Your US box office report for January 9th – 11th…
Despite the mediocre reviews (read our review here) with some critics outright calling the film “Die Hard 5 bad” (Den of Geek’s Ryan Lambie), Taken 3 has opened to the second-biggest January weekend in the US with $40.4 million. Just falling shy of Ride Along‘s $41.5 million, Taken 3 also added another $51.4 million to give it a worldwide total of $91.8 million.
With a production budget of $48 million, it looks like we may not have seen the last of Bryan Mills just yet. Granted, the film has opened to less than its predecessor ($49.5 million), but that was released in the more lucrative May slot. Check out our interview with director Olivier Megaton below:
Now that Selma is on wide release, the movie shot up to the number two spot with $11.2 million, dropping Into the Woods down to third with $9.7 million. The rest of the top 10 remains unchanged, although horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death fell from fourth to ninth, dropping 68% on last week to take $4.8 million.
Here’s your top 10 and their domestic totals:
| |Title| | |Weekend| | |Total| | |Wk(s)| | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken 3 | $40.4 million | $40.4 million | NR |
| 2 | Selma | $11.2 million | $13.4 million | 3 |
| 3 | Into the Woods | $9.7 million | $105 million | 3 |
| 4 | The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies | $9.4 million | $236.5 million | 4 |
| 5 | Unbroken | $8.3 million | $101.6 million | 3 |
| 6 | The Imitation Game | $7.6 million | $40.8 million | 7 |
| 7 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | $6.7 million | $99.5 million | 4 |
| 8 | Annie | $4.9 million | $79.4 million | 4 |
| 9 | The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death | $4.8 million | $22.3 million | 2 |
| 10 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | $3.7 million | $329.5 million | 8 |
Last year’s number one – Lone Survivor ($37.8 million)