King Richard (Warner Bros.) Week 2 Last weekend #4 also on HBO Max Clifford the Big Red Dog (Paramount) Week 3 Last weekend #3 also on Paramount Plus Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (Sony) NEW – Metacritic: 44 Est. The Eternals (Disney) Week 4 Last weekend #2 House of Gucci (United Artists) NEW -Cinemascore: B+ Metacritic: 59 Est. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Sony) Week 2 Last weekend #1 Encanto (Disney) NEW – Cinemascore: A Metacritic: 75 Est. It opens next at Los Angeles’ Nuart theater this Friday.ġ. Limited by running time, it had a decent five-day debut of $20,350 in two New York theaters. Ryusuke Hagamuchi’s three-hour film is one of year’s most acclaimed. “Drive My Car” was the other notable limited opener. The seven holdovers in the top 10 fell an average of about 35 percent there were eight holdovers this weekend in 2019, which fell only 22 percent. Leading holdovers was “Eternals,” down only 29 percent. Unlike most platforms, it had only one screen per complex, making PTA’s $84,000 PTA even more impressive. As usual, these haven’t been reported, but sources estimate it could gross $2.5 million or better, which would have placed it #8.īeyond wide releases, there was a strong showing for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “ Licorice Pizza.” With $335,000 in four theaters, it surpassed all other platform debuts since early 2020 pre-COVID. This franchise is largely an international play and its $25 million production cost could still be covered.īelow the radar, Universal sneaked Christmas release “Sing 2” at over 1,100 theaters. This reboot attempt lacked original director Paul W.S. “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” opened wide but managed only $8.8 million for five days, a franchise low. It was likely impacted by an overlapping audience for “Encanto.” With over $35 million in five days, it grossed close to 80 percent of its opening weekend in the past, it wasn’t uncommon for the five days to equal or better a strong opening weekend. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” placed second with $24.5 million over three days. Its Saturday gross had the same relative showing to its opening day as did the enthusiastically received “Knives,” suggesting a promising future for the film. Reaction, both critically and initial audience response, has been all over the map. In only her second lead role, she seems to have proven star appeal. Ridley Scott’s retelling of murder within the Italian fashion family gained much of its advance interest from Lady Gaga’s involvement. “Gucci” has been one of the most anticipated films of the season. “Ford v Ferrari,” then in its third week, took in $19 million, again for five days. In 2019, “Knives Out” grossed $41 million for its initial five days. That double whammy means that when “House of Gucci” (United Artists) opens to $22 million for five days - a huge uptick from earlier adult-oriented standalone films this year - it is only a minor help. Not only are grosses lagging, but fewer films are being released. Movie’ Powers Up on PVOD, As Netflix Discovers ‘To Leslie’ “ House of Gucci” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
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