Our American Box Office

The Weekend List for the big movie grossers has one animated feature in it.

Domestic Weekend Box Office

1). The Girl on the Train (UNI/DW), 3,144 theaters / $9.4M Fri. (includes $1.23m previews)/ 3-day cume: $26.7M / Wk 1

2). Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (FOX), 3,705 theaters (+182) / $4M Fri. (-57%)/ 3-day cume: $14.7M (-49%)/Total: $50.9M/Wk 2

3). Deepwater Horizon (LG), 3,259 theaters (0) / $3.3M Fri. (-53%) / 3-day cume: $11.6M (-43%)/Total: $38.4M/ Wk 2

4.) Magnificent Seven (SONY), 3,696 theaters (+22) / $2.6M Fri. (-44%) / 3-day cume: $8.9M (-43%)/Total cume: $75.7M/ Wk 3

5). Storks (WB), 3,608 theaters (-314) / $2.1M Fri. (-33%) /3-day cume: $8.5M(-37%) /Total: $50.2M/ Wk 3

6). Birth of a Nation (FSL), 3,042 theaters / $2.6M Fri. (includes $350k-$400k previews)/ 3-day cume: $7.8M / Wk 1

7). Middle School (CBS/LG), 2,822 theaters / $1.99M Fri./ 3-day cume: $6.6M / Wk 1

8). Sully (WB), 3,058 theaters (-659)/ $1.4M Fri. (-42%)/ 3-day cume: $4.9M(-41%)/Total: $113.1M / Wk 5

9). Masterminds (REL), 3,042 theaters / $1.1M Fri. (-52%) / 3-day cume: $3.9M (-40%)/Total: $12.6M/ Wk 2

10). Queen of Katwe (DIS), 1,259 theaters (+17) / $447K Fri. (-37%)/ 3-day cume: $1.6M (-36%) / Total cume: $5.4M / Wk 3 ...

Storks has crossed the $50 million threshold. Anybody's guess if/when it cracks $60 million. Or $70 million.

There have been a plethora of animated features released in 2016, with several major theatrical unveilings still to come. Trolls (DWA) breaks on November 4th, Moana (from Disney) happens at Thanksgiving, and Sing (Illumination Entertainment) arrives on December 21st.