(MENAFN- Jordan Times) LOS ANGELES — With anticipation building for 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', Disney-Pixar's animated comedy 'Coco' handily won its third straight crown at a moderate North American box office with $18.3 million at 3,748 sites.
'Coco' joined 'The Hitman's Bodyguard', 'Fate of the Furious' and 'Split' as 2017 titles to top the domestic box office for three weekends in a row. The major studios have held off on any new openings since the Thanksgiving holiday but that changes on the evening of December 14 when previews start for Disney-Lucasfilm's 'The Last Jedi' amid expectations of an opening weekend in the $200 million range.
'Coco', a colourful celebration of Mexico's Day of the Dead, showed impressive holding power with a 33 per cent decline from its second weekend to lift its 19-day domestic total to $135.5 million. It has performed similarly to Disney's animated 'Moana', which opened at the same time last year and had totalled $144.7 million after three weekends.
There was a single wide opening this weekend with Broad Green Pictures' final movie, 'Just Getting Started', showing little traction with moviegoers with $3.2 million at 2,146 locations. 'Just Getting Started', a poorly reviewed action comedy starring Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones, wound up in 10th place behind A24's sixth weekend of awards contender 'Lady Bird' with $3.5 million at 1,557 venues.
The fourth weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment's superhero team-up 'Justice League' finished with just over half of 'Coco' with $9.6 million at 3,508 locations with a 42 per cent decline. 'Justice League' has taken in $212.1 million in 24 days and is the 10th biggest movie of 2017 — but it is also the lowest performer among the five DC Extended Universe movies. 'Wonder Woman' had hit $318 million domestically at the 24-day point in June.
'Justice League' has gone past $600 million worldwide with an international total of $401 million. Its performance pushed Warner Bros past the $5 billion mark worldwide for 2017. The studio announced on Sunday that it has become the first studio to cross the $2 billion mark for the year, led by 'Wonder Woman' with $412 million and 'It' with $327 million.
Lionsgate's third weekend of inspirational drama 'Wonder' finished in third place with $8.5 million at 3,519 North American sites with a 35 per cnet decline. 'Wonder' became the 27th movie of the year to cross the $100 million mark — and one of the least costly among that group, given its $20 million budget. Production companies on the Jacob Tremblay vehicle are Mandeville Films, Participant Media, Walden Media and TIK Films.
A24's expansion of James Franco's comedy-drama 'The Disaster Artist' came in fourth with a solid $6.4 million at 840 venues, up from 19 last weekend. That edged the sixth weekend of Disney-Marvel's 'Thor: Ragnarok' with $6.3 million at 3,047 sites, which put its domestic total above $300 million. The third Thor movie was a key factor in November's box office staying ahead of the same month last year.
Paramount's fifth weekend of 'Daddy's Home 2' finished sixth with $6 million at 3,263 locations, down only 21 per cent, to lift its 31-day total to $91.2 million. The original 'Daddy's Home' wound up its domestic run two years ago with $150.4 million.
Fox's fifth frame of 'Murder on the Orient Express' followed with $5.1 million at 3,201 sites for a total of $92. 7 million. The Kenneth Branagh vehicle, which has a $55 million budget, has been a solid performer internationally with $182 million in grosses outside the US.
Sony's fourth weekend of faith-based animated drama 'The Star' came in eighth with $3.7 million at 2,976 venues, off only 10 per cent. The film, co-financed by Walden Media and released through the Affirm label, has totaled $32.3 million in 24 days.
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