After smashing several box office records in 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] began 2016 by setting the best third weekend with an estimated $88.3 million with a New Year's Day high of $34.5 million. The space saga pushed its total to $740.3 million, behind only Avatar's $760.5 million on the all-time domestic box office list.
Daddy's Home [DHOME] remained in second place with $29.0 million. The family comedy declined 25% in its sophomore weekend to bring its to $93.7 million.
Expanding to wide release after one week of 70MM roadshow, The Hateful Eight [HATE8] moved up to third at $16.2 million. The western has earned $29.6 million.
Sisters [TNEST] finished third with $12.5 million to up its total to $69.5 million. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip [ALVN4] took fourth with $11.8 million and $67.4 million overall.
Joy [JOY] brought in $10.4 million for the fifth spot. The biopic dropped 39% in its second weekend.
The Big Short [BIGSH] slipped just 15% from its wide debut to $9.0 million. The financial drama has banked $33.0 million.
Concussion [GAMEB] came in seventh at $8.0 million, off 27% from its opening, while Point Break [PTBR2] fell 33% to $6.8 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | $88,300,000 | $740,266,000 |
| 2 | DADDY'S HOME | $29,000,000 | $93,684,000 |
| 3 | THE HATEFUL EIGHT | $16,240,000 | $29,577,963 |
| 4 | SISTERS | $12,500,000 | $61,850,000 |
| 5 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: ROAD CHIP | $11,800,000 | $67,376,000 |
| 6 | JOY | $10,400,000 | $38,721,000 |
| 7 | THE BIG SHORT | $9,000,000 | $32,978,000 |
| 8 | CONCUSSION | $8,000,000 | $25,370,000 |
| 9 | POINT BREAK | $6,845,000 | $22,430,000 |
| 10 | HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PT. 2 | $4,625,000 | $274,222,959 |
| 11 | THE GOOD DINOSAUR | $4,004,000 | $114,715,000 |
| 12 | CREED | $3,900,000 | $103,457,000 |
Tag(s): STAR7, DHOME, HATE8, TNEST, ALVN4, JOY, BIGSH, GAMEB, PTBR2