#BOXOFFICE: “GET OUT” BRINGS MOVIEGOERS IN AT #1

It’s been a great year for Universal Pictures who take the top of the Box Office with the Jordan Peele horror, GET OUT. Just earlier this year they topped the Box Office for three weeks with SPLIT.  Exceeding all expectations, GET OUT debuts at number one with $28 million from 2,701 theatres across North America.  It gets an ultra-rare 100% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore from Audiences.

Slipping to second after two weeks on-top is THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with $18 million from 4,057 theatres for Warner Bros. in its third week. It has made $132 million thus far domestically.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 continues to go strong in third with $8.2 million in its third week out, a tally of $74 million thus far for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films.

THE GREAT WALL is in fourth this weekend with $8 million, a two-week total of $33 million for Universal Pictures.

FIFTY SHADES DARKER is in fifth with $7.3 million for Universal Pictures, just surpassing the $100-million-mark in its third week.

Oscar Frontrunner LA LA LAND continues to perform well in eighth with $4.7 million for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films, a total $140 million over 12 weeks.

Rounding-out the Top Ten is Chinese Graphic Novel Adaptation ROCK DOG, with $3,5 million for Lionsgate Films from 2,077 theatres. It gets 44% on the Tomatometer and a B+ CinemaScore.

#BOXOFFICE: “THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE” STACKS THE TOP OF THE BOX OFFICE AGAIN

For a second straight week, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE takes the top of the Box Office with $41.9 million from 4,088 theatres for Warner Bros. In two weeks it has made $106 million domestically.

FIFTY SHADES DARKER is in second again in its second week out with $20.8 million for Universal Pictures. Thus far it has made $92.6 million in North America.

THE GREAT WALL debuts in third with $17.1 million from 3,325 theatres for Universal Pictures. The Matt Damon-starring epic gets a 36% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 continues to perform v. well in fourth with $15 million in its second week out for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films, just shy of the $60-million-mark.

FIST FIGHT opens in fifth with $10.7 million for Warner Bros. from 3,185 theatres. Starring Charlie Day and Ice Cube, the Comedy gets a B CinemaScore and 36% on the Tomatometer.

LA LA LAND is in ninth with $4.7 million for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films, a total $134 million since its domestic release.

LION rounds-out the Top Ten with $4 million for eOne Films/The Weinstein Co. It has made $37 million thus far.

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “THE GREAT WALL”

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will are delighted for you to ring in the Year of the Rooster with THE GREAT WALL in 3D starring Matt Damon! Screenings take place Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the following cities:

TORONTO           CINEPLEX YONGE & EGLINTON 7PM

MONTREAL         CINEPLEX FORUM MONTREAL 7PM

VANCOUVER      CINEPLEX MARINE GATEWAY 7PM

EDMONTON       CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH COMMONS 7PM

CALGARY             LANDMARK SHAWNESSY 7PM

WINNIPEG          SILVERCITY ST. VITAL 7PM

OTTAWA             CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH KEYS

Synopsis:
Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. The Great Wall also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau.

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Universal Pictures Canada release THE GREAT WALL on Friday, February 17, 2017.

(Photo credit: Universal Pictures Canada)