1. Michael– $26.1M/$282.7M
With no huge tentpole releases this week, Michael moonwalked back to #1 with $26.1M. The film now stands at $282M domestically, dropping just 31% from last week. Globally, it has crossed the $700M mark after only four weeks.
2. The Devil Wears Prada 2– $18M/$175.8M
3. Obsession (review)- $16.1M
Focus Features and Blumhouse dropped internet sensation Curry Barker’s Obsession into 2,615 theaters, with the $1M-budgeted monkeys paw horror earning $16.1M. Not a bad rate of return, I’d say. The film had the benefit of positive buzz from the genre crowd following its TIFF world premiere. Audiences and critics alike loved it, with scores in the 90s from both on Rotten Tomatoes.
4. Mortal Kombat II– $13.4M/$62.2M
Ouch. The second week of Mortal Kombat II took a deadly blow, falling 65% and proving it was mostly die-hards of the video game who showed up. That said, the $62M domestic total is greater than the $42M of its 2021 predecessor, and the $101M global haul is superior, as well.
5. The Sheep Detectives– $9.3M/$29.6M
6. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie– $4.4M/$418.6M
7. Project Hail Mary– $3.8M/$334.8M
8. Top Gun/Top Gun: Maverick– $3.1M/$4.7M
9. In the Grey (review)- $3M
It’s been a while since Guy Ritchie’s last hit films, 2019’s The Gentlemen and 2021’s Wrath of Man, and we’re seeing the impact of that with his latest. The star-studded but oft-delayed In the Grey, an action movie led by Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza Gonzalez, opened in just over 2,000 theaters for only $3M domestically. The film was originally set up at Lionsgate before Black Bear Pictures took over distribution, in a partnership that will extend to Ritchie’s next two movies, Wife & Dog and Viva La Madness. Reviews of In the Grey weren’t great, with the film at just 44% with critics on RT.
10. Is God Is (review)- $2.2M
Despite some of the year’s best reviews and a ton of buzz, the blaxploitation revenge flick Is God Is failed to catch on with just $2.2M. The film, led by Mallorie Johnson and Kara Young, but a starry supporting cast of Sterling K. Brown, Vivica A. Fox, and Janelle Monae, is likely to be a smash when it moves to streaming, though. I can’t help but think the awkward title had an impact.
