The box office is currently in a drought, with totals for this weekend falling to $63.5million, an amount not seen since February before the release of “The Batman.”
With no new wide releases cracking the top 5, Sony/Columbia’s “Bullet Train”The No. 1 spot will remain. With a second weekend total only $13.4 million, the No. 1 spot is still in play. This is 56% less than its $30 million opening. The $54.4 million 10-day total for the action comedy starring Brad Pitt means that overseas revenues will be required to make a profit from its $90 million production budget.
Sagging box office numbers also means that Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick,”This was the first time that it fell out of the top 5, but has since risen to No. 2, with $7.1million in its 12th week. That’s actually a two percent increase from its $7 million total last weekend as it is beginning to return to premium formats like Imax, Dolby and XD during the end-of-summer slowdown.
North America has a total of $673million in gross domestic product “Maverick”Just $5 million needed to pass domestic run “Avengers: Infinity War”The No. 6 position on the all time list. It will likely reach that figure in the week ahead, as it is poised to exceed $700,000,000 and take the No. 5 position from “Black Panther.”
The sole newcomer to the box office charts is Lionsgate’s “Fall,”This film was released in 1,548 theaters. The opening weekend is expected to bring in $2.5 million. This survival thriller about a couple of climbers who are trapped on a radio tower tower has received positive reception from CinemaScore, Rotten Tomatoes scores and 71% audience.
A24 has also increased its slasher film offerings “Bodies Bodies Bodies”The film, which opened in New York/Los Angeles last weekend and was limited to 1,290 theaters, earned $3.25 million to be No. 8 position on the charts. The film will reach approximately 2,000 theaters by the weekend.
Back in the top 5, Warner Bros.’ “DC League of Super-Pets”It continues to slide, with a 35% decline in its third weekend to $7.1 Million. This puts it at the neck with “Top Gun: Maverick”The No. 2 spot. Like “Bullet Train,” “Super-Pets”It will require overseas assistance to break even, as it has a domestic budget of $58.3 millions and has just crossed $100 million globally against a budget of $90 million.
More to come…