‘Blade Runner’ wins top spot but falls short of expectations

“Blade Runner 2049” won the North American box office over the weekend (October 6-8), netting $31.5 million in ticket sales,— far short of the $45 million many expected it to make.(photo grabbed from Reuters video)

Reuters — “Blade Runner 2049” won the North American box office over the weekend (October 6-8), netting $31.5 million in ticket sales,— far short of the $45 million many expected it to make.

Idris Elba and Kate Winslet’s “The Mountain Between Us,” brought in $10 million, knocking horror film”It” into the third place spot at the box office, according to boxofficemojo.com.

“It,” the latest adapation of the Stephen King novel, netted $9.65 million in it’s fifth week at the box office.

The fourth spot went to the animated film “My Little Pony: The Movie ” which earned $8.8 million.

“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” claimed the fifth place spot with $8.1 milllion, falling from its top spot at the box office the previous week.