Weekend Box Office: SPLIT Opens Big

M. Night Shyamalan has another hit with Split, which opened with $40 million, or, roughly four times its production budget. Vin Diesel’s return to the xXx franchise, Return of Xander Cage was second. Take a look at the entire top ten below.

1. Split – $40.2M; Debut
2. xXx: Return of Xander Cage – $20M; Debut
3. Hidden Figures – $16.25M; Total gross: $84.2M
4. Sing – $9M; Total gross: $249.4M
5. La La Land – $8.35M; Total gross: $89.68M
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – $7.04M; Total gross: $512M
7. Monster Trucks – $7M; Total gross: $22.6M
8. Patriots Day – $6M; Total gross: $23.64M
9. The Founder – $3.758M; Debut
10. Sleepless – $3.706M; Total gross: $15.19M