Star Wars and Everything Else

The box office, beyond the #1 movie, has only a little oxygen.

DOMESTIC WEEKEND GROSSES

1). Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DIS), 4,134 theaters / $125M-$127M+ Fri. /3-day cume: $251M-$255M /Wk 1

2). Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (FOX), 3,653 theaters / $3.9M-$4.1M Fri. /3-day cume: $13.6-$14.2M /Wk 1

3). Sisters (UNI), 2,962 theaters / $4.8M-$5M Fri. /3-day cume: $13M-$14M /Wk 1

4). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (LGF), 2,653 theaters (-998) / $1.6M Fri. (-52%)/$3-day cume: $5.5M (-52%) /Total cume: $254.2M/Wk 5

5). Creed (MGM/New Line/WB), 2,433 theaters (-1,069) / $1.4M Fri. (-53%)/ 3-day cume: $4.9M (-52%)/Total cume: $87.5M /Wk 4

6). The Good Dinosaur (DIS), 2,755 theaters (-851) / $1M Fri. (-55%)/3-day cume: $4.2M (-59%)/Total cume: $96.4M/Wk 4

7). Krampus (U/Legendary), 2,371 theaters (-548) / $1.2M Fri. (-53%)/3-day cume: $4M (-53%)/Total cume: $35M/Wk 3

8). In The Heart of the Sea (WB/Village Roadshow), 3,103 theaters (0)/ $1.07M Fri. (-72%)/ 3-day cume: $3.6M (-67%)/Total cume: $18.6M /Wk 2

9). Dilwale (UTV), 268 theaters / $575K Fri. /3-day cume: $1.8M /Wk 1

10). Spectre (SONY/MGM), 1,225 theaters (-1,415)/ $380K Fri. (-66%)/3-day cume: $1.5M (-64%)/Total cume: $193.9M /Wk 7

There are now two animated offerings in the Top Ten: Pixar's The Good Dinosaur (just under $100 million in total grosses) and Alvin and the Chipmunks, which will end the weekend at a distant #2 or #3.

The Peanuts Movie, clinging to #10 on Thursday, has now dropped out of the Top Ten and has a domestic gross of $126 million.

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