{"id":20262,"date":"2015-11-02T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/burnt-crisis-add-to-a-pileup-of-flops-at-box-office\/"},"modified":"2015-11-02T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T17:00:13","slug":"burnt-crisis-add-to-a-pileup-of-flops-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/burnt-crisis-add-to-a-pileup-of-flops-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Burnt,’ ‘Crisis,’ add to a pileup of flops at box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK \u2014<\/strong> Sandra Bullock\u2019s political satire \u201cOur Brand Is Crisis\u201d and Bradley Cooper\u2019s chef drama \u201cBurnt\u201d added to a pileup of flops at the box office, where new wide releases have gone a startling 0-for-9 in the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

After five movies failed to draw moviegoers last week, Hollywood whiffed again over the Halloween weekend as four new movies went largely ignored in favor of trick-or-treating. The \u201c60 Minutes II\u201d scandal drama \u201cTruth,\u201d with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford, expanding nationwide, and the horror comedy \u201cScouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse\u201d added to a plague of empty theaters.<\/p>\n

That enabled the top three films from the last several weeks \u2014 \u201cThe Martian,\u201d \u2018\u2019Goosebumps\u201d and \u201cBridge of Spies\u201d \u2014 to remain atop the ranks, according to studio estimates Sunday. With an estimated $11 million in its fifth weekend, Ridley Scott\u2019s 3-D space adventure \u201cThe Martian\u201d has hauled in $180.8 million domestically, and led the box office four times \u2014 a dominating stretch that has spelled trouble for other releases courting adult moviegoers.<\/p>\n

The weekend was never meant to be a big one at theaters with Halloween falling on a Saturday and the latest James Bond film, \u201cSpectre\u201d (and follow-up to the $1.1 billion \u201cSkyfall\u201d) awaiting release in the coming week. Sony\u2019s \u201cSpectre,\u201d which has opened in a few international markets, scored the biggest U.K. debut ever with $63.8 million over the weekend.<\/p>\n

But the box office numbers in North America were still especially low, especially for two of Hollywood\u2019s top stars.<\/p>\n

The Weinstein Co.\u2019s \u201cBurnt,\u201d starring Cooper as a former top chef in Paris, took in $5 million despite playing on more than 3,000 screens. \u201cOur Brand Is Crisis,\u201d David Gordon Green\u2019s true tale of political strategists in Bolivia, managed a scant $3.4 million on 2,202 screens for Warner Bros. Though made for a modest $28 million, the film\u2019s opening marks the worst wide-release debut of a movie headlined by Bullock, even falling below the $4.7 million of \u201cTwo if by Sea\u201d in 1996.<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures Classics \u201cTruth,\u201d which recounts CBS\u2019 reporting on President George W. Bush\u2019s military service, expanded to 1,120 theaters, but couldn\u2019t even crack $1 million. It earned just $901,000.<\/p>\n

Paramount Pictures\u2019 \u201cScouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse\u201d grossed just $1.8 million on 1,509 screens. Paramount is experimenting with a shortened theatrical window for the film, along with the recently opened \u201cParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thus far, the trial has yielded mixed results. Major theater chains aside from AMC and Cineplex have refused to play the films, which will be made available digitally 17 days after they leave theaters.<\/p>\n

The four flops added to five from last week, when \u201cSteve Jobs,\u201d \u2018\u2019Jem and the Holograms,\u201d \u2018\u2019Rock the Kasbah,\u201d \u2018\u2019The Last Witch Hunter\u201d and \u201cParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension\u201d all failed to crack $11 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext week, the whole complexion of this will change,\u201d says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office data firm Rentrak. \u201cBut I think this is a really good lesson learned for Hollywood that if you have too much product \u2014 particularly aimed at older audiences \u2014 you\u2019re going to fragment the audience to the point where a lot of movies are going to become casualties of that crowded marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two weeks of debuts have also been populated mainly by poorly reviewed movies with the exception of the acclaimed but much criticized \u201cSteve Jobs.\u201d Instead, the October successes are mostly movies roundly considered good, made by veteran directors: Scott\u2019s \u201cThe Martian\u201d and Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cBridge of Spies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

1. \u201cThe Martian,\u201d $11.4 million ($17 million international).<\/p>\n

2. \u201cGoosebumps,\u201d $10.2 million ($7.1 million international).<\/p>\n

3. \u201cBridge of Spies,\u201d $8.1 million ($3.4 million international).<\/p>\n

4. \u201cHotel Transylvania 2,\u201d $5.8 million ($33.6 million international).<\/p>\n

5. \u201cBurnt,\u201d $5 million ($1.2 million international).<\/p>\n

6. \u201cThe Last Witch Hunter,\u201d $4.8 million ($18.6 million international).<\/p>\n

7. \u201cParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,\u201d $3.5 million ($13.5 million international).<\/p>\n

8. \u201cOur Brand Is Crisis,\u201d $3.4 million.<\/p>\n

9. \u201cCrimson Peak,\u201d $3.1 million ($5.3 million international).<\/p>\n

10. \u201cSteve Jobs,\u201d $2.6 million.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Rentrak:<\/p>\n

1. \u201cSpectre,\u201d $80.4 million.<\/p>\n

2. \u201cHotel Transylvania 2,\u201d $33.6 million.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cThe Last Witch Hunter,\u201d $18.6 million.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cThe Witness,\u201d $18.5 million.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cThe Martian,\u201d $17 million.<\/p>\n

6. \u201cParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,\u201d $13.5 million.<\/p>\n

7. \u201cAnt-Man,\u201d $11 million.<\/p>\n

8. \u201cGoosebumps,\u201d $7.1 million.<\/p>\n

9. \u201cPan,\u201d $6.3 million.<\/p>\n

10. \u201cLes Nouvelles aventures d\u2019Aladin,\u201d $5.8 million.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http:\/\/twitter.com\/jakecoyleAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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