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    “Bad Boys for Life,” “1917” Take Top Two Slots In Weekend Box Office

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    This image released by Sony Pictures shows Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith in a scene from "Bad Boys for Life." (Ben Rothstein/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP)

    By Jake Coyle, Film Writer

    PARK CITY, Utah (AP) --

    "Boys" trumped "Gentlemen" in movie theaters over the weekend as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's "Bad Boys for Life" easily remained the top ticket seller over newcomer "The Gentlemen."

    The third "Bad Boys" film, coming 17 years after "Bad Boys II," sold $34 million in tickets in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The R-rated action comedy from Sony Pictures, which cost about $90 million to make, has grossed $120.6 million in two weeks domestically. 

    Second place went to Sam Mendes' "1917," which added theaters in its fifth week of release to keep pace with its Academy Awards momentum. The film grossed $15.8 million over the weekend to bring its North American total to $103.9 million. Worldwide, it's taken in $200.5 million. 

    It was a good weekend for "1917." On Saturday night, Mendes took the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards, solidifying the World War I tale as the clear Oscar frontrunner and Mendes as the favorite for best director. The film earlier triumphed at the highly predictive Producers Guild Awards. And its venerated cinematographer, Roger Deakins, also won the American Society of Cinematographers award on Saturday. 

    The weekend's top new release was Guy Ritchie's star-studded gangster film "The Gentlemen." The STXfilms release came in on the high side of expectations with $11 million in ticket sales. The film, a return to the criminal underworld for Ritchie ("Aladdin," "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"), stars Matthew McConaughey as a American expat with a London marijuana empire under threat. Reviews were fairly strong for "The Gentlemen" (72% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) though many critics saw traces of racism in the film's depictions. 

    The Universal horror film "The Turning," a modern adaptation of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" that drew terrible reviews, collected $7.3 million in its debut weekend. 

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. 

    1. "Bad Boys for Life," $34 million. 
    2. "1917," $15.8 million.
    3. "Dolittle," $12.5 million. 
    4. "The Gentlemen," $11 million. 
    5. "Jumanji: The Next Level," $7.9 million. 
    6. "The Turning," $7.3 million. 
    7. "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," $5.2 million. 
    8. "Little Women," $4.7 million. 
    9. "Just Mercy," $4.1 million. 
    10. "Knives Out," $3.7 million. 

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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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