The Magnificent Sevenhas [insert your own Western verb pun here — Lassoed? Roped in? Corralled?] $12.7 million on Friday, which is a good haul that puts it on track for more than $35 million through the weekend. Westerns aren’t typically box office barnstormers these days, butMagnificent Sevenis already on track to bestQuentin Tarantino’sThe Hateful Eight, which premiered Christmas weekend of 2015 to $16.2 million, as well asDjango Unchained, which provided a pretty nice box office opening in 2012 of $30.1 million. (Cowboys and Aliensholds the current record at $36.4 million for live-action, but if animation is included thenRango’s $38.1 wins overall).
The movie’s star power — includingDenzel Washington,Chris Pratt,Ethan Hawke,Vincent D’OnofrioandByung-Hun Lee— should recoupMagnificent Seven’s $90 million price tag for Sony, as it seemsAntoine Fuqua’s latest could draw significant crowds over the weekend.
Storks, meanwhile, is struggling with its $5.7 million debut, securing a predicted $20 million for the weekend. Usually kid flicks are a sure bet butNicholas StollerandDoug Sweetland’s movie has not performed to expectations yet. But a generally good CinemaScore could mean that word of mouth might help it in the coming weeks. The movie’s voice cast includesKatie Crown,Kelsey Grammer,Keegan-Michael Key,Jordan Peele,Jennifer Aniston,Ty BurrellandDanny Trejo, and though the film carried a moderate price tag of $70 million, it remains to be seen if it will be an uphill battle forStorksto deliver those numbers back to the studio.
TheTom Hanks-starrerSully, which has sat atop the box office for the last two weeks, has dutifully fallen to third, bringing in $4.2 million. Sequels forBlair WitchandBridget Jonesadded a little bit to their coffers as well, but both have continued to perform below expectations, whileOliver Stone’sSnowden(falling just out of the Top 5) has them nearly matched.
Check out the Top 5 below and check back tomorrow for a full rundown of the weekend estimates:
The Magnificent Seven
$12,700,000
$5,730,000
$4,160,000
$82,723,447
Bridget Jones’s Baby
$1,470,000
$13,407,675
Blair Witch
$1,270,000
$13,448,695
