TheWomanKing ruled the WeekendBoxOffice while Barbarian continued to bring in cash as well.
\nThe Woman King has surprised everyone and won the weekend box office with $19 million, shocking everyone and awakening the tepid fall box office. The Viola Davis action film scored big with women and men both and sports an A+ CinemaScore, making it a certainty that it will have legs due to strong word of mouth. Look for this now to be set up as an awards contender as well, after a very strong showing at TIFF last week as well.
Third place went to X prequel Pearl, with $3.14 million. A third film in that series is now also being planned by director Ti West. Fourth went to period whodunit See How They Run, with $3.1 million. Rounding out the top five is Bullet Train with $2.5 million, bringing its total so very close to $100 million at $96.5 million.\nYour Weekend Box Office Top 5 for September 16th:\n\nThe Woman King- $19 million\nBarbarian- $6.3 million\nPearl- $3.14 million\nSee How They Run- $3.
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