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 Those ticket sales were enough to top domestic box office
charts, bumping last weekend's champ, Universal's comedy "Good
Boys," to second place. Starring Jacob Tremblay, "Good Boys"
generated $11.75 million in its sophomore outing, boosting its
domestic total to $41.4 million.
"Angel Has Fallen" nearly matched the $21.6 million debut of its
predecessor, 2016's "London Has Fallen." The first film, 2013's
"Olympus Has Fallen," kicked off with $30.4 million.
Opening weekend crowds were virtually split across gender lines
(51% male), while almost 60% of moviegoers were over the age of
30. Audiences awarded "Angel Has Fallen" with a strong A-
CinemaScore, high praise compared to its 40% average from
critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
In "Angel Has Fallen," Butler returns as Secret Service Agent
Mike Banning, who has to clear his named after being framed for
an attack on the U.S. president (Morgan Freeman). The cast also
includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Piper Perabo and Nick Nolte.
Sony's Affirm Films' "Overcomer," a faith-based sports drama,
debuted in third with $8.2 million from 1,723 theaters. Directed
by the Kendrick Brothers and starring Alex Kendrick, the film
landed a stellar A+ CinemaScore. It carries a $5 million price
tag.
This weekend's final new wide release, Fox Searchlight's black
comedy "Ready or Not," opened at No. 6, scaring up $7.6 million
for the weekend for a five-day start of $10.6 million. The-low
budget film stars Samara Weaving as a newlywed who finds out her
in-laws intend to hunt her for sport.
Holdovers Disney's "The Lion King" and Universal's "Fast &
Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" filled out the top five. "The
Lion King" landed in fourth place and earned another $8.15
million, carrying Jon Favreau's hyperrealistic remake to $510
million in North America. After seven weeks in theaters, "The
Lion King" has amassed $1.5 billion worldwide.
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Starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, "Hobbs & Shaw" came in
close behind with $8.14 million during its fourth outing for a
domestic tally of $147 million. The movie hit a major global
milestone, smashing past the $500 million mark after debuting in
China with a huge $102 million. "Hobbs & Shaw" has brought in $588.9
million worldwide to date.
Among indie releases, Amazon Studios' "Brittany Runs a Marathon"
picked up $175,969 from five theaters, averaging $35,194 per
location. Paul Downs Colaizzo directed from his own script. In the
crowd-pleasing comedy, Jillian Bell portrays an overweight woman who
signs up for a lengthy race to get her life on track. The studio is
slowly expanding the movie and expects to take it nationwide after
four or five weeks. Amazon bought the movie for $14 million at
Sundance.
"This weekend is a great start, and we are feeling very positive
going into next weekend and the weeks to follow," said Julie
Rapaport, co-head of movies at Amazon Studios. "Audiences have
laughed, cried and connected with Brittany's inspirational story --
and we're confident the positive word-of-mouth will organically grow
and reach theater-goers. We're in it for the long run and excited as
more audiences discover the film."
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