AMERICAN SNIPER hits no. 1 target!

26 Jan 2015

Singapore - AMERICAN SNIPER (M18) debuts at no. 1 with an estimated 52 screens (including IMAX). TAKEN 3, which commandeered the top spot for the past two weeks fall to third place with an estimated 32 screens while INTO THE WOODS, the highest debut last week holds at no. 2, also with an estimated 32 screens.  

Other debuts this week include codebreaker drama THE IMITATION GAME (NC16 / 23 screens) at no. 4; Thai romance comedy I FINE.. THANK YOU.. LOVE YOU (PG13 / 12 screens) at no. 5 and THE BOY NEXT DOOR (R21 / 11 screens) at no. 6.

New films starting outside the top ten include the NC16 edited cut of horror flick EXISTS (7 screens / an uncut version is not allowed for all ratings due to utterances of "Jesus f**king Christ" and "Jesus mother**ker") and the indie drama WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD (M18 / 1 screen).

Note: Number for screens is an estimate based on information gathered from exhibitors' websites.


UPDATE: 

Box Office Mojo, which went without updates from 16 Nov 2014 has started to publish the missing weeks. Rather than to do a revised update, I thought I'll just add an appendix to compare how accurately I counted the number of screens. For movies opening on lots of screens (usually multiple prints at single locations), I tend to get the numbers wrong. For releases in the teens or single digits, the discrepancy (if any) is minute.


Box Office (22 - 26 Jan)

1 (-) American Sniper (M18)
US$535,958 / US$569,146
42 screens

2 (2) Into the Woods (PG13)
US$245,413 / US$794,334
34 screens

3 (1) Taken 3 (PG13)
US$211,161 / US$2,712,018
36 screens

4 (-) The Imitation Game (NC16)
US$203,509 / US$216,111
21 screens

5 (-) I Fine... Thank You... Love You (PG13)
US$120,397 / US$127,852
12 screens

6 (-) The Boy Next Door (R21)
US$78,119 / US$82,956
11 screens

7 (3) Blackhat (NC16)
US$68,422 / US$372,998
32 screens

8 (4) Birdman (M18)
US$58,706 / US$204,764
16 screens

9 (5) The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (PG13)
US$54,654 / US$197,706

10 (6) The Theory of Everything (PG13)
US$50,624 / US$352,639
11 screens

Other debuts:

Exists (NC16 Edited)
US$14,629 / US$15,535
7 screens

White Bird in a Blizzard (M18)
US$778 / US$826
1 screen

Legend:
This Week / Last Week / Title / Rating
Weekend Gross / Total Gross

Source: Box Office Mojo