The Rock's 'Jumanji' knocked out newcomers to top the box office for a 3rd straight weekend
The Rock in "Jumanji."
"Jumanji" won the weekend box office for the third-straight weekend with $20 million.
"Paddington 2" has set a new record for the most widely reviewed 100%-fresh movie on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" crossed the $600 million mark domestically with $6.6 million in its sixth week of release — making it No. 9 all-time.
NEW YORK (AP) — "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" outdid another weekend's worth of newcomers to top the North American box office for the third straight weekend, making the surprise hit the fifth-highest grossing film of all time for Sony Pictures.
"Jumanji," starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, sold $20 million in tickets, according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its five-week domestic total to $317 million. That makes Sony's reboot the studio's best non-Spider-Man movie domestically, not adjusting for inflation.
The film's unexpectedly strong staying power has lent a boost to the January box office but kept new releases from reaching the top of the box-office chart. "Jumanji" has also reigned overseas, where it has grossed $450.8 million and topped all films internationally for three straight weeks.
The war drama "12 Strong," starring Chris Hemsworth, debuted in second with $16.5 million in ticket sales. The Warner Bros. release, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is a fact-based tale, adapted from Doug Stanton's best-seller "Horse Soldiers," about a group of Special Forces soldiers sent into northern Afghanistan just weeks after Sept. 11.
"12 Strong" appealed largely to an older crowd. Seventy-nine percent of its audience was over the age of 25, said Warner Bros.
The heist thriller "Den of Thieves" slotted in at third place with an opening weekend of $15.3 million. The STXfilms release stars Gerard Butler and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
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Though "Paddington 2" disappointed last weekend in its debut, the acclaimed sequel slid just 25% in its second week. "Paddington 2," which has set a new record for the most widely reviewed 100%-fresh movie on Rotten Tomatoes, grossed $8.2 million in its second week of domestic release thanks in part to good word of mouth. Warner Bros. acquired the film's North American distribution from The Weinstein Co. in November.
Also showing unexpected legs was "The Greatest Showman," the Hugh Jackman-led musical about P.T. Barnum. It dipped just 12 percent in its fifth week of release. With another $11 million, "The Greatest Showman" has now grossed $113.5 million for 20th Century Fox.
Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" expanded nationwide, taking in $3.4 million from 896 theaters. The Focus Features release, starring Daniel Day-Lewis in what the actor has said will be his final performance, has grossed $6.2 million.
Also notable: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" crossed the $600 million mark domestically with $6.6 million in its sixth week of release. The Disney release stands at $604.3 million domestically — or No. 9 all-time, not accounting for inflation — and $1.296 billion worldwide.
The full domestic ranking:
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," $20 million
"12 Strong," $16.5 million
"Den of Thieves," $15.3 million
"The Post," $12.2 million
"The Greatest Showman," $11 million
"Paddington 2," $8.2 million
"The Commuter," $6.7 million
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi," $6.6 million
"Insidious: The Last Key," $5.9 million
"Forever My Girl," $4.7 million
Source: Business Insider