- Superman– $57.25M/$235M
Warner Bros. is soaring over tall buildings after Superman fell just 54% in its second week, even with some presumably strong competition. The James Gunn-directed superhero film now has $235M domestically and $406M worldwide. Those stateside numbers are enough to surpass Superman Returns’ $200M in 2006 and barrels in on Man of Steel‘s $291M in 2013.
2. Jurassic World Rebirth– $23.4M/$276.1M
3. I Know What You Did Last Summer (review)- $13M
The first of two attempted reboots that went belly-up, Sony’s I Know What You Did Last Summer opened to a dismal $13M. A legacy sequel to the 1997 slasher film, itself sortof a poor cousin to Scream, and the disappointing 1999 film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, managed to open weaker than both of them despite original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. returning. Reviews were bloody terrible, too, with critics giving it a 38% on RT and audiences just 68%.
4. Smurfs (review)- $11M
Meanwhile, Paramount’s turning red over their failed reboot of Smurfs, which opened to just $11M. The new animated/live-action film was fronted heavily by Rihanna as the voice of Smurfette, along with contributing some new music, but neither audiences or critics cared about seeing the blue elfings back on the big screen. Sony’s recent trio of films fared much better, with the final one, 2017’s Smurfs: The Lost Village, earning $197M globally. This new one won’t come close unless it really smurfs it overseas.
5. F1: The Movie– $9.6M/$153.6M
6. How to Train Your Dragon– $5.3M/$250.7M
7. Eddington (review)- $4.2M
A24 released Ari Aster’s pandemic thriller Eddington into 2111 theaters for $4.2M. It’s an okay number for the neo-Western led by Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix, and Emma Stone, centering on the rivalry between a small-town sheriff and the mayor during COVID-19 lockdowns. Aster is maybe too good at the anxiety he creates in audiences, because I don’t know anyone who wants to go back to those times, and that probably affected this box office. Aster’s previous film, 2023’s Beau is Afraid, only made $12M overall.
8. Elio– $2M/$68.9M
9. Lilo & Stitch– $1.5M/$418.1M
Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch became the first MPA film to cross the $1B billion mark globally. It’s now the #2 movie overall behind Ne Zha 2‘s $1.89B.
10. 28 Years Later– $1.3M/$68.7M
