Magic Mikes Last Dance leads a slow Super Bowl weekend at the box office with $8.2 million.

The third installment of Channing Tatum's sultry stripper series, "Magic Mike's Last Dance," outperformed a slow Super Bowl weekend at the box office, bringing in a respectable $8.2 million from just 1,500 North American locations.

Following 2012's "Magic Mike" (which debuted at $39 million) and 2015's "Magic Mike XXL" (which debuted at $12.8 million), it's the franchise's weakest opening to date. The first two movies were enormous box office successes, earning $167 million and $117 million correspondingly on modest budgets. The threequel, which is showing on half as many screens as its predecessors, brought in $5,467 per site, the highest average for a top-five movie theatre.

"Last Dance" saw a worldwide box office increase of $10.4 million, bringing its total to $18.6 million.

The third film, in which Tatum makes a comeback as a stripper with a good heart, wasn't initially planned to be released in cinemas. The Steven Soderbergh-helmed Warner Bros. film, which also stars Salma Hayek Pinault, was commissioned for HBO Max and given a marketing and production budget in line with standards for streaming films. The decision to grant "Last Dance" a theatrical release was made by executives after Discovery acquired the business and David Zaslav was appointed CEO in response to encouragingly favorable test screening results.

The movie will have a difficult time turning a profit during its theatrical run because its budget is in the high $40 million region, not including the $20 million spent on marketing. Nevertheless, the movie will profit more from home amusement than it would have if it hadn't been shown in multiplexes. It also draws attention to the Las Vegas production "Magic Mike Live," whose ticket sales increased as a result of the "Last Dance" first looks and trailer premieres.

The head of the movie advising company Franchise Entertainment Research, David A. Gross, claims that this is a "soft opening" for a comedy-drama sequel. The "Magic Mike" series has been very successful, and this theatrical release will increase the ancillary worth of all three "Magic Mikes," he continues.

The biggest TV event of the year, Super Bowl weekend, is rarely a busy time for heading to the movies, and this Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is no different. Comscore estimates that total ticket sales peaked at $51 million, down from the $84 million and the $75 million produced in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

While timed to Valentine's Day on Tuesday, "Magic Mike's Last Dance" and "Titanic," which Paramount re-released in theatres in celebration of the love epic's 25th anniversary, also served as counter-programming against the big game. Tatum is unquestionably the king of the love holiday; "Magic Mike 3" is his third film to open in the top spot before Valentine's Day, joining "The Vow" from 2012 and "Dear John" from 2010.

In a departure from custom, Warner Bros. withheld pre-release tracking on the research platform Rentrak, which compiles and disseminates daily, down-to-the-minute ticket sales, until Sunday before disclosing total receipts. The move, which is upsetting some competitors, is likely an effort to tightly control the movie's box office coverage because "Last Dance" was anticipated to open to less than the series' first two films. Warner Bros. opted not to respond.

With $6.4 million from 2,464 theatres, "Titanic" finished in third place, which isn't bad for a film that debuted on the big screen 25 years ago and is still broadly accessible at home. However, it falls short of the 2009 film "Avatar" re-release, which brought in $10 million last autumn before the eagerly anticipated sequel's release.

In its ninth weekend of distribution, "Avatar: The Way of Water," another James Cameron blockbuster, took second place with $6.9 million from 3,065 theatres. "Avatar 2" has made a total of $2.176 billion worldwide and $647 million in North America.

Another film that did well in its second outing was Paramount's 80-year-old comedy "80 for Brady," which added $6 million from 3,939 sites despite a 53% drop. The movie, which stars Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field as best friends who travel to the Super Bowl because of their fixation with Tom Brady, has so far brought in $24.9 million. It's a respectable performance for the $28 million budgeted film, which is anticipated to continue to appeal to older female viewers over the next few weeks.

With each movie earning $5.5 million, "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" and "Knock at the Cabin," two Universal Pictures productions, are matched for fifth place. The "Puss in Boots" sequel has made an impressive $158 million so far, and it is currently in its eighth weekend of distribution. In its two weeks in cinemas, "Knock at the Cabin," a psychological thriller by M. Night Shyamalan has brought in $23.4 million.

