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Dune: Part Two takes the weekend box office with an epic worthy opening

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Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two took first place at the weekend box office with $81.5 million. That’s over 10x the second place film. Internationally, the movie did even better with $97 million resulting in a $178.5 million opening weekend.

In contrast, the first Dune opened in 2021 during the pandemic with a little over $41 million. That film also debuted on digital at the same time. It went on to gross $108.9 million domestically, $324.9 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $433.8 million.

While many will say the original’s day and date digital release impacted the opening weekend, it mimics the Spider-Verse films in which the first debuted much lower than the second indicating it build an audience over time. It was also during the pandemic when a different cost analysis was being made by individuals as to what they’d participate in.

Bob Marley: One Love dipped to second place after holding the top spot for two weeks. It grossed $7.4 million to bring its domestic total to $82.8 million. Internationally, the film added $13.9 million to bring that to $63.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $146.1 million.

Ordinary Angels held steady in third place with $3.9 million to bring its domestic total to $12.6 million. There’s no international total.

Madame Web held on to fourth place with $3.2 million to lift its domestic total to $40.4 million. Internationally, the film added $8.6 million to bring that to $50.6 million. The movie sits at a little over $91 million after three weeks.

The Chosen: S4 Episodes 7-8 rounded out the top five with $3.2 million. There’s no international total.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training dropped to seventh place after debuting in second last week. The film added $2.1 to its total over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $15.7 million. Internationally, the film has added $7.3 million over the week to bring that to a little over $24 million. Worldwide the movie has grossed $39.7 million.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom added about $400,000 to its domestic total after debuting on HBO over the weekend. Domestically, the film now stands at $124.2 million. Internationally, the film remained at $309.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $434.1 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 59 films earning $114,552,520 from 34,408 theaters. That’s a boost all on the back of Dune: Part Two from the previous weekend’s $60,530,293 from 38,429 theaters and 70 films. The average earning was $3,329.24 which is over double the previous weekend’s $1,575.

Audiences show love to Bob Marley, not so much Madame Web

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Bob Marley: One Love

Bob Marley: One Love was the top of the weekend box office. The film brought in $27.7 million for the weekend and has an estimated $51.1 million for the holiday weekend. Internationally, the film grossed $29 million for a worldwide opening week of $80.1 million.

Madame Web came in second with the worst opening for Sony’s Spider-Man franchise. The movie grossed $25.8 million domestically over the holiday weekend and Wednesday opening ($15.2 million over the weekend) and $25.7 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $51.5 million. Morbius had the previous honor of a bomb with $39 million opening weekend. It went on to earn $167.5 million worldwide but is rich in memes. Madame Web has just 13% approval for critic reviews and 55% for audience, expect this one to either tank or get a nice run for the hate watching.

Argylle slipped to third place with $4.7 million. It has now grossed $37.3 million domestically. Internationally, the film has grossed $8.7 million over the week to bring that to a little over $40 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $77.3 million.

Migration moved up one spot to come in fourth place and improved its gross. The film earned $3.8 million, a 27.7% improvement. It has now grossed $116.1 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed a bit over $140 million for a worldwide total of $256.1 million.

The Chosen: S4 Episodes 4-6 rounded out the top five. It grossed $3.4 million for its domestic total to bring it to $4.2 million domestically.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has been having a slow slide since its opening weekend and added $750,000 to its domestic total in its ninth week. Domestically, the film now stands at $123.5 million. Internationally, the film added $2.4 million over the week and has grossed $309.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $433.3 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 63 films earning $78,624,765 from 38,489 theaters. That’s over double the previous weekend’s $36,975,722 from 39,083 theaters and 73 films. The average earning was $2,042.79 which a big increase from the previous weekend’s $946.08.

Argylle repeats in first place in a slump of a weekend

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Argylle

Could it have been the Super Bowl? Could it have been the movies? Nicer than normal weather? The weekend box office was a weak one as Argylle took the top spot again for the second weekend in a row. The film added $6.5 million to its domestic total to raise that to $28.8 million. Internationally, the film does a little better with $31.3 million for a worldwide total of $60.1 million after two weeks.

Lisa Frankenstein debuted in second place $3.8 million domestically.

The Beekeeper repeated in third place with $3.5 million bringing its domestic total to $54.7 million after three weeks. Internationally, the film has grossed $79.2 million bringing their grand total $133.9 million overall.

The Chosen: S4 Episodes 1-3 dropped from second to fourth with an estimated $3.2 million to bring its domestic total to $12.6 million in two weeks. Internationally, the show grossed $31,815 for a worldwide total just above $12.6 million.

Wonka slipped one spot to round out the top five with $3.1 million. In 9 weeks, the movie has grossed $205.3 million domestically. Internationally, it has near doubled that with $382.3 million for a worldwide gross of $587.6 million.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has been having a slow slide since its opening weekend and added $1.1 million to its domestic total in its eighth week. Domestically, the film now stands at $122.3 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $307.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $429.7 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 73 films earning $36,975,722 from 39,083 theaters. That’s a drop from the previous weekend’s $60,218,250 from 37,876 theaters and 63 films. The average earning was $946.08 which is a decrease from the previous weekend’s $1,589.88.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever holds on to first at the weekend box office

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

With little to no real competition, it’s not a surprise that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever held on to first place at the box office. The film grossed an estimated $67.3 million, a 62.9% drop from the previous weekend. While that might seem like a lot, it’s in line with second weekend drops for blockbusters. The film has now grossed just under $288 million domestically after two weeks. Over the week, the film grossed $108.3 million internationally to bring that to $258.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $546.3 million after two weeks. That puts the film at #8 for worldwide gross in 2022 and #7 for domestic gross.

In second place was The Menu which opened with an estimated $9 million. Internationally, it had a side dish of $6.2 million for an opening weekend total of $15.2 million.

The Chosen Season 3: Episode 1 & 2 opened in third with $8.2 million. No international total has been reported.

Black Adam slipped to fourth place with an estimated $4.5 million to bring its domestic total up to just under $157 million. Over the week, the film added about $8.1 million internationally to bring that to $209.2 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $366.2 million. That’s a bit more than Shazam!‘s entire run and Black Adam has only been open for a month.

Rounding out the top five was Ticket to Paradise with an estimated $3.2 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $61.6 million. Over the week, the film added about $3.5 million to its international total to bring that to just under $97 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $158.5 million.

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DC League of Super-Pets is now in its sixth week on HBO looks steady and hasn’t gained anything noticeable. It stands at about $93.6 million domestically. Internationally, the film stands at $110.2 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed a little over $203.8 million.

Thor: Love and Thunder looks the same as last week. The film has grossed $343.3 million domestically. Internationally it’s at $417.7 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $760.9 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 47 films earning $100,611,836 from 26,862 theaters. That’s a drop of over 50% from last weekend’s $209,338,541 from 27,648 theaters and 46 films. The average earning was $3,745.51 this past weekend, about half from last weekend’s $7,571.56.