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The Lionsgate and MillenniumBԪַs film, also known as BԪַExpendables 4,BԪַ pulled in a mediocre $8.3 million for the big-budget project. It starred several popular names, including Stallone, Statham, Curtis BԪַ50 CentBԪַ Jackson, Megan Fox and Dolph Lundgren. ItBԪַs been nearly a decade since the franchise released a film, which opened with $15.8 million and eventually grossed $214 million globally.
But times have certainly changed, as the film barely placed second behind BԪַThe Nun 2,BԪַ a horror movie that earned $8.4 million in its first week. ItBԪַs been a solid start for that Warner Bros.BԪַ project BԪַ a spinoff from the lucrative BԪַConjuringBԪַ franchise. So far, the Michael Chaves-directed sequel has grossed more than $69 million.
In third, BԪַ BԪַ earned $6.3 million. Kenneth BranaghBԪַs third Agatha Christie adaptation, following 2017BԪַs BԪַMurder on the Orient ExpressBԪַ and 2022BԪַs BԪַDeath on the Nile,BԪַ has drawn in over $25.3 million after two weeks.
BԪַ ,BԪַ starring Denzel Washington, only dropped to fourth place with $4.725 million. In four weeks, it has grossed $81.1 million domestically.
BԪַ ,BԪַ the biggest movie of 2023, is still carrying some momentum from the summer into the fall season. The Greta Gerwig box-office smash ranked in the top five, earning $3.2 million this week and a domestic total of more than $630 million after a 10-week period.
Sixth place went to BԪַ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,BԪַ with $3 million, while BԪַIt Lives InsideBԪַ opened its first week with $2.6 million. The Sony film BԪַ ,BԪַ a dramatization of the GameStop stock frenzy, stayed put in the eighth position for a second week in a row with $2.5 million.
BԪַBlue BeetleBԪַ fell to ninth, with $1.8 million, and BԪַ BԪַ rounded out the top 10 with $1.6 million. The Christopher Nolan film has garnered $321 million domestically.
In all, it was another slow output for box office figures as many Hollywood projects are still on hold due to the ongoing Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Writers Guild of America strikes.
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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. BԪַThe Nun II,BԪַ $8.4 million.
2. BԪַExpend4bles,BԪַ $8.3 million.
3. BԪַA Haunting in Venice,BԪַ $6.3 million.
4. BԪַThe Equalizer 3,BԪַ $4.7 million.
5. BԪַBarbie,BԪַ $3.2 million.
6. BԪַMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,BԪַ $3 million.
7. BԪַIt Lives Inside,BԪַ 2.6 million.
8. BԪַDumb Money,BԪַ $2.5 million.
9. BԪַBlue Beetle,BԪַ $1.8 million.
10. BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ $1.6 million.