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Box Office Top 20: 'Sully' lands another $21.7M

"Sully" kept afloat in its second weekend at the box office.

The Warner Bros. dramatization of the Miracle on the Hudson directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks remained at No. 1 with $21.6 million, bringing its total domestic haul to $70.2 million.

Lionsgate's horror revival "Blair Witch" was a distant No. 2 with a $9.6 million debut.

Working Title Films' comedy threequel "Bridget Jones's Baby" with Renee Zellweger back as the titular character opened at No. 3 with $8.6 million.

Oliver Stone's "Snowden," which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, debuted at No. 4 with $8 million, marking the lowest box office opening in the filmmaker's career.

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The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:

1. "Sully," Warner Bros., $21,653,017, 3,525 locations, $6,143 average, $70,194,368, 2 weeks.

2. "Blair Witch," Lionsgate, $9,576,057, 3,121 locations, $3,068 average, $9,576,057, 1 week.

3. "Bridget Jones's Baby," Universal, $8,571,785, 2,927 locations, $2,929 average, $8,571,785, 1 week.

4. "Snowden," Open Road, $8,000,058, 2,443 locations, $3,275 average, $8,000,058, 1 week.

5. "Don't Breathe," Sony, $5,640,232, 3,208 locations, $1,758 average, $75,369,013, 4 weeks.

6. "When the Bough Breaks," Sony, $5,483,126, 2,246 locations, $2,441 average, $22,655,858, 2 weeks.

7. "Suicide Squad," Warner Bros., $4,701,834, 2,740 locations, $1,716 average, $313,774,166, 7 weeks.

8. "The Wild Life," Lionsgate, $2,771,443, 2,493 locations, $1,112 average, $6,785,712, 2 weeks.

9. "Kubo and the Two Strings," Focus Features, $2,540,031, 1,757 locations, $1,446 average, $44,272,005, 5 weeks.

10. "Pete's Dragon," Disney, $2,152,802, 1,948 locations, $1,105 average, $72,917,327, 6 weeks.

11. "Hell or High Water," Lionsgate, $2,074,974, 1,505 locations, $1,379 average, $22,875,505, 6 weeks.

12. "Bad Moms," STX Entertainment, $1,765,403, 1,486 locations, $1,188 average, $110,010,331, 8 weeks.

13. "Hillsong - Let Hope Rise," Pure Flix, $1,357,243, 816 locations, $1,663 average, $1,357,243, 1 week.

14. "No Manches Frida," Lionsgate, $1,291,512, 456 locations, $2,832 average, $9,195,621, 3 weeks.

15. "The Secret Life Of Pets," Universal, $1,231,895, 1,005 locations, $1,226 average, $363,388,255, 11 week.

16. "Sausage Party," Sony, $1,203,151, 1,181 locations, $1,019 average, $95,338,012, 6 weeks.

17. "Jason Bourne," Universal, $1,098,085, 1,008 locations, $1,089 average, $160,408,000, 8 weeks.

18. "War Dogs," Warner Bros., $1,025,050, 902 locations, $1,136 average, $41,675,235, 5 weeks.

19. "Mechanic: Resurrection," Lionsgate, $802,401, 958 locations, $838 average, $20,142,970, 4 weeks.

20. "The Light Between Oceans," Disney, $785,939, 1,133 locations, $694 average, $11,186,715, 3 weeks.

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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

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