#BOXOFFICE: “LEGO 2” BUILDS UPON SUCCESS OF FRANCHISE

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART builds upon the success of its Franchise with a number one debut this weekend at the Box Office.  It opens with $33.4 million from 4,303 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 84% on the Tomatometer. The first installment opened in 2014 with $69 million.

In second is Rom-Com WHAT MEN WANT starring Taraji P. Henson with a great $18.8 million from 2,912 theatres for Paramount Pictures. It gets 47% on the Tomatometer.

In third with $10.2 million from 2,630 theatres is a debuting COLD PURSUIT, a Remake of Norwegian Film In Order of Disappearance, starring Liam Neeson.  It gets 74% on the Tomatometer for Lionsgate Films/Elevation Pictures.

THE UPSIDE slips to fourth this weekend with a still solid $7.1 million in its fifth week, bringing its total to $85.6 million in North America. STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures release the remake of French Blockbuster The Intouchables.

MISS BALA rounds things out with $$2.6 million for Sony Pictures, a two-week total of $11.7 million.

#BOXOFFICE: “GLASS” MAKES IT A THREE-PEAT

For a third straight week, GLASS takes the top of the Box Office with $8.9 million for Universal Pictures, a total $88 million grossed domestically.

In second this weekend is THE UPSIDE with $8.3 million for STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures, a total $75 million over four weeks.

MISS BALA debuts with $6.5 million from 2,203 theatres, good enough for third on this chilly weekend for Sony Pictures. It gets 28% on the Tomatometer.

AQUAMAN slips to fourth spot $4.7 million from 2,926 theatres,  It has earned $323.4 million over seven weeks domestically for Warner Bros.

GREEN BOOK certainly is seeing an Awards Season buzz boost in seventh with $4.2 million from 2,648 theatres for Universal Pictures, a total $57 million grossed over 12 weeks.

Peter Jackson‘s War Documentary THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.4 million from 735 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets a stellar 98% on the Tomatometer.

#BOXOFFICE: “GLASS” SEES IT THROUGH A SECOND WEEK

GLASS sees it through at the top of the Box Office a second consecutive week with $16.6 million from 3,844 theatres for Universal Pictures, a two week tally of $71.1 million.

THE UPSIDE still is showing no signs of going downhill, in second with $11.1 million in its third week, a total $62 million for STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures.

In third is THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING with $7.1 million from 3,521 theatres for 20th Century Fox.  It gets a fantastic 86% on the Tomatometer and a B+ CinemaScore.

In fourth is AQUAMAN with $7 million for Warner Bros., bringing its gross to $316 million domestically over six weeks.

SERENITY debuts in ninth with $4.2 million for Elevation Pictures/Avion Pictures from 2,561 theatres. It gets 22% on the Tomatometer and a D+ CinemaScore.

ESCAPE ROOM rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.6 million for Sony Pictures, a total $47.2 million over four weeks.

#BOXOFFICE: “GLASS” IS A CLEAR WINNER IN OPENING

It’s clear! GLASS tops of the Box Office decisively in its opening. The latest from M. Night Shyamalan which sees characters from his previous successes Unbreakable and Split, debuts with  $42.8 million from 3,841 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets a 35% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

In second is last week’s champ THE UPSIDE with $15.3 million from 3,320 theatres, proving a highly-bankable venture from STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures. In two weeks, it has made $46.9 million.

AQUAMAN still is going strong in third with $10.3 million for Warner Bros., a five week tally of $304.6 million in North America.

A DOG’S WAY HOME lands in fourth with $$7.6 million for Sony Pictures, a total of $24 million over two weeks domestically.

DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY debuts in sixth with $6.6 million for FUNimation Films, from 500 theatres with a release both sides of the border. It gets 79% on the Tomatometer.

ON THE BASIS OF SEX rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.9 million from 1,957 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. It has grossed $17.6 million over four weeks in these parts.

#BOXOFFICE: “THE UPSIDE” LANDS ON-TOP

THE UPSIDE lands on top of the Box Office with $19.1 million, a first ever for STX Entertainment. Starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston, the Remake of French crowd-pleaser The Intouchables, opens in 3,080 theatres. It is released in Canada by Elevation Pictures. It gets an A CinemaScore and 39% on the Tomatometer.

AQUAMAN slips to third this weekend with $15.5 million, bringing its four-week tally to $286 million for Warner Bros. in North America.

In third is A DOGS WAY HOME with $11.2 million from 3,090 theatres for Sony Pictures. It gets 61% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore.

ESCAPE ROOM lands in fourth with $8.4 million, bringing its two-week tally to 31.9 million for Sony Pictures.

ON THE BASIS OF SEX expands to 1,213 theatres with $6 million for Focus Features/Universal Pictures, placing it in sixth, a three week total of $10.3 million.

VICE rounds things out in tenth with $3.3 million, a total $36 million for Annapurna Pictures/eOne Films.

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