![]() Disney is distributing the true story of an attorney (Tom Hanks) who defends a Russian spy (Mark Rylance). The box office pie can only be split so many ways.”Īside from “Goosebumps,” the weekend’s best performer was “Bridge of Spies,” the Steven Spielberg Cold War drama that capitalized on good reviews and Oscar buzz by nabbing $15.4 million. “Every weekend it seems like four new movies are opening and there’s a cumulative effect of adding movie after movie. “It’s like a literal traffic jam on the freeway and everyone is just jockeying for position,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. That may have cannibalized grosses, analysts say. ![]() It was a crowded time at the multiplexes, as four new releases faced off for audiences’ attention. The story of a stranded astronaut added $21.5 million to its $143.8 million haul. That just edged out Fox’s “The Martian,” the science-fiction smash that was trying to be the number one picture for a third week in a row. ![]() “Goosebumps” rode a wave of Clinton-era nostalgia to the top of the box office charts, as the adaptation of the popular children’s book series earned $23.5 million in its opening weekend.
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