‘Sully’ soars, ‘The Disappointments Room’ disappears

Weekend Box Office Sept. 9-11, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - “Sully,” Clint Eastwood’s latest film for Warner Bros., sits atop the domestic box office charts with a weekend gross of $35.5 million. The film stars Tom Hanks as Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who famously landed a plane on the Hudson River, saving the lives of all passengers on board. The film has been warmly received by critics, as it currently has a Metascore of 74 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 83 percent. It’s playing even better with the general public, as CinemaScore has audiences giving the film an A.

In second place is “When the Bough Breaks” with $15 million. Sony’s thriller about a surrogate mom who becomes obsessed with the father-to-be stars Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall and Jaz Sinclair.

Sony’s other thriller, “Don’t Breathe,” continued its impressive run at the box office, adding an additional $8.2 million. Made on a budget just under $10 million, the film has now earned $66.8 million stateside.

DC Comics' “Suicide Squad” added $5.6 million. Its domestic haul is now $307 million. That’s shockingly close to the $330 million that “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” managed during its theatrical run. International numbers push “Batman v. Superman” well ahead, with $872.7 million, but “Suicide Squad’s” $685.5 million is still impressive.

In fifth place is the animated feature “The Wild Life” with $3.4 million. Abysmal reviews and dissatisfied audiences suggests that the film’s time in the spotlight will be very limited.

The big loser of the week is Relativity Studio’s “The Disappointments Room.” After months of restructuring, the studio’s attempt to reestablish itself as a viable player managed only $1.4 million against a $15 million budget. To make matters worse, CinemaScore has audiences giving the film a D rating, which is practically unheard of. If a film receives a C score it’s considered a disaster. D and F grades, they just don’t happen more than once or twice in a year.