It’s that time of the week when we take a quick look at the box office movies this week and find out which movies are hot. These are the figures for US cinema charts January 12 2018.

US Cinema Charts January 12 2018
(Box office results this weekend)
Movie | Distributor | Gross | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Sony Pictures | $28,101,972 |
2 | (15) | The Post | 20th Century Fox | $19,361,968 |
3 | New | The Commuter | Lionsgate | $13,701,452 |
4 | (4) | The Greatest Showman | 20th Century Fox | $12,467,471 |
5 | (2) | Insidious: The Last Key | Universal | $12,419,715 |
6 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | Walt Disney | $11,854,481 |
7 | New | Paddington 2 | Warner Bros | $11,001,961 |
8 | New | Proud Mary | Sony Pictures | $9,959,053 |
9 | (5) | Pitch Perfect 3 | Universal | $5,994,400 |
10 | (8) | Darkest Hour | Focus Features | $4,462,740 |
Steven Spielberg’s The Post is this week’s big news jumping from number 15 last week up to second place following positive reviews and presumably opening in lots more movie theatres. That translates into box office takings of $19,361,968 which should please 20th Century Fox.
That means the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle remains at number one with box office takings of $28,101,972 which should keep Sony Pictures happy.
There’s another disturbance in the force as Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi falls from number three to number six with takings of $23,728,944.
Elsewhere on the movie chart there are three new entries with Liam Neeson’s The Commuter the highest entry coming in at number three taking $13,701,452. Paddington 2 arrives at seven with Proud Mary at eight.
I think Paddington 2 should really have come out over the holiday period if it was to maximise box office takings, it’s the perfect family friendly movie after all.
Looking for some recommended Blu-ray/DVD releases?
- It Follows (2014) Blu-ray Review
- Mission Impossible 3 (2006) Blu-ray Review
- The Uninvited (2009) Blu-ray Review
- Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) Blu-ray Review
I’ll leave you with the movie trailer for The Post
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