Weekend Box Office Sully Soars With 355 Million
Sully, the Clint Eastwood film starring Tom Hanks as Capt. Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, accrued 35.5 million this weekend, flying to the top spot at the box office, according to the Associated Press. The film reportedly cost 60 million to produce, the AP said, and landed well with audiences during its opening weekend. The thriller When the Bough Breaks, starring Morris Chestnut and Regina Hill, took second place with 15 million. Films Don't Breathe and Suicide Squad, which dominated the late summer box office, moved to third and fourth place this weekend, with 8.2 million and 5.6 million, respectively.