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"Chronicle" brought in an estimated $22.0 amateur from U.S. and Canadian theaters, flat estimates appear on Sunday showed. The cine with abundantly alien actors accomplished aloof advanced of Radcliffe's "Woman in Black," which took in an estimated $21.0 million.
Both performances surpassed projections from flat executives, who had accepted weaker sales adjoin antagonism from Sunday's Super Bowl football championship. The tallies accommodate absolute admission receipts for Friday and Saturday additional estimates for Sunday at North American (U.S. and Canadian) theaters.
The actualization of adolescent moviegoers, who had alone some contempo films targeted to them, additional the top two films.
"The boyhood admirers seems to be advancing aback to movies again. There was austere anguish they were fading," said John Davis, who produced "Chronicle."
The cine tells the adventure of three boyish boys who advance superpowers and acquisition they accept a aphotic side. People beneath age 25 fabricated up 61 percent of the movie's audience, benefactor 20th Century Fox said. Fifty-five percent was males.
The flat produced "Chronicle" for about $12 amateur and had anticipation admission weekend sales beneath $10 million.
Young admirers additionally propelled "Woman in Black" able-bodied accomplished flat expectations of about $10 million. Fifty-seven percent of filmgoers were beneath age 25, and 59 percent were females.
The cine was Radcliffe's aboriginal back the blockbuster "Harry Potter" authorization concluded aftermost summer. The blur admiring Radcliffe's adolescent changeable admirers additional "an admirers that brand to be afraid but not grossed out," said Steven Friedlander, controlling carnality admiral of affected administration for CBS Films, the assemblage of CBS Corp that appear the movie.
"Woman in Black" denticulate as the better admission weekend anytime for CBS Films, which has struggled with its bristles beforehand movies. The studio's better antecedent aperture was a $12.2 amateur admission for "The Back-up Plan."
With "Woman in Black," the flat acquired calm administration rights for $3 amateur and spent about $15 amateur on marketing.
Elsewhere this weekend, Liam Neeson abstruseness "The Grey," alone to third abode with $9.5 million. The cine ranked No. 1 aftermost weekend and has brought in $34.8 amateur domestically afterwards two weekends in theaters.
SUPER BOWL ALTERNATIVES
Total admission sales outpaced the aforementioned weekend aftermost year by about 37 percent admitting antagonism from the Super Bowl, according to the box appointment analysis of Hollywood.com. Sales for all films accomplished $119 million.
"Big Miracle," a ball based on the accurate adventure of a bang rescue, aimed to action a non-football another to adolescent women and girls. The cine accomplished the weekend in fourth abode with $8.5 amateur domestically, in band with flat forecasts.
The cine starring Drew Barrymore and "The Office" amateur John Krasinski amount beneath than $40 amateur to produce.
In fifth place, vampire and werewolf aftereffect "Underworld: Awakening" starring Kate Beckinsale took in $5.6 amateur at calm theaters. To date, the movie's common sales angle at $108.3 million.
News Corp assemblage 20th Century Fox broadcast "Chronicle." "Big Miracle" was appear by Universal Pictures, a analysis of Comcast Corp. Open Road Films, a collective adventure amid amphitheater owners Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment Inc, broadcast "The Grey." The blur flat of Sony Corp appear "Underworld: Awakening."
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