The Martian Returns to #1 At The Box Office

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Ridley Scott’s The Martian returns to the top of the domestic box office charts this weekend, after a lackluster showing for most other films.

The Martian earned $15.9 million, just ahead of Goosebumps $15.5. million. Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies also remained in 3rd place, with $11.3 million. Combined, these top three films earned $42.7 million. This is about $5 million less than the top three films last year earned, which saw Ouija, John Wick, and Fury bring in a combined $47.5 million.

The Last Witch Hunter came in 4th in its domestic debut with $10.8 million. Reports state that the film cost about $70 million to produce and has Vin Diesel in the title role. Foreign audiences could help it make up some of its production budgets.

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Steve Jobs also did not perform up to it’s expectations, as previous weekends seemed to indicate the film would be quite a commercial hit. It earned $7.3 million in its commercial weekend through 2,493 theaters. As did Rock the Kasbah, starring Bill Murray, and earned $1.5 million in its debut, and cost $15 million to make. Jem and the Holograms have the best chance out of all three of these films to make its money back, as it only cost $5 million to make and earned $1.3 million in it’s opening weekend.

On the brighter side, Hotel Transylvania came in 4th place, earning $9 million dollars, bringing the animated sequel’s domestic cume to $148 million. Sicario and The Intern also fared quite well this weekend, earning $2.95 million and $3.85 million respectively.

Here are the top ten films this weekend, as the following figures are courtesy of Box Office Mojo.