IF touches base with three of the nation’s distribution heads – Madman’s Paul Wiegard, StudioCanal’s Elizabeth Trotman and Village Roadshow’s Joel Pearlman – to get the lowdown on the year’s hits, the misses, and what they’ve got coming up
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'Doctor Strange' continues to hold the number one position at the box office, ringing up $2.6 million in its third weekend on screens. The Disney title has amassed $16 million so far.
Disney's Doctor Strange has left its competitors in the dust, having raked in $6.4 million over its opening weekend. The Marvel film, bowing on 278 screens had a average of $23,200 per location.
Paramount's Jack Reacher: Never Go Back has debuted on top of the box office, bowing on 250 screens for $2.6 million.
eOne has sold the rights to animated comedy series Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong, an Australian and Canadian co-production, to broadcasters in the UK, Poland, the Middle East and North Africa.
eOne's The Girl on the Train held onto the top spot over its second weekend, ringing up an additional $2.6 million to bring its cume to $8.4 million.
eOne's The Girl on the Train has debuted on top of the Aussie box office, ringing up just under $4 million.
Fox's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has debuted on top of the box office, with long-weekend takings of $4.8 million.