{"id":56332,"date":"2017-11-26T18:24:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T02:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=56332"},"modified":"2017-11-26T18:24:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T02:24:59","slug":"box-office-star-decent-second-weekend-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2017\/11\/box-office-star-decent-second-weekend-hold.html","title":{"rendered":"Box office: The Star<\/i> has a decent second-weekend hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Star<\/b><\/i> stayed bright with a little help from the American Thanksgiving this week.<\/p>\n

The film, which depicts Mary and Joseph\u2019s journey to Bethlehem from the animals\u2019 point of view, earned an estimated $6.9 million between Friday and Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a drop of 29.9% from the film\u2019s opening weekend<\/a> \u2014 and while it might be one of the bigger drops percentage-wise among the week\u2019s top ten films,1<\/sup> it is also better than the second-week drops for many other \u201cfaith-based\u201d films that have opened in wide release, such as Miracles from Heaven<\/i> (34.6%), Heaven Is for Real<\/i> (36.3%), The Shack<\/i> (38.1%), Risen<\/i> (42.3%), God\u2019s Not Dead 2<\/i> (44.4%), Ben-Hur<\/i> (59.3%) and Son of God<\/i> (59.5%).<\/p>\n

And considering that The Star<\/i> had new animated competition from Disney-Pixar\u2019s Coco<\/b><\/i> \u2014 which topped the week\u2019s chart with $49 million for the weekend and $71.2 million since Wednesday \u2014 one could argue that it held up as well as could be expected.<\/p>\n

The question now is whether The Star<\/i> \u2014 which is, after all, about the first Christmas \u2014 can stay afloat until Christmas Day itself arrives four weeks from now.<\/p>\n

The Star<\/i> had the tenth-best opening of any \u201cfaith-based\u201d film last week, and this week, if the estimates hold, it will have the ninth-best second weekend:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. 2004 \u2014 The Passion of the Christ<\/i> \u2014 $53.2 million\n<\/li>
  2. 2014 \u2014 Heaven Is for Real<\/i> \u2014 $14.4 million\n<\/li>
  3. 2014 \u2014 Son of God<\/i> \u2014 $10.4 million\n<\/li>
  4. 2017 \u2014 The Shack<\/i> \u2014 $10.1 million\n<\/li>
  5. 2016 \u2014 Miracles from Heaven<\/i> \u2014 $9.7 million\n<\/li>
  6. 2015 \u2014 War Room<\/i> \u2014 $9.5 million\n<\/li>
  7. 2014 \u2014 God\u2019s Not Dead<\/i> \u2014 $8.8 million\n<\/li>
  8. 2011 \u2014 Soul Surfer<\/i> \u2014 $7.3 million\n<\/li>
  9. 2017 \u2014 The Star<\/i> \u2014 $6.9 million<\/b>\n<\/li>
  10. 2016 \u2014 Risen<\/i> \u2014 $6.8 million<\/li><\/ol>\n

    .
    The Star<\/i> has earned $22 million in total after ten days, and it thus now ranks 16th among     \u201cfaith-based\u201d films<\/a> in terms of total North American gross\u2026<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. 2004 \u2014 The Passion of the Christ<\/i> \u2014 $370.8 million\n<\/li>
    2. 2014 \u2014 Heaven Is for Real<\/i> \u2014 $91.4 million\n<\/li>
    3. 2015 \u2014 War Room<\/i> \u2014 $67.8 million\n<\/li>
    4. 2016 \u2014 Miracles from Heaven<\/i> \u2014 $61.7 million\n<\/li>
    5. 2014 \u2014 God\u2019s Not Dead<\/i> \u2014 $60.8 million\n<\/li>
    6. 2014 \u2014 Son of God<\/i> \u2014 $59.7 million\n<\/li>
    7. 2017 \u2014 The Shack<\/i> \u2014 $57.4 million\n<\/li>
    8. 2011 \u2014 Soul Surfer<\/i> \u2014 $43.9 million\n<\/li>
    9. 2006 \u2014 The Nativity Story<\/i> \u2014 $37.6 million\n<\/li>
    10. 2016 \u2014 Risen<\/i> \u2014 $36.9 million\n<\/li>
    11. 2011 \u2014 Courageous<\/i> \u2014 $34.5 million\n<\/li>
    12. 2008 \u2014 Fireproof<\/i> \u2014 $33.5 million\n<\/li>
    13. 2014 \u2014 When the Game Stands Tall<\/i> \u2014 $30.1 million\n<\/li>
    14. 2016 \u2014 Ben-Hur<\/i> \u2014 $26.4 million\n<\/li>
    15. 2002 \u2014 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie<\/i> \u2014 $25.6 million\n<\/li>
    16. 2017 \u2014 The Star<\/i> \u2014 $22 million<\/b>\n<\/li>
    17. 2016 \u2014 God\u2019s Not Dead 2<\/i> \u2014 $20.8 million\n<\/li>
    18. 2005 \u2014 The Gospel<\/i> \u2014 $15.8 million<\/li><\/ol>\n

