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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 27 March 2017

At The Movies:

‘Beauty and the Beast’ dances off with top box-office spot

to that film? remake earning $317 mil- property,” Dergarabedian
“You still have to deliver lion in just 10 days in North said. “Disney makes it look
a solid movie that will en- American theaters and easy.
tice people to spend their $690.3 million worldwide. Also this weekend, the sci-fi
hard-earned money to go “With ‘Beauty and the thriller “Life” failed to con-
see something that they Beast’ there have been de- nect with audiences, de-
already know, or already cades of goodwill and the buting in fourth place with
know about,” he said. Disney brand and so many $12.6 million behind hold-
That’s where Disney has more elements going into over “Kong: Skull Island”
succeeded, with its latest it than just the intellectual with $14.4 million.q

This image released by Disney shows Dan Stevens as The Beast,
left, and Emma Watson as Belle in a live-action adaptation of
the animated classic “Beauty and the Beast.”
(Disney via AP)

LINDSEY BAHR mained largely female. The
AP Film Writer divide allowed both to suc-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not all ceed in the crowded mar-
reboots are created equal. ketplace.
This weekend at the box “Power Rangers” didn’t get
office, nostalgia-driven the best reviews, but audi-
fare was everywhere, from ences gave it a promising
“Beauty and the Beast” A CinemaScore, suggest-
to “Power Rangers” and ing that it might have stay-
“CHIPS,” producing both ing power in the coming
successful and under- weeks. “CHIPS,” on the oth-
whelming results. er hand, underwhelmed
On the high end, Disney’s audiences, critics and the
live-action “Beauty and the studio. Dax Shepard wrote,
Beast” continued enchant- directed and starred in the
action comedy based on
ing audiences in its second the 1970s and ‘80s TV show
weekend in theaters, eas- about the California High-
ily topping the charts with way Patrol.
$88.3 million, according to Costing $25 million to pro-
studio estimates Sunday. duce, “CHIPS” wasn’t the
On the low end, Warner biggest risk, but its $7.6 mil-
Bros.’ raunchy, R-rated lion debut disappointed.
“CHIPS” debuted in sev- The film also got a deathly
enth place with $7.6 million. B- CinemaScore from audi-
In the middle was Lions- ences. “Brand recognition
gate’s “Power Rangers,” will get you far — it gives
which earned a solid $40.5 you a leg up before you
million to grab the No. 2 even start — but at the end
spot. The PG-13 take on of the day, it comes down
the campy 1990s television to the movie itself,” said
show tells the origin story Paul Dergarabedian, se-
of the Power Rangers with nior media analyst for com-
a diverse teenage cast of Score. “No matter how
relative newcomers. much brand equity they
Its audiences were 60 per- have with a particular title,
cent male, while “Beauty the real test is: How do crit-
and the Beast” crowds re- ics and audiences respond