Overall business was down 26% from this same weekend last year, when Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle returned to the top spot in its seventh weekend with $10.9 million. With an estimated $70 million altogether, this is one of the weakest-grossing weekends in the past 20 years.
As many expected, Glass remained on top for a third-straight (and final) weekend. The superhero flick (of sorts) was down 50% to $9.5 million, for a solid $88.7 million pick-up in 17 days. M. Night Shyalaman's latest looks likely to pass $100 million stateside before its' finished. However, it won't catch up with Split, which closed around $140 million. Overseas, it continues to perform solidly, with the worldwide gross at $200 million. Considering the budget was only $20 million, Universal is seeing profit out of this one regardless of if it underperformed or not.
In a close second, The Upside continued to play well with older crowds. The STX release was off just 26% in its fourth frame to $8.9 million. With $75.6 million in 24 days, the crowd-pleaser looks like it will try to close above the century mark. If it can hold onto its screens through February, it might be able to pull that off. Upside ranks as STX's second-biggest movie behind the original Bad Moms ($115 million).
Opening softly in third, Miss Bala pretty much matched its' low-ball expectations. The PG-13 thriller earned $6.7 million (unmemorable $3,041 per-venue average). Distributor Sony tried to entice females not interested in the Big Game, and din't quite succeed. Thankfully for Sony, they have a handful of major hits in the Top 10 right now, and the budget was only $15 million. Even if it only manages to match that amount stateside, it probably won't lose a lot of money.
Remaining a major player in its seventh week is Aquaman. The superhero epic held well, off 34% to $4.8 million, for a strong $323.6 million gross in 49 days. Aquaman is about to pass the final gross of Suicide Squad ($325 million) and will likely pass Batman v. Superman ($330 million) within the next week or so. Overseas, it continues to be huge with over $1.1 billion earned to date, ranking in the Top 25 all-time worldwide.
Coming off of seven Annie Award wins (including Best Animated Feature), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse continued to find late-in-the-game stability. The well-received animated feature was off a light 28% in its eighth weekend to $4.4 million. The critically-adored flick has earned a superb $175.3 million in 56 days, and is passing the final gross of The LEGO Batman Movie ($175 million). This weekend was likely the film's last hurrah, however, as next weekend families turn their attention to The LEGO Movie 2. However, a final worldwide gross around or over $400 million is still pretty good.
With Oscar buzz still playing a part here, Green Book was down only 21% to $4.3 million, for a very good $55.8 million pick-up in 12 weeks. The awards contender has continued to re-expand as word-of-mouth spreads. Following a disappointing start last week, The Kid Who Would Be King retreated 42% in its sophomore frame to $4.2 million. The British film is at a weak $13.2 million in 10 days, and will probably close around $20 million stateside. Overseas numbers are weak as well.
Faring better than King for families is A Dog's Way Home. The book adaptation has had decent legs over the past month, off 31% to $3.5 million. The dog movie has earned a decent $35.9 million in 24 days as it hopes to reach $45 million stateside. Meanwhile, the fourth Sony flick in the Top 10, Escape Room, has also shown solid legs through the past few weeks. The PG-13 thriller remained in ninth place, off just 30% to $2.9 million. Room has earned a strong $52.1 million in one month of release, against just a $9 million budget. I would not be surprised if a sequel is green-lit at this point.
Opening in 735 locations, Warner Bros. decided to debut Peter Jackson's World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. Following record sneak peek showings, the indie flick pulled in $2.4 million in Fathom Events weekend showings (mild $3,272 per-venue average), enough for 10th place. Since its' first screening, the flick has pulled in a reported $10.7 million. No budget information was released.
That's about it. Next weekend the box office comes back to life as four new releases compete for audiences' attention. Look for a predictions post on Wednesday. Meanwhile, I got to see an advance showing for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World yesterday, so look out for my review on that movie later this week. Hope all has a great Sunday! :)
