Football’s biggest matchup is usually a slow time at movie theatres since Super Bowl is the most-watched event on TV. This year proved no exception. Overall ticket sales topped out at roughly US$85 million , the second-worst showing in almost 15 years, according to Comscore.easily stayed at No. 1 on box office charts, collecting another US$17.6 million over the weekend.
The film, which was delayed twice after Lively injured her hand on set, was produced byThis weekend’s other new release,, also had an underwhelming — though slightly less painful — opening weekend. The reimagining of the Brothers Grimm folklore debuted to a muted US$6 million from 3,007 theatres, enough to land in fourth place. Luckily, Orion Pictures spent about US$5 million to produce the film, so it’ll have a smaller path to profitability.