- Eternals– $27.5M/$118.7M
What was that about shitty reviews for Eternals? It hasn’t mattered much at the box office, as Chloe Zhao’s Marvel epic topped with another $27.5M, sliding 61% in week two. That gives the film $118M domestic and a worldwide total of $284M.
2. Clifford the Big Red Dog (review)- $16.4M/$22M
Paramount’s Clifford the Big Red Dog didn’t need to sit up and beg for audiences to show up for it last weekend. The family-friendly film opened in select theaters and streaming on Wednesday, earning $16M for the traditional weekend and $22M overall. That’s above projections and a pretty good start for the $60M=budgeted film with no big stars other than, well, the beloved canine himself.
3. Dune– $5.5M/$93.1M
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune may be crawling to pass $100M here in the States, but overseas it continues to be a powerhouse with $258M internationally and $351M worldwide.
4. No Time to Die– $4.6M/$150.4M
James Bond continues to make a killing with No Time to Die. The 25th Bond film has now surpassed $700M worldwide, and with it $558M overseas to be the biggest international hit of the pandemic era.
5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage– $4M/$202.7M
6. Ron’s Gone Wrong– $2.2M/$20.7M
7. The French Dispatch– $1.8M/$11.6M
8. Belfast (review)- $1.8M
Powered by Best Picture frontrunner buzz, Kenneth Branagh’s black & white coming-of-age film Belfast opened to a strong $1.8M in just 580 locations. How this fares for the long haul will depend on continued word of mouth about its Oscars chances.
9. Spencer– $1.5M/$4.6M
10. Antlers– $1.2M/$9.6M