After a slow start to February, movie theatre proprietors anticipate a boost in business in the coming weeks as MGM's "Creed III" and Disney's newest Marvel adventure, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," hit theatres.

According to Paul Dergarabedian, a senior Comscore analyst, "this was a very slow weekend for theatres and with the focus on the big game and not the big screen." The good news is that theatres' temporary demise will only last a brief while, as the upcoming "Ant-Man" film is expected to leave a lasting impression and spark a resurging theatrical industry.

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Overtaking Titanic to become the third-highest grossing film of all time is Avatar The Way of Water.

The third-highest-grossing film in history, James Cameron's blockbuster epic "Titanic," has been surpassed by his other blockbuster epic, "Avatar: The Way of Water."

The sci-fi sequel outperformed "Titanic" ($2,2428 billion) at the global box office thanks to its $2.2433 billion worldwide gross. In the all-time charts, "The Way of Water" is currently only behind "Avatar" ($2.92 billion) and "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.7 billion). The first, third, and fourth highest box office hits ever were all directed by James Cameron, the only director with three films that have made $2 billion or more.

Shawn Robbins, the head analyst of BoxOfficePro, claims that James Cameron "simply keeps chasing himself on the box office charts." "He obviously understands how to captivate a contemporary audience."

Similar to the first "Avatar," the sequel's popularity can be ascribed to its appeal across generations as well as the draw of watching it in premium and 3D versions. The movie has surpassed $250 million on Imax screens. That amount of money exceeds what many movies bring in during their entire theatrical runs.

"The Way of Water" has earned $657 million in North America, making it the ninth-highest-earning film of all time. It will need to surpass "Titanic," which is currently at No. 8 on the all-time domestic charts with $659 million in revenue, and "Avengers: Infinity War," which is currently at No. 7 with $678 million.

At $1.585 billion, "Avatar 2" has surpassed "Titanic" to rank as the third-highest international release of all time. In terms of overseas ticket sales, it is only second to 2009's "Avatar" ($2.1 billion) and "Avengers: Endgame" ($1.9 billion). China ($242 million), France ($144 million), Germany ($135 million), and Korea ($106 million) are notable markets. More than 20 nations, including France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, UAE, Cambodia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Colombia, and Puerto Rico, rate it as the highest-grossing movie of all time.

The Way of Water," one of the most expensive films ever, was produced and promoted by Disney and 20th Century for approximately $460 million. The long-awaited sequel debuted in December and has spent 10 straight weeks in the top five of box office rankings. In the surreal family saga, Sam Worthington and Zoe Salda appear. With plans for a fourth and fifth episode in the following years, a third installment is scheduled to premiere in December 2024.

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Cocaine Bear Breaks $8.6 Million in Opening Day Box Office, Projecting Record Decline for Marvel with Ant-Man 3

An institution of simple joys can be the theatre. Hollywood broadcasts a tale about a raving bear that has been doped out of its mind, and, what do you know?, the populace erupts.

3,534 locations saw a respectable $8.6 million opening day gross for "Cocaine Bear," which includes $2 million from Thursday previews. That puts the Universal release ahead of expectations, which had the bloody comedy's opening weekend estimated to be between $15 million and $17 million. The movie is in a good position thanks to a clever marketing strategy and an intriguing premise, and a debut in excess of $21 million is now expected.

That would be a fortunate beginning for "Cocaine Bear," which has a $35 million production budget. The film has a 51% approval grade from renowned critics on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. However, reviews have been somewhat inconsistent. A "B-" score from research company Cinema Score indicates that audiences are also somewhat unenthusiastic about the movie, but a middling grade is typical for a genre release with a horror bent. But ultimately, "Cocaine Bear" is called "Cocaine Bear"; the simple concept is working well, and viewers must see the movie to believe it.

"Cocaine Bear" stars Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ray Liotta, and Brooklynn Prince alongside a CGI bear (no actual bears used cocaine during production). The movie, which is based on a true story, centres on the citizens of a small Georgian town who have to fight to live after a murderous bear eats a duffel bag full of cocaine. Based on a true tale (very loosely), the movie.

