As is typical in late November, the filmmakers provided an eclectic mix this past week for moviegoers to enjoy along with the Thanksgiving holidays. A handful of New movies hitting theaters with Wednesday releases, which resulted in quite a bit of movement in the box office ratings. Overall the numbers were disappointing – and specifically for… Disney science fiction adventure strange world It’s estimated that domestic ticket sales brought in just $125 million overall. Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverHowever, it held strong at number one for the third consecutive week, adding an additional $45.9 million to its domestic gross at the end of the three-day weekend and continuing its climb up the global and domestic overall charts for the year.
Take a look at this week’s top 10 – which look very different from last week’s Box office chart before Thanksgiving – and then we’ll break it all down below:
nickname | Total weekend | local totals | LW | THTRS |
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1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | $45,900,000 | $367,670,596 | 1 | 4,258 |
2. Strange World * | $11,900,000 | $18,600,000 | Row 1 – cell 3 | 4,174 |
3. Glass Onion: Knives Exorcise Mystery* | $9,200,000 | $13,300,000 | Row 2 – cell 3 | 696 |
4. Dedication* | 6 million dollars | $9,040,000 | Row 3 – cell 3 | 3,405 |
5. List | $5,200,000 | $18,670,443 | 2 | 3,228 |
6. Black Adam | $3,350,000 | $162,972,609 | 4 | 2664 |
7. The Fabelmans* | $2,220,000 | $3,429,766 | Row 6 – cell 3 | 638 |
8. Bones and All* | $2,206,000 | $3,710,537 | Row 7 – cell 3 | 2727 |
9. Ticket to Heaven | $1,850,000 | $65,069,830 | 5 | 2,238 |
10. She said | $1,100,000 | $4,302,000 | 6 | 2,023 |
After witnessing the disturbing second week black panther 2 Up 63 percent from its premiere, Ryan Coogler’s sequel managed to raise its domestic earnings to $367.7 million after three weekends. With a reported budget of $250 million, Marvel can count the success, as it currently ranks as the sixth-highest-grossing film of the year and threatens to overtake both. Batman (No. 5, $369.3 million) and Minions: The Rise of a Gru (No. 4, $369.5 million).
The MCU blockbuster – which got challenged It continues without the star of its predecessorwhen Chadwick Boseman passed away After battling colon cancer – it also increased its international earnings to $307.9 million for a worldwide total of $675.6 million, jumping to seventh place in the 2022 rankings.
That good news is one of the few silver linings for a generally tepid Thanksgiving weekend, which totaled $125 million down more than 10 percent from $142 million in 2021, per diverse, which was in itself a source of concern. The past two years have yielded a fraction of pre-pandemic box office results, which often topped $250 million over the five-day holiday.
Strange World disappoints Disney this weekend
Thanksgiving’s year-over-year decline might not have been so steep if we saw the expected success of Disney with its holiday release. When the kids are out of school, families make a habit of going to the theaters for Disney animated flick To get in on the Thanksgiving weekend, with past holiday offerings incl encantoAnd the Frozen II And the Ralph breaks the internet. This makes it even worse strange world It opened at low numbers, earning just $18.6 million through its first five days – which includes Wednesdays and Thursdays in addition to its traditional three-day weekend total.
in comparison, encanto Earning $40.3 million in the first five days last year, with the pre-pandemic period frozen a sequel that took in $123.7 million in 2019; Ralph breaks the internet earning $84.6 million in 2018; And the Coco He collected $71 million in 2017.
The new movie wasn’t helped by international ticket sales either, taking in $9.2 million for a worldwide total of just $27.8 million. with reported budget $180 million, it’s unlikely that Disney will be able to break even with this one, especially since it opened Mixed reviews from critics – anyway Sarah Al Mahmoud of CinemaBlend said in her review that she thought the Jake Gyllenhaal-starrer movie was a blast.
Not for a movie during hiatus, however strange worldgrade “B” from CinemaScore It makes it the first Disney Animation Studios movie ever to receive a grade lower than an A – since polling began in 1991 Beauty and the beast (which got an A), for each ScreenRant.
The Glass Onion grossed hugely in a limited run before its Netflix release
Of the new releases this weekend, Glass Onion: Takes the mystery out of the cutlery It easily saw the most success, landing at #3 in the five-day box office ratings with $13.3 million. The sequel – that receives Rave reviews from criticsincluding Perfect score from CinemaBlend’s Mike Reyes Released in less than 700 theaters Run for a week before it hits Netflix on December 23rd.
While its profits are much less than Take out the knivesIt’s a five-day 2019 total of $41 million, and it’s important to remember that the original was released before COVID wreaked havoc on movie theaters, and it’s been released on more than 3,800 screens — more than five times what was released. glass onion in its limited edition. Indeed, according to NumbersAnd the glass onion It earned $13,218 per theater this weekend, compared to the first movie’s $10,780 per theater in the week, Wakanda foreverand No. 2 strange worldA paltry $2,851 per theater.
It will be interesting to see how this week’s new releases – which also included Korean War dramas – play out loyaltySteven Spielberg Fablemans A cannibal romance Bones and everything – do it in their second week, where the only new competition will be the Christmas black comedy violent nightstarring Weird things David Harbor, so be sure to join us for next week’s box office breakdown! In the meantime, be sure to take a look and see what’s not Heading to cinemas this Decemberand check out Movie release schedule for 2023 To start planning ahead for movie nights in the new year.
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