Clint Eastwood's Sully opened to a heroic $35.5 million from 3,525 theaters at the North American box office for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures, the top takeoff ever for an adult drama opening in September. Sully, also boasting the top debut for the first weekend following Labor Day, is Eastwood's second-best nationwide start behind American Sniper, which debuted to a stunning $107.2 million over the four-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend in 2014, not accounting for inflation. It's also a recent best for Tom Hanks, who stars as Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger, the real-life pilot who crash-landed a US Airways jet on the Hudson River. Similar to films directed by Eastwood, Hanks' dramas don't generally sport huge openings but can have strong legs. In Oct. 2015, Bridge of Spies, helmed by Steven Spielberg and starring Hanks, opened to $15.4 million on its way to becoming a solid performer. In October 2015, Hanks' Captain Phillipsopened to $25.7 million. Read more http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-box-office-sully-soars-927431
