enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
It was a relatively quiet weekend for North American movie theaters . Charts were dominated by big studio holdovers, like BԪַVenom 3,BԪַ and BԪַSmile 2,BԪַ while audiences roundly rejected the Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Robert Zemeckis reunion Thirty years after BԪַForrest Gump,BԪַ BԪַHereBԪַ opened to only $5 million from 2,647 locations.
BԪַVenom 3BԪַ only fell 49% in its second weekend, which is a notably small drop for a superhero film, though . In two weeks, the movie has made over $90 million domestically; The first two opened to over $80 million. Globally, the picture is brighter given that it has already crossed the $300 million threshold.
Meanwhile, Universal and IlluminationBԪַs continues to attract moviegoers even six weeks in (and when itBԪַs available by video on demand), placing second with $7.6 million. ThatBԪַs up 11% from last weekend. The animated charmer has made over $121 million in North America and $269 million worldwide.
BԪַBԪַThe Wild RobotBԪַ has quietly been this absolute juggernaut for the fall season,BԪַ said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. BԪַFor that film to see an increase after six weeks is astounding.BԪַ
BԪַSmile 2BԪַ landed in third place with $6.8 million, helping to push its worldwide total to $109.7 million.
The time-hopping BԪַHere,BԪַ a graphic novel that was adapted by BԪַForrest GumpBԪַ screenwriter Eric Roth, was financed by Miramax and distributed by SonyBԪַs TriStar. With a fixed position camera, it takes audiences through the years in one living room. Critics were not on board: In aggregate it has a lousy 36% on Rotten Tomatoes.
BԪַIt was a slow weekend anyway, but it didnBԪַt resonate in a way that many thought it might,BԪַ Dergarabedian said. BԪַThere are a lot of films out there for the audience that BԪַHereBԪַ was chasing.BԪַ
Despite playing in almost 1,000 more locations, BԪַHereBԪַ came in behind Focus FeaturesBԪַ papal thriller which earned $5.3 million. Playing in 1,796 theaters, BԪַConclaveBԪַ dropped only 20% from its debut last weekend and has made $15.2 million so far. Two Indian films also cracked the top 10 in their debuts, BԪַBhool Bhulaiyaa 3BԪַ and BԪַSingham Again.BԪַ
Overall box office continues to lag behind 2023 by almost 12%. But holiday moviegoing will likely give the industry an end-of-year boost with titles like BԪַGladiator IIBԪַ and BԪַWickedBԪַ on the way.
BԪַIn a couple of weeks, itBԪַll get a lot more competitive,BԪַ Dergarabedian said.
film a comedic drama about cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland, launched in four theaters this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. It made an estimated $240,000, or $60,000 per screen, which is among the top three highest per theater averages of the year. Searchlight Pictures will be expanding the well-reviewed film nationwide in the coming weeks, going wide on Nov. 15 to over 800 theaters.
Box office charts donBԪַt always paint a full picture of the moviegoing landscape, however. This weekend several relatively high-profile films playing in theaters did not report full grosses for various reasons, including the Clint Eastwood film Steve McQueenBԪַs WWII film and the Cannes darling Netflix, which is handling BԪַEmilia Pérez,BԪַ never reports box office. Apple Original Films is following suit with BԪַBlitz,BԪַ a likely awards contender, which is in theaters before hitting Apple TV+ on Nov. 22.
BԪַJuror No. 2BԪַ is a Warner Bros. release, and a well-reviewed one at that. The film directed by Eastwood stars Nicholas Hoult as a juror on a murder case who faces a big moral dilemma. Domestic ticket sales were withheld. The studio did say that it earned $5 million from international showings, where it played on 1,348 screens.
Even major studios withhold box office numbers occasionally. Earlier this year, Disney did not report on the Daisy Ridley movie .BԪַ Results were most notably withheld during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BԪַItBԪַs really up to the distributors,BԪַ Dergarabedian said. BԪַOften times the reason that certain movies may not be reported is that thereBԪַs a chance that the quality of the movie will be conflated with the box office number.BԪַ
Final domestic figures will be released Monday. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, were:
1. BԪַVenom: The Last Dance,BԪַ $26.1 million.
2. BԪַThe Wild Robot,BԪַ $7.6 million.
3. BԪַSmile 2,BԪַ $6.8 million.
4. BԪַCDzԳ,BԪַ $5.3 million.
5. BԪַHere,BԪַ $5 million.
6. BԪַWe Live In Time,BԪַ $3.5 million.
7. BԪַTerrifier 2,BԪַ $3.4 million.
8. BԪַSingham Again,BԪַ $2.1 million.
9. BԪַBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,BԪַ $2.1 million.
10. BԪַBhool Bhulaiyaa 3,BԪַ $2.1 million.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press