‘Kong’ Tops Weekend Box Office

The official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of March 12th were released Sunday with ‘Kong: Skull Island ‘ topping the list.

comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Warner Bros.’ ‘Kong: Skull Island’ roared into theaters with an impressive $81.6 million this weekend on 20,400 screens in 65 international territories.  Combined with a number one North American debut of $61 million this beauty of a beast earned a chest-pounding $142.6 million worldwide.”

‘Logan’ and ‘Get Out’ took second and third domestically while ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ ranked third in international rankings.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 12, are below.

1. Kong: Skull Island – Warner Bros. – $142.6M
2. Logan – 20th Century Fox – $107.8M
3. Dog’s Purpose, A – Multiple – $23.5M
4. Get Out – Universal – $21.1M
5. Lego Batman Movie, The – Warner Bros. – $12.9M
6. Badrinath Ki Dulhania – Multiple – $10.4M
7. Shack, The – Lionsgate – $10.1M
8. La La Land – Lionsgate – $8.6M
9. Hidden Figures – 20th Century Fox – $7.9M
10. Moana – Disney – $7.4M
11. Fifty Shades Darker – Universal – $6.8M
12. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter – Sony – $6.5M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 12, are below.

1. Kong: Skull Island – Warner Bros. – $61.0M
2. Logan – 20th Century Fox – $37.9M
3. Get Out – Universal – $21.1M
4. Shack, The – Lionsgate – $10.1M
5. Lego Batman Movie, The – Warner Bros. – $7.8M
6. Before I Fall  – Open Road – $3.1M
7. Hidden Figures – 20th Century Fox – $2.8M
8. John Wick: Chapter Two – Lionsgate – $2.7M
9. MET Opera: La Traviata (2017) – Fathom Events – $1.8M
10. La La Land – Lionsgate – $1.8M
11. Fifty Shades Darker – Universal – $1.6M
12. Lion – The Weinstein Company – $1.4M