The Emoji Movie fails to knock IT off top spot at weekend box office

Zoe Samios

September 18, 2017 5:14

Warner Bros’ horror movie IT again won the weekend box office as it collected $4.991m across 446 screens at the weekend box office, beating The Emoji Movie, Victoria and Abdul, American Assassin and Mother!, which all premiered at weekend box office.

In the film’s first week it made more than $7m across 548 screens, grossing six times its nearest competitor, Hitman’s Bodyguard.

This week the race was a little tighter, with the premiere of The Emoji Movie landing second place over the weekend, with earnings of $2.040m across 328 screens.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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