Disney not only topped the domestic box office for the third week in a row, the studio also destroyed all competition overseas with an early release of Marvel’s latest.
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Six months ago, did anyone guess that the live-action remake of ‘The Jungle Book<\/strong>‘ would be as successful and acclaimed as it has been? I sure didn’t. The film has risen far above its competition each of the three weeks since it opened. This weekend’s draw only declined a light 31% in attendance with another $42.4 million. To date, the king of the box office has earned $252 million domestically and $432.7 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total up to $684.7 million.<\/p>\n Distantly behind that was ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War<\/strong>‘ in the #2 spot. Dropping 52%, the movie’s second week resulted in $9.3 million. With a pricy $115 million budget yet a domestic ten-day total of just $33.9 million, it’s estimated that Universal will lose around $70 million due to this failure. You don’t need a magical mirror to tell you to end the aspiring franchise here.<\/p>\n The strongest of the weekend’s new movies found itself in the #3 position. Key & Peele’s R-rated goofball comedy ‘Keanu<\/strong>‘ claimed $9.3 million from nearly 2,700 screens. With a price tag of $15 million, the so-so opening isn’t terrible, but it also isn’t great. Whether it’s a good enough opening to hire the hilarious guys back for another feature film is still up in the air.<\/p>\n Garry Marshall’s holiday-themed dramedies sink lower and lower with each installment. The second one, ‘New Year’s Eve<\/a>‘, grossed 77% less than ‘Valentine’s Day<\/a>‘. Now, ‘Mother’s Day<\/strong>‘ opened with 36% less than the last one and 85% less than the first. Those percentages make ‘The Huntsman’ look like a franchise hit in comparison. ‘Mother’s Day’ pulled $8.3 million from more than 3,000 locations, giving it fourth-place debut and a per-screen average of $2,736. Let’s hope this franchise is officially over.<\/p>\n ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut<\/strong>‘ rounded out the Top 5 with a $6.1 million third week. That brings its domestic total up to $44.7 million. While the numbers aren’t as strong as previous ‘Barbershop’ movies, they’re good enough for a cheap comedy like this.<\/p>\n Although the weekend’s third wide release targeted kids and family audiences, it couldn’t out-perform Disney’s nine-week-old ‘Zootopia<\/strong>‘, which finished in the #6 spot with another $5 million. Meanwhile, ‘Ratchet & Clank<\/strong>‘ opened in the #7 spot with $4.8 million. With a $20 million budget, the flop also heralds a quick ending to this potential franchise.<\/p>\n Jason Bateman’s latest directorial effort, ‘The Family Fang<\/strong>‘, had the strongest per-screen average of the entire weekend. From just one screen, the R-rated drama grossed $15,285.<\/p>\n Weekend numbers have yet to be released for the IMAX space documentary ‘A Beautiful Planet’.<\/p>\n