Christmas B.O.

The trend for movies during the holidays is UP.

WEEKEND GROSSES

1). Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DIS), 4,134 theaters (0)/ $45M-48M Fri. (-60% to -62%) / 3-day cume: $144M–$156M (-38% to -42%)/Total cume: $535M-$547M/ Wk 2

2). Daddy’s Home (PAR), 3,271 theaters / $14.5M-$15.1M Fri.* / 3-day cume: $39M-$43M / Wk 1
*includes $1.2M in Thursday previews

3). Joy (FOX), 2,896 theaters / $6.9M-$7.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $21.4-$22.4M/ Wk 1

4). Sisters (UNI), 2,962 theaters (0) / $4.6M-$5.2M (-7% to +5%)/ 3-day cume: $15.1M-$16.1M (+9% to 16%)/Total cume: $38.4M-$39.4M/Wk 2

5/6/7)

Concussion (SONY), 2,841 theaters / $4.3M-$4.7M Fri. / 3-day cume: $12.6M-$13.4M / Wk 1

Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (FOX), 3,705 theaters (+52) / $3.1M-$3.4M Fri. (-17% to -24%)/ 3-day cume: $11M-$14.6M (-23% to +2%)/Total cume: $37.7M-$41.3M/ Wk 2

The Big Short (PAR), 1,585 theaters (+1,577 theaters) / $3.6M-$4.1M Fri. (+3,500% to +4,000%) / 3-day cume: $11.2M-$12.8M (+2,863% to 3,286%)/ Total cume: $16.7M-$18.3M / Wk 3

8.) Point Break (WB), 2,910 theaters / $4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.8M–$11.1M / Wk 1

9/10)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (LGF), 1,813 theaters (-840) / $1.6M-$1.8M Fri. (+7% to 20%)/ 3-day cume: $6M-7M (+2% to +19%) / Total cume: $265M-$266.3M/ Wk 6

Creed (MGM/New Line/WB), 1,518 theaters (-915) / $1.6M-$1.8MFri. (+17% to +32%) / 3-day cume: $5M–$6.9M(0% to +38%) / Total cume: $96.7M-$98.6M / Wk 5 ...

Meantime, The Peanuts Movie and The Good Dinosaur are out of the Top Ten and gliding downward. TPM has now collected $127.5 million domestic, while Dinosaur will pick up $4.5 million for the weekend and a total accumulation of $106,100,000.