Despite the prospect of two potential competitors for box office glory in America this weekend, M. Night Shyamalan's Split has once again triumphed, spending a second week at the top and earning $26.2 million, according to studio estimates.
That brings the movie's US total to an estimated $77.9 million and means that it has now passed $100 million worldwide, making it already one of the year's success stories given its $9 million production budget. The same could not be said for A Dog's Purpose, which took straight aim at the heart strings and tear ducts with its tale of a canine consciousness reincarnated across the years. Brought low by concerns about animal treatment, it entered the charts in second place, earning $18.3 million.
Hidden Figures used its popularity and a set of reaction control thrusters to stay in third place for another week, adding $14 million and passing $100 million itself for $104 million in total across the pond. It still has to roll out across much of the world, arriving in the UK on 17 February. And despite the latest outing for the Resident Evil franchise earning more on Friday, The Final Chapter finished in fourth with $13.8 million. It's unlikely to change places when the final figures come in, and it's also the lowest opening for the series.
La La Land, which went on another awards shopping trip this weekend, stayed in fifth place, adding $12 million and also dancing past $100 million. The same cannot be said of xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, as the ticket returns of Xander Cage remain fairly low, with $8.2 million in sixth this weekend and $33.4 million total.
Sing slipped to seventh place, adding $6.2 million, while Rogue One: A Star Wars Story took in $5.1 million at eighth. Monster Trucks fell a couple of places to ninth on $4.1 million, and the final entry for this week's chart was a new one: new Matthew McConaughey drama Gold, which had a bad start on $3.4 million. Cue the headlines smirking, "all that glitters isn't Gold..."