'Don't Breathe' is box office champ as 'Light Between Oceans' struggles
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
The horror movie 鈥淒on鈥檛 Breathe鈥� again kept many audience members in suspense this past weekend as the film came in first place again at the box office, staying ahead of new movies such as the literary adaptation 鈥淭he Light Between Oceans鈥� and the science fiction film 鈥淢organ.鈥澛�
鈥淒on鈥檛,鈥� which stars Stephen Lang as a violent blind man who is the victim of an attempted robbery, was released on Aug. 26 and came in first at the box office last weekend as well. It took in more than $15 million over the long Labor Day weekend.
Meanwhile, the comic book movie 鈥淪uicide Squad,鈥� released in early August, came in second place, grossing $10 million, followed by the family movie 鈥淧ete鈥檚 Dragon,鈥� another August release, that grossed more than $6 million.聽
The animated movie 鈥淜ubo and the Two Strings鈥� placed fourth, grossing more than $6 million this past weekend, while the animated comedy 鈥淪ausage Party鈥� took in more than $5 million this past weekend. Both movies had opened in August.
New releases 鈥淭he Light Between Oceans鈥� and 鈥淢organ鈥� placed sixth and seventh, grossing $5 million and $2 million respectively in their opening weekend.聽
鈥淥ceans鈥� is based on a bestselling novel by M.L. Stedman and stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, critically acclaimed actors that are most likely known to audiences. So why didn鈥檛 鈥淥ceans鈥� perform better?聽
writes that 鈥淥ceans鈥� is most likely a film suited for adult moviegoers but that there are several other projects aimed at that audience.
鈥淟ed by 鈥楬ell or High Water,鈥� which is turning into a significant sleeper for CBS Films and Lionsgate, [鈥極ceans鈥橾 is competing against several similar films,鈥� Mr. Brueggemann wrote. 鈥溾�橲outhside With You,鈥� despite its drop, is competing among romance-oriented audiences, 鈥楤ad Moms鈥� is peeling away more females, and Meryl Streep鈥檚 鈥楩lorence Foster Jenkins鈥� took in another $2 million.鈥�
Meanwhile, notes that 鈥淥ceans鈥� received mixed reviews and only a 60 percent critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which may have kept some moviegoers away.聽
