Disney’s "Moana" edges out “Office Christmas Party” at box office December 12, 2016 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Moana" stays atop North American box office in its third weekend with an estimated $18.8 million. The Disney animated movie featuring the voices of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Auli'i Cravalho edges out "Office Christmas Party" which debuts at No. 2 with approximately $17.5 million, AceShowbiz reports. Overseas, "Moana" grosses another $23.5 million for a global catch of $238.8 million, while "Office Christmas Party" earns $16.3 million for a worldwide total of $33.9 million, against a production budget of $45 million. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" takes the third place with approximately $10.8 million. The "Harry Potter" spin-off is expected to cross the $200 million mark sometime on Monday. Paramount's "Arrival" lands in fourth place with an estimated $5.6 million. Marvel's "Doctor Strange", meanwhile, rounds out the top five, nabbing around $4.6 million for a global total of $222.4 million.  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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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. |
