"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" ends up topping weekend box office
LOS ANGELES — It turned out that "Kingsman" reigned the weekend box office in spite of initial estimates that "It" had taken the No. 1 spot. In a Monday box office twist, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" landed in the top spot after Sunday estimates had pegged the film for third place behind "It" and the new Tom Cruise sequel "American Made." The race was tight between the three films nonetheless.
The films helped September gross an all-time domestic record of $708.9 million, up 19 percent from last year's $594.5 million and topping the September 2015 North American box office total of $616.4 million by 14 percent, according to comScore.
In its second week in first place, the "Kingsman" sequel took in $16.93 million, just over $30,000 more than "It," which added $16.9 million to its total. In third place was Cruise's "American Made," which debuted to $16.8 million over the weekend.
The "Flatliners" remake also opened this weekend to less lively results. The film opened in fifth place with $6.6 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:
1. "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," 20th Century Fox, $16,935,565, 4,038 locations, $4,194 average, $66,637,153, 2 weeks.
2. "It," Warner Bros., $16,902,442, 3,917 locations, $4,315 average, $290,775,232, 4 weeks.
3. "American Made," Universal, $16,776,390, 3,024 locations, $5,548 average, $16,776,390, 1 week.
4. "The Lego Ninjago Movie," Warner Bros., $11,644,237, 4,047 locations, $2,877 average, $35,200,302, 2 weeks.
5. "Flatliners," Sony, $6,574,326, 2,552 locations, $2,576 average, $6,574,326, 1 week.
6. "Battle Of The Sexes," Fox Searchlight, $3,417,342, 1,213 locations, $2,817 average, $4,090,500, 2 weeks.
7. "American Assassin," Lionsgate, $3,315,644, 3,020 locations, $1,098 average, $31,864,225, 3 weeks.
8. "Home Again," Open Road, $1,726,563, 2,370 locations, $729 average, $25,152,128, 4 weeks.
9. "Til Death Do Us Part," Novus Content, $1,521,803, 562 locations, $2,708 average, $1,521,803, 1 week.
10. "mother!" Paramount, $1,449,378, 1,840 locations, $788 average, $16,310,224, 3 weeks.
11. "Victoria & Abdul," Focus Features, $1,092,204, 77 locations, $14,184 average, $1,312,549, 2 weeks.
12. "A Question Of Faith," Pure Flix, $1,025,489, 661 locations, $1,551 average, $1,025,489, 1 week.
13. "Stronger," Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions, $922,923, 645 locations, $1,431 average, $3,165,000, 2 weeks.
14. "Friend Request," Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, $728,064, 2,081 locations, $350 average, $3,411,022, 2 weeks.
15. "Hitman's Bodyguard, The," Lionsgate, $679,375, 1,119 locations, $607 average, $74,624,503, 7 weeks.
16. "Judwaa 2," Fox International Productions, $638,045, 192 locations, $3,323 average, $638,045, 1 week.
17. "Wind River," The Weinstein Company, $597,048, 892 locations, $669 average, $32,786,407, 9 weeks.
18. "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Sony, $588,932, 679 locations, $867 average, $332,707,249, 13 weeks.
19. "Leap!" The Weinstein Company, $483,227, 730 locations, $662 average, $20,910,437, 6 weeks.
20. "Brad's Status," Annapurna Pictures , $400,522, 453 locations, $884 average, $1,766,066, 3 weeks.
