Sense and Sensibility Opens to $7.25 Million, Fifth at U.S. Box Office
Georgia Oakley's adaptation averaged $2,849 per theater across 2,545 locations in its U.S. opening weekend.
The new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility opened in U.S. theaters and finished fifth at the box office with $7.25 million from 2,545 locations, according to Collider.
Its per-theater average of $2,849 was the third-highest among the top eight earners of the weekend.
Directed by Georgia Oakley, the film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Caitríona Balfe and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne. It is based on Jane Austen's novel.
The weekend's top newcomer was the new live-action Street Fighter movie, which opened with more than $50 million worldwide, including over $30 million domestic. Documentary You Can See Everything earned $15 million from 855 theaters.
U.K. Run and Earlier Adaptation
The new Sense and Sensibility opened in the United Kingdom last month and has taken $6.7 million there so far. The 1995 adaptation directed by Ang Lee, starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, earned $135 million.
Quick answers
How much did Sense and Sensibility make in its U.S. opening weekend?
The film earned $7.25 million from 2,545 locations and finished fifth at the box office.
Who stars in the new Sense and Sensibility?
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Caitríona Balfe and Esmé Creed-Miles play the Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne. The film is directed by Georgia Oakley.
How did Street Fighter perform at the box office?
The new live-action Street Fighter movie opened with more than $50 million worldwide, including over $30 million domestic.