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“The Girl On The Train” Wins US Weekend Box Office; “Birth Of A Nation,” “Middle School” Miss Top 5

It may have received tepid reviews, but “The Girl On The Train” still rode to victory at the US weekend box office.

Per studio estimates, “Girl” will claim $24.7 million in receipts through the end of the close of business on Sunday. The gross is enough for a comfortable #1 debut.

“Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children,” which topped last weekend’s box office, slips to #2 this weekend. It grossed $15.0 million (cume now $51.1 million).

“Deepwater Horizon” follows at #3 (-1) with $11.8 million (cume now $38.5 million), while “The Magnificent Seven” takes #4 (-1) courtesy a third weekend haul of $9.2 million (cume now $75.9 million).

Credited with $8.5 million in weekend receipts (cume now $50.1 million), “Storks” ranks as the #5 film (-4).

“The Birth Of A Nation” and “Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life,” the weekend’s other notable new releases, respectively follow at #6 and #7. The former earned $7.1 million, the latter hauled in $6.9 million.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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