Chess broke the eight-performance house record at the Imperial Theatre, bringing in just above $2 million last week. The musical revival, starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, played to 96 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre, and was also the third-highest grossing show in the industry. The show is set to open Nov. 16.

Perhaps the box office recovery this month won't be as much of a slow ramp-up as expected. Disney/20th Century's "Predator: Badlands" set a franchise record with a $40 million opening weekend, the highest ever for a solo "Predator" movie,

Predator: Badlands,” written and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, collected another $40 million overseas for the Walt Disney Co.’s 20th Century Studios.

"Predator: Badlands" clawed its way to $80 million at the global box office, ranking as the biggest debut in the nearly 40-year-old franchise.

The Top 5 Predator: Badlands markets at launch are: China ($7.4M), UK ($3.2M), Mexico ($2.3M), France ($1.8M) and Japan ($1.7M). In Imax, the Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi/Elle Fanning-starrer delivered a $10.8M global debut.

Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam’s courtroom drama Haq continues to perform well, earning nearly Rs 10 crore in four days. The film, inspired by the Shah Bano case, has surpassed The Girlfriend.

Sydney Sweeney is shrugging off the dismal box office start of “Christy,” a biographical drama in which she portrays the trailblazing boxer Christy Martin. The R-rated film was rejected with $1.3 million, ranking as one of the worst starts ever for a movie that was released in more than 2,000 North American theaters. “We don’t …