{"id":90005,"date":"2018-02-20T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=90005"},"modified":"2018-02-19T18:26:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:26:03","slug":"box-office-feb-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/box-office-feb-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: Fat Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cat is out of the bag. February has a new highest-grossing domestic debut.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The $132.4 million record previously held by &#8216;Deadpool&#8217; is null and void thanks to Marvel Studios&#8217; &#8216;<strong>Black Panther<\/strong>&#8216;. The character was introduced in &#8216;Captain America: Civil War&#8217;, but this is his first solo outing and standalone feature. Grossing $201.7 million over the three-day weekend, the film became only the fifth movie to open north of $200 million. Over the four-day weekend, it collected $235 million. With $169 million from 48 international markets, &#8216;Black Panther&#8217; has a four-day worldwide opening of $404 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Peter Rabbit<\/strong>&#8216; took a very light 30% drop over its second week and retained its second place standing. The kids&#8217; movie hopped right along with $17.6 million over the three-day weekend and $23.1 million over the four-day holiday. The $50 million film hasn&#8217;t come out of its hole overseas, but its ten-day domestic earnings are up to $54 million.<\/p>\n<p>The domestic performance of the third and final &#8216;Fifty Shades&#8217; entry isn&#8217;t so hot and steamy. Falling 55% in attendance, &#8216;<strong>Fifty Shades Freed<\/strong>&#8216; slipped from first place to third with $17.3 million over the three-day weekend. The four-day $19.4 million gives the racy $55 million drama a $76.5 million domestic total. At this point, the first &#8216;Fifty Shades&#8217; had $129.1 in the bank and the second one had $88.9 million. Overseas, though, &#8216;Freed&#8217; is earning Universal heaps of dirty money. With $190.8 million at the foreign box office, its worldwide total is up to $269.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>After nine weeks, &#8216;<strong>Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle<\/strong>&#8216; is <em>still<\/em> unstoppable. Holding tight at #4, it dropped a light 21% with $7.9 million over the three-day weekend and $10 million over the four-day holiday. With $379.6 million at the domestic box office, it&#8217;s not impossible for the sequel to bow with $400 million. With $527 million at the foreign box office, the $90 million action-comedy is up to $906.6 million worldwide, more than ten times its budget.<\/p>\n<p>In its second week, &#8216;<strong>The 15:17 to Paris<\/strong>&#8216; rounded out the Top 5 by falling a light 39%. It earned $7.6 million over the three-day weekend and $9.1 million over the four days. After 11 days, the true story drama has made $26.8 million domestically and $10.7 million overseas, giving it a worldwide $37.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>While &#8216;Black Panther&#8217; performed exceptionally well, the week&#8217;s other two new wide releases flopped terribly. Aardman Animations&#8217; &#8216;<strong>Early Man<\/strong>&#8216; could only muster a #7 opening with a $3.1 million three-day weekend and a $4.2 million four-day total. Purely British content like this isn&#8217;t exactly the cup of tea that North American moviegoers drink up, so the movie&#8217;s pending international performance is likely to be stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Pureflix&#8217;s new biblical drama &#8216;<strong>Samson<\/strong>&#8216; didn&#8217;t have the strength of its title character. With a $1.9 million three-day total and a $2.2 million four-day total, it couldn&#8217;t even crack the weekend&#8217;s Top 10. On both charts, it landed at #11.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 (Three-Day):<\/h2>\n<p>1. &#8216;Black Panther&#8217; (Buena Vista) &#8211; $201,797,000<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8216;Peter Rabbit&#8217; (Sony) &#8211; $17,600,000<\/p>\n<p>3. &#8216;Fifty Shades Freed&#8217; (Universal) &#8211; $17,320,000<\/p>\n<p>4. &#8216;Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle&#8217; (Sony) &#8211; $7,925,000<\/p>\n<p>5. &#8216;The 15:17 to Paris&#8217; (Warner Bros.) &#8211; $7,620,000<\/p>\n<p>6. &#8216;The Greatest Showman&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $5,070,000<\/p>\n<p>7. &#8216;Early Man&#8217; (Lionsgate) &#8211; $3,183,000<\/p>\n<p>8. &#8216;Maze Runner: The Death Cure&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $2,605,000<\/p>\n<p>9. &#8216;Winchester&#8217; (Lionsgate) &#8211; $2,195,000<\/p>\n<p>10. &#8216;The Post&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $2,000,000<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 (Four-Day):<\/h2>\n<p>1. &#8216;Black Panther&#8217; (Buena Vista) &#8211; $235,000,000<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8216;Peter Rabbit&#8217; (Sony) &#8211; $23,100,000<\/p>\n<p>3. &#8216;Fifty Shades Freed&#8217; (Universal) &#8211; $19,435,000<\/p>\n<p>4. &#8216;Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle&#8217; (Sony) &#8211; $10,000,000<\/p>\n<p>5. &#8216;The 15:17 to Paris&#8217; (Warner Bros.) &#8211; $9,140,000<\/p>\n<p>6. &#8216;The Greatest Showman&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $6,250,000<\/p>\n<p>7. &#8216;Early Man&#8217; (Lionsgate) &#8211; $4,200,000<\/p>\n<p>8. &#8216;Maze Runner: The Death Cure&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $3,165,000<\/p>\n<p>9. &#8216;Winchester&#8217; (Lionsgate) &#8211; $2,615,000<\/p>\n<p>10. &#8216;The Post&#8217; (Fox) &#8211; $2,460,000<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cat is out of the bag. 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