“Captive” is a true story about a woman (Kate Mara) who gains strength from celebrity pastor Rick Warren’s inspirational books while being held hostage by an ex-convict (David Oyelowo). It’s a mediocre showing, but given the film’s $2 million budget, it doesn’t carry a lot of risk. ![]() That left “Captive,” Paramount’s attempt to wrangle the faith-based crowds that lifted “War Room” to box office heights, with roughly $1.4 million after bowing on 806 locations. The films have made $42.3 million and $41.4 million, respectively. The top five was rounded out by Universal’s “The Visit,” which picked up $11.3 million in its second weekend and third place, and Sony’s “The Perfect Guy,” which finished with $9.7 million in fourth position. Its reception is good news for “The Walk,” the Sony film about tightrope walker Philippe Petit, which is employing a similar Imax and premium format debut as a way to generate buzz. The $55 million adventure film stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, and Jake Gyllenhaal. “Everest” bowed to a sterling $7.6 million across 545 screens, for a per-screen average of $13,867 and a fifth place finish. The film aped an approach used by “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” in 2011, which debuted to $13.3 million before having its wide release. Then there was Universal’s “Everest,” which opted to give a wide berth to gangster rats and futuristic teens by opening in a special, Imax and premium format run. That puts it in line with other Beantown crime dramas such as “The Departed,” which started with $26 million in 2006 and “The Town,” which kicked off to $23.8 million in 2010. film to a respectable second place finish with $23.4 million across 3,188 locations. Strong reviews helped push the Warner Bros. “Black Mass,” a look Boston gangster Whitey Bulger and his unholy alliance with the FBI, has been hailed as a return to form for Johnny Depp, who had squandered critical and audience goodwill with too many “Mortdecai’s” and “Lone Rangers.”īolstered by a cast of respected character actors and veterans such as Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kevin Bacon cost $53 million to make. ![]() Filmed for $61 million and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the picture bowed in 3,791 locations, receiving intense competition from “Black Mass,” which likely contributed to it failing to match or exceed the $32.5 million debut of its predecessor. It got off to a solid start by topping charts with $30.3 million. “The Maze Runner: Scorch Trails,” a sequel to last year’s post-apocalyptic young adult hit, fared best. ![]() Cast members Kaya Scodelario (L) and Dylan O'Brien from the film "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials", pose for pictures in Beverly Hills, California August 28, 2015.
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