
Repeating in second place, The Upside had a fantastic hold in its third weekend, off just 18% to $12.2 million. In 17 days, Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston have earned a strong $63.1 million. Could this leg it out to $100 million? The Super Bowl could stop it, but we'll see. Aquaman, meanwhile, also had a strong hold. The superhero blockbuster was off just 28% to $7.4 million, for a very strong $316.6 million gross in six weeks of release. Its' on track to pass the final grosses of Suicide Squad ($325 million) and Batman v. Superman ($330 million) before its' done. It's also about to pass $1.1 billion worldwide.

Even with new PG-rated competition in town, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse still continued to hold like a champ. The possible Best Animated Feature frontrunner at the Oscars was off just 19% to $6.2 million, for a strong $169 million pick-up in 49 days. It's now Sony Animation's biggest movie to date stateside, and is approaching $350 million worldwide.
Coming off a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Green Book re-expanded to 2,400 locations and added some extra business. The historical drama earned $5.4 million in sixth place, for a very good $49 million since its limited start eleven weeks ago. Meanwhile, A Dog's Way Home had a nice hold. The family flick was down 27% to $5.2 million in its third frame, for an OK $30.8 million in 17 days.

Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway both suffered career-low starts with their drama Serenity. The star-studded flick opened below expectations in eighth place to $4.8 million (weak $1,874 per-venue average). Many thought this would have a hard time getting above $5-6 million. But, reviews were terrible and audiences didn't like it either (D+ CinemaScore). This is looking like it's going to fade pretty fast. On a $25 million budget, this also looks destined to end up in red ink for distributor Aviron Pictures.
Escape Room had a strong hold in its fourth weekend, down just 24% to $4.3 million. Through 24 days, the PG-13 thriller has earned a very successful $47.9 million, and looks like it could end up with perhaps six times its $9 million budget. Sony is definitely off to a good start this year. Rounding out the list after its breakout weekend was Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which plummeted 63% to $3.6 million. That's not surprising considering fans ran out to see it last weekend. But, no need to worry, a $29 million gross in 13 days is still pretty darn great for a movie that didn't get a major marketing push.
And that's about it. With the Super Bowl next weekend, most movies will come down to earth as Hollywood pretty much takes the weekend off. The only new wide release is a female-led action thriller, Miss Bala. It looks like its going to be pretty quiet. Predictions coming Wednesday along with the review of The Kid Who Would Be King. :)