This weekend’s box office had a lot of attention on Alien: Romulus, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us, but another champion was a rerelease of a 2009 hit 3D film, Coraline, that managed to outperform release from movies other high profile re-releases from this year like Shrek 2, The Lion King, and more. Directed by The Nightmare Before Christmas‘ Henry Sellick, Coraline is based on the 2002 novella of the same name by Neil Gaiman. The film follows the title character, a young girl who discovers an idealized alternate universe, unaware of the dark and sinister secret it holds. It was the debut film from Laika Studios and opened in theaters on February 6, 2009, to critical acclaim and brought in $124 million worldwide.
The 15th-anniversary re-release of Coraline outperformed the re-releases of The Lion King, Shrek 2, The Mummy, and Alien from earlier this year. Read More