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The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, thatB次元官网网址檚 more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend.

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Fey returned to write and co-star in the new film, which was directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. and cost a reported $36 million to produce. Reviews have been more positive than not, with a 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences gave it a B CinemaScore which may not bode especially well for word-of-mouth appeal. Recent musicals like B次元官网网址淲onkaB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Color PurpleB次元官网网址� scored in the A-range. The studio is optimistic after this weekend though. It also made $6.5 million from 16 international markets.

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Amazon and MGMB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he BeekeeperB次元官网网址� debuted in second place with an estimated $16.8 million from 3,303 theaters. Men made up approximately 62% of ticket buyers and audiences overall gave it a B+ CinemaScore. By the end of the four-day weekend, the studio expects it to have made $19.1 million. Miramax handled the international distribution for B次元官网网址淭he Beekeper,B次元官网网址� which also grossed $20.4 million from 49 territories.

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The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy B次元官网网址淎nyone But You,B次元官网网址� a Sony release, is turning into a bit of a sleeper success as well, making nearly $7 million in its fourth weekend. By Monday, its domestic total should be around $56.5 million. Universal and IlluminationB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢igrationB次元官网网址� rounded out the top five with $6.2 million in its fourth weekend.

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Written and directed by the British singer-songwriter Jeymes Samuel (stage name The Bullitts), it was self-consciously styled after Golden Age biblical epics like B次元官网网址淭he Ten Commandments.B次元官网网址� It has also gotten mixed reviews, with 68% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B CinemaScore.

The Walt Disney Co. sent its 2020 Pixar film B次元官网网址淪oulB次元官网网址� to movie theaters this weekend as well, where it made $429,000 from 1350 locations in North America. ItB次元官网网址檚 the first of several Pixar movies, including B次元官网网址淟ucaB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭urning Red,B次元官网网址� that Disney is bringing to theaters this winter after all had streaming-only releases on Disney+ during the pandemic.

HollywoodB次元官网网址檚 awards season is also in full swing, and though many top contenders are already available to watch at home, some are still rolling out in theaters and hoping to capitalize on new nominations and awards shows like last weekendB次元官网网址檚 Golden Globes. B次元官网网址淧oor Things,B次元官网网址� which was a big winner, added $1.8 million from only 580 theaters. B次元官网网址淎ll of Us StrangersB次元官网网址� took in $474,000 from 120 screens. B次元官网网址淎merican FictionB次元官网网址� expanded nationwide and made $1.9 million from 625 screens. B次元官网网址淭he Zone of Interest,B次元官网网址� playing on 25 screens, also crossed $1 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.

1. B次元官网网址淢ean Girls,B次元官网网址� $28 million.

2. B次元官网网址淭he Beekeeper,B次元官网网址� $16.8 million.

3. B次元官网网址淲onka,B次元官网网址� $8.4 million.

4. B次元官网网址淎nyone But You,B次元官网网址� $6.9 million.

5. B次元官网网址淢igration,B次元官网网址� $6.2 million.

6. B次元官网网址淎quaman and the Lost Kingdom,B次元官网网址� $5.3 million.

7. B次元官网网址淣ight Swim,B次元官网网址� $4.7 million.

8. B次元官网网址淭he Boys in the Boat,B次元官网网址� $3.5 million.

9. B次元官网网址淭he Book of Clarence,B次元官网网址�$2.6 million.

10. B次元官网网址淭he Iron Claw,B次元官网网址� $2.4 million.