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PEOPLE&ARTS Monday 24 april 2017
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‘The Fate of the Furious’ laps new films at box office

LINDSEY BAHR dy comedy “Going
AP Film Writer in Style,” starring Mor-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — gan Freeman, Michael
“The Fate of the Furious” Caine and Alan Arkin,
sped into first place at is chugging along after
the box office again, three weeks in theaters,
leaving new thriller “Un- taking fifth place with
forgettable” and histori- $5 million.
cal drama “The Prom- Meanwhile, the histori-
ise” in the dust. cal epic “The Promise,”
Universal Pictures’ starring Oscar Isaac
eighth installment in and Christian Bale,
“The Fast and the Furi- bombed with a mere
ous” franchise earned $4.1 million from 2,251
$38.7 million in North theaters.
American theaters over The movie delves into
the weekend, down 61 the mass killings of Ar-
percent from its debut, menians in Ottoman
according to studio es- Turkey that many coun-
timates Sunday. tries and most historians
The newcomers could call genocide. Turkey
not compete with the still denies genocide,
high-octane film, which saying the deaths
had the biggest world- stemmed from civil un-
wide opening of all rest and war.
time last weekend. It It’s not a surprise the This image released by Universal Pictures shows Charlize Theron, left, and Vin Diesel in “The Fate
has earned $908.4 mil- film, which was estimat- of the Furious.”
lion globally so far and ed to cost around $100 Associated Press
is expected to cross $1 million to make, failed
billion this week. to gain traction, com-
Holdovers dominat- Score senior media an-
ed the charts on this alyst Paul Dergarabe-
quiet weekend in the- dian said.
aters. “The Boss Baby” “It didn’t really jump out
took second place as anything that would
with $12.8 million, and be a surprising box-
“Beauty and the Beast” office hit,” Dergarabe-
landed in third with $10 dian said. “But it wasn’t
million. really about the box of-
Disney’s animal docu- fice.”
mentary “Born in China” Made outside the stu-
opened in fourth place, dio system and distrib-
with $5.1 million from uted by Open Road
1,508 locations. The two Films, the point of “The
other new movies fared Promise” was to raise
worse. awareness around a
Warner Bros. thriller global event that many
“Unforgettable,” star- know nothing about,
ring Katherine Heigl as he said.
a jealous ex-wife and Celebrities from Kim
Rosario Dawson as the Kardashian West to
new fiancee, opened Cher promoted the
at No. 7 with just $4.8 mil- film on social media.
lion. Critics were tough Its makers said they will
on the film, and audi- donate all proceeds to
ences gave it a deathly nonprofits and intend
C CinemaScore rating. to use the PG-13-rated
The directorial debut of film as an education
longtime producer De- tool in schools.
nise Di Novi cost only “It was a tough week-
$12 million to make, but end in general for the
the meager result still newcomers,” Derga-
disappointed. rabedian said, noting
“Unfortunately, the that many moviegoers
movie just missed the are likely saving up for
intended audience,” “Guardians of the Gal-
said Jeff Goldstein, axy Vol. 2,” which hits
Warner Bros.’ president theaters May 5.
of domestic distribution. “It’s a quiet period,”
“We had higher expec- he added. “This is the
tations, and we’re dis- interlude between the
appointed we didn’t spring movie season
achieve them.” and what promises to
There is a silver lining be the biggest summer
for the studio. The bud- movie season ever.”q