'Doctor Sleep,' a followup to Stephen King's 'The Shining,' opens in second place as World War II movie 'Midway' attracts audiences before Veterans Day.
Director Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy on re-creating the Overlook Hotel, casting “The Shining” doppelgängers and necessary diversions from Stephen King’s book in “Doctor Sleep.”The film joins Warner Bros.’ previous flops this year including “The Sun Is Also A Star,” “Shaft,” “The Kitchen,” “Blinded by the Light,” “The Goldfinch” and “Motherless Brooklyn.”opened with $12.8 million, above analyst projections of $7 million to $10 million.
The romantic comedy stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in a story inspired by the George Michael and Wham! holiday song of the same name. At No. 6, Warner Bros.’ “Joker” added $9.2 million in its sixth weekend for a cumulative $313.5 million. It is now the most profitable comic book movie of all time.In seventh place, Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” added $8 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $97.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10, United Artists Releasing’s “The Addams Family” added $4.2 million in its fifth weekend for a cumulative $91.4 million.
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