The top grossing movie for the season so far is “No Good Deed,” which was released two weeks ago and did $24.25 million in receipts on its opening weekend and has piled up $41.5 million in two weeks. “The Equalizer,” which is based on a 1980s TV program, is opening on 3,246 screens and Box Office Mojo expects receipts for the opening weekend to reach $32 million. The film is being released by Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) Columbia studios. “No Good Deed” is from Sony’s Screen Gems label.
The other film opening in wide release this weekend is the stop-motion animation “The Boxtrolls.” The film is opening on 3,464 screens and is expected to post receipts of $14 million for Focus Features, the art house studio for NBCUniversal and Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA).
Last weekend’s top release, “The Maze Runner,” notched $32.5 million in its opening weekend, and Box Office Mojo expects the film from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA) to earn $15.6 million on its second weekend.
One more movie to note for the weekend is “The Song,” which is opening on around 300 screens. The country music film targets a Christian audience, and Box Office Mojo notes that films of this kind can often produce surprising results. The movie comes from independent studio Samuel Goldwyn.
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