Despite being the top earner on Friday, "Cocaine Bear" is most likely to finish behind "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" in the overall weekend charts. Marvel has undoubtedly experienced better box office days, despite the superhero film continuing to remain one step ahead of the opposition.

The Disney film's second Friday saw its worst performance yet, with a $8.3 million gross—an 82% decline from its debut day the previous week. According to industry predictions, "Ant-Man" will earn around $30 million, a 72% week-to-week decline. No movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever experienced a second weekend drop of more than 70%, so this would be a first. In reality, only one movie 2011's "The Deathly Hallows Part 2" had a domestic opening over $100 million before losing more than 70% of its audience.

With a current domestic gross of $143 million, "Quantumania" continues to dominate 2023 as far as the largest release. However, the sharp decline highlights how poorly received word-of-mouth may be affecting the movie, which has received more unfavourable reviews than the typical Marvel release.

The "Ant-Man" series' highest opening for "Quantumania" was $105.5 million last week, easily surpassing the $75 million premiere of its predecessor, "Ant-Man and the Wasp." Despite having a head start, "Quantumaniasecond "'s weekend forecasts are expected to gross close to $29 million, which was the second weekend of the 2018 entry.

In 2018, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" earned $216 million locally and $622 million internationally. Even though those figures aren't insignificant, a performance for "Quantumania" in that range would probably be viewed as a failure for Marvel. The movie has a $200 million budget (which is more than previous "Ant-Man" installments) and introduces Jonathan Majors' Kang, a villain who will have a bigger part in subsequent Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

"Jesus Revolution" is currently in third place on the domestic charts after grossing $6.95 million on Friday, which includes $3.3 million from early access shows earlier in the week. The movie is anticipating an opening in the low eight figures while playing in 2,475 locations. The Kingdom Story Company's Lionsgate premiere is exceeding expectations thanks to a passionate audience reaction (the movie received a "A+" rating from Cinema Score).

The story of "Jesus Revolution" centres on a young pair who assist in reviving a pastor's sluggish church. Jonathan Roumie, Joel Courtney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Grace Barlow, and DeVon Franklin are among the actors in the movie, which is co-directed by Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.

With $1.1 million on Friday, "Avatar: The Way of Water" is expected to finish in fourth place. James Cameron's sci-fi movie is still playing in its eleventh weekend of release and has so far brought in a staggering $661 million domestically.

Another holiday season staple, "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" from Universal, deserves to take fifth position. In its tenth weekend of distribution, the DreamWorks spinoff hopes to bring in an additional $4 million, bringing its domestic total to an impressive $173 million.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Tops the Weekend at the Korean Box Office

With a $4.91 million opening weekend, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" topped the Korean box office charts over the most recent weekend. The total domestic box office increased to $9.78 million from $7.85 million the week prior.

Data from Kobis, the tracking service run by the Korean Cinema Council, shows that the movie screened on more than 2,000 screens and had a 50.1% market share from Friday to Sunday. Since its Wednesday debut, the movie has made $7.1 million during its whole five-day run.

The Japanese animation "The First Slam Dunk," which debuted at the start of the year and held the top rank for the previous two weeks, was surpassed by "Quantumania." Another great performer, "Slam Dunk" brought in $2.17 million, a decrease from the previous weekend's $2.67 million. Since January 4, it has earned a total of $26 million.

The underlying Japanese manga has now sold over one million copies in Korea thanks to the success of the movie, according to the country's publisher Daiwon C.I. in recent days.

With $1.07 million in its second week of release, the re-released "Titanic" managed to maintain third place. Avatar: The Way of Water, another film by James Cameron, managed to hold into fourth position despite charging more for tickets than the previous two films that garnered more viewers. From the middle of December, it has made a total of $105.3 million in Korea after earning $280,000.

"Duda & Duda: The Mystery of HooHoo Island," a Korean animated film, earned $263,000 during the course of its first weekend, placing it in fifth position. The movie made $319,000 in its first five days of release.

"The Amazing Maurice," a German animated picture, debuted in sixth place with a weekend total of $257,000 and a five-day total of $357,000.

Long-running "Hero" made $112,000 during the weekend, bringing its total earnings since its Dec. 21 premiere to $24.6 million.

