xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Debuts At Number 1 Worldwide
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With a returning lead man, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage scored big at the box office. The film topped the worldwide box office for its opening weekend, while hitting number two domestically.
"The global marketplace belongs to Vin Diesel this weekend with 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage' taking in an impressive $50.5 million internationally and $70.5 million at the worldwide box office," said comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
"While M. Night Shyamalan's suspense thriller 'Split,' the number one movie in North America, scared up an impressive $46 million in its debut."
Split featured an incredibly transformative role for James McAvoy and seemed to have been a hit with critics as well. You can check out the full box office breakdown below.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, January 22, are below.
1. xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage - Paramount Pictures - $70.5M
2. Split - Universal - $46.0M
3. La La Land - Lionsgate - $24.9M
4. Sing - Universal - $17.3M
5. Hidden Figures - 20th Century Fox - $17.0M
6.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Disney - $16.0M
7. Passengers - Sony - $15.7M
8. Moana - Disney - $15.4M
9.
King, The - Next Entertainment - $10.5M
10. Arrival - Multiple - $10.1M
11. Assassin's Creed - 20th Century Fox - $9.5M
12. Monster Trucks - Paramount Pictures - $9.4M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, January 22, are below.
1. Split - Universal - $40.2M
2. xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage - Paramount - $20.0M
3. Hidden Figures - 20th Century Fox - $16.2M
4. Sing - Universal - $9.0M
5. La La Land - Lionsgate - $8.3M
6.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Disney - $7.0M
7. Monster Trucks - Paramount - $7.0M
8. Patriots Day - Lionsgate - $6.0M
9.
Founder, The - The Weinstein Company - $3.8M
10. Sleepless - Open Road - $3.7M
11. Bye Bye Man, The - STX Entertainment - $3.6M
12. Moana - Disney - $2.5M