“The Birth of a Nation,” co-starring Aja Naomi King and Armie Hammer, received an A grade in CinemaScore exit polls, Mr. Rodriguez noted. Hurricane Matthew, which hit Southeastern states over the weekend, appeared to have a limited influence on ticket sales. Given its start, Mr. Parker’s film — even with strong word of mouth — will be lucky to collect a total of $30 million at the domestic box office, analysts said. Third place went to “Deepwater Horizon” (Lionsgate), with about $11.8 million in ticket sales, for a two-week domestic total of $38.5 million. Despite playing in 2,105 theaters, Mr. Parker’s film did not crack the top five.

Source: New York Times October 09, 2016 19:39 UTC