The Korean drama "Next Sohee," which had its world premiere during Cannes Critics Week the previous year, made $112,000 in its second week of distribution. Its box office earnings after 12 days in Korean theatres have increased to $490,000.

In its third weekend, the Taiwanese soap "Someday or One Day" earned $105,000, placing ninth. Since its Jan. 25 debut in Korean cinemas, the film has earned a total of $2.51 million.

With $98,000 and a three-week cumulative of $1.44 million, "Babylon" rose to tenth position.

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Avatar 2 tops the box office for the seventh weekend in a row surpassing $2.11 billion globally

Without any prominent rivalry, “Avatar: The Way of Water” proceeded with its powerful box office rule easily. James Cameron’s blockbuster spin-off added $15.7 million from 3,600 North American theaters among Friday and Sunday, enough to guarantee the No. 1 spot for the seventh back to back weekend.

So far, “Avatar 2” has created $620 million at the homegrown box office and $2.117 billion universally. On Friday, it passed “Star Wars: The Power Awakens” ($2.071 billion) to turn into the fourth-most elevated netting film ever. Presently, “The Way of Water” positions behind just “Avatar” ($2.92 billion), “Avengers: Endgame” ($2.7 billion) and “Titanic” ($2.19 billion) regarding overall ticket deals. Cameron has coordinated three of those four deliveries, placing the filmmaker in the unequaled company.

Elsewhere at the box office, just a single new film — Neon’s upsetting science fiction thrill ride “Infinity Pool” — opened in theaters cross country. The adults-only film, from chief Brandon Cronenberg (child of classification legend David Cronenberg), appeared to quieted results, producing $2.7 million from 1,835 cinemas. Alexander Skarsgård and Cleopatra Coleman star in “Infinity Pool” as travelers at a rich tropical island. In any case, when a secretive lady (played by Mia Goth) persuades the couple to wander away from the hotel, they experience a heartbreaking mishap that drives them into a universe of outcome free viciousness. What unfurls next is the sort of stomach-crushing awfulness that makes the film’s unremarkable “C-” CinemaScore obvious, despite the fact that pundits dug “Infinity Pool” (which holds a 89% typical on Bad Tomatoes).

“This is a feeble opening for a unique blood and gore flick from a non mainstream distributor,” says David A. Gross, who runs the film counseling firm Establishment Amusement Exploration. “Reviews are astounding, yet crowd scores are poor.”

“Infinity Pool” arrived in eighth spot behind remainders like “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the Tom Hanks-drove show “A Man Called Otto” and the thrill ride “M3GAN.”

Universal’s enlivened experience “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” stayed in the No. 2 spot, getting $10.5 million (down only 11% from last end of the week) from 3,452 theaters. Until now, the family film has amassed $140 million in North America and an outstanding $334 million globally.

Sony’s genuine show “A Man Called Otto” guaranteed third spot with $6.7 million from 3,957 scenes. The generally welcomed film has been moving ahead in theaters, gathering $46 million locally and $61 million around the world following five weeks on the big screen. “A Man Called Otto” cost $50 million, so it’ll need to continue to play to legitimize its cost tag.

Universal’s low-financial plan, executioner doll film “M3GAN” took the No. 4 opening, adding $6 million from 3,416 theaters and carrying its homegrown count to $81.9 million. The film is additionally killing abroad, acquiring $7.8 million over the course of the end of the week and helping its worldwide count to $63.7 million. Worldwide, “M3GAN” has procured $146 million on its $12 million budget.

Bollywood spy experience “Pathaan” took fifth spot with $5.9 million, an amazing outcome since it’s playing in only 694 theaters. The film opened on Wednesday and has netted $8.54 million to date. Universally, the film has created $52.6 million, getting the greatest presentation ever for a Hindi-language creation. Part of the allure of “Pathaan” is entertainer Shah Rukh Khan, India’s greatest male film star, who is featuring his first film job in five years.

“As the pandemic overturned the delivery schedule, films from India have tracked down an astonishing an open door, arriving in the main 10 on different occasions,” says Paul Dergarabedian, a senior Comscore expert. “Now, ‘Pathaan’ arriving in the main five [from] only 694 theaters is uncommon and, surprisingly, more impressive.”

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