Hidden Figures rockets to the top of the box office beating Fifty Shades Darker
Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi and distributed by Fox, has scored the number one position at the weekend box office collecting $3.2m.
Fifty Shades Darker earned $3.07m, falling short of the top position by less than $200,000 while the cult-classic sequel T2: Trainspotting, distributed by Sony, failed to make it into the top five with a weekend debut of only $370,000.
Hidden Figures is based on the real-life struggle of African-American female mathematicians during American space race to do their job for NASA amidst sexism and racism from their colleagues. One of the women, Katherine G. Johnson, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for her work with NASA during the period.
Universal’s The Great Wall came in a third place with a weekend box office debut of $2.9m. The film features Matt Damon alongside prominent Chinese director Zhang Yimou who directed the Beijing 2008 opening and closing ceremony.
The Great Wall tells the tale of European mercenaries who become involved in a centuries long conflict between Chinese forces and monsters.
Lion, distributed by Transmission, maintained its position in the top four with a total of $1.8m to hit a total box office of $22.7m.
The top five was rounded out by the psycho-thriller Split, distributed by Universal, which earned just below $1 million at the box office for a total of $11.1m since its release.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Figures (Fox) | $3,254,452 | 322 | $4,839,262 |
| Fifty Shades Darker (Universal) | $3,070,594 | 472 | $13,699,753 |
| The Great Wall (Universal) | $2,960,324 | 370 | $3,111,607 |
| Lion (Transmission) | $1,889,705 | 289 | $22,712,014 |
| Split (Universal) | $972,645 | 223 | $11,164,163 |
| T2: Trainspotting (Sony) | $370,082 | 197 | $370,116 |
| La La Land (Eone) | $305,939 | 221 | $18,510,920 |
| Patriots Day (Roadshow) | $246,050 | 207 | $2,920,362 |
| Manchester By The Sea (Universal) | $223,545 | 57 | $1,704,892 |
| Moana (Disney) | $178,830 | 147 | $25,710,402 |
| Silence (Transmission) | $167,304 | 70 | $172,311 |
| Sing (Universal) | $142,160 | 138 | $28,622,681 |
| Ballerina (Studiocanal) | $140,767 | 134 | $4,579,776 |
| Fences (Paramount) | $137,168 | 62 | $667,871 |
| Xxx 3: The Return Of Xander Cage (Paramount) | $123,478 | 98 | $7,404,595 |
| Monster Trucks (Paramount) | $89,557 | 114 | $5,055,188 |
| Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) | $89,152 | 78 | $3,016,428 |
| Perfect Strangers (Palace) | $86,121 | 28 | $1,074,635 |
| Moonlight (Roadshow) | $78,053 | 34 | $876,436 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) | $75,596 | 48 | $51,047,503 |
To give Lion’s excellent run a bit of context —
it just blew past Mad Max Fury Road, & with some juice still in the tank, too.
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