Box Office: 'Rise of Skywalker' Flies to $29M on Monday, 'Cats' Falls to No. 5

A trio of Oscar best picture contenders will hit the China market shortly after the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb.

By Greg Evans

The second weekend of 2020 made for a downbeat period of moviegoing at multiplexes throughout China, with local holdover releases taking the top three spots at the box office.New Classic Media's romantic comedy Adoringscored first with $8.8 million, according to Artisan Gateway, a box office tracking company. After two weekends, the film has earned $81.3 million.

Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” both flopped in China with dismal $261,000 and $212,000 opening weekends, respectively, according to data from Maoyan. 

Universal’s “Dolittle” crushed “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in an unusual opening weekend clash at the South Korean box office.

Sam Mendes’ “1917” triumphed at the global box office, generating a solid $56.42 million over the weekend.

By Nancy Tartaglione

Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, our crop of new releases goes up against the expansion of recent Golden Globe winner 1917, along with the continued run of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

LOS ANGELES, Jan 12, (Variety.com) – Sam Mendes’ “1917” marched to box office victory, earning a solid $36.5 million from 3,434 theaters in its first weekend of wide release.

Stunning model has celebrated reaching twelve million Instagram followers in the most Demi Rose way.

AMC chief financial officer Craig Ramsey on Tuesday said the U.S.

Sam Mendes’ “1917,” a war epic that unspools to look like one continuous shot, was a surprise winner at the Golden Globes Sunday night, taking home trophies for best motion picture drama and best director for Mendes.

Cinemas enjoyed their best year in almost a decade, as soaring admissions generated bumper returns at the box office.

The holiday box office officially came to a close Sunday, capping the most lucrative two weeks of the year in terms of moviegoing.While tentpoles Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Jumanji: The Next Level led the way in terms of sheer numbers, the Christmas-New Year's corridor was notable for producing several breakout hits, as well as offering promising starts for select specialty titles.The biggest loser overall was Cats, which will bleed $75 million to $100 million for partners Working

Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week (our first one of the year, as well as of the decade), our crop of new releases goes up against the third week of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Kristen Stewart said it is a “weird time to release movies about women right now” as she reflected on the box office failure of Charlie’s Angels.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 5, (Variety.com) – Sony and Screen Gems’ “The Grudge” ignited the 2020 box office, scaring up $11.3 million in domestic ticket sales over the weekend.