Let Him Go Tops the Weekend Box Office
Let Him Go took the top of the weekend box office earning an estimated $4 million in its first weekend. The Focus Features film earned an average $1,630 per theater, almost double the second-place film.
Come Play dropped from first to second adding $1.8 million to its total and bringing that to $5.7 million.
The War with Grandpa held steady in third place. The film earned an estimated $1.5 million, up 19% from the previous weekend. The film has now earned $13.4 million domestically. Internationally, the film has earned a little under $7 million for a worldwide total of $20.4 million after 30 days.
In fourth place was Honest Thief which was a drop from the last weekend’s second place finish. The film added $1.1 million to bring its domestic total to $11.2 million. Internationally, the film has earned $9.8 million for a worldwide total just shy of $21 million after 30 days.
Tenet rounded out the top five earning $905,000 domestically that’s an improvement on last week’s fourth place and $885,000. It now stands at $55.1 million. Internationally, the film added $2.3 million over the week to bring that total to $295.6 million at the foreign box office. Worldwide, the film has earned $350.7 million after 66 days.
In other comic film news…
The Empty Man dropped to #7 from last weekend’s #5. The film earned $277,000 to bring its domestic total to $2.7 million. Internationally, the film earned about $200,000 over the week to bring that total to $319,909. Worldwide, the film has earned $3,044,386 after 16 days.
The New Mutants improved in its spot though not in its earnings. The film came in at #10, improved from last week’s #11. The film earned an estimated $127,720 to bring its domestic total to $23.6 million. It looks like the film is again earning money at the international box office. Over the week that increased by about $435,000 to bring that total to $21.7 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $45.2 million after 72 days.
Over the weekend, 39 films earned a total of $11.1 million from 17,160 theaters. That’s an improvement from the previous weekend’s 46 films, $9.7 million, and 18,952 theaters. Each theater earned about $644.77 on average over this past weekend compared to the previous weekend’s $511.35.
