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Christian-themed drama War Room climbed to the top of the US box office in its second week with $9.35m as audiences largely stayed away from cinemas over the long Labor Day weekend.Christian-themed drama War Room climbed to the top of the US box office in its second week with $9.35m as audiences largely stayed away from cinemas over the long Labor Day weekend.
The low-budget family drama about the healing power of prayer, whose success has been hailed as an example of the growing power of filmgoers with faith in North America, defeated competition from a trio of weakly-performing newcomers, as well as enduring hip-hop biopic Straight Outta Compton. F Gary Gray’s film about the birth of LA rap outfit NWA scored a respectable $8.85m to take second place in its fourth week on release. The low-budget family drama about the healing power of prayer, whose success has been hailed as an example of the growing power of filmgoers with faith in North America, defeated competition from a trio of weakly performing newcomers, as well as enduring hip-hop biopic Straight Outta Compton. F Gary Gray’s film about the birth of LA rap outfit NWA scored a respectable $8.85m to take second place in its fourth week on release.
The generally weak performance of the box office as a whole was good news for A Walk in the Woods, the long-gestating Robert Redford-produced comedy in which the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid star co-headlines with Nick Nolte as two elderly men attempting to walk the 2,200 mile Appalachian trail. Directed by Ken Kwapis, the film opened in third spot with $8.4m despite middling reviews.The generally weak performance of the box office as a whole was good news for A Walk in the Woods, the long-gestating Robert Redford-produced comedy in which the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid star co-headlines with Nick Nolte as two elderly men attempting to walk the 2,200 mile Appalachian trail. Directed by Ken Kwapis, the film opened in third spot with $8.4m despite middling reviews.
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Also debuting, this time in fifth spot, was the action reboot The Transporter Refuelled, with Ed Skein doing his best to step into the shoes of Jason Statham as glorified courier Frank Martin. Camille Delamarre’s film scored $7.13m in fifth place, but only cost $22m to make. The top five was rounded out by the Tom Cruise-led spy sequel Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which racked up another sixth-week haul of $7.15m in fourth place for a total of $180.3m. Christopher McQuarrie’s film also shot past the $500m mark at the global box office this weekend, and is still due to open in China this week.Also debuting, this time in fifth spot, was the action reboot The Transporter Refuelled, with Ed Skein doing his best to step into the shoes of Jason Statham as glorified courier Frank Martin. Camille Delamarre’s film scored $7.13m in fifth place, but only cost $22m to make. The top five was rounded out by the Tom Cruise-led spy sequel Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which racked up another sixth-week haul of $7.15m in fourth place for a total of $180.3m. Christopher McQuarrie’s film also shot past the $500m mark at the global box office this weekend, and is still due to open in China this week.
So weak was this week’s box office that the unheralded Mexican animation Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos also landed in the top 10 at No 8 with just $3.4m on debut. The film centres on a timid young rooster who summons the courage to face down an evil rancher with nefarious plans. There were no other new films in the top 10 this weekend.So weak was this week’s box office that the unheralded Mexican animation Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos also landed in the top 10 at No 8 with just $3.4m on debut. The film centres on a timid young rooster who summons the courage to face down an evil rancher with nefarious plans. There were no other new films in the top 10 this weekend.
North American box office 4-6 SeptemberNorth American box office 4-6 September
1. War Room: $9.35m, $24.663m2. Straight Outta Compton: $8.85m, $147.785m3. A Walk in the Woods: $8.4m - NEW4. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation: $7.15m, $180.386m5. The Transporter Refuelled: $7.13m - NEW6. No Escape: $5.445m, $18.446m7. The Man From UNCLE: $3.445m, $39.374m8. Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos: $3.4m - NEW9. Sinister 2: $3.377m, $23.717m10. Inside Out: $3.146m, $348.219m1. War Room: $9.35m, $24.663m2. Straight Outta Compton: $8.85m, $147.785m3. A Walk in the Woods: $8.4m - NEW4. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation: $7.15m, $180.386m5. The Transporter Refuelled: $7.13m - NEW6. No Escape: $5.445m, $18.446m7. The Man From UNCLE: $3.445m, $39.374m8. Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos: $3.4m - NEW9. Sinister 2: $3.377m, $23.717m10. Inside Out: $3.146m, $348.219m