New movies like B次元官网网址淧laneB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗ouse PartyB次元官网网址� were no match for B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of WaterB次元官网网址� and the killer doll horror B次元官网网址淢3GANB次元官网网址� at the box office this weekend. The two holdovers topped the charts again according to studio estimates Sunday.
In first place for the fifth weekend in a row was James CameronB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎vatarB次元官网网址� sequel, which added an estimated $31.1 million through Sunday. That total will likely balloon to $38.5 million by the end of MondayB次元官网网址檚 Martin Luther King holiday. As of Sunday, the filmB次元官网网址檚 domestic total now rests at $562.9 million (the 13th biggest of all time) and its global total is $1.89 billion. B次元官网网址淎vatar 2B次元官网网址� needs to pass $1.92 billion to trump B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: No Way Home,B次元官网网址� which is currently the sixth highest grossing film of all time globally.
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Second place went to Universal and BlumhouseB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢3GANB次元官网网址� which in its second weekend in theaters added $17.9 million through Sunday and an estimated $21.2 million including Monday. The modestly budgeted thriller that cost a reported $12 million to produce has made $59.8 million in North America.
Horror movies typically have very steep second weekend drop offs in ticket sales, but B次元官网网址淢3GANB次元官网网址� only fell 41%. Dergarabedian said thatB次元官网网址檚 almost unheard of for a horror picture and shows B次元官网网址渨orld class staying power.B次元官网网址�
Universal also claimed the third place spot, with B次元官网网址淧uss in Boots: The Last Wish,B次元官网网址� which audiences continued to seek out in theaters even though itB次元官网网址檚 currently available to rent at home. The family-friendly animated film added $13.4 million in its fourth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $110.3 million.
B次元官网网址淎 Man Called Otto,B次元官网网址� from Columbia Pictures, expanded to 3,802 theaters this weekend, adding $12.7 million through Sunday, and $15 million including Monday, to take fourth place. Directed by Marc Forster, the adaptation of B次元官网网址淎 Man Called OveB次元官网网址� starring Tom Hanks is proving to be something of a rarity in the theatrical marketplace as an adult-targeted drama that is doing well.
The Gerard Butler action pic B次元官网网址淧lane,B次元官网网址� a Lionsgate acquisition for release in North America, rounded out the top five with a better-than-expected $10 million in its first three days. In the film, Butler plays a pilot whose crash landing on an island is only the first of his troubles. On the island, most of the passengers are taken hostage. B次元官网网址淧laneB次元官网网址� got better-than-average reviews with 75% positive from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sixth place went to the second major new offering this weekend, B次元官网网址淗ouse Party,B次元官网网址� a reboot of Reginald HudlinB次元官网网址檚 1990 hit that spawned several spinoffs. The film, which made $3.9 million through Sunday from 1,400 locations, was originally intended as a straight-to-HBO Max property but Warner Bros. pivoted to a theatrical release as a gesture to audiences and exhibitors hungry for new films. The R-rated, youth-oriented comedy did not score well with critics.
Overall, the three-day box office total is going to net out around $100 million, which is not quite at pre-pandemic levels, but still up some 44% from the same weekend last year.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, with Wednesday through Sunday in parentheses. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of Water,B次元官网网址� $31.1 million.
2. B次元官网网址淢3GAN,B次元官网网址� $17.9 million.
3. B次元官网网址淧uss in Boots: The Last Wish,B次元官网网址� $13.4 million.
4. B次元官网网址淎 Man Called Otto,B次元官网网址� $12.7 million.
5. B次元官网网址淧lane,B次元官网网址� $10 million.
6. B次元官网网址淗ouse Party,B次元官网网址� $3.9 million.
7. B次元官网网址淏lack Panther: Wakanda Forever,B次元官网网址� $2.2 million.
8. B次元官网网址淭he Whale,B次元官网网址� $1.5 million.
9. B次元官网网址淚 Wanna Dance With Somebody,B次元官网网址� $1.2 million.
10. B次元官网网址淲altair Veeraya,B次元官网网址� 905,000.
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Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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