      \u2026and 14th among Bible-themed films released in the past 40 years:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. 2004 \u2014 The Passion of the Christ<\/i> \u2014 $370.8 million\n<\/li>
      2. 1998 \u2014 The Prince of Egypt<\/i> \u2014 $101.4 million\n<\/li>
      3. 2014 \u2014 Noah<\/i> \u2014 $101.2 million\n<\/li>
      4. 2014 \u2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings<\/i> \u2014 $65 million\n<\/li>
      5. 2014 \u2014 Son of God<\/i> \u2014 $59.7 million\n<\/li>
      6. 2017 \u2014 The Shack<\/i> \u2014 $57.4 million\n<\/li>
      7. 2009 \u2014 Year One<\/i> \u2014 $43.3 million\n<\/li>
      8. 2006 \u2014 The Nativity Story<\/i> \u2014 $37.6 million\n<\/li>
      9. 2016 \u2014 Risen<\/i> \u2014 $36.9 million\n<\/li>
      10. 1981 \u2014 History of the World, Part I<\/i> \u2014 $31.7 million\n<\/li>
      11. 2016 \u2014 Hail, Caesar!<\/i> \u2014 $30.5 million\n<\/li>
      12. 2016 \u2014 Ben-Hur<\/i> \u2014 $26.4 million\n<\/li>
      13. 2002 \u2014 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie<\/i> \u2014 $25.6 million\n<\/li>
      14. 2017 \u2014 The Star<\/i> \u2014 $22 million<\/b>\n<\/li>
      15. 1979 \u2014 Monty Python\u2019s Life of Brian<\/i> \u2014 $20 million\n<\/li>
      16. 1980 \u2014 Wholly Moses!<\/i> \u2014 $14.2 million\n<\/li>
      17. 2006 \u2014 One Night with the King<\/i> \u2014 $13.4 million\n<\/li>
      18. 1988 \u2014 The Last Temptation of Christ<\/i> \u2014 $8.4 million\n<\/li>
      19. 2016 \u2014 The Young Messiah<\/i> \u2014 $6.5 million\n<\/li>
      20. 1985 \u2014 King David<\/i> \u2014 $5.1 million\n<\/li>
      21. 2003 \u2014 The Gospel of John<\/i> \u2014 $4.1 million\n<\/li><\/ol>\n

        .
        Meanwhile, in other box-office news\u2026<\/p>\n

        Justice League<\/b><\/i> earned $40.7 million and ranked second in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $171.5 million. The film has earned another $309.8 million overseas, for a global total of $481.3 million.<\/p>\n

        Wonder<\/b><\/i> earned $22.3 million and ranked third in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $69.4 million. The film has earned another $894,603 overseas, for a global total of $70.3 million.<\/p>\n

        Thor: Ragnarok<\/b><\/i> earned $16.8 million and ranked fourth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $277.5 million. The film has earned another $512.6 million overseas, for a global total of $790.1 million.<\/p>\n

        Daddy\u2019s Home 2<\/b><\/i> earned $13.3 million and ranked fifth in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $72.7 million. The film has earned another $15 million overseas, for a global total of $87.7 million.<\/p>\n

        Murder on the Orient Express<\/b><\/i> earned $13 million and ranked sixth in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $74.2 million. The film has earned another $122.6 million overseas, for a global total of $196.8 million.<\/p>\n

        A Bad Moms Christmas<\/b><\/i> earned $5 million and ranked eighth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $59.8 million. The film has earned another $33.1 million overseas, for a global total of $92.8 million.<\/p>\n

        Roman J. Israel, Esq.<\/b><\/i> earned $4.5 million and ranked ninth in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $6.3 million. The film does not appear to have been released overseas yet.<\/p>\n

        And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/b><\/i> earned $4.4 million and ranked tenth in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $7.6 million. This film does not appear to have been released overseas yet, either.<\/p>\n

        Next week brings us The Shape of Water<\/i>, Wonder Wheel<\/i> and several other limited releases.<\/p>\n

        \u2013<\/p>\n

        1. Only Justice League<\/i>, which plunged 56.6% \u2014 from a $94 million opening last week to $40.7 million this week \u2014 had a bigger drop in this week\u2019s top ten, while Jigsaw<\/i>, which was in last<\/i> week\u2019s top ten, fell 64.9% and landed in 14th place in its fifth week at the box office.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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