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Warner Bros. and New Line's "It" appears to be
back on top with $17.3 million from 3,917 locations. But
Universal's "American Made" and Fox's "Kingsman: The Golden
Circle" are trailing just behind with $17 million each. Since
the numbers are so close, some studios are waiting until later
in the day to make the official call. Meaning this one likely
won't be settled until Monday morning.
What's certain is that Sony's remake of "Flatliners" is coming
in below expectations. After getting killed by critics (0% on
Rotten Tomatoes) the horror flick is opening to $6.7 million
from 2,552 locations.
"American Made" stars Tom Cruise as a commercial airline pilot
who's recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over
South America. A $17 million opening is modest for movie
starring Cruise, but the studio is hoping for a long runway
based on positive reviews and word of mouth. The movie has been
earning money overseas for the past few weekends, giving it
$64.7 million in international grosses so far. 55% of the
domestic audience is male, and 56% is over the age of 30.
"There were people out there who had us at a little less. It's
not a disappointment -- it's an overachievement," said
Universal's distribution chief Nick Carpou, who also addressed
opening the film against so many others with R MPAA ratings. "I
think that the rating of the film is secondary to the content of
the film," he said. "To me, it feels like a fall release."
If "It" returns to the top spot after taking second place to "Kingsman"
last weekend, it would be a feat. The horror movie smashed
records for the month of September when it opened, and went on
to become the highest grossing horror movie of all time. After
this weekend, "It's" domestic total stands at $291.2 million.
"The Lego Ninjago Movie," from Warner Bros., looks to land in
fourth ahead of "Flatliners" with $12 million from 4,047
locations. Fox Searchlight's "Battle of the Sexes" expanded to
1,213 where it's earning $3.4 million. The rest of the top ten
is "American Assassin" ($3.3 million, 3,020 locations); "Home
Again" ($1.8 million, 2,370); "Til Death Do Us Part" ($1.5
million, 562 locations); and "Mother!" ($1.5 million, 1,840).
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