'Unbroken' at top of holiday box office in US
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E-mail CRI, December 26, 2014
Angelina Jolie's World War II drama Unbroken and Disney's Into the Woods are feeling plenty of cheer at the Christmas Day box office, where they are dominating the action.
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Poster of Angelina Jolie's World War II drama Unbroken [Photo: mtime.com] |
Early Thursday estimates show Unbroken grossing 9 million to 11 million US dollars for the day from around 3,100 theaters.
That's ahead of expectations, and marks a key victory for Jolie's career as a director.
Unbroken based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling biography, stars Jack O'Connell as World War II hero Louis Zamperini.
The Universal film follows Zamperini as he's stranded in the ocean after a plane crash and then captured and tortured as a prisoner of war.
Heading into the long holiday, Unbroken was expected to earn 27 million to 30 million dollars for the four-day weekend.
Based on Thursday's opening numbers, it is likely to cross 30 million dollars.
At the bottom of the rankings is the Sony-released film, The Interview, which pacing to earn only 2 million dollars for the entire four-day holiday weekend.
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