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US Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th January 2017: Star Wars movie Rogue One holds off Hidden Figures to stay at the top

US Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th January 2017:  Star Wars movie Rogue One holds off Hidden Figures to stay at the top
Hidden Figures
Making it four weeks at the top Rogue One a Star Wars Story remains at the top of the US box office despite heavy competition from Hidden Figures.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Going one better than Star Wars the Force Awakens, Rogue One a Star Wars Story just about manged a fourth weekend with $21.9 million which brings the films total US gross to $477.2 million.

With good word of mouth Hidden Figures expands its cinema count this week and climbs to number 2 with a weekend gross of $21.8 million.

The film has got a lot of Oscar buzz in recent weeks and this could keep the film in the top reaches of the chart for a long time to come, especially if it goes on to win.

Longest running film on the chart this week is Moana which this week is at 8 while Rogue One is by far the highest total grossing movie.

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