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Winter Storm Jonas shut down theaters Saturday in New York
City, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia, cutting the
nation's overall moviegoing for the day by as much as 10% with
as many as 400 locations affected. Some New York locations were
re-opening Sunday but the icy conditions were likely to hold
down box office in the Northeast.
Fox's "The Revenant," set in the brutal winter of 1823, topped
the sixth weekend of Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens,"
which grossed $14.3 million at 3,365 locations. The seventh Star
Wars has extended its record-setting domestic total to $880
million in 38 days in the U.S. -- $120 million higher than
"Avatar."
Universal's second weekend of "Ride Along 2" finished third with
$13 million at 3,192 sites as the frosty conditions cut into
business at locations that had performed well in its opening
frame.
Despite the storm, a trio of newcomers came in at the higher end
of moderate expectations, led by Lionsgate's raunchy comedy
"Dirty Grandpa" with $11.5 million at 2,912 venues, followed by
STX Entertainment's horror-thriller "The Boy" with $11.3 million
at 2,671 sites.
Sony's launch of sci-fi thriller "The 5th Wave" finished in
sixth with $10.7 million at 2,908 theaters.
"The storm certainly cut into U.S. business on Saturday," said
Sony distribution topper Rory Bruer. "It's really hard to
quantify but it looks like about 10%."
Sony noted that "The 5th Wave," starring Chloe Grace Moretz,
took in $3.5 million on Friday, then rose 30% on Saturday to
$4.5 million -- the best mark among the openers. It also opened
in Russia, Brazil, the UK and Spain to boost its foreign total
to $27 million with over 30% of the international rollout still
to come.
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