Image used with permission by copyright holderM. Night Shyamalan’s multiple-personality thriller Split took home another win at the box office this week, narrowly beating supernatural horror sequel
Rings
for the top spot.
The three-week run for
Split
is particularly noteworthy because it’s only the second movie directed by Shyamalan to pull off such a feat. The last one of Shyamalan’s films to win the box office three weeks in a row was 1999’s critically acclaimed thriller
The Sixth Sense
— a film many consider to be the filmmaker’s best work.
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Coming in a close second was Rings, the third film in the supernatural horror series that began with Gore Verbinski’s 2002 film
The Ring
, an American remake of director Hideo Nakata’s wildly popular 1998 film. The sequel’s relatively underwhelming debut was matched by poor reviews, which generally doesn’t bode well for a productive run in theaters.
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Title
Weekend
U.S. Total
Worldwide Total
1.
Split
$14.5M
$98.7M
$142.7M
2.
Rings
$13M
$13M
$28.2M
3.
A Dog’s Purpose
$10.8M
$32.9M
$42.5M
4.
Hidden Figures
$10.1M
$119.4M
$122.1M
5.
La La Land
$7.4M
$118.3M
$268.3M
6.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
$4.5M
$21.8M
$117.4M
7.
Sing
$4M
$262.9M
$487M
8.
Lion
$4M
$24.7M
$38.8M
9.
The Space Between Us
$3.8M
$3.8M
$3.8M
10.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
$3.7M
$40M
$152.4M
The only other new release to find its way into the top ten was the teenage sci-fi romance
The Space Between Us
, which underperformed expectations rather fantastically, earning just $3.8 million in U.S. theaters. The movie — which follows a teenage boy raised on a different planet who comes to Earth to finally meet the girl he loves — crashed dramatically in its debut, and could be hard-pressed to cover its relatively meager $30 million budget.
As usual for this particular franchise,
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
managed to do well enough internationally to make up for its shortcomings in U.S. theaters, and along with helping to put the Resident Evil franchise over the $1 billion mark worldwide, it also raked in $117.4 million worldwide so far. The Resident Evil franchise continues to find success in the formula it’s followed from the very start, even after six films and almost 15 years.
This upcoming week looks to be a busy one at theaters, with a wide variety of films with considerable buzz making their debuts.
On the family-friendly side, The LEGO Batman Movie offers up an animated, superhero-focused spinoff from 2014’s
The LEGO Movie
, while John Wick: Chapter 2 brings Keanu Reeves back as the titular hitman who can’t stay retired. Romantic thriller Fifty Shades Darkerserves up a sequel to
Fifty Shades of Grey
, and Fist Fight brings Charlie Day and Ice Cube together for a raunchy comedy about two teachers who get caught up in a schoolyard brawl.
There are no new British dramas premiering on PBS in November, but there's more than enough programming to see you through the penultimate month of 2024. Ken Burns is premiering his new documentary, Leonardo da Vinci, about the world's most famous Renaissance man, artist, and inventor. And PBS has several other documentary and nature programs slated to run throughout the month.
PBS' non-partisan coverage of the 2024 presidential election will culminate on Tuesday, November 5. But if you're really missing your British dramas, there are encore presentations of All Creatures Great & Small and Call the Midwife coming as well.
James Patterson's Alex Cross character is getting a third chance in live-action this month on Amazon Prime Video. Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry have previously portrayed the titular detective character. Now, Black Adam's Aldis Hodge steps into the role. The new Cross series is Prime Video's biggest debut in November, but far from the only noteworthy addition. There are a lot of new additions to the streamer's movie lineup, including The Godfather trilogy, Silver Linings Playbook, and the unconventional vampire film Abigail.
Additionally, Prime Video is rebooting Cruel Intentions as a drama series, which has the potential to be another big hit for the streamer. And aside from Die Hard, there are only a handful of Christmas titles coming this month. We can appreciate a little restraint, especially since December will likely be a very different story.
Thanks to Disney's big summer at the box office, Disney+ gets to bring home the second-highest-grossing movie of the year in November. Deadpool & Wolverine is making its streaming debut on November 12, but it's not the only noteworthy new addition to Disney+. If you've ever loved the Star Wars and Indiana Jones themes of John Williams, then you should watch the new documentary Music By John Williams, which is available on Disney+ as of November 1.
A really charming Christmas-related animated short, An Almost Christmas Story, is arriving on November 15, while Beatles '64 adds yet another Beatlemania documentary to Disney+ on November 29. On that same date, Disney is also celebrating the 60th anniversary of Mary Poppins this month by releasing a special documentary about one of Walt Disney's personal favorite films. And finally, Disney gets to capitalize on the release of Wicked by bringing Oz the Great and Powerful to Disney+ near the end of November.
