Record business is expected at North American movie theaters in 2016, with total box office grosses expected to pass the $11 billion mark Monday, according to the box office tracking service comScore.
Total 2016 revenue at theaters in the United States and Canada is projected to be $11.3 billion, which would be a 1.5 percent increase over 2015’s record total of $11.1 billion.
Meanwhile, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” continued to dominate the North American box office in its second week of release, taking in $96.1 million over the four-day Christmas weekend, according to preliminary figures released Monday.
In second place was Universal’s animated musical “Sing,” which took in an estimated $56.1 million in its first weekend, according to comScore.
Third place belonged to the science fiction adventure “Passengers,” with $30.4 million.
The comedy “Why Him?” was fourth with $16.7 million, while the video game-based “Assassin’s Creed” was fifth with $15 million for the Friday- through-Monday period.
Rounding out the top 10 films at the box office were “Fences” ($11.3 million); “Moana” ($10.4 million); “La La Land” ($9.7 million); “Office Christmas Party” ($7.2 million); and “Collateral Beauty” ($7 million).
—City News Service