Mean Girls ruled the weekend box office with $28 million over the weekend and $32 million through the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Internationally, the film also grossed $6.5 million delivering a total of $38.5 million for the weekend. The movie cost just $36 million to make and was originally planned for Paramount+ before positive test screenings led to it being released on the big screen.
In second place was The Beekeeper with an estimated $16.8 million over the weekend and $19.2 million for the holiday weekend. Internationally, the film has grossed $2.8 million for a worldwide debut of just under $22 million so far.
Wonka continued to deliver treats coming in third with an estimated $8.4 million to bring its domestic total to $178.7 million. Over the week, it grossed $27.9 million internationally to bring that total to $329.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $507.8 million.
Anyone But You improved from the previous weekend to come in fourth with an estimated $6.9 million to bring its domestic total to $56.5 million. Internationally, the film added $8.1 million to lift that total to $22.8 million for a worldwide gross of $79.3 million.
Migration wrapped up the top five with an estimated $6.2 million for a domestic total of $87.9 million. It added about $14 million over the week internationally where it has now grossed $86.9 million and a worldwide total of $174.7 million.
In comic film news…
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom slipped out of the top five to gross $5.3 million. Domestically, the film now stands at $109.6 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $30.7 million over the week to bring that total to $265.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $375.1 million.
The Marvels‘ domestic total remained steady at $84.5 million. Things are going a bit better internationally where the film added a little under $100,000 over the week to bring it to $121.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just under $206 million.
The week’s overall box office success…
Numbers have 31 films earning $95,903,323 from 36,183 theaters. That’s an improvement from the previous weekend’s $85,677,606 from 35,445 theaters and 50 films. The average earning was $2,650.51 which is a slight increase from the previous weekend’s $2,417.20.
Source: Graphic Policy
