The war epic collected about $37 million over the weekend, a stellar result for a period film with no marquee stars. “Just Mercy” and “Like a Boss” each took in $10 million.
1917,” a front-runner for multiple Oscars, nominations for which will be announced on Monday, collected roughly $37 million at 3,434 theaters in North America, an astounding result for an R-rated period film with no marquee stars. Directed by Sam Mendes and telling the story (in under two hours) of a spindly World War I soldier (George Mackay) in a race against time, “1917” cost roughly $90 million to make, not including marketing expenses.