Tim Burton is a box ****** winner thanks to 'Miss Peregrine'
 

Tim Burton is a box ****** winner thanks to 'Miss Peregrine'
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is the best-performing movie of the weekend, domestically, with an estimated $28.5 three-day opening.

It's the eighth-largest opening to date for director Tim Burton, falling just a hair shy of the filmmaker's 2012 feature, Dark Shadows. In fact, the two are close e**ugh that Peregrine's finalized tally could end up surpassing Shadows' $29.7 million domestic opening.

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It's an as-expected start for the latest from Burton, who has averaged close to $31 million per opening across his 14 wide releases. Though Peregrine is missing some of the qualities that have helped to sell past Burton films. Read more...

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