However Jeff Bock, an analyst with entertainment research outfit Exhibitor Relations said: “What happened did hurt the box office …
Meanwhile The Salesman, the Oscar-nominated new film from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi opened this week, taking just over $71,000 from three screens.
The continuing outrage over the exclusion of Farhadi from the US in the wake of Trump’s visa ban may see that figure jump dramatically next week.
Nick Carpou, head of distribution at Universal, told Variety: “It opened right in the sweet spot, if not on the higher end of expectations.”