‘Night School’ & ‘Smallfoot’ Top Weekend, Capping Off a Strong September at the Box Office

Universal topped the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row, this time with the comedy Night School starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.

At the same time Warner Bros.’s animated feature Smallfoot finished in the runner-up position while the studio’s horror hit The Nun became the highest grossing international and worldwide release in the Conjuring universe.

All-in-all the weekend top twelve fell a bit shy of Mojo’s pre-weekend expectations but this weekend did provide more than enough in terms of box office receipts to help deliver the second largest September on record behind last year’s record breaking grosses.

Universal’s PG-13 comedy Night School from producer Will Packer topped the weekend chart with an estimated $28 million.

While short of BoxOfficeMojo’s pre-weekend forecast, this is a solid start for the $29 million production, which received an “A-” CinemaScore from opening day audiences, a grade contrary to the mixed reviews from critics.

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