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Doctor Strange ExcerptDoctor Strange and Trolls continued to dominate the box office this past weekend, helping to bring the totals up by 56 percent over the same weekend last year. Plus, Arrival did far better than expected and this upcoming weekend is going to be a crowded and varied one at the theater.

Doctor Strange ExcerptThe trio of Doctor Strange, Trolls, and Hacksaw Ridge gave the fall box office a much needed resurgence of energy and numbers. Plus, Disney has surpassed $6 billion for the year and limited releases and buzzy awards contenders Moonlight and Loving are performing exceptionally well.

Boo A Madea Halloween ExcerptIn a surprise upset, Boo! A Madea Halloween took the box office crown for the second weekend in a row, while Inferno crashed and burned, Plus, Moonlight has crossed $1 million in just 36 theaters and Doctor Strangehas made $86 million in 33 territories before opening Stateside.

The Accountant ExcerptIt looks like some of the people expected to see Kevin Hart: What Now? ended up opting for one of two thrillers playing in theaters right now: The Accountant and The Girl on the Train. The former hit it out of the park in its opening weekend, making nearly $10 million more than expected.

Girl on the Train ExcerptWhile some films slightly underperformed this weekend, including the number one film The Girl on the Train, it was still a decent film for box office. Plus, Disney and Pixar’s Finding Dory became the year’s third film to cross the $1 billion threshold, joining two other Disney films.

deep excerptDirector Tim Burton might be in some hot water with critics and fans for tone-deaf comments last week about the racial makeup of his newest movie, but it didn’t affect audience turnout at all. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, adapted from the novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs, opened on the higher end this weekend, making a total of $28.8 million.

magnificent-seven-tiff-excerptWhile the numbers might have ended up a little off, the basic lineup of films over the weekend was exactly as predicted. The Magnificent Seven, the new remake from director Antoine Fuqua, opened to a respectable $34.7 million, especially against a budget of $90 million.

Sully ExcerptSully, the latest film from Clint Eastwood about real-life pilot Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (played by Tom Hanks), may be about a crash-landing, but the film did anything but in its first weekend in theaters. Instead, the film absolutely soared to an opening of $35 million, well on its way to passing its $60 million budget, and far more than most experts were safely predicting.

Pete's Dragon ExcerptOverall, Labor Day maintained its reputation as a quieter movie weekend, but it still had some surprises to discuss, including Pete’s Dragon surprising jump from sixth to fourth place as it nears a global box office of $100 million. Meanwhile, Don’t Breathe made sure to end the summer movie season on a high note.

Don't Breathe ExcerptAs expected, Don’t Breathe, the new horror film from Fede Alvarez, knocked Suicide Squad from first place, but it did so with an unexpectedly high box office. Taking in a little over $26 million in its first three days, the film absolutely shattered expectations and further cemented the horror genre’s domination of the box office this year (alongside animation).

Sausage Party ExcerptSuicide Squad may have taken spot number one as was predicted, but it wasn’t the winner of the weekend. Instead, it turned out to be the surprise hit of the weekend: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s R-rated food-based animated comedy, Sausage Party. It was predicted to make a modest $15-20 million in its opening weekend and ended Sunday evening with $34 million.