Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. With no new huge releases on the schedule, a mob of holdovers sustained the North American field workplace, which was led by ” The Beekeeper ” in its third week of launch.
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, in keeping with studio estimates Sunday. It was down solely 14% from the earlier weekend and brings its operating home complete to $42.3 million. Globally, it has crossed $100 million.
Paramount’s ” Mean Girls ” musical, which can also be in its third weekend, was shut behind, with $7.3 million. The film has now earned $60.8 million in North America.
In third place, Warner Bros.’ ” Wonka ” added $5.9 million in its seventh weekend because the Timothée Chalamet-led musical inches nearer to s $200 million home haul. It’s presently at $195.2 million in North America and $552 million globally.
Rounding out the highest 5 have been Universal and Illumination’s “Migration,” with $5.1 million, which pushed it over the $100 million mark domestically, and Sony’s romantic comedy “Anyone But You,” with $4.8 million, bringing its complete to $71.2 million.
“Overall, it’s a very slow weekend in terms of sheer box office but a fantastic weekend to be a moviegoer,” mentioned Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “The strikes created a lot of headwind, but the disruption to the release calendar is creating opportunities and potential. It’s an ever-changing ecosystem.”
Those that benefited included the Hindi-language motion movie “Fighter,” which debuted in sixth place with $3.7 million, “Godzilla Minus One,” which was re-released in black and white for every week and cracked the highest 10, and a number of other awards contenders.
This was the primary moviegoing weekend following Oscar nominations. While many high contenders are already out there to look at within the house, together with “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Holdovers,” a number of movies nonetheless in theaters obtained sizable boosts from the excitement. Amazon and MGM’s “American Fiction,” nominated for 5 awards, together with greatest image and greatest actor for Jeffrey Wright, obtained a 65% bump in its seventh week, with $2.9 million in ticket gross sales.
Searchlight’s “Poor Things,” nominated for 11 Oscars, together with greatest image, greatest director and greatest actress for Emma Stone, obtained a 43% enhance from final weekend with an estimated $3 million. The Yorgos Lanthimos movie has now earned $51.1 million globally.
“To have high-quality Oscar contenders rise above the noise is really important,” Dergarabedian mentioned. “Because it’s a quiet weekend, these films were really able to make their mark in the top 10.”
A24’s “The Zone of Interest,” which had 5 nominations, together with greatest image and greatest director for Jonathan Glazer, expanded to 317 screens, the place it earned $1.1 million. The studio mentioned most audiences in high markets have been beneath 35.
Universal had main Oscar nominee “Oppenheimer” in 1,262 theaters, the place it earned an extra million {dollars} this weekend. Focus Features additionally added 1,140 screens for its large Oscar contender, Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” which can also be streaming on Peacock. It added an estimated $520,000, bringing its operating complete to $19.3 million. “The Holdovers” additionally earned $3.3 million internationally for a $31.2 million world complete.
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