This image released by Sony Pictures shows characters, from left, Modo, voiced by Nick Kroll, Lenny, voiced by Stephen Curry, Will, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, Olivia, voiced by Nicola Coughlan, Jett, voiced by Gabrielle Union, and Archie, voiced by David Harbour, in a scene from the animated film “GOAT.” (Columbia Pictures and Sony Picture Animation via AP)
LOS ANGELES – The animated children’s movie “GOAT” grossed $17 million in its second weekend in theaters to lead all films in North
America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The film, produced by NBA star Stephen Curry and others, follows the story of Will (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin), an underdog goat who gets the chance to play “roarball,” a sport similar to basketball.
“Wuthering Heights” took in $14.2 million Friday through Sunday for second place, Comscore reported. Director Emerald Fennell’s version of Emily Bronte’s 1847 romance novel had opened in first place the prior week, just ahead of “GOAT.”
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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from “Wuthering Heights.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ opens in 3rd place
The faith-based drama “I Can Only Imagine 2” opened in third place with $8 million.
“Crime 101,” a heist film starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan, made $5.7 million in its second weekend for fourth place.
The survival thriller “Send Help” grossed another $4.5 million in its fourth weekend for fifth place.
The comedy “How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley, opened in sixth place with $3.5 million.
Seventh place went to “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert,” director Baz Luhrmann’s concert documentary that opened on a limited number of Imax screens and took in $3.2 million.
Rounding out the top 10 releases were “Solo Milo” ($2.5 million), “Zootopia 2” ($2.3 million) and “Avatar: Fire and Ash” ($1.8 million).
Quiet weekend
Overall, it was a quiet weekend at movie theaters around the country, with new offerings all opening under $10 million.
Those results applied to the faith-based sequel “I Can Only Imagine 2,” the Glen Powell black comedy “How to Make a Killing” and the horror film “Psycho Killer,” which currently has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
One bright spot in theaters was Baz Luhrmann’s immersive documentary “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,” which earned $3.3 million from only 325 locations in its limited IMAX release. That film expands to nationwide distribution on Feb. 27.
“These somewhat slower weekends can be a land of opportunity,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Comscore.
‘GOAT’ makes $102.3 million globally
“GOAT” dropped a slim 38% in its second weekend in theaters, which the studio attributed to positive word-of-mouth. The Stephen Curry-produced movie, about a small goat with big sports dreams (voiced by “Stranger Things’” Caleb McLaughlin) has made over $58.3 million. Globally, its running total is at $102.3 million.
“Wuthering Heights” meanwhile fell 57% from its opening last weekend, bringing its domestic total to $60 million. Internationally it added another $26.3 million, pushing its global total to $151.7 million against an $80 million production budget.
The movie’s top international market continues to be the UK, where it has made $22.5 million alone.
The year’s box office is running about 5% ahead of last year and Dergarabedian expects things will start to pick up when “Scream 7” opens next weekend.
“It’s been a kind of rollercoaster ride at the box office,” he said. (With CNS and AP reports)
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