NEW YORK 鈥� 鈥淛umanji: Welcome to the Jungle鈥� outdid another weekend鈥檚 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.
鈥淛umanji,鈥� 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鈥檚 reboot the studio鈥檚 best non-Spider-Man movie domestically, not adjusting for inflation.
The film鈥檚 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. 鈥淛umanji鈥� has also reigned overseas, where it has grossed $450.8 million and topped all films internationally for three straight weeks.
The war drama 鈥�12 Strong,鈥� 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鈥檚 bestseller 鈥淗orse Soldiers,鈥� about a group of Special Forces soldiers sent into northern Afghanistan just weeks after Sept. 11.
鈥�12 Strong鈥� appealed largely to an older crowd. Seventy-nine per cent of its audience was over the age of 25, said Warner Bros.
The heist thriller 鈥淒en of Thieves鈥� slotted in at third place with an opening weekend of $15.3 million. The STXfilms release stars Gerard Butler and Curtis 鈥�50 Cent鈥� Jackson.
Though 鈥淧addington 2鈥� disappointed last weekend in its debut, the acclaimed sequel slid just 25 per cent in its second week. 鈥淧addington 2,鈥� which has set a new record for the most widely reviewed 100-per cent fresh movie on Rotten Tomatoes, grossed $8.2 million in its second week of domestic release. Warner Bros. acquired the film鈥檚 North American distribution from The Weinstein Co. in November.
Paul Thomas Anderson鈥檚 鈥淧hantom Thread鈥� expanded nationwide, taking in $3.4 million from 896 theatres. 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: 鈥淪tar Wars: The Last Jedi鈥� 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 鈥� or no. 9 all-time, not accounting for inflation 鈥� and $1.296 billion worldwide.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.
Final four-day domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 鈥淛umanji: Welcome to the Jungle,鈥� $20 million ($32.6 million international).
2. 鈥�12 Strong,鈥� $16.5 million.
3. 鈥淒en of Thieves,鈥� $15.3 million.
4. 鈥淭he Post,鈥� $12.2 million.
5. 鈥淭he Greatest Showman,鈥� $11 million.
6. 鈥淧addington 2,鈥� $8.2 million.
7. 鈥淭he Commuter,鈥� $6.7 million.
8. 鈥淪tar Wars: The Last Jedi,鈥� $6.6 million.
9. 鈥淚nsidious: The Last Key,鈥� $5.9 million.
10. 鈥淔orever My Girl,鈥� $4.7 million.
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