"Don't Breathe" horror retains box office leadershipSeptember 5, 2016 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Don't Breathe" remains No. 1 at domestic box office. The Screen Gems horror flick rules the movie chart in North America for the second week in a row over the Labor Day weekend. After topping the list with $26.4 million, the micro-budgeted film stays on the hot spot by collecting an estimated $15.7 million, AceShowbiz said. Staying in the second place is David Ayer's "Suicide Squad". The DC antihero movie starring Margot Robbie, Will Smith and Jared Leto drops 18.3% in its fifth week, adding an estimated $10 million to its total cume of $297 million domestically. The $175 million production has grossed more than $672 million globally. "Pete's Dragon" moves up three slots from No. 6 to the third place in its fourth weekend, taking the spot from "Kubo and the Two Strings". The Bryce Dallas Howard and Oakes Fegley-starring film adds an estimated $6.5 million to its total of $64.2 million domestically. As for the stop-motion film featuring the voices of Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey, it drops to No. 4 with an estimated $6.5 million in its third week. Rounding out the top five is "Sausage Party". The R-rated comedy animated film featuring the voices of Seth Rogen and Kristen Wiig adds another $5.3 million to its total of $88.4 million domestically in its fourth week. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |