sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while MarvelB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎nt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaB次元官网网址� shrank unusually quickly in its second weekend.
was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters. But the B次元官网网址淎nt-ManB次元官网网址� sequel, hit with some of the worst reviews and audience scores of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, dropped a steep 69.7% in its second weekend. ThatB次元官网网址檚 the worst decline for an MCU film, falling faster than B次元官网网址淏lack WidowB次元官网网址� (67.8%), a pandemic release that debuted simultaneously in homes.
Instead, Universal PicturesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淐ocaine BearB次元官网网址� rampaged through multiplexes, scoring notably above expectations. Made for about $35 million and directed by Elizabeth Banks, B次元官网网址淐ocaine BearB次元官网网址� stirred up plenty of buzz just from its title and its made-to-go-viral trailer.
B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� scripted by Jimmy Warden and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he Lego MovieB次元官网网址�), managed to turn a bizarre true-life tale into a tongue-in-cheek box office hit. of a 175-pound (79-kilogram) black bear who died in the Georgia mountains in 1985 after eating from a duffle bag of cocaine that had fallen from a smugglerB次元官网网址檚 plane. (The smuggler, a former Kentucky narcotics investigator, parachuted to his death in Tennessee.)
The trailer for B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� which played ahead of the Super Bowl, was watched globally by more than 90 million, Universal said, and caught fire on social media. But transferring can-you-believe-thatB次元官网网址檚-a-real-movie buzz to the box office doesnB次元官网网址檛 always work. B次元官网网址淪nakes on a Plane,B次元官网网址� a movie many compared to B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� opened with $13.9 million in 2006.
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B次元官网网址淐ocaine BearB次元官网网址� managed to overperform despite mixed reviews from critics and a B次元官网网址淏-B次元官网网址� CinemaScore from audiences. Ticket buyers were 59% male, and 63% were aged 18-34. It added $5.3 million overseas. B次元官网网址净耻补苍迟耻尘补苍颈补B次元官网网址� is more easily outpacing B次元官网网址淐ocaine BearB次元官网网址� internationally, where it added $46.4 million over the weekend.
In just about the epitome of counterprogramming to B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� LionsgateB次元官网网址檚 also debuted strongly. The film, likewise inspired by a true story, stars Kelsey Grammer as a California minister and Joel Courtney as youth minister, and dramatizes the movement of Christian hippies in the late B次元官网网址�60s and early B次元官网网址�70s. It launched with $15.5 million over the weekend and in advance screenings. Produced by the Kingdom Story Company, B次元官网网址淛esus RevolutionB次元官网网址� proved popular with Christian audiences, and early surpassed expectations. It earned an A+ CinemaScore.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淎nt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,B次元官网网址� $32.2 million
2. B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� $23.1 million.
3. B次元官网网址淛esus Revolution,B次元官网网址� $15.5 million.
4. B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of Water,B次元官网网址� $4.7 million.
5. B次元官网网址淧uss in Boots: The Last Wish,B次元官网网址� $4.1 million.
6. B次元官网网址淢agic MikeB次元官网网址檚 Last Dance,B次元官网网址� $3 million.
7. B次元官网网址淜nock at the Cabin,B次元官网网址� $1.9 million.
8. B次元官网网址�80 for Brady,B次元官网网址� $1.8 million.
9. B次元官网网址淢issing,B次元官网网址� $1 million.
10. B次元官网网址淎 Man Called Otto,B次元官网网址� $850,000.
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