 | $1,299 | $241,859,515 | 11 | Disney |
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Thursday Night Report: Paramount’s horror sequel Rings began with an estimated $800 thousand from Thursday night previews. Last year’s horror prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil started with a slightly lower $722 thousand in Thursday night previews en route to a $14.0 million opening weekend. If Rings can mirror or slightly exceed that number, it should put it in close contention with Split, the box office leader for the past two weekends.
STX Entertainment’s sci-fi romance The Space Between Us took in an estimated $170 thousand from Thursday night previews. STX’s former teen-aimed film, November’s The Edge of Seventeen, began with a slightly higher $220 thousand in Thursday night previews en route to a $4.7 million opening weekend.
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