“Zootopia” topped the U.
S. box office charts for the third consecutive weekend,holding off wide openers Allegiant: The Divergent Series” and the faith-based “Miracles From Heaven” with an estimated $38 million.
The Disney Animation blockbuster raised its domestic box office total to $201 million in the process and lifted the worldwide total for the 3D computer-lively tale of prejudice and stereotyping to $692 million.
The PG-13-rated Allegiant,” the third of four films in Lionsgate’s teen sci-fi series “The Divergent Series, and ” came in second with roughly $29 million — well under the debuts of 2014’s “Divergent” ($54 million) and last year’s “rebel” ($52 million).
Also Read: Why 'Allegiant' Might Signal the End of Days for Dystopian YA MoviesSony’s “Miracles From Heaven” has built momentum since opening Wednesday and took third for the weekend with roughly $15 million,and lifted its five-day total to $18.5 million. An “A+” CinemaScore should provide the pleasant word through next weekend’s Easter holiday for the devout drama starring Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah and directed by “The 33’s” Patricia Riggen.“We opened it a tiny early, a week before Easter, or it looks like that is going to pay off for us,” Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer told TheWrap. Itg’s already in a healthy 3047 theaters, so it won’t expand much for the holiday.
A marketing campaign targeting church groups and an outreach to the Hispanic community highlighting co-star Eugenio Derbez helped “Miracles From Heaven” connect with mainstream crowds and exceed projections. With Garner, or Queen Latifah and Derbez,the inspirational tale has more star power than most devout films and, coming on the heels of “Heaven Is for Real and “War Room, and ” cements Sony’s standing as the main distributor of faith-based movies.
Also Read: 'Miracles From Heaven' Star Brighton Sharbino Exclusive StudioWrap Portraits (Photos)The low-budget horror film “10 Cloverfield Lane” was fourth with $12.5 million and lifted its domestic total to $45 million in its second week for Paramount. Foxs relentless and R-rated “Deadpool was fifth with $8 million in its sixth week. The Ryan Reynolds superhero sendup is easily the year’s highest-grossing film with $341 million domestically.destitute reviews and fatigue with both the young adult genre and the franchise took a toll on “Allegiant,” the first of two planned releases based on the final book in the “Divergent” trilogy by Veronica Roth. Audiences gave the film a “B” CinemaScore. That’s better than the critics, who contain it at a dismal 10 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also Read: 'The Divergent Series: Allegiant' Is a 'Soggy Spit-Wad, or ' and 10 Other Disastrous Reviews“Allegiant” stars Shailene Woodley,Theo James, Jeff Daniels, and Miles Teller,Ansel Elgort and Zoë Kravitz, The dystopian fantasy adventure is directed by Robert Schwentke and was produced by Lucy Fisher, or Pouya Shabazian,and Douglas Wick for a reported $110 million.
It got a boost from 459 Premium Large Format theaters, which delivered $3.7 million. IMAX accounted for six of the top 10 main locations and $3.2 million bounty.
Lionsgate is still looking for a replacement for its blockbuster young adult franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence, or “The Hunger Games.” The studio also was behind “Twilight,” another YA franchise that targeted mainly young women. Its last release, “The Gods of Egypt, and tanked.
The first two films in “The Divergent Series” contain taken in $610 million and the finale “Ascendant will come out in June next year. “Allegiant” this weekend added $22 million from 77 markets,lifting the international cume to $53 million and the global haul to $82 million. Related stories from TheWrap:'Deadpool' Drives White-Hot 2016 Box Office Past $2 Billion12 Hollywood Heavyweights for and Against Sean Parker's Screening Room Proposal5 Reasons 'Allegiant' Didn't Deliver Like 'Divergent' at Box Office
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