- Kung Fu Panda 4– $30M/$107.7M
The major films did well in their repeat weekend, and that includes Kung Fu Panda 4 which held on to the top spot once again. At $117M worldwide, it looks like a stretch that it’ll come near the $521M haul of Kung Fu Panda 3, the previous franchise low. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Dreamworks/Universal stick to animated series again for a while.
2. Dune: Part Two– $29.1M/$205.3M
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is inching closer to $500M worldwide, and has already surpassed the $434M of Dune in 2021.
3. Arthur the King– $7.5M
Mark Wahlberg’s man’s best friend adventure Arthur the King opened kinda soft with $7.5M. It’s possible that Wahlberg just isn’t a draw anymore. Channing Tatum’s Dog opened to twice as much just two years ago.
4. Imaginary– $5.6M/$19M
5. Cabrini– $2.8M/$13M
6. Love Lies Bleeding (review)- $2.4M/$2.7M
Adding over 1500 theaters in its second week and earning $2.4M is Love Lies Bleeding. The buzzy Sundance thriller starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian got off to a hot start last week in only 5 locations, but dwindled upon expansion. Still, I expect A24 will find they’ve got a cult hit on their hands, similar to director Rose Glass’s previous film, Saint Maud.
7. Bob Marley: One Love– $2.3M/$93.3M
8. One Life (review)- $1.7M
Bleecker Street released the Anthony Hopkins “British Schindler” drama One Life into just 983 theaters, for only $1.7M. Despite solid reviews, especially for Hopkins’ performance, there just wasn’t a lot of buzz for this one here. Meanwhile, it’s pulled in over $30M internationally so it’s doing well overall.
9. The American Society of Magical Negroes (review)- $1.2M
And it was another dud for Focus Features as The American Society of Magical Negroes opened to just $1.2M. The Justice Smith/David Alan Grier satire about a literal group of magical Black folks who help ease white anger had a catchy title and modest reviews out of Sundance. I think the hope was that it would be the next Dear White People. It’s not…in any way, shape, or form. For Focus, it’s the latest dud after failed comedies Drive-Away Dolls and Lisa Frankenstein.
10. Ordinary Angels– $1M/$18M
