the mark earlier in 2017. this year now sets a 21st century record for the most films (four) to spend at least 11 weekends in the top 10 since 1999.
that measurement counts when the films reached their 11th such weekend, not when they were first released. so hidden figures and la la land, which were both released in december 2016 but reached their 11th weekend in the top 10 during 2017, are counted for 2017.
the only other year during this century to see three films reach 11 weekends in the top 10 was 2003. every other year this century saw either two films, one film or no films reach that 