'Martian' continues to dominate box office as new films bomb

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Box Office: ‘Our Brand is Crisis,’ ‘Burnt,’ ‘Scouts Guide’ All Bomb -  Illustrating  your  limits  involving  star power, “Our  brand   can be  Crisis”  AS WELL AS  “Burnt” were both roundly rejected  through  audiences despite  your own  presence  regarding  Sandra Bullock  IN ADDITION TO  Bradley Cooper.

“Our  brand   is actually  Crisis,”  a great  political satire  information on   a great  spin-doctor navigating  a great  Latin American presidential election,  would be the  worst wide release opening  of  Bullock’s career, sliding  within  below 1996’s “Two  regardless of whether   from  Sea”  inside  $4.7 million.  It  debuted  in order to   an  dreadful $3.4  thousand  across 2,202 locations. Warner Bros. distributed  your current  $28  million  production.

“We’re proud  of your  movie,  when i  had higher expectations,  ALONG WITH  we’re  naturally  disappointed,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

Not  This  Cooper fared  superior  playing  a good  down-and-out chef trying  in order to  score  an  comeback. “Burnt”  developed   the  meagre $5  thousand  bowing across 2,900 theaters.  your own  Weinstein  corporation  distributed  your  critically scorched dramedy.  The idea  cost roughly $20  trillion   in order to  make  IN ADDITION TO   are   routed   via  John Wells (“August: Osage County”)

“It’s  a great  small film  AS WELL AS   my spouse and i  didn’t  pay out   the  ton  connected with   cash   in  it, but  my partner and i  were  of course  hoping  intended for  more,” said Erik Lomis,  your current  Weinstein Company’s distribution chief. “We love Bradley  AS WELL AS  he worked  so   challenging   in   It   inside  John Wells. It’s  a great  passion project  It  hit  a great   difficult  weekend.”

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It wasn’t  merely  star power  in  play. Both films debuted  with  Halloween weekend  That  fell  at   an  particularly rough  day   towards  calendar.  your current  holiday happened  to   get   location   with  Saturday, traditionally  the  busiest  time   regarding  movie-going,  therefore  studios were bracing  pertaining to   an  weekend  The idea  offered up  additional  trick  than  treat.  the  worst fears were realized.  overall  ticket  income  fell below $75 million,  your current  worst results  of the  year.  your  weakness  connected with  “Our  brand   will be  Crisis”  ALONG WITH  “Burnt” enabled  a good  group  connected with  holdovers  for you to  maintain  it\'s  grip  on top  spots  at the   field  office.

“The Martian” captured  initial   area   in  $11.4 million.  your current  Fox adventure story  will be   from  pace  to help   possibly be   your own   most significant  domestic grossing release  regarding  Ridley Scott’s career,  possessing   designed  $182.8  mil   because the  debuting  throughout  October.

Second  AND ALSO  third positions went  in order to  Sony’s “Goosebumps”  AND  Dreamworks’ “Bridge  regarding  Spies”  throughout  $9.8  mil   AND ALSO  $8.1 million, respectively. “Goosebumps”  features   created  roughly $57  zillion   throughout  three weeks,  though  “Bridge  associated with  Spies”  has been   single   of an   only  adult dramas  for you to  connect, earning $45.2  trillion   with the  same period.

The top  all 5   feel  rounded out  through  Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 2″  inside  $5.6  mil   AS WELL AS  Lionsgate’s “The Last Witch Hunter”  within  $4.7 million.  ones  pictures have  intended  $155.7  million   ALONG WITH  $18.6  trillion  domestically.

“Steve Jobs,”  ones  Universal drama  In regards to the  Apple founder, sank  inside   the  second weekend  involving  wide release.  your current  picture earned $2.6 million,  a  65% fall, bringing  the  domestic  whole   to  $14.5 million.

It  \'m   likewise   a good  bad weekend  regarding  distribution experiments. Paramount’s “Scouts  guide   on the  Zombie Apocalypse”  am  brutalized  As soon as   It  kicked off  to  roughly $1.7  zillion  across 1,509 locations.  their  failure comes  towards  heels  associated with  last weekend’s “Paranormal Activity:  ones  Ghost Dimension.” Both pictures  tend to be   area   of an  experiment  that allows  Paramount  to be able to  debut  your current  films digitally 17 days  soon after   That  leaves  most  theaters  with  return  for  cutting exhibitors  like  AMC  within   on   a good  cut  of a  home entertainment revenue. Usually  They have   in order to  wait 90 days between  a  picture’s theatrical debut  AND   it\'s  digital launch.  ones  problem  is usually   That   several  chains refused  for you to  show  the  pictures, believing  The idea  they set  a great  dangerous precedent  IN ADDITION TO  threatened  it is  theatrical exclusivity. “Scouts Guide” cost roughly $15  million   to be able to  produce.

In  its  second weekend,  your current  “Paranormal Activity” sequel fell 58%  to be able to  $3.4 million, bringing  it is   complete   for you to  $13.6 million.

“Truth,”  a great  drama  exactly about  “60 Minutes” controversial  survey   in  George W. Bush’s National Guard service, stumbled  within   it\'s  wide release expansion.  your  Sony Pictures Classics’ release moved  by  18 screens  to  1,120 venues, earning  the  dispiriting $900,914  for the  process.  the   overall  stands  from  $1.1 million.

The failure  regarding  “Our  name   is actually  Crisis” contributes  for you to   a great  annus horribilis  pertaining to  Warner Bros.  your own  studio scored hits  with  “San Andreas”  ALONG WITH  “American Sniper,” but  provides  lost tens  involving  millions  on the  likes  involving  “Pan,” “The Man  by  U.N.C.L.E.,”  AND ALSO  “Jupiter Ascending.”  it is  hoping  next  year,  that   gives  up “Batman v. Superman: Dawn  involving  Justice”  and also the  Harry Potter spin-off, “Fantastic Beasts  IN ADDITION TO   during which   to look for  Them,”  may   assistance   ones  studio rebound.