NEW YORK (AP) — “Mean Girls” remained at the top of the U.S. box office this weekend, grossing $11.7 million, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
In the absence of major releases, Paramount Pictures’ “Mean Girls” accumulated $50 million, in addition to $16.2 million internationally. So far it is beating the original version released in 2004.
There was only one big movie that was released: the sci-fi “ISS,” starring Ariana DeBose. The Bleecker Street movie debuted with $3 million in 2,518 theaters.
There were few expectations for “ISS,” whose review was reserved and whose marketing was light. Audiences didn’t like it much either, giving it a “C-” CinemaScore.
Even for January, a month that usually sees little activity in movie theaters, it was a pretty weak weekend. The ten highest-grossing films accumulated just $51.3 million, according to Comscore.
There is little activity scheduled for next weekend as well, which could portend a poor 2024. Due to production delays caused by last weekend’s strikes, there are significant gaps in this year’s film calendar.
“The Beekeeper,” from Amazon MGM Studios and starring Jason Statham, remained in second place with 8.5 million in its second weekend, for a total of 31.1 million. Warner Bros. “Wonka,” which has been in theaters for six weeks, was third with 6.4 million, for a national total of 187.2 million.
Sony Pictures’ romantic comedy “Anyone But You” surpassed $100 million globally in its fifth week. At the national level, it came fourth with 5.4 million.
Some Oscar-nominated films did well. “Origin,” in which Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays “Caste” author Isabel Wilkerson, took in $875,000.
The fantasy film “Poor Things,” with Emma Stone, added 820 theaters and grossed $2 million when it was shown in 1,400 theaters. The Searchlight Pictures film, which won a Golden Globe for best comedy-musical, has accumulated $33.7 million globally in seven weeks of gradual release.
“American Fiction,” starring Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated writer, expanded to 850 theaters and grossed $1.8 million. It has accumulated $8 million in six weeks and will try to get a boost at the Oscars.
A24’s “The Zone of Interest,” about the family of the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, expanded to 82 theaters, earning $447,684.
However, despite a strong start, “The Color Purple” faltered. Although it has been acclaimed and has the support of producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, the Warner Bros. musical has fallen sharply. In its fourth week, it raised just $720,000. Its domestic total is 59.3 million, when its production budget was 100 million.
The ten highest-grossing movies in the United States from Friday to Sunday, according to Comscore. The final figures come out on Monday.
1. “Mean Girls – $11,7 millones.
2. “The Beekeeper – $8,5 millones.
3. “Wonka – $6.4 million.
4. “Anyone But You – $5,4 millones.
5. “Migration – $5,3 millones.
6. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – $3.7 million.
7. “ISS – $3 million.
8. “Night Swim – $2,7 millones.
9. “The Boys in the Boat – $2,5 millones.
10. “Poor Things – $2 millones.
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2024-01-21 18:47:52
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