Foxes live, on average, about five years. Wild rabbits—depending, of course, on the number of foxes in the neighborhood—typically live three. At this rate, it’s possible Zootopia might survive in theaters longer than both of its stars.
OK, so Zootopia has a ways to go for that to happen. Still, you can’t quibble with its run. Disney’s latest animated feature hopped to the top of the weekend’s box office for the third straight week, bounding to an estimated $38 million. Yessir, Zootopia has been cinematic gold for the Mouse House—a 24-carrot success, if you will.
This was not how the weekend was supposed to play out, not with The Divergent Series rolling out its third film, Allegiant, to the masses. After all, the franchise’s first two installments—2014’s Divergent and 2015’s Insurgent—made $54.6 million and $52.3 million in their respective debut weekends. And while perhaps a little drop could be anticipated, few expected Allegiant to make a mere $29.1 million in its first three days. And with the final film still set to wheeze into theaters next summer, it looks as though The Divergent Series may have a dystopian future in store for itself.
News was better for the faith-based moviemakers of Miracles From Heaven. The Jennifer Garner-helmed Christian movie outperformed studio estimates, earning $15 million over the weekend. Add to that the cash it made on Wednesday and Thursday, and Miracles now sits at $18.6 million for its still-short run—not exactly a miraculous haul, perhaps, but already higher than its reported $13 million budget.
Two holdovers closed out the weekend’s Top Five. 10 Cloverfield Lane locked itself into the fourth-place slot with $12.5 million, barring the doors from any would-be encroachers. And Deadpool has proved as durable as its titular character, earning another $8 million. Deadpool has now made (gulp) $340.9 million, making it the year’s biggest movie by far and cementing it as the superhero genre’s eighth-biggest moneymaker in history (not adjusted for inflation, of course).
‘Course, both Zootopia and Deadpool may get a little taste of kryptonite next weekend, when a couple of other superheroes come to town.
Final figures update: 1. Zootopia, $37.2 million; 2. The Divergent Series: Allegiant, $29 million; 3. Miracles from Heaven, $14.8 million; 4. 10 Cloverfield Lane, $12.5 million; 5. Deadpool, $8 million.
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