'Kung Fu Panda 3' wins slow box office weekend

'Kung Fu Panda 3' wins slow box office weekend, The Coen brothers' "Hail, Caesar!" and the Jane Austen-monster mashup "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" followed distantly abaft "Kung Fu Panda 3," which remained on top of the box appointment over Super Bowl weekend.

DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" aftereffect becoming an estimated $21 actor in its additional weekend of release, according to flat estimates Sunday. Joel and Ethan Coen's '50s Hollywood banter "Hail, Caesar!" opened in additional abode with an estimated $11.4 actor in North American theaters for Universal Pictures.

The two added above new releases struggled.

The Nicholas Sparks' affair "The Choice" debuted with $6.1 actor for Lionsgate. Despite expectations of a No. 2 opening, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," bankrolled by Cross Creek Picture and appear by Sony's Screen Gems, eked out a bare $5.2 million.

Though the majority of weekend grosses are fabricated on Fridays and Saturdays, Hollywood about seeks to abstain aggressive with the football advertisement and instead sticks abundantly to counterprogramming. The best Super Bowl weekend charcoal the 2008 concert blur "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus" ($31.1 million) followed by an beforehand Sparks adaption, 2010's "Dear John" ($30.5 million).

Paul Dergarabedian, chief media analyst for comScore, alleged Super Bowl weekend a accommodation for studios that cede a day of moviegoing for the promotional account of the game's accumulation audience. A amount of cine previews were set to play during the broadcast.

"It's one of those weekends that Hollywood braces for but they apperceive how to advance actual afore it happens," Dergarabedian said.

Playing in 2,232 theaters, "Hail, Caesar!" is one of the Coen brothers' added wide-opening movies, but it becoming a afflictive C-minus CinemaScore from audiences. Starring Josh Brolin as a flat adjudicator in the archetypal Hollywood era and featuring George Clooney and Channing Tatum as '50s stars, "Hail, Caesar!" is the Coens' a lot of ample ball back their 2008 "Burn After Reading." That blur opened with $19.1 million.

Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-nominated "The Revenant" continues to roll. Its all-around absolute is up to $325 million, and "The Revenant" led across business with $24 actor internationally over the weekend. On Saturday, Inarritu aswell won best administrator from the Directors Guild Awards.

In its eight anniversary of release, Walt Disney Co.'s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" acclaimed a brace of milestones over the weekend. It surpassed $900 actor at the North American box appointment and beyond $2 billion globally.

Estimated admission sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest all-embracing numbers for Friday through Sunday are aswell included. Final calm abstracts will be appear Monday.

1. "Kung Fu Panda 3," $21 actor ($23 actor international).

2. "Hail, Caesar!" $11.4 million.

3. "The Revenant," $7.1 actor ($24 actor international).

4. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $6.9 actor ($7 actor international).

5. "The Choice," $6.1 actor ($750,000 international).

6. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," $5.2 million.

7. "The Finest Hours," $4.7 actor ($2.8 actor international).

8. "Ride Along 2," $4.5 actor ($2.9 actor international).

9. "The Boy," $4.1 actor ($2.7 actor international).

10. "Dirty Grandpa," $4.1 actor ($4.5 actor international).

Estimated admission sales for Friday through Sunday at all-embracing theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

1. "The Revenant," $24 million.

2. "Kung Fu Panda 3," $23 million.

3. "A Violent Prosecutor," $19.5 million.

4. "Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip," $12.8 million.

5. "The Hateful Eight," $8.5 million.

6. "Les Tuche 2," $8.5 million.

7. "The 5th Wave," $7.7 million.

8. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $7 million.

9. "Goosebumps," $6.5 million.

10. "Daddy's Home," $5.4 million.
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