‘Allegiant’ tanks as ‘Zootopia’ win tops box office, ‘Miracles From Heaven’ opens strong
Disney’s animated hit Zootopia has claimed a top box office spot for the third straight weekend in a row, topping Allegiant, the third film in the Divergent series.
With an estimated $38+ million this weekend, and having recently crossed the $200 million domestic tally, Zootopia is closing in on $600 million worldwide thanks to strong international support, Collider noted in their coverage.
Allegiant, based on the Veronic Roth novel, missed the mark and earned just over $29 million. In fact, the news is so grim, Lionsgate shares dropped 3%.
“Shares are down about 3% in early trading today — bringing the six-month drop to more than 45% — after the film generated $29 million domestically,” Deadline noted on Monday. “…They don’t believe the film will have a chance to catch up. Next week it will compete with Batman Vs. Superman, which will take over Imax screens.”
The other debut, Patricia Riggen’s faith-based drama Miracles from Heaven, finished in the third spot, earning over $18 million since it’s Wednesday opening.
“Every movie on this weekend’s top ten took at least a 25% hit at the box office, though 10 Cloverfield Lane and Zootopia were the only ones that received a bump in theater count.” (Source)
Take a look at this snapshot of the weekend box office’s top ten:
| Title | Weekend | Total | |||
| 1. | Zootopia | $38,042,000 | $201.8 | ||
| 2. | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | $29,050,000 | $29.1 | ||
| 3. | Miracles from Heaven | $15,000,000 | $18.6 | ||
| 4. | 10 Cloverfield Lane | $12,500,000 | $45.2 | ||
| 5. | Deadpool | $8,000,000 | $340.9 | ||
| 6. | London Has Fallen | $6,894,000 | $50.1 | ||
| 7. | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | $2,805,000 | $19.3 | ||
| 8. | The Perfect Match | $1,900,000 | $7.3 | ||
| 9. | The Brothers Grimsby | $1,400,000 | $5.9 | ||
| 10. | The Revenant | $1,225,000 | $181.2 |
