OPENINGS: The only wide opening of the aweek was the low-budget horror movie SEPARATION (Open Road), which had a slow start at $1.8M.
There were some new limited releases, led by FOUR GOOD DAYS (Vertical) at 298 theatres, with a $300K weekend that translated into a per-theatre average of $1K. THE RESORT (Vertical) at 115 theatres, took in $95K for a $800 average. LIMBO (Focus/Universal), despite the best reviews of the weekend, only scraped together $90K at 208, a $400 average.
HOLDOVERS: There were steep drops for both of last weekend’s big openings, but DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN (Funimation) held on slightly better with a 70% fall to $6.4M. It may reach $50M in the US, dwarfed by its $394.3M overseas ($368.7M of that from Japan).
MORTAL KOMBAT (Warners, also on HBO Max) plunged 73% to $6.2M, also hoping to see $50M in the US, but with a much lower $32.8M internationally after a $3M weekend in 39 territories.
GODZILLA VS KONG (Warners) left HBO Max and stabilized at the box office, down $36% to $2.7M in its 5th weekend and still stretching toward $100M in the US. Overseas, it’s at $325.1M.
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (Disney, also on Disney+) dipped 23% to $1.3M in its 9th weekend, heading to $45M in the US. It has $59.3M overseas.
NOBODY (Universal, also on VOD) lost 28% to $1.3M in its 6th weekend, and should pass $25M in the US, with $18.2M overseas.
THE UNHOLY (Screen Gems/Sony) was down 27% to $1.1M in its 5th weekend, and should end up over $15M in the US. It has $7.9M overseas.
NEXT WEEKEND: The wide openings are the Guy Ritchie/Jason Statham reunion WRATH OF MAN (UA/MGM), and the Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish dramedy HERE TODAY (Stage 6/Sony).
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