ThoughMaze Runner: The Death Cureknocked it off its pedestal last weekend, whileWinchestershowed promising early numbers on Friday, Super Bowl weekend will now inarguably be led byJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleat the box office.Jake Kasdan’s comedic leviathan has rose to take its place as the fifth highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office in 2017, and looks to bring in $11 million by the end of today. The next two weekends will likely seeJumanjiheading out of the top five, with promising blockbusters likeFifty Shades Freed,Early Man, and especiallyBlack Pantherseeing release, but for now,Jumanjistill reigns over all.
Meanwhile,Maze Runner: The Death Curelanded in second place with $10.2 million, dropping nearly 58% from its premiere weekend, which does not bode well for any aspiring YA adaptations looking to fire up a trilogy. Not unlike theDivergentseries,Maze Runnerhas seen a dramatic drop between its sequels in terms of fiscal returns, going from a $30 million opening forThe Scorch Trialsto a $24 million opening forThe Death Cure. The foreign box office is lending a hand - the third film has brought in nearly $100 million overseas - but this still should be a sign that the whole YA phenomenon should be shuttered, at least at the movies.
In contrast,Winchester, the only new wide release of the weekend and arguably the best movie in the top five, brought in $9.2 million to land in third. At the very least, the Spierig brothers' movie outpaced the still-thrivingThe Greatest Showman, which is estimated to bring in an additional $7.8 million to take the fourth position, ably beatingHostiles, which came in at fifth with $5.5 million. This will almost certainly be the last weekend forHostilesin the top five, but at this point, I’m somewhat hesitant to count out thatJumanjicould even survive the next two weekends in the top five.
Here’s your estimated top five at the box office for this weekend:
Weekend Domestic BO
Total Domestic BO
- ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’
$11,000,000
$352,642,752
2. ’Maze Runner: The Death Cure’
$10,200,000
$39,760,199
3. ‘Winchester’
$9,250,000
4. ‘The Greatest Showman’
$7,800,000
$137,475,172
5. ‘Hostiles’
$5,523,000
$21,237,413
