"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," from 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment, bested fellow new release, Lionsgate's "Deepwater Horizon" and expelled last week's victor, "The Magnificent Seven." "Miss Peregrine" brought in an estimated 28.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, meeting analyst expectations of 25 million to 30 million in its opening week. It pulled in 36.5 million internationally. "I'm very excited about it. We're thrilled," said Chris Aronson, the studio's domestic distribution chief.

Will "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" have a fairy-tale ending at the box office? While its final chapter has yet to be written, Tim Burton's fantasy film is earning pretty good grades at the multiplex so far. The picture about a group of extraordinary children collected 9 million on Friday, according to an estimate from distributor 20th Century Fox. That means the movie is on track to gross around 27 million by weekend's end -- a so-so start, considering the picture cost the studio 110 million to make. The weekend's other big debut, "Deepwater Horizon," lagged slightly behind in ticket sales Friday, with 7.1 million.